Pokemon Go immediately became the most played game in the world, not only because it talks about the irresistible Pokemon as protagonists, but also because it is based on augmented reality. As we now know well, playing with augmented reality means playing in the real world, seeing it interactive and different through the smartphone camera. So it happens that Pokemon appear on the street framed by the phone, ready to be caught. Those who like the genre and want to know what other games like Pokemon GO exist and are playable on Android smartphones and iPhones, we see on this page the best AR games, therefore based on augmented reality, surprising and very original. All you need is an Android smartphone or iPhone, an internet connection, a spare battery, a desire to move, and some time.
1) Pokemon Go was the big hit of 2016, a game where you have to move in the real world looking for Pokemon that appear on the screen and that must be captured.
2) Ingress for iPhone and Android is the game that can be considered its predecessor, made by Niantic Labs, the same as Pokemon GO. Ingress was the first AR game that turns the world into a globally competitive game full of mysteries and intrigues. It is played in teams, with a challenge among the illuminati who seek the power of a new energy discovered by scientists and resistance, which instead tries to defend humanity against this force. The real world is then modified in the game where you have to discover mysterious artifacts, acquire territories and defend them against opposing teams. Ingress' story evolves every day you play and there are thousands of mysteries that need to be solved to complete the mission.
3) Harry Potter Wizards Unite takes us into the world of Harry Potter through augmented reality. The game is by the same developers as Pokemon Go, much more realistic and more immersive.
4) Zombies, Run! is a very popular iPhone and Android app, not so much as a game, but as a training and fitness application. Basically it forces you to run and run away from the zombies, which are a sure incentive to keep up the pace and to push more than you would with other apps. Zombies, Run is an addictive audio game that transports the runner into a world full of zombies to run away from (runs on a treadmill too). If you immerse yourself in the idea of a world full of zombies, the chilling screams of the undead are a very strong push to run more and get fit while having fun.
5) SpecTrek (Android only) is a ghost game, where you play as Ghostbusters, to catch the ghosts that appear before us in augmented reality. The player has to search and find these ghosts using the GPS and the camera on the phone to catch them, a bit like Pokemon GO does.
6) Jurassic World Alive for Android and for iPhone is the dinosaur game. Using the phone's camera, dinosaurs can be projected onto the screen to be captured, similar to Pokemon Go. Once you have collected dinosaurs, you can go to the arena and have the pack of dinosaurs fight against other players. Jurassic World Alive is free, but you can also pay for a subscription to unlock special benefits.
7) The Walking Dead: Our World for Android and iPhone is the game to experience a Zombie apocalypse firsthand. The Walking Dead: Our World uses a similar concept to Pokemon Go, where instead of capturing cute creatures, you have to shoot the zombies that eat the brain. Based on the popular TV show and comic book series, the survival AR game requires you to leave the house and explore the streets to discover valuables and save the survivors.
8) AR Basketball for iPhone and AR Dunk for Android are two simple, very nice games, which allow you to make shots at the basket by framing the camera and viewing the basket virtually.
9) Knightfall AR for Android and iPhone is a tower defense game in which towers must be built to defend against enemy attacks.
10) My Tamagotchi Forever for Android and iPhone is the game where you can cure the Tamagotchi animal, with mountains of virtual reality components.
11) Brickscape (iPhone) is a puzzle game where you need to understand an exit passage from the box for a particular block, moving the various bricks that hinder its path. You can play Brickscape normally or activate AR mode to bring bricks to life.
12) Stack AR for iPhone is a puzzle game where you have to stack the blocks as high as possible by dropping them at the right time so that they are correctly aligned. You can play in a normal 2D mode or in augmented reality.
13) Smash Tanks! for iPhone is an AR battle tank board game. To aim, you have to drag the arrow of the bullet and shoot in the weak points of the enemy. You can play against the computer or against another player.
14) Kings of Pool for Android and iPhone is the classic augmented reality pool game, very nice, even with a multiplayer mode.
15) Ghost 'n Guns for Android and for iPhone is an alien first person shooter where you can frame the environment around the camera and see the enemies appear on the screen.
16) Angry Birds AR: Isle of Pigs for iPhone is the AR version of the game of angry birds to be launched with the slingshot to destroy the castle of the bad pigs that appear on the screen when framing any environment with the camera, as if they were real.
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