Having fun doesn’t have to cost money, and whilst you will find that many highly rated games do come with an upfront price tag many, and increasing number of the best games are free to play, with the option of in-app purchases or other payments down the line.
Rowdy City Wrestling
Rowdy City Wrestling is the third mobile wrestling game from the prolific Colin Lane and by a way his most ambitious to date. You start the game as a nobody and throughout the course of the game you continue on your bumpy path towards wrestling glory from shifting chairs around for some extra cash to taking part in an infamous “royal rumble” feature event. It’s a huge amount of fun and available on both iOS (iPhone) and Android.
Zombie Football
Sports-based video games remain wildly popular and zombie titles do not look like dying anytime soon, so this game from Robert Qiu should be a home run. In essence it’s a mashup of classic coin-op Gauntlet and The Walking Dead, where you need to coax zombies out of your path, avoid the mud, and grab boost-ups, so you can make a touchdown. It’s wonderfully dumb fun and available on both iOS (iPhone) and Android.
Fleet Battle
If you remember classic Battle Ships, where you put a pin in a plastic pin-board and tried to guess where your opponent had hidden their fleet of ships then you will feel right at home with Fleet Battle. It is perhaps not a new idea for a game, but its well executed by Smuttlewerk Interactive and can be a great time waster when you’re waiting for that turkey to cook. Available on both iOS (iPhone) and Android.
Casino games
You don’t need to drop money at the casino to have fun playing traditional casino games from poker to roulette, with many platforms offering free spins and other free plays. You may miss that extra risk and thrill when playing for free, but your bank balance will thank you.