10 iPhone and Android games you should be playing right now

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These are the top 10 games to play on Android and iPhone.
These are the top 10 games to play on Android and iPhone.

With an astonishing 6 billion mobile devices expected to be circulating worldwide by 2020, there’s an exceedingly good chance you have a smart something or other a few yards away right now. That also means you have access to the largest – and fastest-growing – segment of the gaming market.

But with hordes of mobile games arriving with little fanfare on a weekly basis, trying to figure out what, exactly, you should be playing on your iPhone or Android device is a daunting task. Still mindlessly crushing candy? Tired of catching ‘em all? Then put your thumbs to good use and try something new – like these 10 awesome, brand new titles:

“Pocket Run Pool” (iOS | Free, $3.99 to unlock full game)

Another pool game? Yes. But this one is actually good.
Another pool game? Yes. But this one is actually good.

The latest from iPhone game developer extraordinaire Zach Gage (“Spelltower,” “Typeshift”) is easy to pick up and impossible to put down. “Pocket Run Pool” turns billiards into a soothing, addictive, score-chasing strategy game. While you get plenty of mileage for free, plunking down a few bucks to unlock every awesome mode and get rid of those pesky ads is a no-brainer. What’s pool without a little money on the table?

“Dragon Ball Legends” (iOS, Android | Free)

‘Dragonball Legends’ will satisfy any fan of the series.
‘Dragonball Legends’ will satisfy any fan of the series.

Spike your hair and get ready to go super saiyan – Dragon Ball has arrived on mobile devices. And it’s actually pretty cool. Using cards, players duke it out in epic airborne battles ripped right out of the popular manga and anime. With loads of modes and crisp cartoon visuals, it’s a big, crazy game for fans of the franchise, though its obtuse menus were clearly designed by Vegeta.

“Jurassic World Alive” (iOS, Android | Free)

This game is basically ‘Jurassic World’ meets ‘Pokémon Go.’
This game is basically ‘Jurassic World’ meets ‘Pokémon Go.’


Pokemon GO-osaurus? Indeed, this Jurassic World-themed augmented reality game plays a lot like the critter catching phenomenon, but instead of hoofing it around town throwing pokeballs at Pikachu, you’re collecting dino DNA from Velociraptors. “Jurassic World Alive” looks great and features a wide assortment of fearsome beasts, but expect the same pitfalls as “Pokemon Go” – namely, wandering into traffic and draining your phone’s battery faster than you can say “Hold on to your butts.”

“Tiny Bubbles” (iOS | $4.99)

‘Tiny Bubbles’ is a relaxing physics-based puzzle game.
‘Tiny Bubbles’ is a relaxing physics-based puzzle game.

Sometimes the coolest games are the simplest. Such is the case with the relaxing “Tiny Bubbles,” which lets you inject color into soapy bubbles. Breaking edges creates larger bubbles and lets colors mix together, turning “Tiny Bubbles” into a sophisticated physics-based puzzler. Beautiful and atmospheric, it’s one of the year’s most innovative mobile puzzle games. An Android version is coming next month.

“Homo Machina” (iOS, Android | $2.99)

‘Homo Machina’ lets you control the tiny people that control you. It’s … weird.
‘Homo Machina’ lets you control the tiny people that control you. It’s … weird.

The human body requires quite a bit of upkeep to ensure everything is flowing properly. This odd, puzzle-style adventure tasks you with doing just that, helping an army of tiny people operate fantastic machines to keep a man up and running for an entire day. Inspired by the work of physician (and father of the infographic) Fritz Kahn, it features great writing and a stylish aesthetic ripped from the pages of a 1920s scientific journal.