Playing mobile is fun as a pastime, but it can also become challenging and competitive if it comes to challenges against other players. By now most of the games on the Google and Apple stores can be played together with other people in multiplayer challenges and they go from real-time games all together, fighting the bad guys together or with team competitions or one on one or even skill competitions with ranking. There are now many video games in which you can challenge friends or strangers from all over the world to see who is better.
Among the many games on Android and iPhone that support multiplayer mode, we try here to make a list of the 40 best multiplayer or multiplayer games for mobile, which are free to play and without purchases in apps that influence the games, to compete online, against other players around the world .
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1) PUBG Mobile is the game of the year 2018 together with Fortnite, a shooter with 100 players together sees 3D in a subjective way. It is undoubtedly one of the best online multiplayer Android games, a battle game in which 100 players descend on an island to collect weapons and fight to become the last survivor. The game has a solo mode, two-player and team mode so you can team up with friends and fight with them for victory.
2) Fortnite, for Android (Fortnite can only be installed on some Android smartphones) and for iPhone, it can be considered the most played game of the last 2 years, available on PC and Smartphone, the multiplayer shooter par excellence. This is also a really fun Battle Royale game to play online against other players, other than PUBG, with cartoon graphics. In addition, it has a construction mechanism that no other online multiplayer game offers.
3) Clash Royale is another highly successful card-based online multiplayer game in which to fight against other players in PvP battles.
4) Last Day on Earth: Survival (Android and iPhone) is a free MMORPG with shooter action against zombies. Set in 2027, after an unknown plague virus infection wiped out most of the world's population, survivors can only struggle to stay alive and survive as long as possible.
5) Mortal Kombat X, Android and iPhone version of one of the most famous games of all time, one-on-one fight between characters with super powers and violent monsters.
6) Hearthstone (Android and iPhone) is practically the undisputed champion of the CCG (Trading Card Games) on any platform, a superb multiplayer game, which invites you to engage in a constant flow of turn-based tactical battles against real opponents.
7) Vainglory (Android and iPhone) is perhaps the best of the MOBA genre on mobiles, not easy to play, challenging in online competition against other players.
8) World of Tanks Blitz (Android and iPhone), now famous title in PC and XBox versions of war between tanks, converted very well also in the smartphone version.
9) Head Ball 2 (Android and iPhone), fun game that is played in one-on-one games where you have to score goals by hitting the ball as if it were a fight.
10) NOVA Legacy (Android and iPhone) one of the best mobile shooters, has an online multiplayer that includes character customizations and rankings.
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11) Critical Ops (Android and iPhone) is a first person shooter where you can play as a terrorist or as a police officer. Multiplayer combat does not have in-app purchases that can affect the game, where only player skills count.
12) Arena of Valor (Android and iPhone) is another MOBA game where you can choose a hero and join to challenge other players in five against five battles. The game is completely free, with in-app purchases for optional content that doesn't affect the game.
13) Slither.io for Android and iPhone, the worm game that never ceases to amuse the millions of players around the world who have been playing it for several years now.
14) Trivia Crack (Android and iPhone), the game of questions to be answered correctly, among the best Quiz and Trivia games with questions.
15) Paper.io 2 for Android and iPhone, 2018 champion, with challenges against everyone in the same game.
READ ALSO: Best .io Games where you can play all together on PC and Smartphone
16) Asphalt 8 for iPhone and Android is the best car game. When it comes to racing games, the first name that comes to mind is Asphalt, now in version 8, with graphics increasingly similar to that of a Playstation console, with the best racing cars on the street to be modified to run in the city Fast And Furious style. With Asphalt you can play multiplayer with eight maximum opponents together.
16 BIS) Asphalt 9 is similar even if more arcade, always with compelling multiplayer races and spectacular graphics.
16 TRIS) Asphalt Xtreme: Rally Racing (Android and iPhone), where you can drive off-road cars.
17) Real Racing 3 (Android and iPhone) is another fast and high quality graphic car racing game, completely free, that you can play in multiplayer mode to see who runs faster.
