Best anime mobile games in 2026

DRAGON BALL LEGENDS is our number 1 pick among the best anime mobile games in 2026, with ONE PIECE Bounty Rush in second and Bleach:Brave Souls Anime Games in third. Every one of our 10 picks installs free on Android from Google Play and on iPhone from the App Store, and every one of them carries optional in-app purchases. The store ratings, age ratings and labels below come from the US listings, read on November 4, 2026.

We ranked these on how completely each game commits to its anime, how well it is built, and how quickly a newcomer can get moving. Store averages carry weight in that judgment without deciding the order on their own.

Nine of the 10 Google Play listings carry the random-items label, and all 10 App Store listings carry the loot-box label. Both are the stores' labels for gacha, where you spend to pull a random character instead of buying the one you want, and our best mobile gacha games list covers that side of the genre. Franchise loyalty matters as much as any of this, and the lineup runs on Dragon Ball, One Piece, Bleach, The Seven Deadly Sins, Solo Leveling, and Jujutsu Kaisen, with Honkai Impact 3rd, Fire Emblem Heroes, and ANOTHER EDEN making the list on their anime art style.

Our top 10 picks compared

The best anime mobile games, ranked

Here are the ten, ranked from our top pick down.

1. DRAGON BALL LEGENDS

Our top pick is built on the Dragon Ball roster, and Bandai Namco labels it plainly as an anime action battle game, while its App Store subtitle calls it an anime action RPG. Google Play shows 2.16 million reviews behind a 4.4 average and the App Store shows 4.8 from 810K ratings, which is a lot of agreement for a free install.

It tops our list because the anime fit is total, from the cast to the way each fight is framed.

• Best for: Dragon Ball fans who want anime action battles
• Standout: A direct fit for the anime category, built on one of the genre's biggest franchises
• The catch: Optional in-app purchases run through progression, and both stores flag random items, which the App Store calls loot boxes
• Platforms: Android (Google Play) and iPhone (App Store)
• Price and monetization: Free on both stores; Google Play lists in-app purchases and random items, the App Store lists in-app purchases and loot boxes, and neither lists ads
• Age rating: Teen on Google Play, 13+ on the App Store
• Rating: 4.4 on Google Play (2.16M reviews), 4.8 on the App Store (810K ratings)

2. ONE PIECE Bounty Rush

Start here if the Straw Hat crew is your entry point into anime, because Bandai Namco built this one squarely around that cast. Google Play shows a 4.3 average across 943K reviews, and the App Store shows 4.8 across 198K ratings.

• Best for: One Piece fans
• Standout: One of the largest rating samples on this list, on a direct anime-category fit
• The catch: Both stores flag random items (loot boxes on the App Store), so pulls are part of progression
• Platforms: Android (Google Play) and iPhone (App Store)
• Price and monetization: Free on both stores; Google Play lists in-app purchases and random items, the App Store lists in-app purchases and loot boxes, and neither lists ads
• Age rating: Teen on Google Play, 13+ on the App Store
• Rating: 4.3 on Google Play (943K reviews), 4.8 on the App Store (198K ratings)

3. Bleach:Brave Souls Anime Games

KLab hands you the Bleach TV anime cast with Ichigo Kurosaki front and center, and the game makes no attempt to be anything else. That single-mindedness is the appeal if the series is already yours.

Google Play reception is the soft spot, with 3.9 across 364K reviews against 4.4 from 16K ratings on the App Store, and both stores list ads alongside the optional purchases.

• Best for: Playing as the Bleach cast
• Standout: A cast-driven anime fit that puts recognizable characters in your party early
• The catch: Ads run alongside optional in-app purchases on both stores
• Platforms: Android (Google Play) and iPhone (App Store)
• Price and monetization: Free on both stores; Google Play lists in-app purchases, ads and random items, and the App Store lists in-app purchases, advertising and loot boxes
• Age rating: Teen on Google Play, 13+ on the App Store
• Rating: 3.9 on Google Play (364K reviews), 4.4 on the App Store (16K ratings)

4. DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE

A 4.6 average across roughly 1.3 million reviews is the highest Google Play mark on this list, and it belongs to Dokkan Battle, which also holds 4.8 from 252K App Store ratings. The App Store calls it a DBZ action puzzle game, and the loop wraps Dragon Ball fights in a collection grind that rewards players who stick around.

It sits at four because our order weighs more than the store average, and its listings carry ads on Google Play and loot boxes on the App Store.

• Best for: Dragon Ball fans who enjoy a long gacha collection grind
• Standout: The strongest Google Play average of the 10, backed by over a million reviews
• The catch: Google Play lists ads and the App Store lists loot boxes, though Google Play shows no random-items label
• Platforms: Android (Google Play) and iPhone (App Store)
• Price and monetization: Free on both stores; Google Play lists in-app purchases and ads, and the App Store lists in-app purchases and loot boxes
• Age rating: Teen on Google Play, 9+ on the App Store
• Rating: 4.6 on Google Play (1.3M reviews), 4.8 on the App Store (252K ratings)

5. The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross

Fans of the show get the full cast and a grand adventure, which is exactly what Netmarble promises on the listing. The anime is the product here, not a skin over a generic RPG.

