Not a lot of games that seem to have a strong narrative focus, but I really gotta commend that description with the games listed by both rank and timestamp! Wish more people did list the games at list once in the description.
That's absolutely true. I didn't play a lot of narrative-focused games this year. There were plenty of those types of games reviewed by others on my app, MiniReview, this year though. I don't know if you're on iOS, but I'm preparing a website and iOS version of MiniReview for next year :) Either way, thanks for the kind words. And happy holidays! :)
Thanks mate, I appreciate that. And I really hope so too. I've never been happier than I am now that I'm working on this TH-cam content + MiniReview. This community means everything to me
You did a great job with this video Nimble! You didn’t take to much time for each game and you got enough info about them out there as well without making the video overly long as well. Nicely done my friend. Merry Christmas
Thanks, Caleb. Awesome to hear you like it :) Last year's version got a bit too long, so I tried to keep the info about each game shorter this year. Glad it paid off. Merry Christmas to you too, mate.
Thank you, mate :) Hope you'll consider subscribing for more, because mobile gaming is all I do around here. Would love to see you around in the community. Stay awesome! :)
That's so true, mate. And hey, if you're looking for actual good games, feel free to follow along here on TH-cam, or check out the app I've built based on all these reviews, called MiniReview :)
Really great video overall. I could spend a whole year playing half of the games on this list if I didn't have to slave IRL. Thanks for this. In fact, downloading a couple of games now and already noted another 3 to play later.
Thanks mate, I'm really glad to hear that. That's exactly what I hoped the video would do for you and everyone else :) I appreciate the support over the years, and can't wait for what 2022 holds for both this community, my content, and MiniReview.
Hey man just discovered the channel on reddit and i really like these tier lists it helps me discover new games , I'd like to see new vids such as "best 2d games " like (nuclear throne, dead cells....) or " best pc games turned to android games " and finally i appreciate the efforts and am definitely subbed
Thanks mate, and great suggestions too! My plans for 2022 actually includes making several new "Top [insert genre] mobile games" videos. So your suggestions are spot on, hehe 😁 Hope you'll enjoy the future content 👌
Glad you enjoyed it, mate 🙌 And yeah, Guardin Tales seems so great. I keep getting it recommended, so I think most of the audience already knows about it, which is why I've actually not covered it yet. But maybe I really should anyway.... 🤔
Just wanted to say I've discovered this channel through the Mini review app and I am fucking glad! It's mind-boggling how huge Mobile gaming is yet there is close to no huge Mobile gaming TH-camrs! I hope that you will be that huge Mobile gaming TH-camr because this is equality content and it's pretty obvious that you put your heart into it! Please keep the hard work! I'm a new fan.
Ohhh snap, thank you so much, Hamid. Glad to hear you found me through MiniReview. I don't know if you know, but I'm the creator of MinIReview (together with a friend of mine). I started creating mobile gaming TH-cam content in 2017, and not long after, we got the idea for a platform that could help people sort/filter to find ACTUAL great mobile games. That's what became MiniReview :) Anyway, thank you for the support, I'm really glad to have you here. And I can't wait to share everything I've got planned for next year in terms of mobile gaming content. Stay awesome, and enjoy the rest of 2021 👍
@@NimbleThor thanl you alot, I forgot to say that I am a fan of the app too, I've discovered a lot of great games because of it. Knowing that I'm very excited for the next year!
@@hamidalhaja Thank you :) Also working on a website version of MiniReview at the moment, which will include a complete re-design and lots of new features, hehe. Can't wait to share it next year.
@@hamidalhaja The app will be updated alongside the website (so I only have to maintain one platform), so it will switch to a dark mode alongside the website launching :)
Awesome video! Just found your channel but I wanted to say these videos are awesome for people like me who love a good mobile game, but struggle to find the good ones hidden beneath the piles of cheap cash grabs that the play store keeps recommending.
Thanks mate :) Really glad to have you here. Did you try my app MiniReview too? I've built it to help the community here on TH-cam and Reddit find games based on filters and sorting options - something Google Play and the iOS App Store doesn't provide... Working on a website version of it too :)
Thanks Andrea :) Hope you'll enjoy some of them. Also got lots more planned for next year. All about mobile gaming, of course - along with lots of neat updates for MiniReview.
