At present, MMORPGs or massively-multiplayer online role-playing games surely make up the backbone of online gaming. Around for nearly 20 years now, the amount of new releases for PC is recently dropping, which shouldn’t be seen as a sign of weakness of the genre because everyone still loves to be a hero crushing evil with some of their friends, but rather as a natural evolution.
The exponential growth of mobile devices means there’s an enormous market and huge opportunities to take, of which multiple companies have become aware and are already working towards to. Some of them were specifically founded for that purpose, others are originally from the PC software market while a handful of indie developers also emerge to give it a shot.
This market is brimming with handy applications and lots of games as we all know; however we want to focus on what we still think to be one of the major genres in regards to video gaming. There’s a plethora of MMORPGs out there, ranging from old-school looking to top-notch graphics games. And as you most likely already know, there are different platforms, Android being the most extensive one with hundreds of different mobile devices from dozens of manufacturers using it.
We have made use of different sources to gather information on Android games, looking for free-to-play games, MMORPGs, as well as positive reviews and ratings. We then played those games to give a brief review for each one of them, which resulted in this list of what we believe to be the best free-to-play MMORPGs currently available on the market for Android.
Avabel Online is an entirely new game that delivers high-quality graphics and action combat controls, this way bringing the MMORPG genre to its maximum while still working perfectly on both tablets as well as smartphones.
The MMO features classes and character progression, allowing players to select that one that fits their style of playing. A great addition to the action combat is the softness and responsiveness of controls; players can evade and dodge attacks having full control over their characters.
There’s a lot on offer in this game; regarding PvP, players are able to individually battle each other, or may alternately join a guild to fight other guilds on a larger scale in more organized PvP content. In regards to PvE, there’s content of different kinds, for solo players and parties as well, where they can hunt monsters down and participate in server events that take place all the time.
Grepolis is an example of a well-done port, from browser game to mobile game. Now playable anywhere, the game maintains all the features and mechanics players got used to. In case you haven’t heard of Grepolis yet, it’s a strategy MMO set in ancient Greece in which you take on the role of a leader of a civilization in one city.
It’s up to you to make your settlement grow and evolve until becoming a flourishing empire comprising multiple cities. Players are able to research new technologies, set up an army, conquer new territories and take over other players’ cities. Grepolis offers nice 2D visuals and lots of content, which already resulted in a huge success on the browser market; and it lately set out to also conquer the mobile market.
Another great game that just appeared on the mobile market and also falls into the civilization management category is Tribal Wars. However, it differs in some way from others, enabling players to advance and evolve their settlement into a great city, recruit troops for its defence, and eventually team up with other players in what they call a tribe.
Defend yourself against your opponents and crush your foes in this PvP game in which you and your friends together go up against other players.
Given that Tribal Wars has existed for browser for quite some time, it sports well-crafted graphics and already lots of content. Though adapted for mobile devices, it remained the same game you can play in your browser.
This one currently doesn’t meet the condition of being fully released yet. It’s an upcoming MMO we got the opportunity to check it out and it amazed in a way that we simply felt the urge to put it in this list, because we want you to give it a try.
Dawn of the Immortals is a fully-fleshed action combat MMORPG that provides all the features one could expect from the genre such as skills, levelling, PVE content of different types, PVP arenas, guilds, chat, and much more.
We would say that it’s the smooth gameplay and the graphics what makes the game enjoyable while the rest of the features will keep you engaged for a longer time.
Already available for quiet a while now, Arcane Legends focuses on high fantasy role-playing and coop gameplay. Throughout the years, the game has won several awards and become a solid competitor on the market.
Loads of players have been enjoying its colourful graphics and easy-going mechanics. As you may suppose, it’s all about getting into a party, cutting up foes and getting experience and loot. After all this time, this polished game still runs smooth, making it a solid bet for those who are into high fantasy.
It also features solo content and PvP for those of you who enjoy killing each other; there are moreover pets which is another thing to look for when travelling around.
Armed Heroes is a colourful, isometric action MMORPG with highly detailed graphics and effects. It focuses on dungeon delving and getting better loot, in this sense being more similar to Diablo than to classic MMORPGs, but don’t worry, the number of levels, gear and bosses you can find in this game is unrivalled in the genre, allowing for lots of hours of fun.
If that wasn’t enough, they host events and add new content to the game on a monthly basis, so it’s hard to catch up. The MMO also offers professions such as cooking, fishing, forging, disenchanting and more which will keep you engaged even longer.
And in case you’re into PvP, Armed Heroes offers lots of possibilities, too; it fuses the MMORPG and MOBA genre in this respect, resulting it a quite unique game you shouldn’t miss out on.
Hugely successful on PC, Terraria isn’t precisely an MMORPG but a sandbox with a retro look, which means a pixelated 2D platform. The entire map is generated the first time you step into a world, so it’s a huge yet limited world, allowing the game to always run smooth. It’s all about exploration, collecting resources, crafting a shelter and gear, or whatever you are up to, and defeating evil and challenging bosses throughout the world.
You can cooperatively play with your friends, exploring and hunting monsters together, or fight against them in PvP which everybody can opt in and out at any given time, so you could have, for example 2 teams in the same map, doing their own thing, and at a given time turn the PvP flag on and fight to death, then switch back to being BFFs.
The controls have been adapted for touch screens, which in our opinion works even better than the mouse version under specific circumstances so it’s a win-win situation for all who played the PC version.
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