18) Modern Combat 5 (Android and iPhone)
This is a super competitive free game, with such a high quality and level of graphics and gameplay, that one cannot fail to mention. It is a first person shooter game that can also be played in multiplayer mode.
19) Shadowgun is another first person shooter game, this time completely free, which offers an exciting multiplayer experience for players.
You can play twelve at a time and the more you play the more new challenges and upgrades you unlock.
Shadowgun: Legends can be downloaded for Android and iPhone
20) UNKILLED (Android and iPhone)
This is still a shooter, this time with a top view, of a very different genre than the previous two. In this case it is played in collaboration with other players with the common goal of surviving the Zombies.
21) Fun Run 3 (Android and iPhone)
If you want to ruin a friendship or to play something, a challenge in Fun Run could be a great idea. You can play up to four players at a time in this auto - kart racing game that collide with each other with the aim of crashing opponents. This game is fun, fast-paced, totally crazy, to compete with friends or random people from all over the world.
22) Ruzzle and similar lyricist games are always among the most popular in the Android and iOS stores and are a great classic in casual multiplayer challenges.
23) 8 Ball Pool is the biliarto for iPhone and Android that can also be played with friends and online.
Alternatively there is also Pool Break Pro 3D for Android and iPhone, not free.
24) Golf Clash (Android and iPhone)
One of the best mobile games ever, Golf Clash turns golf into an extremely competitive sport, all in real-time multiplayer mode.
25) Battle Bay (Android and iPhone) is a very fun game where you have to drive a bunch that shoots against other boats, obviously driven by other players.
26) CATS (Android and iPhone) is the game of robots to be built and fought in an arena, with continuous and very rapid challenges that never end. CATS was named best game of the year 2017.
27) Crash of Cars (Android and iPhone) is one of the most played games of 2017, simple and chaotic, with multiplayer battles between armed cars. The aim is to arm your car, shoot and destroy your opponents.
28) Badlands Brawl (Android and iPhone) is played one on one against a friend or a random player in the world, where you have to destroy the opponent's tower by throwing it against anything you have available, trying to create destructive chain reactions. The game becomes very fast and frantic, with a one-on-one battle in real time.
29) Hero Hunters (Android and iPhone) is a multiplayer team shooter where you can collect heroes for use in battle. The game is one of the best of 2018, with truly powerful events and relentless action.
30) Battlelands Royale (Android and iPhone) is a game of the Battle Royale genre, with a top view and simple graphics, a variant of Fortnite, with 32 players together battling until there is only one left.
31) Roblox, for Android and iPhone, is a multiplayee game creation platform that allows anyone to create different types of games, which in turn, anyone can play. Although aimed at children, the online service has over 100 million monthly active users.
32) Brawl Stars (Android and iPhone), by the same developers of Clash Royale, is a super fun game, all against all (or 3 against 3), like Fortnite but with top view and simpler graphics, therefore also faster and very frantic in the action with matches of a few minutes where you have to stay alive.
33) Run Race 3D (Android and iPhone) and Fun Race 3D (Android and iPhone), are two fairly similar race race games, both multiplayer with many players together, where obviously the winner is the winner.
34) Mario Kart Tour, the Nintendo Kart racing game released in 2019 for Android and iPhone.
35) Call Of Duty Mobile, the realistic multiplayer 3D shooter war game, which has been named best game of 2019 for both Android and iPhone.
36) Rumble Stars Calcio (Android and iPhone), an online one-on-one strategic soccer game, where the team takes sides to do the right actions and score the goal.
37) Tacticool (Android and iPhone), is a shooter with a diagonal view from above, where you can play 5 on 5, very fun.
38) Tennis Clash (Android and iPhone), 3D multiplayer tennis game, the best of its kind.
39) Archero (Android and iPhone) is a kind of battle royale with a top view, very fast and frenetic, where you shoot arrows at opponents trying to survive.
40) aquapark.io (Android and iPhone), is a race on the water slide, with many players together at the same time, where you have to get there first, being careful not to fall.
