There's no doubt that gaming has become a staple of nowadays pop culture, permeating very well into almost any other aspect of out everyday lives. The most popualr video games peek at us from books, clothes, and other mundane paraphernalia around every corner. And while mobile games are generally not as popular as the cross-platform phenomenons of the industry, there's a hefty amount of excellent time-sinkers available on the App Store.

What's better than a great smartphone game to sink some time in? Well, a great free smartphone game to sink some time in! If you're donning an iOS device, here are a couple of triple-A mobile games to play in 2018!

Fortnite Battle Royale

The battle royale genre is at the peak of its popularity right now, and Fortnite is easily the most popular one out there. True, it didn't kickstart the genre, but it surely sent it to unfathomable heights. The free-to-play game is a huge time-sinker that is just as addictive as its flagship desktop version and would easily make you lose a couple of hours into intense PVP multiplayer where you strive to become the last man standing. Truly, a must-try game that somehow works quite well with the all-touch control setup of a smartphone.

Thanks to the latest update to Season 7, Fortnite will now natively run at 60fps on your iPhone XR, XS, XS Max, or iPad Pro, meeting one of the unwritten laws of gaming.


PUBG is also on iOS now, just like its biggest rival - Fortnite. While PUBG was the first battle royale game to really put the novel genre on the roadmap, it has been lagging a bit behind Fortnite as far as overall popularity goes. While the two games are super-similar in terms of core gameplay, PUBG lacks the building aspect of Fortnite which makes it better or worse depending on who you ask. Of course, once you look past that, the differences are that much more easier to spot: for example, PUBG has better gunplay and more realistic drab graphics, which are a stark contrast to Fortnite's cartoony style. Needless to say, with PUBG being completely free on mobile, it's worth checking out both games.

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South Park: Phone Destroyer

The first official South Park game on mobiles is a mix between a real-time strategy and a collectible-card game, which brings out the best of both genres in a humor-infused gem that brings a fresh new take on the South Park universe. Similarly to the PC/console games in the South Park franchise (The Stick of Truth and the Fractured But Whole), you will play as the New Kid or "Douchebag", as Eric Cartman loves to refer to the protagonist of the games. The gameplay, albeit unique of its own, has the same premise as multiple other CCG games and requires you to deplete the enemy's health pool in order to emerge victorious in the unforgiving PVP multiplayer battles.

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Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery

Even if you're not a Potterhead, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is very likely to strike you as an excellent game. The reason for that is rather simple - even if it wasn't set in J. K. Rowling's universe, the game would have made for a mighty fine and relaxing mobile title. Of course, this is only solidified by the rich and ever-so-vibrant wizarding world around you, which is bustling with all kinds of references to Harry Potter's gang and the newer Fantastic Beasts franchise. Also, you get to explore Hogwarts from yet another point of view, which is certainly a very redeeming aspect of the game in the eyes of Potterheads.