"location-based"

2023 · Action RPG

Monster Hunter Now translates the franchise's core loop of hunting, crafting, and upgrading into bite-sized mobile encounters that work surprisingly well for a location-based game. The combat feels more substantial than any other Niantic title, and the weapon variety gives each play session a different flavor. But 75-second time limits flatten the excitement of larger fights, rural players still struggle with spawn variety, and the content pipeline has trouble keeping up with players who progress quickly. It's the best action-focused AR game available, occupying a space between casual walk-and-play apps and traditional mobile RPGs without fully satisfying either audience.

2018 · Augmented Reality

Ingress Prime remains the most strategically deep location-based game on mobile, rewarding players who commit to real-world exploration, faction coordination, and long-term territorial planning. The community is smaller than it once was, but that tight-knit playerbase creates a social experience few mobile games can match. New players will struggle with a steep learning curve and sparse onboarding, and anyone outside a major city will find portals frustratingly scarce, but agents who push through the early confusion discover a game that turns their entire neighborhood into a battlefield worth caring about.