READ ALSO: 10 free online PvP games for all phones
Among the many games on Android and iPhone that support multiplayer mode, we try here to make a list of the 40 best multiplayer or multiplayer games for mobile, which are free to play and without purchases in apps that influence the games, to compete online, against other players around the world .
READ ALSO: 10 games to play together on the same screen (Android, iPhone and iPad)
1) PUBG Mobile is the game of the year 2018 together with Fortnite, a shooter with 100 players together sees 3D in a subjective way. It is undoubtedly one of the best online multiplayer Android games, a battle game in which 100 players descend on an island to collect weapons and fight to become the last survivor. The game has a solo mode, two-player and team mode so you can team up with friends and fight with them for victory.
2) Fortnite, for Android (Fortnite can only be installed on some Android smartphones) and for iPhone, it can be considered the most played game of the last 2 years, available on PC and Smartphone, the multiplayer shooter par excellence. This is also a really fun Battle Royale game to play online against other players, other than PUBG, with cartoon graphics. In addition, it has a construction mechanism that no other online multiplayer game offers.
3) Clash Royale is another highly successful card-based online multiplayer game in which to fight against other players in PvP battles.
4) Last Day on Earth: Survival (Android and iPhone) is a free MMORPG with shooter action against zombies. Set in 2027, after an unknown plague virus infection wiped out most of the world's population, survivors can only struggle to stay alive and survive as long as possible.
5) Mortal Kombat X, Android and iPhone version of one of the most famous games of all time, one-on-one fight between characters with super powers and violent monsters.
6) Hearthstone (Android and iPhone) is practically the undisputed champion of the CCG (Trading Card Games) on any platform, a superb multiplayer game, which invites you to engage in a constant flow of turn-based tactical battles against real opponents.
7) Vainglory (Android and iPhone) is perhaps the best of the MOBA genre on mobiles, not easy to play, challenging in online competition against other players.
8) World of Tanks Blitz (Android and iPhone), now famous title in PC and XBox versions of war between tanks, converted very well also in the smartphone version.
9) Head Ball 2 (Android and iPhone), fun game that is played in one-on-one games where you have to score goals by hitting the ball as if it were a fight.
10) NOVA Legacy (Android and iPhone) one of the best mobile shooters, has an online multiplayer that includes character customizations and rankings.
READ ALSO: Best RPG MMO RPG games for Android and iPhone, multiplayer
11) Critical Ops (Android and iPhone) is a first person shooter where you can play as a terrorist or as a police officer. Multiplayer combat does not have in-app purchases that can affect the game, where only player skills count.
12) Arena of Valor (Android and iPhone) is another MOBA game where you can choose a hero and join to challenge other players in five against five battles. The game is completely free, with in-app purchases for optional content that doesn't affect the game.
13) Slither.io for Android and iPhone, the worm game that never ceases to amuse the millions of players around the world who have been playing it for several years now.
14) Trivia Crack (Android and iPhone), the game of questions to be answered correctly, among the best Quiz and Trivia games with questions.
15) Paper.io 2 for Android and iPhone, 2018 champion, with challenges against everyone in the same game.
READ ALSO: Best .io Games where you can play all together on PC and Smartphone
16) Asphalt 8 for iPhone and Android is the best car game. When it comes to racing games, the first name that comes to mind is Asphalt, now in version 8, with graphics increasingly similar to that of a Playstation console, with the best racing cars on the street to be modified to run in the city Fast And Furious style. With Asphalt you can play multiplayer with eight maximum opponents together.
16 BIS) Asphalt 9 is similar even if more arcade, always with compelling multiplayer races and spectacular graphics.
16 TRIS) Asphalt Xtreme: Rally Racing (Android and iPhone), where you can drive off-road cars.
17) Real Racing 3 (Android and iPhone) is another fast and high quality graphic car racing game, completely free, that you can play in multiplayer mode to see who runs faster.