All the best games I've ever played in Android Deck heroes - before equipment update , if admins weren't greedy this would be the best game. Everything in gameplay collecting,story,guild battles, strategy,etc are on the highest level. Nba2k20-22 - I like playing dynasty mode one of the best game Campus dynasty - college basketball management. if you like basketball you will manage your school team with a lots of college teams, scouting for talents. Easy to play. Eternium - like diablo games Leather - boxing management simulation game BitLife - life simulation game Stardew valley - rpg you play the role of a farmer. Plant trees,plants and take care of you farm animals, battle mobs, great story. Last scenario - rpg game made by 1 person scf. It's an rpg maker game Exit fate - another rpg game made by 1 person scf. Rpg maker game
Thank you, Mark. If you've subscribed and ticket the bell thingy, there's at least a chance that TH-cam will notify you about new uploads, haha 😂 Lots of content plans for this year, including a video about the best mmorpgs coming out next week 🙌
I don't think I've ever said "monetization" more than I did in this video, haha 😂 So you're absolutely right. I'm glad you appreciated the focus on monetization though - hope you'll enjoy the future mobile gaming videos too 🤗
Really good video and I just now subscribed. I was wondering if you checked out a game called Super Mecha Champions, the game has Battle Royale, Team Death Match, Base Raid and even tomorrow adding Capture The Flag. Kinda like CODM but with Anime pilots and Mechas haha
Hi NimbleThor have you heard about hyper beard it's an indie dev who makes cute games like klaptocats and they're games are some of the cutest on mobile
I'll check them out, mate :) I don't remember hearing about them before, but I'm checking out their website right now. Thanks 👍 And thanks for all the support over the months / years. Stay awesome! 😎
You forgot to mention that Rocket League Sideswipe currently has NO in-app purchases, despite you thinking it was a cash grab. That was what surprised me the most about the game (I’m diamond 1 in all ranked modes and I’m rocket pass tier 73)
Also, My Friend Pedro has about 30-40 levels which are easy to fail in. Failing once without premium mode being purchased ($10 or so) means you start allllll the way back over from the very beginning of the game. Yes, this includes the tutorial
Sorry about the confusion. What I said in the video was that before Sideswipe had released, I *expected* it to be nothing more than a cash-grab. After it released, and we got to play and see how the monetization worked, I was very happy to see there was no pay-to-win at all, which is also why I ranked it S-tier :)
@@boring_content That was only in the very beginning. These days, if you die as a free player, you just have to restart that one level. E.g. if you die in level 9, you just start from the beginning of level 9 again :) I'm really glad they changed it to this model.
Yeah, PGR as a player day 1, A tier is fine, could be S, but the fact we are still early game on the app itself with lack of qol atm stop it from be S, being said after anniversary, game will become more smoother and have better monetization so A+ tier for now, S later
Helped me figure out what games I should do so every time I’ll pick a good game that I liked I subscribed liked and saved and turned on all notifications
Fantastic video! I can notice the amount of effort put into making it! Love everything about it! I learned about new games and just live your happy voice!
That's fantastic to hear! I'm glad I decided to shove it in at the end then! :) I was debating whether or not to add it since I haven't spent enough time on it yet. But what I've seen so far is great 👏
Torn City? Wow, now that's a name I haven't heard in what feels like a decade. I can't believe it's still around. Thanks for the suggestion :) Is it your favorite mobile game?
@@NimbleThor haha, even if the game is very old, it still has a huge player count, people play it and love it. It has more than 35k players daily so it's really active. I play it on phone and pc too. I'm happy that you heard about it, I thought this name would be unknown for you :)) It would be really awesome if you could make a video about it so that your subscribers will also get to know the game because it's still worth starting today. There are plenty of improvements and updates and even fixes every week, the developer team Is really active and they are really trying to improve the game. if you could show this game it would be great. I would also help you for the sake of the video. Have a nice day. Oh and I forgot, your videos are really great, they are well made and really helpful :)
Haha 😂 Wasnt even released this year, so nah. Can't tell from your comment if it's a game you love or despise? I know it's popular, but it wouldn't rank near the top for me because of the monetization and their history of stealing assets...
Just coming back to say a quick comment again! I would have never tried Super Mombo Quest if you hadn’t put it on your S tier. It being there made me decide to give it a chance. The game is absolutely spectacular. Would have never found that one without you. Thanks!
