We’ve all been there: a long drive home, boredom creeping in. Driving can be so mind-numbingly dull that you find yourself browsing the latest mobile games on your phone’s app store. No worries! There’s a game for every driving situation! Here are the 20 best mobile games to play while driving.
20. Sonic Dash
Sonic Dash is perfect for all you speed freaks out there! Just imagine playing this game while zooming down endless highways, desperately trying to make it to work on time. The best part? The game will probably crash before you do, so there’s a built-in safety feature kind of.
19. GTA Definitive Edition
What’s better than stealing a car in real life? Stealing a car in the game while cruising through the neighborhood with cops on every corner. Whip out your smartphone and pray your cousin’s Netflix account is still working. Relieve your stress by diving into one of the greatest game series ever, GTA Trilogy, now beautifully remastered for your phone. Those graphics? Practically indistinguishable from real life.
18. Snake Nokia 3310
Feeling retro in your ’99 Volkswagen as you cruise through red lights? Perfect time to bust out your trusty Nokia 3310. It probably still has battery life, even though you haven’t charged it in over two decades. Snake is the ultimate distraction, calming those jittery driving nerves while ensuring you’re entirely focused on the game while driving.
17. Monument Valley Trilogy
Driving home late at night after a long day at the office? No worries! The Monument Valley trilogy is the perfect companion for those lonely midnight drives. This puzzle game masterpiece is so calming, you’ll feel your stress melt away and probably start nodding off by the time the first level’s soundtrack kicks in. So soothing, it’s practically a lullaby.
16. Final Fantasy VIII
The greatest game in the Final Fantasy series comes beautifully ported to mobile, ready to elevate your driving experience. The dreadful fear of parallel parking suddenly vanishes as you immerse yourself in the amazing life of Squall Leonhart. Suddenly, parallel parking feels smoother when you junction a Guardian Force to unlock abilities beyond just “Attack”. Tight corner? Summon Shiva.
15. Need For Speed: No Limits
Have you ever tried drifting while drifting in a game? Now you can, buddy! With Need For Speed: No Limits, there are absolutely no limits in your speed-craving antics. Nail those jumps on the highway while nailing the jumps in the game. It’s a game with no limits, just like life!
14. Fallout Shelter
Ever wondered why Fallout games don’t have vehicles? The answer is simple: it’s up to you to supply the immersion by driving an old, rusty Chrysler while playing the best game in the Fallout series. Fallout Shelter’s brilliant writing and stunning graphics will keep you occupied as you blast full speed through a quarry stop sign. Just watch out for raiders waiting at the bottom.
13. Tetris
Tetris is great while driving. The slow pace at the beginning is perfect for rush-hour traffic jams, and the manic pace when the blocks pile up syncs perfectly with passing trucks at full speed on the open highway. The cars on the road are the blocks, and you just have to fit through the gaps.
12. Madden NFL 22 Mobile
This one’s for the bus drivers out there! While waiting for those slow, clueless passengers to board, your download finishes just in time. Most of tonight’s route will be spent immersed in the innovative interface of Madden NFL 22 Mobile. And when your bus takes an unexpected plunge off a bridge into the icy river below… touchdown!
11. Minecraft
What better game to play on your daily drive to work than the ultimate miner’s dream: Minecraft. No substitutes here. When you slaughter a lamb with an axe, just imagine it’s your boss. And as you crash your hybrid into his Porsche at full speed in the parking lot, remember: in Minecraft, there are no limits to your creativity.
10. Hitman Go
Just like the title says, when you’re in a rush to get away from a hit job, there’s nothing better than a few rounds of Square Enix’s Hitman Go. Plan your escape route carefully in the game, while you’re driving your real-life escape route. True professional.
9. Magic The Gathering: Arena
What’s the best way to play Magic The Gathering while driving? Is it with a real deck, shuffling cards as you switch lanes and blast through intersections? Or is it with the magic of mobile gaming? Either way, Magic The Gathering: Arena is perfect for those stick-shift wheels. Just be careful, you might summon a Leviathan at the bottom of the ocean if you leave your headlights on too long.
8. Fortnite
Intense firefights and endless loot boxes? How the hell are you supposed to concentrate on Fortnite while driving? It’s easy: just keep your eyes on your phone and your foot on the gas. Fortnite is already thrilling on its own, but combine it with the excitement of driving blind down a one-way street in the wrong direction, and you’ve got adrenaline for days.
7. Lara Croft Go
Ever solved puzzles while doing a barrel roll down a mountain in a Jeep? Well, now you can! With Lara Croft Go, you can fully immerse yourself in the thrilling world of snakes and ancient puzzles, all while navigating an icy mountain road with no safety fences. Who needs those, anyway?
6. Roblox
Oh boy, a long road home with your kid, and you’re starting to feel sleepy, that’s dangerous! Solution? Let your kid take the wheel while he’s playing Roblox. Not only does it keep him fully occupied, but it also gives you the perfect opportunity to catch some shut-eye. Just sit back and relax.
5. Crossy Road
This one’s for all the brainiacs out there! Think of the most paradoxical theorem you can imagine, and it still won’t come close to the sheer brilliance of playing Crossy Road while driving over animals on an open highway. It’s like yin and yang but better.
4. Candy Crush
If crashing your car into a cement wall at full speed while glued to your phone gets your heart racing, then we’ve got something even better than heroin, sex, and Taco Bell combined. That’s right, buddy, you guessed it. Playing Candy Crush mid-crash isn’t just thrilling; it’s euphoric. Better than what God felt when He created heaven. And if you survive the crash? You’ll want to do it all over again. It’s not an addiction. It’s a lifestyle.
3. Call Of Duty Mobile
It’s your duty as a law-abiding citizen to play on your smartphone while cruising through the neighborhood any day of the week. Relive your war fantasies with this incredible mobile version of the greatest war game series ever made. What’s that? Mortar fire? Oh no, it’s just your neighbor James and his dog lying in a pool of blood on the sidewalk where you ran them over. But hey, anything for your country. They died as heroes.
2. Stunt Car Extreme
Dude, it’s so radical to drive your car fast enough to jump over a broken bridge! That’s like, the sickest thing ever, bro. The next viral Instagram video will be you launching your car over that bridge holding two smartphones, one for filming and the other for playing Stunt Car Extreme. No hands on the wheel? Who needs them? So rad!
1. Pokémon Go
Your friends caught all the Pokémon? Those losers don’t even have a car! Ever been on a search and rescue mission? Well, this is just like that but better. With Pokémon Go, you get to drive around town hunting down the rarest Pokémon. Nothing can stop you now. You’re on the road to becoming the ultimate Pokémon Go king. Gotta crash ‘em all!
