Best Android games for 2020

It's hard to imagine a modern smartphone without mobile games. Even those people who use a mobile phone only for its intended purpose, still have a couple of installed applications on their smartphone for entertainment: for example, in a queue to play or something like that. Well, for avid gamblers today there are not a single dozen amazing mobile games. In order not to try every one, the editors of the site "bestx.htgetrid.com/en/" present you the TOP-10 best games for Android for 2020.

The history of the development of mobile games

The video game industry dates back to the last century. So, if until the 2000s the gaming world was bipolar (supporters of consoles and supporters of computers fought for supremacy), then the current century has added a serious competitor to them in the face of a smartphone. And he did not just remain a fighter for survival, but overtook his competitors in terms of capitalization.

The very first mobile game

However, even some 20 years ago, it all started with the Finnish primitive "snake", when you did not have to choose which company phone is better. In wide circles, it is she who is considered the first on a mobile device. Still, if you dig a little deeper, it becomes clear that the "snake" from Nokia 6110 (1997) is considered the first only because it was the first to become widely known. But Tetris came out three years earlier on Hagenuk MT-2000 (1994), which was installed before it hit store shelves.

But here, too, there are people who will argue with this statement. This category will insist that the very first mobile game (the same "Tetris") was on Siemens S1. The same year, but a few months earlier. However, one thing is clear - the beginning of mobile gaming was laid 6 years before the new century.

WAP technology

"Tetris" and "snake" are, of course, good, but the capabilities of telephones were constantly growing. New mobile devices were simply obliged to provide users with something more interesting and varied to play. But all the filling of phones was laid, so to speak, at factories. Therefore, even if there were developers who were ready to create a new "toy" for the phone, it was impossible to distribute it.

The solution to this problem was the creation of WAP technology - wireless data transfer protocol. That is, now the game could be downloaded to the phone. And, of course, the first device with WAP function came out under the Nokia brand - model 7110s. Release date - 1999.

This innovation also allowed the developers to make ratings of the best in a particular application, which only added excitement to the participants. All sorts of achievement tables encouraged the competitors to spend more time in the game.

The emergence of WAP has certainly opened many doors for the cellular gaming industry. It just wasn't enough. Yes, there were more options, but the quality of the graphics also required development.

Java 2ME

And here a solution was found: a new version of Java - the Java 2 Micro Edition platform, which was revealed to the world at a conference in San Francisco in 2001. J2ME allowed the creator of telephone entertainment to significantly add speakers to their designs. After that, major video game developers began to adapt their "brainchild" for mobile phones.This is how the following "younger brothers" appeared:

• The Sims;
• Pro Evolution Soccer;
• Prince of Persia;
• Need For Speed;
• Splinter Cell;
• Assassin's Creed;
• And many others.

Now at least one could choose how and what to play.

Android and iOs

Since 2007, the whole world has seen what smartphones are and, accordingly, new generation mobile games. The absence of buttons, the presence of a sensor has radically changed the idea of ​​mobile entertainment. Users immediately felt this, because the developers dramatically jumped over to new operating systems (OS) smartphones.

Another small revolution was made by the App Store - an application store for Apple devices. In this store, it was possible to easily place any application, while receiving 70% of the sale. Moreover, this could be done not only by the best manufacturers of video games, but also by any person who created them for a smartphone. Competitors from the "green robot" also did not lag behind and organized their own store called Android Market (in a few years it will be renamed into Google Play / Play Market).

The new generation of "toys" pleased with excellent graphics, wide assortment and, of course, new genres. The multiplayer deserves special attention. Looking back at history, the online modes are an improved and better version of the player rankings. That is, if earlier it was possible to compete with achievements, fighting offline, now this lesson is available in real time.

It is also impossible not to mention a relatively new milestone in video games - AR - augmented reality technology. This type allows you to make the space around - part of the action. A prime example of such an action is Pokemon Go.

The era of advertising

The era of operating systems iOs and Android is marked not only by the fact that the quality of video games is striding by leaps and bounds, but also by the fact that the creators of these and the stores in which they are located, earn colossal money. This is because every game today has ads.

A special niche is occupied by the so-called shareware or partially free - free-to-play. That is, the application itself can be downloaded absolutely free, but in order to take advantage of all its charms, you will have to pay. Well, for example, certain modes in the races. There are two to three standard ones, and the rest are purchased through in-house purchases. Or in a video game where the user carries out the construction of buildings, financial investments will help speed up this process.