Yo, thank you, Simon. If you're on Android, you can also use an app I've built called MiniReview to find very specific types of games based on filters, reviews, and user ratings 🙌 Also working on a web version of it for this year. But most of all, I hope you'll enjoy the future content i put out. Working on a video about the best mmorpgs on mobile right now 😉
Ah yes, a classic. I haven't personally played it yet, but lots of people really enjoy it. I'm glad to hear you do too :) Thanks for reminding me about it, mate.
Amen to that! And it's minireview.io, but it's currently only available as an app for Android. A website version is coming soon (hopefully in a few months). I'm working hard on getting it ready 🙌 It'll support both Android and iOS games 😊
Good video! No super auto pets? I thought it was a fresh take in the auto battler genre (Light but with decisions to be made and a simple interface which makes it look more polished) and it's completely free with an optional expansion pack. So it has a completely fair monetization. Plus it's perfect for playing in a time bind because the main mode is asynchronic multiplayer meaning you can stop at any time. P.s: It's also in steam and it has really good reviews. The gameplay is the same but I prefer playing in the phone because of ease of play. In my opinion it's a perfect casual game with no fat (Extra menus, unneeded systems/mechanics) where you can get started right away. Definitely my most played game on android in 2021.
Thank you, and thanks for sharing 😊 Super Auto Pets seems fantastic, but I just didn't get to play it this year, so I couldn't include it. The game sounds and looks like something I'd love 😍
Spoiler : PGR is S+ Tier if you like this type of '' narrative '' RPG - soul's like bosses & gameplay + Gacha. Kuro Games bringing us one of the most enjoyable experience on Phone
There are a few premium games in there, but Alien Isolation wasn't released by the time I recorded this video (it released the day after, haha 🙃), so I couldn't include it here. The port seems really well done though, I agree! 🙌
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I gotta say Rocket League Sideswipe took me by surprise, I really didn't hear about / didn't expect it. This is how the mobile version of some complex games should be done. So, this year, my vote goes for Rocket League!
Good list overall, but I heavily disagree on the weight you put on p2w / progress aspect if these games. While we all need to earn money, entertainment apps shouldn't push these boundaries too far. Giving a "B-Tier" to the 3v3 Knight game is honestly a joke, as the p2w asoect is far faaar worse than ckash royalem brawl stars etc.
Ye, that's exactly why it didn't make it to A or S tier :) It's a shame, really, since the core gameplay is fun and unique. It remains to be seen how the monetization will impact the long term end-game. Hopefully it'll end up like Brawl Stars, which is quite alright in the sense that the vast majority of players can enjoy it as free players 😊perfect? No. But easily enjoyable.
Seems like we just have different views on how to categorize games. Punishing gray is another example of a good looking game, which ended up in A tier, even though I'd put it on A tier IF it was actually not a cash grab, had globally different pricing and items for f2p players and was not decent in its gameplay at best. And while I see Wild Rift as a top moba, it has so many basic flaws that anyone seriously playing it over a longer period WILL agree it is never a S tier, not even A, even B (as in *good* ) is a stretch, when the matchmaking doesn't work, connection issues prevail, bad behaviour isn't penalized and so on... S should be specially good, as with minor flaws, paid version or fair monetization on top of a solid game - which, again - Wild Rift with 30%? 1☆ ratings clearly is NOT
Punishing Gray Raven is a good example of a game that does indeed not have fantastic monetization, but a gameplay that is unique enough that many will enjoy it (as an alternative to Honkai Impact 3rd, which has similar gameplsy). Not everyone will enjoy it, but so many will that I think it lands in A/B tier for most. Because of course not for everyone, and that's fine too 🙏 What I care about above all else is whether the monetization even impacts you as a free player. There are many games on mobile where you CAN spend a lot of money, but where it'll never annoy you as a free player. Games with a strong focus on pvp need to have good monetization in order to avoid having the monetization impact free players. PvE focused games can often get away with more without it impacting the free to play experience, as you may never need to buy anything to finish the game / fully enjoy it.
I can agree on your view, especially the PvP vs PvE focused games. Doesn't mean I'd give it an A (great) rating. Not sure how the american school grades work, but here on a comparable A - F scale you'd need to have 50 out of 100 points to *barely* get a "D".. With that in mind, how does Punishing gray achieve a 85% score.. but ok, enough debated. Essentially, very few mobile games imo even deserve a solid A (a discriminating title with gacha elements and lacking endgame content def. does not reach anything close to a B as far as I'm concerned) But it is your opinion. Whatever floats your goat.
