15 most addictive games for Android

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What makes addictive games so addictive? Generally, they tend be games that don’t take long to play. However, they provide a challenge of some sort that you want to master. Between mastering the game and trying to get the high scores, a person can sink into a game for hours without realizing it. There are tons of addicting games on Android. Unfortunately, they’re not all equal. Here are the most addictive games for Android!


Alto's Odyssey and Alto's Adventure

Price: Freemium
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Alto's Odyssey and Alto's Adventure are two excellent arcade games. You ski down a massive hill and do a bunch of tricks. That's basically the whole game, but there are obstacles, environment changes, and various items to collect. These games have beautiful colors and simple mechanics. They are also freemium, but most people don't need to pay anything. The developers make more money off of the advertising than they do off of the freemium content. These are excellent, easy to play, and addictive.
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Asphalt 9: Legends

Price: Freemium
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Asphalt 9: Legends is the latest in a long line of arcade racing games. This one has the same basic mechanics as its predecessors with a few little extra things. The game is massive. You have a ton of cars to unlock, a bunch of events and levels to play, and a robust online multiplayer. These games are most noteworthy for their excellent graphics, simple mechanics, and addictive nature. Asphalt 8: Airborne is also still actively updated by Gameloft. You can go with either one. Those who want a premium racer that is also outstanding can try Riptide GP: Renegade.
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Crossy Road

Price: Freemium
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Crossy Road is this generation's version of Frogger. You take a chicken, hop it across roads and streams, and try not to get hit by cars or fall into the water. It's simple, family friendly, and just flat fun. The controls are simple as well. You can even play this on Android TV. There are a variety of unlockable characters or you can pay the in-app purchases to unlock them. There is also a Disney Crossy Road featuring a bunch of Disney characters. It also has online and local multiplayer modes for fun with friends.
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Cytus II

Price: Free / Up to $9.99
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Ctyus II is easily among the best rhythm games on mobile right now. Yes, there are actually decent rhythm games on mobile. Cytus II (and its predecessor) are excellent examples. It has a variety of tap and swipe mechanics with an anime and J-Pop theme. It's upbeat, fast paced, and it has plenty of songs to play. The free version has a decent number of tracks in various difficulties. You can purchase song packs as in-app purchases. They are permanent additions. That means this one isn't a freemium game.
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Duet

Price: Free / $2.99
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Duet is one of the most addicting games we've played. It's a puzzle game where you play as two paint balls. Your job is to rotate the balls around falling platforms in order to get to the end of the level. Failing means your paint splats on the platform and it stays there so you can see where you messed up when you replay the level. You can get the campaign mode for free. The rest of the game modes will cost you $2.99. It's simple and it should work even on older or lower end devices. It's worth checking out!
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Faraway 3: Arctic Escape

Price: Free / $2.99
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Faraway 3: Arctic Escape is an adventure puzzle game. You traverse through 18 levels, all with varying environments. Each level is a temple with a variety of little puzzles in it. Some game features include a story about your family history, a screen shot feature for game use, and more. Faraway is a very underrated series of puzzles games so we recommend trying all three. The first nine levels are free. After that, a single $2.99 in-app purchase unlocks the whole game. There are a lot of great puzzle games like Monument Valley, Limbo, and others to try as well.
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Game Dev Tycoon

Price: $4.99
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Game Dev Tycoon is an excellent simulation game. You basically build a gaming empire from scratch. Players start in a bedroom with a computer. Over time, they upgrade their gear, their skills, and their environment. Eventually, they grow into a massive game developer. It has a single cost and manages to avoid undesirable freemium elements. That means you are free to play as often as you want without any energy constraints. It's a newer game, but it's still pretty good.
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Geometry Dash (four games)

Price: Free / $1.99
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RobTop Games has a really decent series of titles under the Geometry Dash name. The main game costs $1.99 and it's an action platformer. It lets you customize your character, play through all kinds of tough challenges and levels. There are also three more Geometry Dash games. They all have different themes and some subtly different elements. However, all of them play basically the same way. Three of the games are completely free with advertising. It doesn't really matter which one you pick up. They're all pretty addictive games. They're all simple to pick up and play. You can get through a level or a play quickly.
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Hackbrick Studios

Price: Freemium (usually)
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Halfbrick Studios is a popular developer on Google Play. It has a few very popular games, including Fruit Ninja, Dan the Man, and Subway Surfers. You've likely heard of at least two of those before. Fruit Ninja is a purely addictive arcade classic while Dan the Man and Subway Surfers employ platformer and endless runner mechanics, respectively. You really can't go wrong with any of them. They're excellent time killers and are usually super addictive. Plus, we're sure the developer has other games in the works as well. Hit the button to check out all of Halfbrick Studios' games.
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Pocket City

Price: Free / $4.99
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Pocket City is another excellent simulation game. It's a little bit like Sim City. You create a city, build its infrastructure, keep everybody happy, and more. You basically know how these games go. Players build the city right and it basically runs itself and a poor build makes things very difficult. Additionally, the game includes support for both portrait and landscape modes, offline play, and some other nice stuff. It's a single purchase game at $4.99 but there is a free version as well. It's about as addicting as strategy simulators get.
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PUBG Mobile or Fortnite

Price: Freemium (both)
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PUBG Mobile and Fortnite are two of the most popular shooters on console and PC. They are quickly gaining similar popularity on mobile. Both of these games have very similar core mechanics. You drop into a battle zone with a ton of other players. The winner is the last one standing. Fortnite has some additional crafting mechanics on top of the shooter element. That's basically the only difference. PUBG is available on Google Play. You have to go to Epic Games' website to download and install Fortnite.
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Reigns and Reigns: Her Majesty

Price: $2.99 each
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Reigns and Reigns: Her Majesty are two entertaining card games. They actually work a little bit like Tinder. A card pops up with a scenario and a choice. You swipe left or right to choose how to answer the scenario. You do it right and succeed or choose wrong and fail. It requires a fairly delicate balance. You can memorize the answers and succeed that way as well. Both games are $2.99 with no additional in-app purchases. There is also a third Reigns game coming with a Game of Thrones theme.
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SEGA Forever games

Price: Free / $1.99 each
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SEGA has done an excellent job remastering a lot of older games. There are a swatch to choose from, including Sonic the Hedgehog, VectorMan, Gunstar Heroes, Super Monkey Ball: Sakura Edition, Kid Chameleon, and several others. Each game is entirely free with advertising. The premium version of each app is $1.99. These games are excellent for getting in touch with an older era of gaming. We anticipate even more releases in the future.
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Sky Force Reloaded

Price: Free / $1.99
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Sky Force Reloaded is the latest in the Sky Force franchise. They're a series of top-down shooters where you fly into danger, blow stuff up, and try to survive through the end of the level. Additionally, there are little side quests you can do mid-level such as saving people trapped in the middle of combat. The game is beautifully done, it plays smooth, and there are plenty of things to do. That includes upgrading your ship to make it more powerful. It's a ton of fun and it's easy to play it over and over again.
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Supercell games

Price: Freemium
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Supercell has some of the most popular games on all of Android. There's a reason for that and it's because they are addictive. Their games include Boom Beach, Clash of Clans, and Clash Royale. Boom Beach and Clash of Clans are kingdom builder games and Clash Royale is a card duel game. They are all relatively simple games with a ton of content and a lot of replayability. People play these games for years because they're easy to play with short play sessions.
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