35 Notable Mobile Games Released in January 2020
The most important mobile games released in January. Also 3 soft launches and 8 announced games.
Major Developers and Publishers
1.Might & Magic: Chess Royale by Ubisoft. Auto chess with 1v99 battle royale concept and short game sessions. The fantasy creatures are spiced up with Might & Magic brand.
2.ManaStrike by Netmarble/Wizards of the Coast. Strategy card battler in Clash Royale style with cards from Magic: The Gathering.
3.Arknights Global by Hypergryph/Studio Montagne/Yostar. Tower defense with character collecting, deep meta and rich Japanese-style narrative about infectious disease.
4.Warface: Global Operations by Whalekit/My.com. Mobile FPS under the brand of F2P PC/console shooter. Rather weak execution in the age of CoD and PUBG on mobile.
5.RollerCoaster Tycoon Story by Atari. Match 3 with decoration metagame, where you get new attractions for your roller coaster park.
6.Extraordinary Ones by HK Hero Entertainment/NetEase. 5v5 MOBA with anime style heroes.
7.GrimmHeroes by Perfect World Games. Hero collecting RPG brawler.
8.SNOW BROS. Classic by Mobirix. Remake of a popular retro platformer released on arcade machines in 1990.
Licensed Games
9.Tetris by N3TWORK Inc. New incarnation of classic puzzle game with the license from The Tetris Company.
10.Disney Getaway Blast by Gameloft. Blasting game in Tsum-Tsum style with characters from Disney owned universes.
11.G.I. Joe: War on Cobra by D3 Go/Emerald City Games. Base building strategy game in Clash of Clans fashion. BTW originally G.I. Joe is a line of military action figure toys produced by Hasbro.
12.Black Clover Phantom Knights by Bandai Namco. Hero collecting RPG based on anime series.
13.Lucid Adventure: Idle RPG by Com2Us. Hero collecting RPG with the license of Korean comics series.
14.Mob Psycho 100: Psychic Battle by Crunchyroll Games. Character collecting brawler based on Mob Psycho 100 manga/anime.
15.FUBAR: Just Give’r by Kano Apps/East Side Games. “Idle party tycoon” with a license from the North America hit movie of 2002.
16.Dream League Soccer 2020 by First Touch Games. Football sport simulator with 3,500 licensed players from FIFPro, international association for professional football players.
Noteworthy Indies
17.MINImax Tinyverse by Nimble Neuron. Global release of Clash Royale style deck-based brawler. The game has impressive 3D graphics. It was originally released on Steam in December 2018.
18.Cluck Night by Coconut Island Games. Asymmetrical multiplayer game, where 4 chickens escape from 1 butcher, who resembles a famous colonel from KFC.
19.Pico Tanks: Multiplayer Mayhem by Panda Arcade. 3v3 tank battles with cartoonish art direction.
20.AdorableHome by Hyperbeard. Idle home furnishing game. With cats.
Top Downloaded Hypercasuals
21.ID Please by Lion Studios. One more hyper simplification of an indie hit. Papers, Please inspired a game, where you are a nightclub bouncer deciding who gets in.
22.Woodturning by Voodoo. Cut and paint wooden figurines.
23.Wood Shop by Rollic. Cut and paint wooden figurines. Who’s copying whom?
24.Bubble Tea! by Honeyponey Games/Dual Cat. Pour colored liquids, bubbles and ice in the glass and mix.
25.Blendy! — Juicy Simulation by GameCrew/Lion Studios. Put ingredients in proportions into blender and mix.
26.Pancake Art by Homa Games. Make pancakes in form of emoji and icons.
27.Park Master by Kayak Inc. Just parking cars.
28.Epic Race 3D by Good Job Games. One more iteration of Super/Mega/Fun/Etc. Race 3D.
Premium Games
29.Pascal’s Wager by Giant Network ($6.99), iOS only, Android is coming in Q2 2020. Action RPG with Dark Souls taste from Chinese developer. The game was featured by Apple at keynote during iPhone 11 announcement in September 2019.
30.Disgaea 1 Complete by Nippon Ichi Software ($32.99). Tactical JRPG. Remaster of original Disgaea: Hour of Darkness released in 2003.
31.60 Parsecs! by Robot Gentleman ($3.99). Try to keep alive the most unprepared spaceship crew. Mobile port of PC game available since September 2018.
Apple Arcade Releases
32.Butter Royale by Mighty Bear Games. Family friendly food fight battle royale.
33.No Way Home by SMG Studio. Twin-stick space shooter with cartoonish art-direction.
34.Kings of the Castle by Frosty Pop. Speed run 3D platformer with first-person camera.The fifth title by US/Canadian developer at Apple Arcade.
35.Secret Oops! by Mixed Bag Games. AR game with local multiplayer for up to 4 players. Help secret agent to get through the level filled with traps.
Noticed in Soft Launch
1.Ragnarok Tactics by Gravity Game Tech. SL in SEA countries. Strategy RPG brawler with character collection.
2.World of Dragon Nest by Eyedentity Game/Nexon. Fantasy MMORPG based on Korean PC MMO Dragon Nest. iOS/Android SL in 5 countries in SEA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand.
3.New Gunbound by Softnyx/Electronics Extreme. The latest installment of Korean Worms-like artillery shooter, the first version of which was released back in 2002. The game will be released only in Southeast Asia countries and entered closed beta test.
Announced Games
1.Scrabble GO by Mattel/Hasbro/Scopely. Classic word game comes to mobile in 2020. Already in SL: Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Philippines, Singapore, Romania, Belgium and Argentina.
2.Summoners War: Chronicles by Com2uS. Popular mobile game franchise is extending into MMORPG space. The launch is planned for the 2nd half of 2020.
3.Final Fantasy XV by JSC/GAEA/Square Enix. JRPG in the universe parallel to Final Fantasy XV released on PC/consoles in November 2016. The game will be first released in China, and globally afterwards.
4.Monster Hunter Raiders by Capcom. Mobile installment in the Monster Hunter franchise continues the story of 3DS title Monster Hunter Stories (2016). It’s not clear if the game will be released outside of Japan.
5.Kingdom Hearts: Dark Road by Square Enix. The game will be released in Spring 2020, and more details on genre and gameplay are expected in February.
6.Narcos: Idle Cartel by Gaumont/Big Wolf Games/Tilting Point. Idle drug cartel tycoon with Netflix series license.
5.Gran Saga by NPIXEL. Korean MMORPG with gorgeous graphics on Unreal Engine. Scheduled for release in 2020.
6.Saint Seiya Shining Soldiers by Bandai Namco. Hero collecting RPG based on Saint Seiya manga series. Pre-registration is open, and the game is expected on April 23, 2020.
7.Bleach: Immortal Soul by Oasis Games. JPRG with turn-based combat based on Bleach anime series. Coming in Spring 2020.
8.New Walking Dead game by Com2uS. Com2Us invested in Skybound Entertainment, IP holder of Walking Dead, and announced that a new mobile game is in development.
Cancelled Games
Tetris 2011 and Tetris Blitz by EA are being retired from stores till April due to the end of licensing agreement.