There aren't many games where you can play as an assassin class. Hm... Maybe you'll enjoy something like Dungeon Quest? It's not spot on, but maybe it's something for you.
Thanks :) The video was purely about games that released in 2021, so couldn't include those. Maybe Angry Birds Remastered, but I didn't play that one - unfortunately.
I have a love/hate relationship with them, haha. I'm actually gonna upload a video about what I consider to be the best MMORPGs this week. So stay tuned for that. There are a few I really love. How about yourself? :)
Hmm upsettingly I don't see any interesting in these games except PGR which I already played, I'm looking for stealth, deception, mind games, and grindy hmm, I literally have no idea where to look for
It won Game of the Year in 2020, but this video is only about games that released in 2021. I did a similar video last year that included games released in 2020, in which you'll find Genshin Impact 😊
It's not only for iOS, but there are some regions where it hasn't been released yet. That's why I was pretty excited about TapTap sponsoring the video, because you can use their site to download games that haven't yet released in your country. Here's the one for Everdale: www.taptap.io/app/222680
I think Pokémon unite should be a tier higher and wild rift a tier down because wild rift is good game but it feels very klunky to other mobas on the mobile market league for pc is top tier yes but I feel like they still need a little more work for wild rift
Thanks for stopping by 👍 I do think that if I played Pokemon Unite again now, it would bump up to a higher tier. When it released, the monetization wasn't amazing, but that has changed for the better since, I've heard. Which is great news! 🙏😊
Nah, Wild Rift is even better than the pc version. I player Pokemon Unite 100h and I realized it sucks. Doesn't matter what you do early and middle game, all it matter which kills Zapdos. It's boring after realizing that.
I think you put CRK too low, it takes time. The daily and weekly rewards are very generous and i got to top 10 000 players without spending anything. AND i didnt play from launch
It released last year, so I couldn't include it in this video about games that released in 2021 :) Here's my video from 2019, in which it was included: th-cam.com/video/Asw9IWLmZYA/w-d-xo.html
Yeah, some of these games definitely had bad monetization, and I punished them for that by moving them down to the lower tiers. Except for the cases where the monetization didn't have any impact on my enjoyment of the game :) What were some of your personal favorites this year, by the way?
@@NimbleThor Hey buddy. From your list I'd say LOL: Wild Rift and Pokemon: Unite were my favourites. I was vague on Warhammer Odyssey and Alchemy Stars. My favourites in 2021 that weren't in this list are Diablo Immortal and Marvel:Super War. Other games I played for the first time this year were: Genshin impact, PGR, Blue Archive, Counter:Side, Company of Heroes (, X-com 2 collection. I'm currently enjoying the beta's for Hyper Front, Warhammer 40K Tacticus, Combat Master and Catalyst Black. I'm still playing Call of Duty. Hasn't uninstalled since arrival. In 2022 i'm looking forward to ToF, Metal Slug Code:J, Apex Legends,Valorant, Battlefield, Project Snow, Torchlight, Homeworld, Honkai Star Rail, Girls Frontline:Exhile, Pay Day:Crime War. Whew! that's all I can think off without consulting my list of games upcoming or in development.
@@cunneyes Ah yes, Diablo Immortal. I couldn't include it because it hasn't released yet in my region and I don't have an alpha invite. But I'll definitely include it in next year's version of this tier list! :) Same goes for Marvel: Super War, it seems. Uh, yes, I'm hoping to see Combat Master return at some point. And Catalyst Black is very interesting. Can't wait for its full release too :) Also still personally play Call of Duty. It seems nothing can really beat it. I'm also really looking forward to Torchlight and Battlefield next year. Pay Day: Crime War will hopefully be great too, hehe. Thanks for sharing, mate. Hope you'll have a wonderful last day of 2021. Stay safe, and take care.
Not a lot of games that seem to have a strong narrative focus, but I really gotta commend that description with the games listed by both rank and timestamp! Wish more people did list the games at list once in the description.
That's absolutely true. I didn't play a lot of narrative-focused games this year. There were plenty of those types of games reviewed by others on my app, MiniReview, this year though. I don't know if you're on iOS, but I'm preparing a website and iOS version of MiniReview for next year :) Either way, thanks for the kind words. And happy holidays! :)
Just wanted to say thank you NimbleThor for all the hard work you put in, I hope you keep doing this for many more years ❤
Thanks mate, I appreciate that. And I really hope so too. I've never been happier than I am now that I'm working on this TH-cam content + MiniReview. This community means everything to me
@@NimbleThor keep at it, dude
You're killing it so far
@@cawfee9677 Yo, thanks for saying that! :)
You did a great job with this video Nimble! You didn’t take to much time for each game and you got enough info about them out there as well without making the video overly long as well. Nicely done my friend. Merry Christmas
Thanks, Caleb. Awesome to hear you like it :) Last year's version got a bit too long, so I tried to keep the info about each game shorter this year. Glad it paid off. Merry Christmas to you too, mate.