Advertisers offer an alternative option: you don't have to pay to get 200 gold for a new gun in any action game, you just need to watch our ad - a short 30-second video. Everyone benefits from this - the gamer does not need to invest money, and the company showed its advertisement to another potential client of its products.

There were often hacked versions that were downloaded from the left-wing forums. They, as a rule, carried a virus in themselves, moreover, they had to actively work with mods, because there was no official update.

TOP 10 Best Android Games for 2020

Before announcing the rating, a little historical background.

Android OS, along with iOs, is the most popular platform for smartphone applications. It is used all over the world. It started out as an ordinary startup called Android Inc. Back in 2005, the famous search engine Google acquired a startup, investing heavily in it financially, ideologically.

Google wanted the next generation operating system to be open, simple, and user-friendly. This was necessary for the simplified development of applications on the platform, which, accordingly, served as its distribution in the future. As you can see from the history, Android succeeded, recommendations, as well as Google's money allowed in 2007 to present a new OS to the world. In the following year, the first smartphone (HTC) was released for this platform and the Android Market application store. Today, a huge part of all mobile devices, tablets, smartwatches and the like use a "green robot" as an operating system.

As for Google Play, the store contains more than 3 million applications of a different nature. Plus, each new one appears. The big advantage in comparison with the main competitor - Apple - is the openness of the system. That is, for example, a video game can be installed through a file with the .ark extension. If we draw an analogy with a computer, then this is an .exe file. Accordingly, the search for the game can be carried out in different ways.

Of course, this openness has its drawbacks. For example, according to phone buyers, their devices are often attacked by viruses precisely because of the freer movement of information. However, Google is taking steps to fix this issue. One of the solutions was to create your own Google Play Protect antivirus.

Having passed a difficult path, expanding advantages, removing disadvantages, Android rightfully takes its place under the sun.

Now comes the fun part - the best Android games for 2020. It should be said that such ratings are often subjective. After all, not everyone likes to shoot from a machine gun at enemies. At the same time, not everyone will sit for a couple of hours at some puzzle. However, the rating will be presented. Several factors served as the selection criteria for our TOP-10:

• Download rate;
• User reviews;
• Russian-language interface;
• Free-to-play.

10th place - Pokemon GO

A video game that includes several genres: adventure, fighting, and even sports. As for sports, of course, this is a joke, but with a grain of truth, because when you catch Pokemon on the map you really have to walk.

Famous characters turned into a smartphone app in 2016. The event just blew up the world. Reviews were very controversial, up to the appearance of warnings of a threat to human life. However, even negative reviews played into the hands of Pokémon. The Russian market saw the official version 2 years later. But even after a fairly long time after its release, it still captured gamers. Although not without scandals.

The point of Pokemon GO is to collect Pokemon, develop them and win battles. The action set resembles the famous cartoon. This makes the game even more attractive, because everyone who watched the animated series dreamed of being in the place of a Pokemon trainer. The download itself is free, as well as the use. However, coins are paid. Coins can be used to buy Poke Balls, Lucky Eggs, Baits, etc.

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Honorable 10th place in the ranking for popularity and diversity. But only tenth for periodic failures in work and updates.

9th place - Roll the Ball

The next is the actively advertised logic game. Perhaps, it is considered to be the best logic puzzle game for Android. The application itself is interesting for those who like to think, because on some maps it makes you think seriously.

In general, it can be classified as a time killer program. That is, with its help you can perfectly "kill time".

The goal is simple and straightforward - to roll the ball into the red square. This is done by rearranging other squares on a small field. The principle of movement resembles the well-known "tag". There are a lot of cards, so it will last for a long time. As for advertising, for those who get in the way of it (it usually appears after 3-4 cards solved), you can turn off data transmission via Wi-fi and cellular communications. After that, you can safely launch Roll the Ball, since it works without the Internet.

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The puzzle deserves its title as the best on Android. But it is designed more for fans of this genre. Everyone else will quickly get bored.

8th place - Asphalt 9: Legends

Finally, the ranking gets the first races. The famous Asphalt series has long been on the list of favorite simulators for a huge number of gamers. Exciting races accelerate the blood, make you admire the elaborate graphics, convenient gameplay allows you to fully enjoy the driving process.

All of the above is really about these races. But the ninth part did not meet many expectations, so it cannot rise above the eighth place in the ranking. Many users from the very first day began to accuse the developers that they simply copied many points from Need For Speed. In particular, they complain about the management. On the contrary, those who liked the race note the stunning detail of popular car models and the environment.

