According to market and consumer data company Statista, there will be around 2,228.4 million users of mobile games worldwide by 2025.
A quick look at 2020 shows just how quickly the popularity of mobile gaming is gathering pace, as smartphone games accounted for almost 50% of revenue worldwide. By 2023, revenue from mobile gaming is expected to reach over 100 billion dollars, so it’s boom times for the industry.
One area that gaming fans will imagine has made a sizable contribution to the success of the mobile gaming industry has been the casino and betting industry, which was estimated to be worth around 262 billion US dollars in 2019. Online casino and betting operators are well known for following developments in tech closely and making their services accessible on mobile devices.
Below is a look at what the future of gaming could hold for iOS and Android, plus a review of some of the best mobile games available on these two operating systems.
The future of gaming on iOS and Android
Tech is a world of constant innovation and, as you can imagine, a development is never far away. Even as you read this, engineers will be refining products or putting the finishing touches to them before launching them into the world.
Android
In the battle of the tech giants, it seems Google sees a future in which Android and Google Play will run parallel to its Google Stadia project. This emerged due to the publication of a ‘Google Confidential’ internal presentation, following a legal battle between one of its main rivals, Apple, and a game company.
Google wants to offer the best platform in the world to create, publish and play games. It wants to be the place where developers publish their games, and to make titles available across all platforms. This means transcending Android and featuring on Macs and PCs, which use iOS or Windows respectively.
iOS
While several eyes will be on Google, there will be plenty of eyes on Apple as well. Rumors are swirling around that the company are going to get serious about gaming and launch a console.
This rumor started in a forum in East Asia apparently. Whether the company will transform it into more than a rumor is anyone’s guess, but there’s no denying how popular games have grown on the App Store and it’s possible to play console games on some Apple devices already. It’s also possible to use PlayStation controllers on the iPad, too, now, so there are signs that Apple is warming to gaming. A console could well be on the horizon.
Games available on the iOS and Android
The gaming world has produced a plethora of titles you can download onto your phone. Below are some of the most enjoyable:
Slot games overall
Online slot operators conduct their business in a highly competitive industry, so you’ll find lots of different slots available for both iOS and Android. Slot designers and developers make their games as accessible as possible, in a bid to attract new players and retain existing ones. The number of different titles in the genre is too large to list them all, but if you go to slots.info, you can search for more information on the best mobile slots sites and choose a few to try out on them.
Cookie Run: Kingdom
“Cookie Run: Kingdom” is a delight of a game, is free and is available for both the iOS and Android. This is a role-playing game meets town builder and incorporates a baked goods twist on the traditional “good versus evil” dynamic.
The story goes that Five Cookies, of all the cookies scattered across the world, had pure Soul Jam and ruled the other cookies. A dark time has arrived, however, and now a battle is on for the Cookies’ destiny. What does the future hold?
Pokémon GO
You’d have to have been living under a considerably large rock to not have heard of Pokémon GO, which is free and available on both operating systems. Keen players can make in-app purchases if they wish to.
Pokémon GO truly captured the imagination and the competitive spirit of games players everywhere with its location-based activity and augmented reality (AR). Since the game features weekly and monthly events, as well as player battles, there’s always something to do.
Pokémon GO has also attracted praise for increasing physical activity. Businesses are thought to have benefited immensely from the game, too, due to the footfall it generates as players go went about collecting Pokémons.
Dungeon Faster
Here the gaming gets suitably geeky, but this roguelike, available on Android and iOS, has won the hearts of gaming fans. “Dungeon Faster” features dungeon exploration and deck building, and you can choose which hero you want to be. An update to the game now sees it offer an arena mode, in which you can play for the glory of being top of the leaderboard.
The tech world always has something exciting in the pipeline. Sometimes the rumors around the latest developments turn out to be true. Other times they’re wishful thinking. Seeing how everything pans out, however, is all part of the fun. Let’s see what the future holds.
