top 3 games to be pro with as a kid

You got games on your phone? If there was ever a time to indulge in the vast world of phone games, now would be it. They take your mind off things, spice up a lunch break, or get your brain out of a funk with some simple fun. And mobile games, despite the gamer community’s oft-disparaging opinions, are fantastic because they’re more accessible than their console counterparts. Anyone with a smartphone can download and get in on the action (at your own risk of addiction, of course). That accessibility is especially vital in 2021, with so many of us stuck at home, looking for new ways to break the monotony of pandemic life. As minor as a mobile game may seem in the grand scheme of things, some of them can truly unlock a better mood within you, giving you a fantastical outlet to explore when you’re just not feeling so great. From calming, mood-boosting art games to geography-based games, multiplayer games, fantasy role-playing games, and whimsical puzzlers, there are a ton of options on the app market right now. There’s no one-size-fits-all title—so we’ve narrowed them down to the best mobile games to try this year.

GeoGuessr

$3.49

This is the perfect game to satisfy your pandemic wanderlust, and just to get you (mentally) out of your living room for a few minutes. GeoGuessr drops you in a random Google Maps street view location, and you get points based on how close your guess is as to where exactly in the world you are.

Dadish 2

Free to Play

In this delightful retro platformer, you play as a Dad radish who must rescue all your radish children. Launch your lil’ radish self from cannons, jump through swinging chainsaws, or hitch a ride with a hamburger to complete the levels and beat the bosses.

Super Fowlst 2

Free to Play

From the developer of Dadish, Super Fowlst 2 is another arcade-style platformer, but in this one you are a chicken killing demons in all kinds of creative, comically graphic ways. Explode crate bombs, body-slam enemies, bounce to collect coins, don a robot-chicken suit, knock a demon into a pinball bouncer and watch it bounce around. Highly entertaining.