Well, AR gaming right now is still a work in progress, but progress is happening at mammoth speeds. Today, there are plenty of games that show the potential of the augmented feature when it comes to mobile gamming.
Even though there are several augmented reality games for Android coming out every day and a lot of iOS app development companies working on newer AR projects but in this blog we will witness the best up till now. Here are the most elite AR experiences present on mobile that do not shy away from leaving an impression and make you think about the future of AR technology:
Egg, Inc.:
This game is an idle clicker game which is developed by Ox Brain and is available on Android and iOS both. This games shoes a future in which eggs have the ability to unlock the secrets of the universe. As a player in this game, you goal is to make the most profitable egg farm, the game play consist of a red button can switch sizes and has a chicken on it.
When this button is pressed chickens are released and therefore money is made by the eggs that they produce. The money made in the game can be used to further upgrade the Egg Farm by putting in efforts like Lab Research which increases value of the eggs, the rate at which they are produced and the size of the player’s distribution fleet.
The gameplay style is very casual as there isn’t much thinking required, however there are a few AR elements within the gameplay that use Google’s AR core. Obviously to play one should own a device that uses support for AR core. It has to be said that this amazing game is a fun little time waster that the player gets immediately gets sucked into.
Brickscape:
This is fun and a quiet challenging game to play on your phone and now it has become a game players can play in their living room. Slide blocks up, down, left or right to solve the insanely challenging puzzles, the goal here is to move the core piece in the center.
It’s a relatively simple game to play and to look at as well and is also playable without AR with a regular background. Although the AR version of the game lets the player play through the camera with the surroundings.
Like most AR games this game presents a fun idea without anything being too deeply complex. In the end this game is hailed because of its mind boggling levels with a touch of AR to make the game a more larger than life puzzle solving experience.
Fishingstrike:
A fairly decent fishing game, Fishingstrike plays like your standard fishing game where the player unlocks a verity of tough fishing spots, other supporting stuff and catch a bunch of fish. The best thing about this title is that it does not an energy system so the player can fish as often as they want to, the player can catch up to 500 different types of fish, so the experience can become educational as well.
The game doesn’t fully use AR components like some other games on this list but the payer can view each of their caught fish in amazing augmented reality detail. It’s a neat view from most other fishing games available out there. This freemium title is known for being not too aggressive but a very intuitive fishing experience at the same time.
Ghostbusters World:
This is one game which is quite similar to Pokémon Go, players go around roaming in the real world to catch all sorts of ghosts. The player after battling the enemy can collect them which in turn upgrades the player. Apart from the game play the most interesting thing about the game is the narrative, the storyline adds a bit of depth which makes the gameplay experience more engaging and amazing.
The game also includes various cameos form characters and ghosts that we have all grown up loving. This is testament to the fact how famous the whole franchise has become and the development of an AR game adds to the already so popular world of Ghost Busters.
This being a freemium game where the players walk around finding stuff and enemies that help progress further in the story and at the same time lets the player upgrade their abilities with whatever they have earned in the open world.
Knightfall AR:
Like the previous game this game fall short when it comes to proof of concept more than anything else. This game is basically a board game that the player can play thorough their mobile devices by fining a flat surface where the game can impose itself on. Even though the controls need some work but this game leverages AR technology in a very unique manner.
The game does have flaws but it presents the idea of an amazingly interactive playing board where the players can map out the environment and strategize their every move.
Ingress Prime:
This game is dubbed one of the first really impressive AR games that have come out in recent times. Developed by Niantic, this game was huge when it first came out and it works by players going out into the real world. The game shows the player different locations of portals spread throughout the map, the main aim for the player is to hack these special portals and build them up in a way in which the other teams cannot hack the portal.
The game presents two teams from which the player can choose from and this is where the challenge lies.
Walking Dead:
The Walking Dead is an AR style game similar to Pokémon Go and Ghost Busters World in which the player can roam around the world and guess what happens? Well, you kill zombies. The zombies in the game change according to the player’s location and other social elements.
The player has the job to clear out zombies and mark the locations on the map so that other players can find it. Players in the game can team up with other members to clear out more zombies, the map is riddled with collectables that improve gear and weapons. But the best part about the game is the related timelines and characters from the TV show with the same name. Not only this, the fans are immediately engaged as the game features story missions that expand the world of The Walking Dead upon the player.