There’s nothing quite as fun as escaping with a good old-fashioned role-playing videogame experience, but having a ton of players like you who are willing to explore the game and trade for resources makes it all more fun to play.
Progressing with your pals is good enough as is, but finding the right medium to play such an experience is important too. Mobile MMORPGs give you an opportunity to socialize in-game without having to confine yourself to a professional gaming set-up. You can play most of these titles on the go provided that you have a stable internet connection and enough space in your phone.
8 CyberCode Online - Text MMORPG
As old-school as a text-based MMORPG may sound, it’s not as dated as it may initially seem. It’s pretty futuristic despite the limited format. The screen transitions and submenus are relatively aesthetically pleasing; it’s a wall of text, but the art direction shines through for the most part. You get to decide where you go and what enemy you fight.
The fight screen shows you a silhouetted figure of your enemy, and you get to play a timed button press minigame that determines your success in battle. Choose what to keep once your fallen foes drop loot, and chat with your peers as you slowly discover the game’s features and get familiar with the UI.
7 Starfall Fantasy: Neverland
As funny as the choppy English voice acting is, this is a surprisingly decent game for you to spend some time grinding on. Not only is leveling up rather easy, but you can also let the game do all the work for you by leaving it on Auto.
Traverse through different zones, fight tons of enemies, and watch your fellow adventurers pave their own way across. The cutscenes are fairly decent, and some of the landscapes look captivating enough, although the level design is linear and you can’t do much when it comes to customizing characters.
6 Curse Of Aros
Charming, endearing, yet lightweight with no overarching story. This pixilated adventure is quite the ride, especially when you account for how detailed each function in the game actually is. Since the game’s relatively new at the time of writing, the worlds require some work, but the aesthetic still pulls through.
The combat system feels a little janky though, and movement is stiff too with barebones animation for most tasks. Collect some pets, level up your skills, and try trading with other players since this game lets you do it all. Sure, it’s just another Runescape clone, but it’s an Android alternative that loads fast and does what you want it to.
5 Pony Town - Social MMORPG
Imagine playing something that resembles Stardew Valley, but it’s an MMORPG with ponies instead. Pony Town may be the new Club Penguin; with its clean pixilated indie game aesthetic and fun character creation options, it’s a surefire win for casual mobile video gamers.
You get the chance to choose your own profession and interact with other players, heck you can even run your own store. The best part is, you can create your own maps. Choose what to do each day and make new friends as you discover your place in this delightful world. The game features an active community with not much to do besides socializing with other players.
4 Iruna Online
A bit barebones but rather fun, you can tell this videogame wears its love for old-school Japanese RPGs on its sleeves as you traverse through the zones in Iruna Online. The visuals aren’t half bad, and the UI takes a bit of time to get used to, but the story does end up driving you forward.
The combat system is kinda choppy, but the landscapes are nice to look and play through as long as you don’t hit any invisible walls. The game may be rather tough to progress through, but it does reward you with a ton of content and an interesting open-world experience.
3 Old School Runescape
If you’re looking for a classic game port, this is a splendid option. It’s surprisingly well-optimized and offers you a ton of control with its layout. Despite the UI being a bit clunky, the diverse world at your disposal more than makes up for it. You get to choose your own quests and cook your own food.
Old School Runescape's character creator isn’t that great, but the amount of stuff you can do in this game and the abundance of quests or traits to level up keep this game fresh despite the amount of time you may end up investing in your world. Although, it might take you a while before you end up finding other players on the map.
2 Albion Online
Launched in 2017, this cross-platform masterpiece by Sandbox Interactive is what could be considered a spiritual successor to Runescape. The vast world where you start off as some shipwrecked explorer ready to mount their first mule, and the charming friendly UI make up for the lack of better camera controls.
Despite the limited voice acting, the sound effects in this game are rather superb, and the cartoonish aesthetic keeps it all from feeling rather overwhelming. The character progression system and classless gameplay mechanics are rather unique, you can exchange fame for the way you want to develop your avatar.
1 Black Desert Online
A primarily hack-and-slash MMORPG that lets you do virtually anything, with far more polish going into it despite the competition, Black Desert will eat up a good chunk of your storage space to deliver you some of the best graphics on mobile. A lot of polish went into making sure this game is well-optimized for most smartphones.
The game features some decent voice-acting and a God Of War style of combat that blends in with the theme. You can battle all sorts of beasts, in all kinds of terrain. The character customization options, the UI, and the visuals will have you returning for more. Although like most other MMORPG titles, eventually, you’re going to have to fork out some dough to progress at a reasonable pace.