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Undoubtedly, there are much more reviews with a "+" sign, as well as advantages. Only today, if you don't go a few steps forward, then you are losing users.

7th place - Hill Climb Racing

This is also a kind of race. Only the competition is not between the players, but between themselves and themselves in the past. All that is needed is to drive as far as possible on each track while collecting coins. The collected wealth can be paid for a new car or a new track. In addition, you can pay with coins to upgrade your vehicle. Also, what you should pay attention to - as in any free-to-pay, here you can get coins for watching commercials.

Simplicity, uncomplicatedness did not prevent popularity, since the game has already been downloaded more than 100 million times. The statistics are simply amazing. The requirements are very low, so they don't slow down even on the oldest devices.

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A very honorable seventh place. At one time, it could easily be put into the top three. But modern gaming breakthroughs will definitely keep Hill Climb Racing no higher.

6th place - Subway Surfers

The meaning is very similar to the previous one. The only difference is that there the player drove a car, and here he runs away from the guard. The goal is to collect coins that can be used to unlock new characters to buy different chips. The dynamics develop as the duration progresses: the longer the character runs, the faster the events unfold. You need to have time to dodge a passing train and other obstacles.

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This arcade, when it appeared, quickly gained an audience. Although there are many similar types of applications on Google Play, not all of them are as popular as this runner.

5th place - GTA: San Andreas

The famous GTA for smartphones was released back in 2013. To this day, many do not deny themselves the pleasure of running around the city. Third-person controls with graphics reminiscent of the computer version are still popular. This is not surprising, because it has a plot, and, moreover, its meaning is the best: a guy from a ghetto gets out into people. About the methods that he uses - here is a separate conversation.

You can try everything in GTA: driving cars, completing missions, shooting - everything a video game should have.

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Probably, if GTA did not lag at all, then its rating would be higher. Nevertheless, as a tribute to the computer version, San Andreas is at the equator of our ranking.

4th place - Call of Duty: Mobile

Here many will have a question: why only the fourth place? Here are the reasons 2. First: to reveal the game completely, you need a smartphone with high technical characteristics. Second: 800 monetary game units are priced at 750 rubles. Of course, owners of expensive gadgets will have no difficulty with the question: which machine is better to buy? (the average price of a weapon will be about 1,300 rubles) But for ordinary users, "war" is unlikely to be affordable.

Still, Call of Duty exceeded many expectations. Those who played it express great delight. Military theme, and everything is preserved, as it was on the PC.

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The game is very good, very high quality. It is enough to read the description on Google Play or simply on the gaming forums.

3rd place - Real Racing 3

Car simulators ranked again. I want to say right away that these races are wonderful for everyone, but there is one rather big drawback. And, since there are practically no problems with graphics, controls and other details for modern games, the problem can be logically identified with the question: how much does it cost?

Indeed, a major developer is trying to cash in on regular users. There are 2 options to upgrade the car: go through the same map many times or donate. The functionality is sometimes overwhelming, but even if inexpensive microtransactions are required in large quantities.

Nevertheless, Real Racing 3 is considered to be the best in its genre. Therefore, she climbed onto the third step of the pedestal.

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Third place, and that already means a lot. If the developers reduced their thirst for profit, then, perhaps, Real Racing would be at least one step higher.

2nd place - Clash of Clance

It's time for the giants. One of them is Clash of Clance. The strategy that everyone used to call the "fun farm". Of course, not everything is like on a farm. For example, instead of cattle, there is an army. That is, at first glance, the "farm" is peaceful, but if you look closely, you will find more action in it than in any fighting game. It seems that it is the fighting that attracts gamers so much.

Otherwise, everything is classic: you need to collect or buy material, troops, conquer territories, etc.

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A decent second place, which, in fact, is not far behind the first.

1st place - Eternium

Who would have thought, but in the first place is not horror, not a quest, but an RPG. And the rating will end with a brief overview of this game. Eternium is a classic in its genre. There is everything here: swords, bows, magic, different characters, the atmosphere in the picture. According to the plot, the main character fights all kinds of evil spirits: zombies, skeletons, and the like. The game can be played without the Internet by downloading 200 MB files.

If you listen to the advice of avid amateurs, then you need to take a smartphone as new and perfect as possible, since the beauty of graphics requires sacrifice.

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Thus, it is Eternium that takes the first place in our rating. I hope we didn't make a mistake when choosing. The game really deserves all the praise.

This is where the TOP 10 mobile games for Android ended. We hope this information was helpful to you.Do you have your own rating option? Write your options in the comments.