7 Top Mobile Multiplayer Games to Play Online with Friends

Some games are good alone. Others only make sense with friends: the squad that drops into the same island, the crew that argues about who is the impostor, the clan that defends a base together at midnight. This list gathers seven free mobile multiplayer games that are made to be played online with other people, and the developer and user rating for each one comes from its official Google Play listing.

Every game below is free to download from Google Play, and the developer and user rating for each one comes from its official Google Play listing. We picked games that are easy to learn but still offer plenty to do, so you can play for five minutes or fifty and still have a good time.

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1. Fortnite

Fortnite by Epic Games, Inc. is the battle royale that turned building, shooting, and dancing into a single game. You drop onto an island with 99 other players, and the last one standing wins. It is free to download, and Google Play users rate it 4.4 stars. It is the best pick in this list for a group that wants to squad up every evening: the matches are short, the map changes often, and there is always something new to talk about tomorrow.

2. PUBG MOBILE

PUBG MOBILE by Level Infinite is the more realistic cousin of Fortnite. There is less building and more careful positioning, and a match rewards patience as much as aim. It is free to download, and Google Play users rate it 3.9 stars. It is the pick for a group that takes its battle royale seriously: the one where a quiet plan and a good hiding place matter as much as a fast trigger finger.

3. Among Us

Among Us by Innersloth LLC is the social deduction game that became a hit because it is really a game about lying to your friends. Crewmates fix the spaceship while impostors pretend to help, and the group votes out whoever looks suspicious. It is free to download, and Google Play users rate it 3.8 stars. It is the best pick in this list for a party: all you need is a few friends and the willingness to accuse each other for fun.

4. UNO!™

UNO!™ by Mattel Game Studios HK Limited brings the card game everyone already knows to mobile. Match colours and numbers, play a Skip or a Draw Four at exactly the wrong moment, and be the first to empty your hand. It is free to download, and Google Play users rate it 4.2 stars. It is the simplest game in this list to explain, and the best one for playing with family members who never play anything else.

5. Clash of Clans

Clash of Clans by Supercell is the strategy game that has been in the charts for more than a decade. You build a village, raise an army, and attack other players, but the real game is the clan: a group of people who donate troops, share replays, and fight in clan wars together. It is free to download, and Google Play users rate it 4.2 stars. It is the slowest game in this list, and the best one for a group that wants to play together for months rather than one evening.

6. Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang by MOONTON is a five-versus-five battle arena on mobile. Two teams push lanes, destroy towers, and try to break into the enemy base. It is free to download, and Google Play users rate it 3.8 stars. It is the most competitive game in this list: the matches are short, but every player has a role, and winning takes real teamwork.

7. Plato: Fun Multiplayer Games

Plato: Fun Multiplayer Games by Plato Team Inc. is not one game but a collection of them: board games, card games, and party games in a single app, with chat built in. It is free to download, and Google Play users rate it 4.6 stars, the highest rating in this list. It is the pick for a group that can never agree on what to play: open Plato, pick a game, and argue about that instead.

For a first download, try Among Us or Plato: both are free, instantly fun with other people, and easy to join. If your group wants a game to commit to, Fortnite and Clash of Clans are the ones that will still be there in a month. Whatever you choose, all seven are free to try, so you can install a few and keep the ones your friends come back to.

Multiplayer games work best when they fit around your day, not the other way around. A couple of short matches is usually more fun than one long session, and most of these games are designed exactly for that. Put the phone down when the fun stops, and there will always be another game waiting tomorrow.

Source: Google Play — https://play.google.com/store/search?q=free%20multiplayer%20games&c=apps&hl=en_US