Google Play shows 655K reviews with a 4.2 average and the App Store shows 145K ratings with a 4.7, a large and broadly happy crowd, though both stores list ads next to the optional purchases.

• Best for: An anime adventure with the full cast
• Standout: A direct anime-category fit anchored to the series itself
• The catch: Ads plus optional in-app purchases, on both stores
• Platforms: Android (Google Play) and iPhone (App Store)
• Price and monetization: Free on both stores; Google Play lists in-app purchases, ads and random items, and the App Store lists in-app purchases, advertising and loot boxes
• Age rating: Teen on Google Play, 13+ on the App Store
• Rating: 4.2 on Google Play (655K reviews), 4.7 on the App Store (145K ratings)

6. Solo Leveling:Arise

Sung Jinwoo's arrival as the Monarch of Shadows is the draw. Netmarble's second entry here plays darker than the rest of the lineup.

The catch is how it lands with Google Play players, a 3.8 average across 721K reviews and the second-lowest mark of the 10 there, while App Store players give it 4.7 across 59K ratings.

• Best for: Solo Leveling fans
• Standout: A darker take than the rest of the lineup, built around Sung Jinwoo
• The catch: The second-weakest Google Play average of the 10, with in-app purchases throughout
• Platforms: Android (Google Play) and iPhone (App Store)
• Price and monetization: Free on both stores; Google Play lists in-app purchases and random items, the App Store lists in-app purchases and loot boxes, and neither lists ads
• Age rating: Teen on Google Play, 13+ on the App Store
• Rating: 3.8 on Google Play (721K reviews), 4.7 on the App Store (59K ratings)

7. Jujutsu Kaisen Phantom Parade

Exorcising curses by hand is the entire loop, and BILIBILI keeps the Jujutsu Kaisen roster at the center of it. Sorcery-flavored combat gives it a different texture from the shonen brawlers above.

Only 63.3K Google Play reviews and 7.2K App Store ratings sit behind it, the smallest samples in this set, so read the 3.4 and 3.6 averages with more caution than the 1.3 million reviews backing Dokkan Battle.

• Best for: Jujutsu Kaisen fans
• Standout: A curse-hunting loop built directly on the series roster
• The catch: The smallest rating counts and the lowest averages of the 10 on both stores, alongside optional purchases
• Platforms: Android (Google Play) and iPhone (App Store)
• Price and monetization: Free on both stores; Google Play lists in-app purchases and random items, the App Store lists in-app purchases and loot boxes, and neither lists ads
• Age rating: Teen on Google Play, 9+ on the App Store
• Rating: 3.4 on Google Play (63.3K reviews), 3.6 on the App Store (7.2K ratings)

8. Honkai Impact 3rd

HoYoverse bills Honkai Impact 3rd as a sci-fi action game, and Google Play tags it as stylized anime. It makes the list on that art style rather than on an anime license, as do the two picks after it.

Google Play shows a 4.0 average across 458K reviews, and the App Store shows 4.7 across 47K ratings.

• Best for: Sci-fi anime action
• Standout: An original anime-style world rather than a licensed one
• The catch: Both stores flag random items (loot boxes on the App Store) alongside in-app purchases
• Platforms: Android (Google Play) and iPhone (App Store)
• Price and monetization: Free on both stores; Google Play lists in-app purchases and random items, the App Store lists in-app purchases and loot boxes, and neither lists ads
• Age rating: Teen on Google Play, 13+ on the App Store
• Rating: 4.0 on Google Play (458K reviews), 4.7 on the App Store (47K ratings)

9. Fire Emblem Heroes

Nintendo's Fire Emblem Heroes asks you to amass forces from across eras, which is the listing's own pitch, and Google Play tags it as stylized anime. Like Honkai Impact 3rd, it makes the list on art style rather than on an anime license.

Reception is strong on both stores, a 4.5 average from 640K Google Play reviews and 4.8 from 131K App Store ratings.

• Best for: Fire Emblem fans
• Standout: The second-highest Google Play average of the 10, behind only Dokkan Battle
• The catch: Both stores flag random items (loot boxes on the App Store) alongside in-app purchases
• Platforms: Android (Google Play) and iPhone (App Store)
• Price and monetization: Free on both stores; Google Play lists in-app purchases and random items, the App Store lists in-app purchases and loot boxes, and neither lists ads
• Age rating: Teen on Google Play, 13+ on the App Store
• Rating: 4.5 on Google Play (640K reviews), 4.8 on the App Store (131K ratings)

10. ANOTHER EDEN

WFS pitches ANOTHER EDEN as an RPG beyond time and space, and Google Play tags it as stylized anime. It closes out our list as the third pick here built on art style rather than an anime license.

