The mobile gaming industry is developing rapidly, generating massive profits, with mobile anime games making a significant contribution to this success. Many of them are incredibly popular today, and developers from Japan, China, and South Korea are doing everything they can to attract new players. Which best mobile games are worth playing in 2025? Find out in our engaging top list.
Nowadays, mobile devices have become full-fledged gaming platforms, and more and more people are playing Japanese mobile games on smartphones and tablets running Android and iOS. They have essentially turned into portable consoles, allowing players to pass the time with games both at home and on the go.
Chinese and Korean mobile games are also trending today, and sometimes you can’t even tell them apart from their Japanese competitors as they are voiced by well-known Japanese voice actors and styled in the recognizable anime aesthetic. In our Top 18, you’ll find the best mobile games that millions of players around the world are hooked on in 2025.
18. Princess Connect! Re:Dive
Developer: Cygames (Japan)
A cute fantasy role-playing game with charming artwork, where you collect characters and battle various enemies. As of now, it’s only available through the Japanese app, since the English-translated version was shut down in 2023.
In Princess Connect!, the main character Yuuki has completely lost his memory and now travels with the elf priestess Kokkoro, the moody catgirl Karyl, and the red-haired gluttonous warrior Pecorine. Together, they form the Gourmet Guild to enjoy delicious food during their cheerful adventures. The warm atmosphere and enjoyable gameplay are the key highlights of this game, which even inspired two anime seasons and a wide range of cool figurines!
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17. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!
Developer: Craft Egg, Bushiroad (Japan)
A musical rhythm game where you need to tap the notes in time with the songs. In BanG Dream!, you take control of several rock bands striving for success. Gather the best members and hit the music clubs to start your path to fame! The game features many original tracks as well as covers of popular anime songs, so you definitely won’t get bored.
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16. Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium
Developer: MICA Team (China)
The popular mobile anime game Girls' Frontline has received a second installment, which is much more detailed and expansive. In this franchise, the player commands the so-called T-Dolls, android girls who embody various weapons: pistols, assault rifles, and more.
In Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium, the gameplay has been completely revamped; it is now a well-designed turn-based tactical strategy in the style of the famous X-COM video game series. The new installment also added the ability to communicate and interact with the heroines. Each of them has unique animations. Additionally, the game is available not only on Android and iOS but also on PC via Steam.
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15. Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage!
Developer: SEGA, Colorful Palette, Craft Egg (Japan)
All vocaloid fans should try Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! - a musical rhythm game with visual novel elements. Here, you can not only plas as the world’s top vocaloid idol Hatsune Miku but also other virtual singers. The wide selection of popular anime songs and difficulty levels will appeal to both beginners and the most hardcore players. A real gem for anyone who loves vocaloids!
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14. Azur Lane
Developer: Manjuu Games (China)
A Chinese mobile game inspired by the Japanese browser game Kantai Collection, where you take on the role of an admiral commanding a fleet of ship-girls.
Azur Lane is voiced by well-known Japanese voice actresses: Mai Ishikawa, Yui Horie, and Ai Kayano, and the heroines in the game will call you shikikan (“commander” in Japanese). In the game, you must build a strong fleet, manage finances and fuel, upgrade your base, and try to stop the advance of the Siren ships that threaten humanity.
Helping you are girls embodying famous warships from around the world, who have united under the “Azur Lane” alliance to fight the Sirens. Getting new characters in Azur Lane is relatively easy, and the game’s main revenue comes from selling skins of animated outfits for the heroines.
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13. Arknights
Developer: Hypergryph (China)
If you enjoy the tower defense genre and anime, then Arknights is the game for you. In it, you collect characters and deploy them on the map in such a way that enemy units are prevented from reaching one or more exits.
The story takes place in a futuristic world suffering from an incurable disease called Oripathy, which turns people's bodies into crystal. You take on the role of a Doctor from the pharmaceutical company Rhodes Island, who, together with the rabbit girl Amiya, seeks a cure and tries to recover lost memories.
Thanks to its engaging gameplay, immersive setting, and captivating characters, the game has become a major success, generating over a billion dollars in total revenue.