This tier list was incredible. I like the way you judge the games and how you don't waste ANY time. On point and fire❤️🔥.
Thank you, mate :) Hope you'll consider subscribing for more, because mobile gaming is all I do around here. Would love to see you around in the community. Stay awesome! :)
Really needed this video because finding good mobile games is really hard with all the trash in the playstore
That's so true, mate. And hey, if you're looking for actual good games, feel free to follow along here on TH-cam, or check out the app I've built based on all these reviews, called MiniReview :)
Ikr, the voodoo trash and the 3d garbage.
Really great video overall. I could spend a whole year playing half of the games on this list if I didn't have to slave IRL. Thanks for this. In fact, downloading a couple of games now and already noted another 3 to play later.
Thanks mate, I'm really glad to hear that. That's exactly what I hoped the video would do for you and everyone else :) I appreciate the support over the years, and can't wait for what 2022 holds for both this community, my content, and MiniReview.
Hey man just discovered the channel on reddit and i really like these tier lists it helps me discover new games , I'd like to see new vids such as "best 2d games " like (nuclear throne, dead cells....) or " best pc games turned to android games " and finally i appreciate the efforts and am definitely subbed
Thanks mate, and great suggestions too! My plans for 2022 actually includes making several new "Top [insert genre] mobile games" videos. So your suggestions are spot on, hehe 😁 Hope you'll enjoy the future content 👌
Thanks for the video; I might try some of these games. You might try Guardian Tales sometime?
Glad you enjoyed it, mate 🙌 And yeah, Guardin Tales seems so great. I keep getting it recommended, so I think most of the audience already knows about it, which is why I've actually not covered it yet. But maybe I really should anyway.... 🤔
S tier video, u earned a sub
Yo, thank you 🥰😎 Stay awesome!
This channel deserves more subscribers
Yo, thank you! 🙏 Got so many plans for the content this year. Can't wait to share it with you and the community 😎
Amazing! Been looking forward to this all year! Thanks NimbleThor!
Thanks, mate :) Pls TH-cam, be kind 🙌
Trying to find a fun mobile game to play. Thanks for rating a lot of them.
Nice, you've come to the right place then, hehe
really good reviews in a fast paced manner, Thank you :D
Yo, thanks mate. I'm glad you liked it :) Got another one coming out in December this year (for 2022).
This is such a high quality content you should have more subs I wish you gl
Yo, thank you mate! Happy to have you here 😎
Just wanted to say I've discovered this channel through the Mini review app and I am fucking glad! It's mind-boggling how huge Mobile gaming is yet there is close to no huge Mobile gaming TH-camrs! I hope that you will be that huge Mobile gaming TH-camr because this is equality content and it's pretty obvious that you put your heart into it!
Please keep the hard work! I'm a new fan.
Ohhh snap, thank you so much, Hamid. Glad to hear you found me through MiniReview. I don't know if you know, but I'm the creator of MinIReview (together with a friend of mine). I started creating mobile gaming TH-cam content in 2017, and not long after, we got the idea for a platform that could help people sort/filter to find ACTUAL great mobile games. That's what became MiniReview :) Anyway, thank you for the support, I'm really glad to have you here. And I can't wait to share everything I've got planned for next year in terms of mobile gaming content. Stay awesome, and enjoy the rest of 2021 👍
@@NimbleThor thanl you alot, I forgot to say that I am a fan of the app too, I've discovered a lot of great games because of it.
Knowing that I'm very excited for the next year!
@@hamidalhaja Thank you :) Also working on a website version of MiniReview at the moment, which will include a complete re-design and lots of new features, hehe. Can't wait to share it next year.
@@NimbleThor that would be awesome! But please don't forget to add the dark mode to the app lol.
