We saw some great mobile game releases this year. Rovio released Angry Birds 2, the sequel to the popular Angry Birds game. Bethesda released Fallout 4 Shelter in anticipation for Fallout 4. EA released Need for Speed No Limits in anticipation for the NFS reboot and Minions Paradise to accompany the popular Minions movie. And last but not least, Warner Bros released Mortal Kombat X, the 10th and most gruesome installment in the legendary fighting game franchise.
These and several other games made Google’s Best Games of 2015, a list that presents the year’s most popular games on Google Play.
Note: the Best Games of 2015 page varies according to your location. These are the year’s most popular Android games on Google Play U.S. Furthermore, the list is limited to the top 3 entries for each category.
Top 3 Best Games of 2015
UPDATE, December 10, 2015
Google's changed the Best Games list. The new Top 3 Best Games of 2015 are:
Top 3 Action & Adventure Games of 2015
Top 3 Arcade Games of 2015
Top 3 Casual Games of 2015
Top 3 Indie Games of 2015
Top 3 Paid Games of 2015
Top 3 Puzzle Games of 2015
Top 3 Role Playing Games of 2015
Top 3 Sports & Racing Games of 2015
Top 3 Strategy Games of 2015
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If you don’t care about gaming, check out Google’s Best Apps of 2015.
Visit the Best of 2015 page on Google Play to see the year's most popular apps, most popular games, top-selling movies, top-selling music albums, and more.
These and several other games made Google’s Best Games of 2015, a list that presents the year’s most popular games on Google Play.
Note: the Best Games of 2015 page varies according to your location. These are the year’s most popular Android games on Google Play U.S. Furthermore, the list is limited to the top 3 entries for each category.
Top 3 Best Games of 2015
- Agar.io – eat other cells to grow larger; try to become the biggest cell of them all!
- Walking Dead: Road to Survival – role-playing game based on the original The Walking Dead graphic novels.
- PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist – 2D platformer that asks you to join your favorite YouTubers on an epic quest.
UPDATE, December 10, 2015
Google's changed the Best Games list. The new Top 3 Best Games of 2015 are:
- Fallout Shelter – turn a vault that’s beneath 2,000 feet of bedrock into a dream home for a thriving community.
- Mobile Strike – MMO game that tests your ability to wage a tactical and intelligent war.
- Deer Hunter 2016 – return to the wild and hunt across the globe in the world’s greatest hunting experience.
Top 3 Action & Adventure Games of 2015
- Criminal Case – a hidden object, adventure game that has you join the Police of Grimsborough and solve a series of cases.
- Agar.io – eat other cells to grow larger; try to become the biggest cell of them all!
- Mortal Kombat X – over-the-top, visceral fighting game.
Top 3 Arcade Games of 2015
- ZigZag – do as many zigzags as you can without falling off the wall.
- Ski Safari 2 – a fun and family-friendly skiing game.
- Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions – a multidirectional shooter that features over 100 levels.
Top 3 Casual Games of 2015
- Angry Birds 2 – the sequel to the biggest mobile game of all time.
- Cooking Dash 2016 – prepare, cook, assemble, serve delicious menu items and earn profits in each exciting episode.
- Candy Crush Soda Saga – new candies, new combinations, more challenging game modes.
Top 3 Indie Games of 2015
- Alphabear – spell words by selecting letters on a grid. Bears appear when you use letters that are adjacent to each other.
- Dark Echo – use sound to make your way through the darkness, through threatening environments.
- Does not Commute – a strategic driving game that starts out as a relaxing commute and can quickly devolve into traffic chaos.
Top 3 Paid Games of 2015
- PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist – 2D platformer that asks you to join your favorite YouTubers on an epic quest.
- Attack the Light – team up as Garnet, Pearl, Amethyst, and Steven to stop a powerful Gem weapon.
- Lifeline – help Taylor make life or death decisions in this branching story game about surviving against all odds.
Top 3 Puzzle Games of 2015
- Panda Pop – an evil baboon has kidnapped the panda pups; it’s up to you to recuse them.
- Inside Out Thought Bubbles – a bubble-shooter based on the Inside Out animation movie.
- You Must Build A Boat – the sequel to the award winning 10000000 game.
Top 3 Role Playing Games of 2015
- MARVEL Future Fight – gather the mightiest super heroes and super villains in the Marvel universe, join an epic fight and ensure humanity survives.
- Walking Dead: Road to Survival – role-playing game based on the original The Walking Dead graphic novels.
- Magic Rush: Heroes – assemble a league of heroes and experience epic head-to-head battles.
Top 3 Sports & Racing Games of 2015
- Archery Master 3D – an archery simulation game that offers and ultra-realistic experience.
- Fast & Furious: Legacy – the official mobile game of the Fast & Furious franchise.
- Need for Speed No Limits – the first white-knuckle edition of Need for Speed made just for mobile.
Top 3 Strategy Games of 2015
- Mobile Strike – MMO game that tests your ability to wage a tactical and intelligent war.
- DomiNations – combat strategy game that tasks you with taking your civilization through all of human history and becoming the biggest power on the planet.
- Empires and Allies – modern military strategy game about a never-ending battle to conquer the world.
In related news…
If you don’t care about gaming, check out Google’s Best Apps of 2015.
Visit the Best of 2015 page on Google Play to see the year's most popular apps, most popular games, top-selling movies, top-selling music albums, and more.