18) Modern Combat 5 (Android and iPhone)
This is a super competitive free game, with such a high quality and level of graphics and gameplay, that one cannot fail to mention. It is a first person shooter game that can also be played in multiplayer mode.
19) Shadowgun is another first person shooter game, this time completely free, which offers an exciting multiplayer experience for players.
You can play twelve at a time and the more you play the more new challenges and upgrades you unlock.
Shadowgun: Legends can be downloaded for Android and iPhone
20) UNKILLED (Android and iPhone)
This is still a shooter, this time with a top view, of a very different genre than the previous two. In this case it is played in collaboration with other players with the common goal of surviving the Zombies.
21) Fun Run 3 (Android and iPhone)
If you want to ruin a friendship or to play something, a challenge in Fun Run could be a great idea. You can play up to four players at a time in this auto - kart racing game that collide with each other with the aim of crashing opponents. This game is fun, fast-paced, totally crazy, to compete with friends or random people from all over the world.
22) Ruzzle and similar lyricist games are always among the most popular in the Android and iOS stores and are a great classic in casual multiplayer challenges.
23) 8 Ball Pool is the biliarto for iPhone and Android that can also be played with friends and online.
Alternatively there is also Pool Break Pro 3D for Android and iPhone, not free.
24) Golf Clash (Android and iPhone)
One of the best mobile games ever, Golf Clash turns golf into an extremely competitive sport, all in real-time multiplayer mode.
25) Battle Bay (Android and iPhone) is a very fun game where you have to drive a bunch that shoots against other boats, obviously driven by other players.
26) CATS (Android and iPhone) is the game of robots to be built and fought in an arena, with continuous and very rapid challenges that never end. CATS was named best game of the year 2017.
27) Crash of Cars (Android and iPhone) is one of the most played games of 2017, simple and chaotic, with multiplayer battles between armed cars. The aim is to arm your car, shoot and destroy your opponents.
28) Badlands Brawl (Android and iPhone) is played one on one against a friend or a random player in the world, where you have to destroy the opponent's tower by throwing it against anything you have available, trying to create destructive chain reactions. The game becomes very fast and frantic, with a one-on-one battle in real time.
29) Hero Hunters (Android and iPhone) is a multiplayer team shooter where you can collect heroes for use in battle. The game is one of the best of 2018, with truly powerful events and relentless action.
30) Battlelands Royale (Android and iPhone) is a game of the Battle Royale genre, with a top view and simple graphics, a variant of Fortnite, with 32 players together battling until there is only one left.
31) Roblox, for Android and iPhone, is a multiplayee game creation platform that allows anyone to create different types of games, which in turn, anyone can play. Although aimed at children, the online service has over 100 million monthly active users.
32) Brawl Stars (Android and iPhone), by the same developers of Clash Royale, is a super fun game, all against all (or 3 against 3), like Fortnite but with top view and simpler graphics, therefore also faster and very frantic in the action with matches of a few minutes where you have to stay alive.
33) Run Race 3D (Android and iPhone) and Fun Race 3D (Android and iPhone), are two fairly similar race race games, both multiplayer with many players together, where obviously the winner is the winner.
34) Mario Kart Tour, the Nintendo Kart racing game released in 2019 for Android and iPhone.
35) Call Of Duty Mobile, the realistic multiplayer 3D shooter war game, which has been named best game of 2019 for both Android and iPhone.
36) Rumble Stars Calcio (Android and iPhone), an online one-on-one strategic soccer game, where the team takes sides to do the right actions and score the goal.
37) Tacticool (Android and iPhone), is a shooter with a diagonal view from above, where you can play 5 on 5, very fun.
38) Tennis Clash (Android and iPhone), 3D multiplayer tennis game, the best of its kind.
39) Archero (Android and iPhone) is a kind of battle royale with a top view, very fast and frenetic, where you shoot arrows at opponents trying to survive.
40) aquapark.io (Android and iPhone), is a race on the water slide, with many players together at the same time, where you have to get there first, being careful not to fall.
READ ALSO: 10 free online PvP games for all phones