@@hamidalhaja The app will be updated alongside the website (so I only have to maintain one platform), so it will switch to a dark mode alongside the website launching :)
Amazing video i hope you do another one next year
Wow, that is a lot of games covered! Definitely have to check some out but will probably have to watch again and take notes to decide lol
"will probably have to watch again"
*grins in algorithm*
Thanks mate, haha ;) Hope you'll enjoy one or two of them. Oh, and Merry Christmas!
Wild Rift is definitely SSS tier. It's definitely the gold standard for mobile moba genre.
Nice! Glad to hear you enjoy it so much too! :) Can't believe it took them so long to get it to mobile - but I'm thrilled it's here.
I miss Vainglory :(
@@MyTardisGoWhoosh You and me both, mate :/
League of legends sucks
@@christerkall4573 said only people that suck at it.
man i forgot about like half of these games! great work nimble!!
Nice, glad I made the video then ;) Hope you've had a great December so far, mate. Stay safe.
Thank u for the list, amazing work
Thanks Vic, I'm so glad to see you guys are enjoying it :)
Nice, I would like a video about gamepad compatible games on Android.
Good idea! :) I've noted this down 👏Might make one like that next year.
Awesome video! Just found your channel but I wanted to say these videos are awesome for people like me who love a good mobile game, but struggle to find the good ones hidden beneath the piles of cheap cash grabs that the play store keeps recommending.
Thanks mate :) Really glad to have you here. Did you try my app MiniReview too? I've built it to help the community here on TH-cam and Reddit find games based on filters and sorting options - something Google Play and the iOS App Store doesn't provide... Working on a website version of it too :)
Ayoo man you are back!
Indeed ;) This one ended up taking a long time to put together. Next video coming January 8th, and then (hopefully) from every week onwards ;)
Really great video!
I've gotta go and check your past ones now :)
Thanks Andrea :) Hope you'll enjoy some of them. Also got lots more planned for next year. All about mobile gaming, of course - along with lots of neat updates for MiniReview.
All the best games I've ever played in Android
Deck heroes - before equipment update , if admins weren't greedy this would be the best game. Everything in gameplay collecting,story,guild battles, strategy,etc are on the highest level.
Nba2k20-22 - I like playing dynasty mode one of the best game
Campus dynasty - college basketball management. if you like basketball you will manage your school team with a lots of college teams, scouting for talents. Easy to play.
Eternium - like diablo games
Leather - boxing management simulation game
BitLife - life simulation game
Stardew valley - rpg you play the role of a farmer. Plant trees,plants and take care of you farm animals, battle mobs, great story.
Last scenario - rpg game made by 1 person scf. It's an rpg maker game
Exit fate - another rpg game made by 1 person scf. Rpg maker game
That's a lovely list, thanks a bunch for sharing it. Gonna check some of those out 🙌
This year there will be a lot of Triple Games to mobile i think, Valorant Mobile, Warzone Mobile, NFS Open World, Tower Fantasy
Thanks for this NimbleThor hope to see more of your contents!
Thank you, Mark. If you've subscribed and ticket the bell thingy, there's at least a chance that TH-cam will notify you about new uploads, haha 😂 Lots of content plans for this year, including a video about the best mmorpgs coming out next week 🙌
What did you think about Chimeraland?
Great video btw
Thanks mate, and I haven't had the opportunity to play it yet. Hopefully soon 🤞
Thanks for the upload
Glad to hear you enjoyed it 🙌 Much more coming every week. Hope to see you around in the comments 😎
Thank you so much!!! I downloaded like 5 of these games that look awesome
Aw yeah!
The times he said "also released this year" and "monetization" lmao great video tbh
I don't think I've ever said "monetization" more than I did in this video, haha 😂 So you're absolutely right. I'm glad you appreciated the focus on monetization though - hope you'll enjoy the future mobile gaming videos too 🤗
YES I WAS SKEPTIC IF HE WAS GOING TO INCLUDE RLS BUT FIRST SCENE SHOWS IT :DD
Thank you for this awesome video
It's my absolute pleasure, Alan. Loved making it :) And much more to come next year, so stay tuned, hehe.