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12. Uma Musume: Pretty Derby
Developer: Cygames (Japan)
In Uma Musume: Pretty Derby, the heroines are horse-girls named after elite Japanese racehorses, such as Oguri Cap and Kitasan Black. In the game, these cute horse-girls compete in track races, where you can play against the computer or challenge other players. The races are fully animated, allowing you to watch your fleet-footed favorites. The outcome depends on the heroines’ stats, which players need to train and develop.
After the races, the horse-girls also perform on stage as idols with cheerful songs. Riding the wave of the game’s success, the global English-translated version will launch on June 26, 2025, bringing Uma Musume even closer to Western audiences.
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11. SD Gundam G Generation ETERNAL
Developer: Bandai Namco (Japan)
The iconic Gundam anime series recently received a new mobile game SD Gundam G Generation ETERNAL, released in April 2025. Now, fans of giant combat robots can try to collect their favorite Gundams and head into battlefields in space and on Earth. The classic style, storyline, and tactical combat instantly appealed to players. In its first month after release, SD Gundam G Generation ETERNAL earned the developers $17 million.
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10. Love and Deepspace
Developer: Papergames (China)
Until 2024, there were no successful gacha projects fully aimed at a female audience until the Chinese mobile otome game Love and Deepspace appeared. It is a romantic adventure set in the distant future, where humans have learned to travel through deep space. It’s not the safest place - dangerous monsters lurk there - but people can fight them thanks to a special power called Evol.
The game combines a dating simulator with action similar to Genshin Impact, so boredom is out of the question. You can customize the main heroine’s appearance, change her hairstyles and outfits, go on dates, and receive the attention of 5 irresistible bishōnen (beautiful boys). Female players have welcomed this new release in April 2025, and the game earned 66.7 million dollars.
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9. Pokémon TCG Pocket
Developer: Creatures Inc. (Japan)
Collecting Pokémon cards is a very popular hobby, and now it’s available in digital format! In Pokémon TCG Pocket, you can open 2 sets of Pokémon cards for free every day and collect Pokémon cards right on your phone. Most importantly, you no longer need to find someone to play with because in Pokémon TCG Pocket, you can play Pokémon cards online with thousands of fans worldwide!
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💡 Also read: Top TCG in Japan 2023-2024
8. Monster Strike
Developer: mixi (Japan)
Japanese mobile games once again prove that there’s genius in simplicity. In Monster Strike, you collect various monsters and complete levels by launching them at enemies. The minimalist pixel graphics and intuitive gameplay have been very well received by players with total revenue of 11 billion dollars. Monster Strike is currently the most successful mobile game from Japan. Besides monsters, you can also collect anime characters, and Monster Strike regularly hosts collaborations with popular anime such as Bocchi the Rock.
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7. Fate/Grand Order
Developer: DELiGHTWORKS (Japan)
A very popular Japanese mobile game based on the famous Fate universe by Kinoko Nasu. In Fate/Grand Order, the main hero Fujimaru Ritsuka and his assistant Mash Kyrielight travel to various historical periods of the past. To save humanity from destruction, they must fix dangerous anomalies in history - from ancient Babylon to medieval France, King Arthur’s England, and beyond.
The Fate series is known for turning famous historical figures and heroes into anime characters and it’s these characters that you collect. Joan of Arc, Gilgamesh, Leonardo da Vinci, Quetzalcoatl, and many others await your command to unleash their powerful Noble Phantasms on enemies.
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6. Honkai: Star Rail
Developer: HoYoverse (China)
If you enjoy turn-based combat and the grand scale of Chinese mobile games from HoYoverse, then take a look at Honkai: Star Rail. Here, you will journey aboard the "Star Express" train, which can travel through space. The main character, chosen as either male or female, will visit many colorful worlds to help their inhabitants solve various problems. The beautiful characters of Honkai: Star Rail appeal to both new players and veterans of the Honkai universe. The game is currently very popular, and it earned the developers over 100 million dollars.