That 4.3 Google Play average rests on 158K reviews, and the App Store shows 4.8 from 24K ratings, a smaller crowd than the franchise giants above it.

• Best for: An anime-style RPG outside the big franchises
• Standout: A 4.8 App Store average, tied for the top App Store mark on this list
• The catch: The App Store lists advertising, which Google Play does not, alongside random items and loot boxes
• Platforms: Android (Google Play) and iPhone (App Store)
• Price and monetization: Free on both stores; Google Play lists in-app purchases and random items, and the App Store lists in-app purchases, loot boxes and advertising
• Age rating: Everyone 10+ on Google Play, 9+ on the App Store
• Rating: 4.3 on Google Play (158K reviews), 4.8 on the App Store (24K ratings)

Best anime games on iPhone

All 10 picks are on the App Store, so every card above applies to iPhone as written. Going by App Store averages, DRAGON BALL LEGENDS (number 1) leads with 4.8 from 810K ratings, and ONE PIECE Bounty Rush (number 2), DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE (number 4), Fire Emblem Heroes (number 9), and ANOTHER EDEN (number 10) also hold 4.8.

On iPhone, Apple labels gacha as loot boxes rather than random items, and its age ratings run lower for DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE, Jujutsu Kaisen Phantom Parade, and ANOTHER EDEN, all three at 9+. Jujutsu Kaisen Phantom Parade (number 7) is the weakest App Store pick, at 3.6 from 7.2K ratings.

Anime RPGs

Fate/Grand Order (English) is our anime RPG pick outside the main 10. Aniplex's story-led game is listed under Roleplaying on the App Store, and it is free on both stores with in-app purchases, Google Play's random-items label, and the App Store's loot-box label. It holds 4.0 from 108K Google Play reviews and 4.4 from 15K App Store ratings, and it is rated Teen on Google Play and 13+ on the App Store.

Among the 10 cards, ANOTHER EDEN (number 10) pitches itself as an RPG beyond time and space, and the App Store subtitle for DRAGON BALL LEGENDS (number 1) calls it an anime action RPG. The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross (number 5) is the one to pick when you want the series cast in an RPG built around the anime.

Anime games without gacha

None of the 10 picks is gacha-free. Every App Store listing above carries the loot-box label, and DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE (number 4) is the only one whose Google Play listing shows no random-items label.

Ex Astris from GRYPHLINE is the gacha-free pick. It costs $9.99 on both Google Play and the App Store, and neither listing shows in-app purchases, random items, loot boxes, or ads. Its App Store subtitle calls it a 3D sci-fi adventure RPG, and it is rated Teen on Google Play and 13+ on the App Store. It holds 4.4 on both stores, but only from 3.25K Google Play reviews and 267 App Store ratings, so treat that average with caution.

How we picked these 10

Every rank here is our editorial recommendation, not the output of a formula you can look up. We work from the official store listings for each game, then weigh five things against each other.

• Genre fit: how completely the game commits to its anime, from cast to art direction
• Quality: how well the thing is put together, including what the store average and rating volume suggest
• Current relevance: whether it is live, supported, and still pulling players today
• Accessibility: how quickly someone new can install it and understand the job
• Replayability: whether there is a reason to open it again next week

Store averages, rating counts, and monetization details all move, so treat the numbers above as a snapshot rather than a permanent record.

Where to start with anime mobile games tonight

Install DRAGON BALL LEGENDS first if you want fights, since it is the most complete anime package here and 2.16 million Google Play reviews back that up. Fate/Grand Order, from our anime RPGs above, is the better opener when the story matters more to you than the combat, because it asks the least of a new player.

Anyone loyal to one series should ignore our order and go straight to that entry, whether it is Bleach, Jujutsu Kaisen, or Solo Leveling. For anime on another platform, our best anime games on Roblox list covers Roblox's side.

• Fight-first players should open DRAGON BALL LEGENDS or DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE
• If the story is what pulls you in, Fate/Grand Order and ANOTHER EDEN are the better starts

Whichever you pick, scan the listing for the random-item purchase line before you spend. That one detail tells you how the game expects to make its money.

Can you get paid to play anime games?

Not by the games themselves. None of the anime games on this page pays you to play, and they make their money from you through in-app purchases, ads on some, and a $9.99 purchase price on Ex Astris.

HeyCash is separate. It pays you in dollars for its own sponsored game offers, paid surveys, and offer walls, none of them connected to the games above, and you can cash out from $5 the first time, then $1, to PayPal, Cash App, Venmo, a bank transfer, and more. HeyCash runs on Android and the web, and members must be 18 or older.