could you make a video about either offline games or games with a high mechanical skill cap? loved the video :)
Good suggestions, both of them. I've noted both ideas down 🙏 And thank you, I'm glad you liked it 😊
Really good video and I just now subscribed. I was wondering if you checked out a game called Super Mecha Champions, the game has Battle Royale, Team Death Match, Base Raid and even tomorrow adding Capture The Flag. Kinda like CODM but with Anime pilots and Mechas haha
Great video...I was surprised to see your sub count compared to your content quality. Just kinda sad that you actually didn't play Alien Isolation
Thanks mate. Growing on TH-cam isn't easy, but I love the community I've got here
Hi NimbleThor have you heard about hyper beard it's an indie dev who makes cute games like klaptocats and they're games are some of the cutest on mobile
I'll check them out, mate :) I don't remember hearing about them before, but I'm checking out their website right now. Thanks 👍 And thanks for all the support over the months / years. Stay awesome! 😎
you should make a video of games you are excited for 2022
Good idea. I will 🙌 Planning to release it in mid/end February, so stay tuned 🤗
@@NimbleThor alright man can’t wait
Thanks for the video. Found TapTap and several other games that I should download and play.
Love the list, love the effort of making this vid, keep up the good work man, 😁👍🏾
This tier list is S tier in my opinion!
Oh you ♥️😎
You forgot to mention that Rocket League Sideswipe currently has NO in-app purchases, despite you thinking it was a cash grab. That was what surprised me the most about the game (I’m diamond 1 in all ranked modes and I’m rocket pass tier 73)
Also, My Friend Pedro has about 30-40 levels which are easy to fail in. Failing once without premium mode being purchased ($10 or so) means you start allllll the way back over from the very beginning of the game. Yes, this includes the tutorial
Sorry about the confusion. What I said in the video was that before Sideswipe had released, I *expected* it to be nothing more than a cash-grab. After it released, and we got to play and see how the monetization worked, I was very happy to see there was no pay-to-win at all, which is also why I ranked it S-tier :)
@@boring_content That was only in the very beginning. These days, if you die as a free player, you just have to restart that one level. E.g. if you die in level 9, you just start from the beginning of level 9 again :) I'm really glad they changed it to this model.
@@NimbleThor I expect the lack of an in-app purchase system to be purely based on the legal dispute between Epic and Apple, to be completely honest
@@NimbleThor oh, wow. Maybe now I can actually go back and play it
Yeah, PGR as a player day 1, A tier is fine, could be S, but the fact we are still early game on the app itself with lack of qol atm stop it from be S, being said after anniversary, game will become more smoother and have better monetization so A+ tier for now, S later
Nice, I hope that is indeed how it'll go :) Let's see what happens, glad to hear you're liking the game too.
Love seeing Lost Vault in here 😎
Ohhh yes, I had to. Lovely game
Helped me figure out what games I should do so every time I’ll pick a good game that I liked I subscribed liked and saved and turned on all notifications
this is a really good sum up of all 2021, thank you for putting it all together
Thanks Franco - glad you liked it :) What were some of your favorites this year?
@@NimbleThor Rocket league and Pokemon unite were my favourites :) Merry xmas!
@@Onidalas Nice. I really enjoyed both of them too - and it's awesome to hear how much Pokémon UNITE has improved over the weeks/months.
Great video dude. I think I downloaded 15 or so 😂.
Awww yeah! ;) Nice. I hope one or two of those will end up being long-term games for you, mate.
Fantastic video! I can notice the amount of effort put into making it! Love everything about it! I learned about new games and just live your happy voice!
Thanks Andre, hehe ;) Glad to hear you liked it and found some new games. Hope you'll end up enjoying one or two of them.
Wild Rift
Gameplay: D
Community: B
Player: F
Art Games: SSS
Great games :D
Thanks, mate 😀
My dude you rrally missed Cookie run kingdom cuz the devs of it give the most gifts i have ever seen
Nice! Glad to hear you're having a blast with it, mate :)
Punishing gray raven is basically like honkai, only with slightly different gameplay, and much more f2p friendly
That's fantastic to hear! I'm glad I decided to shove it in at the end then! :) I was debating whether or not to add it since I haven't spent enough time on it yet. But what I've seen so far is great 👏
@@NimbleThor haha, and im also glad with the placement there
Hello, could you try Torn City ? It's an amazing game
Torn City? Wow, now that's a name I haven't heard in what feels like a decade. I can't believe it's still around. Thanks for the suggestion :) Is it your favorite mobile game?
@@NimbleThor haha, even if the game is very old, it still has a huge player count, people play it and love it. It has more than 35k players daily so it's really active. I play it on phone and pc too. I'm happy that you heard about it, I thought this name would be unknown for you :))
It would be really awesome if you could make a video about it so that your subscribers will also get to know the game because it's still worth starting today. There are plenty of improvements and updates and even fixes every week, the developer team Is really active and they are really trying to improve the game. if you could show this game it would be great. I would also help you for the sake of the video. Have a nice day.