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5. Zenless Zone Zero
Developer: HoYoverse (China)
A new game from HoYoverse with a unique style combining several genres at once: sci-fi, dystopia, and retro. According to the storyline, humanity faces a new threat: so-called Hollows, which is something like alternate dimensions that have begun to open around the world.
Inside the Hollows, time and space are distorted, and unprotected people are doomed to turn into terrible monsters - Ethereals. You play as siblings Wyz and Belle, who secretly work as proxies, guiding others through the Hollows.
Zenless Zone Zero features a cool urban aesthetic and location designs like the heroes’ retro video arcade and a game club with pixel games. Unlike Genshin Impact, there is no seamless open world here; travel between locations requires loading screens, reminiscent of old games. Zenless Zone Zero is a distinctive game with an engaging story, dynamic gameplay, numerous quests, and vivid characters that captivate at first sight.
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4. Blue Archive
Developer: Nexon Games (South Korea)
The city called Kivotos is very restless: gangs roam the streets, and the students of local academies are heavily armed and at odds with each other. Tensions escalate even more when the head of the joint student council disappears, leaving no one to keep the feuding schoolgirls in check.
You will take on the role of a teacher from the independent organization S.C.H.A.L.E, tasked with helping the local students solve their problems. Additionally, you will command them in battle. The shootouts in Blue Archive are very dynamic, and the unique combat skills combined with beautiful animations and a wide variety of heroines make this mobile game one of the most popular ones today.
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3. Goddess of Victory: NIKKE
Developer: Shift Up (South Korea)
NIKKE is a popular mobile anime game set in a fantastic dystopian world. In the future, humanity lost a war against robotic aliens called Raptures. People took refuge in a massive underground city, leaving the planet's surface to the invaders.
The male population was almost completely destroyed, so to continue the fight, Nikke combat android girls were created to reclaim the surface. For this purpose, the minds of young girls were placed into cybernetic bodies, as experiments showed that older candidates and men were incompatible with them.
Nikke were named after the Greek goddess of victory, Nike, and initially appeared as soulless war machines. Because of this, the girls often went insane. To prevent this from happening, their cybernetic bodies were given an attractive appearance to remind them of their former lives.
You will take on the role of the commander of the Nikke squad called Counters, and together with Rapi, Anis, and Neon, fight the aliens and unravel a web of internal conspiracies. The game is a real-time tactical shooter with dynamic gameplay, beautiful heroines, and a dark but intriguing storyline.
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2. Wuthering Waves
Developer: Kuro Games (China)
An open-world action-adventure game that competes with Genshin Impact. In Wuthering Waves, we explore a post-apocalyptic world on the planet Solaris-3, long ago struck by a catastrophe that spawned dangerous enemies. The game’s concept is based on sounds – humanity faces so-called Tasset Dissonances, mindless creatures that hunt any sound.
Fighting them are Resonators – people capable of resonating with objects and elements to control their frequencies. If you defeat such an enemy, you can collect their Echo – then use the opponent’s skills in battle. Players explore the planet as the Rover – a hero or heroine of choice. The Rover has lost their memories and tries to regain them while meeting many friends and foes along the way.
Wuthering Waves is a well-crafted game with great graphics, music, beautiful character animation, and addictive gameplay. The game offers 4 voice-over options: Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and English. Moreover, it is playable not only on mobile devices but also on PC.
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1. Genshin Impact
Developer: HoYoverse (China)
Genshin Impact needs no special introduction, since the game has become so popular that people even choose their mobile phones based on “whether they can run Genshin. Five years ago, it revolutionized the mobile gaming market by proving that mobile games can offer the depth and experience of full-fledged PC titles.
Genshin Impact is a beautiful adventure game set in the vast open fantasy world of Teyvat, featuring hundreds of hours of story content, memorable characters, and a stunning orchestral soundtrack. The option for cross-platform play across phones, PC, and consoles along with 4 voice-over languages (Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and English) played a major role in its success. The game has already earned 6.3 billion dollars and continues to grow.
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Conclusion
Mobile anime games have become a familiar part of entertainment for many people thanks to their variety, beautiful characters, the thrill of acquiring them through gacha, and addictive gameplay. So, which ones do you play? Don’t miss out on the limited-time favorites!
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