8 Best Portrait Mobile Games

The popularity of mobile games has been increasing over recent years, especially as phones become able to run more complex games. When the term mobile gaming is mentioned, people usually think about games like PUBG Mobile, COD: Mobile, or Clash of Clans, in short, landscape games. However, the portrait games industry isn’t small either. Many great portrait mobile games will keep you hooked with their fun gameplay, storylines, easy controls, multiple game modes, and more.

Moreover, they are more comfortable and convenient to play. With many portrait mobile games available on mobile, deciding the best ones can be difficult. We’re here to help.

8 AFK Journey

AFK Journey is an overworld fantasy RPG where you play as Merlin who need to save the magical world of Esperia. You will can have a team of five heroes, from a choice of over 50, ready to take on the enemies. Some tactical challenges, boss fights, and other hard battles will require strategy to win.

Keep your team diverse. Make sure you have both defenders and attackers, along with a healer to have an advantage.

You can buff your team by upgrading your heroes and improving team chemistry. Moreover, the storyline of this game will keep you engaged as much as the battle. The graphics are great, and the in-game fights look good too. The game also has other mini-modes apart from the main story mode.

7 Dice Kingdom – Tower Defense

There are hundreds of tower defense games out there, but Dice Kingdom is one of the more unique ones. It doesn’t have the usual warriors or weapons to defend the tower, instead you use different dice. You’ll have dice that will freeze enemies, burn them, snipe them, hold them back, and other similar abilities. Moreover, the higher the number on the dice is, the more powerful it is.

Make sure you are upgrading all the dice in the battle because focusing on only one won’t give long-term benefits.

The game does get more difficult as you move along, and it will come down to your selection of dice and strategy to survive as the levels progress. You’ll also get access to some spells in the later game to help you along the way.

6 Black Deck – Card Battle CCG

Black Deck is a collectible card game which features various hero cards to collect, upgrade, and use in matches against different opponents. There are ten factions and more than 190 cards to collect as you build the perfect squad to complete all 300 main stages.

There are also PvP battles to test your skills against real players and their decks as well as monster dungeons, treasure towers, and other game modes to explore. The cards have great designs and, if you get lucky, you can find super powerful additions for your collection.

5 Campfire Cat Cafe

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to open a cafe in a forest and have animals as customers? Well, Campfire Cat Cafe will show you. What starts as a gourmet food truck run by an adorable cat quickly turns into a three-star cat restaurant. The cafe serves dishes from all over the world, including American, Mexican, Italian, Chinese, and Japanese food.

Keep promoting your cafe using the manual option and through free tickets to immediately attract more clients.

There will also be other cats and kittens working at your cafe, serving dishes, and taking care of cleaning and washing the dishes. You will also earn tips when you are idle or not playing the game. Besides the restaurant, you will also be managing a resort and spa, which will attract even more animals as you earn some money and progress further.

4 Subway Surfers

Subway Surfers is one of the most popular and engaging mobile games ever made. You are being chased by a grumpy policeman and his dog on railway tracks, and your job is to not get caught for as long as possible. You’ll do this by parkouring through the city.

You’ll dodge trains, jump over them, roll under some barriers, get power-ups like jetpacks, and more, all while on the run. There are many different runners to collect and many cities to explore as Subway Surfers gets new updates regularly changing the theme to a new city each time.

3 Night Of The Full Moon

Night of the Full Moon is a card battle game, and your choices in the main story will determine the outcome. It’s based on the story of Little Red Riding Hood, who had only her grandmother by her side until the old lady disappeared one day. Little Red Riding Hood goes to the dark forest on the full moon’s night, where she faces many witches, werewolves, and spirits as she searches for her grandmother.

There are more than 700 card combinations to try out and defeat the enemies who won’t be a walkover. In fact, you might have a hard time clearing some stages if you don’t have upgraded cards, good strategies, and tactical utilization of your deck. This is one of the more interesting card games available with an engaging premise.

2 Boba Story

Boba Story is a perfect game to play to relax after a tough day. A strawberry forest spirit wants to restore her old cafe and needs your help to do so. In this cafe simulation game you’ll serve special bubble tea drinks to adorable spirits and animals.

Don’t go for fancy stuff in the beginning and try to buy the cheapest waiting areas. When you have six of those, you can serve six guests at once, eventually making a lot more money and buying better equipment and furniture.

There are many drinks to make by combining different ingredients. Moreover, you can buy new cups and lids to get extra money. You can also purchase new counters to serve more customers at the same time and some new tables, sofas, and chairs to attract more animals to the cafe. The great thing is that this game requires no wifi connection to play and can be played completely offline.

1 Pocket City

This is the only paid game on this list.

Pocket City is a city-building game, and only one of a few in the genre that are portrait, although you can also play it in landscape mode. Like any other city-building game, you will build your city from a small town to a big metropolis that attracts citizens and businesses. Create industries, shops, markets, grounds, parks, and much more to boost the growth of your city.

To keep the game real, you will face some disasters like earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanoes, etc., and there will be some street crimes as well, which you will need to deal with. The best thing is that this game has no in-game purchases and every single thing is rewarded and unlocked through gameplay.