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The best games on Mobile.

812 games compete in this selection. Dead Cells tops it with 1,953 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Dead Cells 2018 · Metroidvania 1,953
  2. 2 Resident Evil 2 2019 · Horror 1,936
  3. 3 Stardew Valley 2016 · Simulation 1,913
  4. 4 Journey 2012 · Adventure 1,910
  5. 5 Doom 1993 · FPS 1,899
  6. 6 Resident Evil 4 2023 · Horror 1,895
  7. 7 Resident Evil 7: Biohazard 2017 · Horror 1,885
  8. 8 Balatro 2024 · Roguelite 1,883
  9. 9 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 2000 · Sports 1,883
  10. 10 The Witness 2016 · Puzzle 1,881
  11. 11 Divinity: Original Sin II 2017 · RPG 1,874
  12. 12 Streets of Rage 2 1992 · Beat 'em up 1,870
  13. 13 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2003 · Action RPG 1,867
  14. 14 Grand Theft Auto III 2001 · Action-adventure 1,857
  15. 15 LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga 2007 · Platformer 1,843
  16. 16 Company of Heroes 2006 · Strategy 1,837
  17. 17 Papers, Please 2013 · Point-and-click 1,836
  18. 18 Resident Evil Village 2021 · Horror 1,831
  19. 19 Darkest Dungeon 2016 · Roguelite 1,831
  20. 20 Limbo 2010 · Platformer 1,829
  21. 21 Grim Fandango Remastered 2015 · Point-and-click 1,826
  22. 22 Slay the Spire 2019 · Roguelite 1,824
  23. 23 Resident Evil 4 2005 · Horror 1,823
  24. 24 Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons 2013 · Action-adventure 1,812
  25. 25 Subnautica 2018 · Survival 1,812
  26. 26 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2004 · Action-adventure 1,811
  27. 27 Little Nightmares 2017 · Platformer 1,811
  28. 28 World of Goo 2008 · Puzzle 1,810
  29. 29 Half-Life 2 2004 · FPS 1,808
  30. 30 Max Payne 2001 · TPS 1,808
  31. 31 Portal 2007 · Puzzle 1,804
  32. 32 Tomb Raider 2013 · Platformer 1,802
  33. 33 Transistor 2014 · Action RPG 1,802
  34. 34 Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back 1997 · Platformer 1,802
  35. 35 SoulCalibur 1998 · Fighting 1,799
  36. 36 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair 2012 · Visual novel 1,797
  37. 37 Bastion 2011 · Action RPG 1,796
  38. 38 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth 2014 · Roguelite 1,795
  39. 39 Baldur's Gate 1998 · RPG 1,793
  40. 40 Gunstar Heroes 1993 · Platformer 1,788
  41. 41 Mega Man X 1993 · Platformer 1,785
  42. 42 Planescape: Torment - Enhanced Edition 2017 · RPG 1,782
  43. 43 Into the Breach 2018 · Strategy 1,780
  44. 44 The Talos Principle 2014 · Action-adventure 1,779
  45. 45 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords 2004 · Action RPG 1,777
  46. 46 Sonic the Hedgehog 1991 · Platformer 1,777
  47. 47 Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition 2018 · RPG 1,773
  48. 48 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc 2010 · Visual novel 1,772
  49. 49 Streets of Rage 4 2020 · Beat 'em up 1,772
  50. 50 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II 2010 · Action RPG 1,768
  51. 51 Crazy Taxi 1999 · Racing 1,762
  52. 52 XCOM: Enemy Unknown 2012 · Strategy 1,754
  53. 53 Rome: Total War 2004 · Strategy 1,749
  54. 54 To the Moon 2011 · Point-and-click 1,746
  55. 55 Her Story 2015 · Point-and-click 1,745
  56. 56 Street Fighter IV 2008 · Fighting 1,745
  57. 57 Inside 2016 · Platformer 1,744
  58. 58 Night in the Woods 2017 · Platformer 1,739
  59. 59 What Remains of Edith Finch 2017 · Horror 1,738
  60. 60 Vampire Survivors 2022 · Roguelite 1,738
  61. 61 Hades 2020 · Roguelite 1,737
  62. 62 Prison Architect 2015 · Simulation 1,737
  63. 63 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 2010 · FPS 1,729
  64. 64 Medieval II: Total War 2006 · Strategy 1,729
  65. 65 The Longest Journey 1999 · Point-and-click 1,727
  66. 66 Katana Zero 2019 · Platformer 1,726
  67. 67 Borderlands 2 2012 · Action RPG 1,722
  68. 68 Sid Meier's Civilization VI 2016 · Strategy 1,722
  69. 69 The Walking Dead 2012 · Point-and-click 1,721
  70. 70 Doki Doki Literature Club! 2017 · Visual novel 1,721
  71. 71 SimCity 2000 1993 · Simulation 1,721
  72. 72 Professor Layton and the Curious Village 2007 · Puzzle 1,720
  73. 73 Gris 2018 · Platformer 1,719
  74. 74 FTL: Faster Than Light 2012 · Roguelite 1,715
  75. 75 Myst 1993 · Point-and-click 1,713
  76. 76 Hotline Miami 2012 · Shoot 'em up 1,712
  77. 77 Life Is Strange 2015 · Adventure 1,707
  78. 78 Prince of Persia: Warrior Within 2004 · Platformer 1,707
  79. 79 Tales from the Borderlands 2014 · Point-and-click 1,703
  80. 80 Crash Bandicoot 1996 · Platformer 1,703
  81. 81 This War of Mine 2014 · Survival 1,702
  82. 82 The Wolf Among Us 2013 · Point-and-click 1,683
  83. 83 Plants vs. Zombies 2009 · Strategy 1,681
  84. 84 Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars 2009 · Action-adventure 1,681
  85. 85 The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition 2009 · Point-and-click 1,679
  86. 86 Baba Is You 2019 · Puzzle 1,676
  87. 87 Terraria 2011 · Sandbox 1,674
  88. 88 Steins;Gate 2009 · Visual novel 1,673
  89. 89 Geometry Dash 2013 · Rhythm 1,667
  90. 90 Dead by Daylight 2016 · Horror 1,666
  91. 91 The Walking Dead: Season Two 2013 · Point-and-click 1,664
  92. 92 Don't Starve Together 2016 · Horror 1,663
  93. 93 Warframe 2013 · Action RPG 1,662
  94. 94 The Walking Dead: A New Frontier 2016 · Point-and-click 1,658
  95. 95 Batman: The Telltale Series 2016 · Point-and-click 1,651
  96. 96 Superliminal 2019 · Action-adventure 1,651
  97. 97 Oxenfree 2016 · Adventure 1,648
  98. 98 Resident Evil 3 2020 · Horror 1,645
  99. 99 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2008 · Action RPG 1,644
  100. 100 Among Us 2018 · Strategy 1,642

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In detail

The best games on Mobile, what this ranking says

Dead Cells leads this selection with 1,953 ELO points, ahead of Resident Evil 2 and Stardew Valley. The 812 games competing in it have played 138,201 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 812
Duels played by those games 138,201
Game in the lead Dead Cells (2018)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,953
Point gap between 1st and 10th 72
Best represented genre Point-and-click
Last reading November 3, 2026

The best game of every genre on Mobile

A selection is not read in one block: here is what leads each of its brackets.

The best game of every genre on Mobile
Genre Games competing In the lead ELO score Duels played
Metroidvania 10 Dead Cells 1,953 548
Horror 21 Resident Evil 2 1,936 726
Simulation 29 Stardew Valley 1,913 2,302
Adventure 15 Journey 1,910 535
FPS 16 Doom 1,899 475
Roguelite 26 Balatro 1,883 310
Sports 16 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 1,883 221
Puzzle 65 The Witness 1,881 248
RPG 17 Divinity: Original Sin II 1,874 295
Beat 'em up 9 Streets of Rage 2 1,870 164
Action RPG 63 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 1,867 646
Action-adventure 41 Grand Theft Auto III 1,857 936
Platformer 84 LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga 1,843 267
Strategy 68 Company of Heroes 1,837 158
Point-and-click 126 Papers, Please 1,836 393
Survival 7 Subnautica 1,812 233
TPS 12 Max Payne 1,808 1,687
Fighting 22 SoulCalibur 1,799 134
Visual novel 31 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair 1,797 217
Racing 34 Crazy Taxi 1,762 209
Shoot 'em up 11 Hotline Miami 1,712 433
Sandbox 15 Terraria 1,674 885
Rhythm 16 Geometry Dash 1,667 250
JRPG 19 Final Fantasy IV 1,601 88

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 99 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II +71 1,768
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back +62 1,802
Don't Starve Together +55 1,663

The most contested match-ups

These pairs of games have faced each other more than any others in this selection.

The most contested match-ups
Wins Against Duels played Win rate
Max Payne Tomb Raider 97 55%
Portal Tomb Raider 95 64%
Portal Life Is Strange 86 71%
Half-Life 2 Borderlands 2 75 80%
Half-Life 2 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 72 50%

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

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FAQ

What players ask

What is the best game on Mobile?

According to community votes, the best game on Mobile is Dead Cells, with 1,953 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Resident Evil 2 and Stardew Valley, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many games on Mobile are ranked?

812 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 138,201 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which game on Mobile is climbing right now?

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 71 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 99 games in the selection moved.

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