Oh and I forgot, your videos are really great, they are well made and really helpful :)
This tier list is so dang good maybe it’s time for me to start downloading some of those S and A tier games👍
Thank you, mate ^^ Hope you'll enjoy one or two of the games :) Stay awesome!
Thank you. Queen game is really fun.
Nice, glad to hear ya' like it :) Much more mobile gaming content coming up next year too, by the way. So stay tuned - and happy holidays.
I was waiting for him to talk about the Mobile legends bang bang.
Haha 😂 Wasnt even released this year, so nah. Can't tell from your comment if it's a game you love or despise? I know it's popular, but it wouldn't rank near the top for me because of the monetization and their history of stealing assets...
@@NimbleThor it’s something i used to like, but now I switched to league of legends after learning they “steal assets” from LOL 😂
Oh snap, hehe. Nice, hope you'll enjoy Wild Rift 🙏
@@NimbleThoranu update on lol Wildrift release!? It's still unreleased in India🙂
Not sure, no. For some reason, they just don't release there. It's so strange.
Just coming back to say a quick comment again!
I would have never tried Super Mombo Quest if you hadn’t put it on your S tier. It being there made me decide to give it a chance. The game is absolutely spectacular. Would have never found that one without you. Thanks!
Aw heck yeah! These are my favorite types of comments. So happy to hear that, mate, and thanks for coming back to leave this comment 😎
Aw cmon youtube didnt show me this one at all
Luckily I saw it on subbed channels tab
How dare they, haha 😱 Glad you found it, mate 🙌
This saves a ton of time and needs more likes
Yo, thank you, Simon. If you're on Android, you can also use an app I've built called MiniReview to find very specific types of games based on filters, reviews, and user ratings 🙌 Also working on a web version of it for this year. But most of all, I hope you'll enjoy the future content i put out. Working on a video about the best mmorpgs on mobile right now 😉
can you talk about "this war of mine" it was my first game with play pass and i think is really good
Ah yes, a classic. I haven't personally played it yet, but lots of people really enjoy it. I'm glad to hear you do too :) Thanks for reminding me about it, mate.
Lord of the rings war is kinda underrated, I mean it is a normal game it could be D-C rating,
Since it is a game like war and order etc. ,
16:11 F tier btw.
Ah, you don't like Wild Rift? :) What are some of your own favorites?
@@NimbleThor My favorite moblie game is G.L.I.T.C.H th-cam.com/video/jPycICJpo_M/w-d-xo.html. I recommend it if you like shoot em up styled games.
RL side swipe is soo damn good. Whats the website to read the reviews btw?
Amen to that! And it's minireview.io, but it's currently only available as an app for Android. A website version is coming soon (hopefully in a few months). I'm working hard on getting it ready 🙌 It'll support both Android and iOS games 😊
Nice
Good video! No super auto pets? I thought it was a fresh take in the auto battler genre (Light but with decisions to be made and a simple interface which makes it look more polished) and it's completely free with an optional expansion pack. So it has a completely fair monetization. Plus it's perfect for playing in a time bind because the main mode is asynchronic multiplayer meaning you can stop at any time.
P.s: It's also in steam and it has really good reviews. The gameplay is the same but I prefer playing in the phone because of ease of play. In my opinion it's a perfect casual game with no fat (Extra menus, unneeded systems/mechanics) where you can get started right away. Definitely my most played game on android in 2021.
Thank you, and thanks for sharing 😊 Super Auto Pets seems fantastic, but I just didn't get to play it this year, so I couldn't include it. The game sounds and looks like something I'd love 😍
For those who like mobile games, this is a must-watch! Continue like this buddy!
Thank you, Deyvid! :) Happy you liked it. Oh, and happy holidays!
As someone who played LoL for over a decade.... F Tier.
Yep
Man, it's such a shame to hear that the game has taken a turn for the worse :/
Spoiler : PGR is S+ Tier if you like this type of '' narrative '' RPG - soul's like bosses & gameplay + Gacha. Kuro Games bringing us one of the most enjoyable experience on Phone
Thanks for sharing, mate. I appreciate it :)
Pgr ?
🎉Happy New Year🎉
Heyo mate! Happy new Year to you too :) Wish a great (and safe) 2022 for you and your loved ones.
Fun fact: super mombo quest is made by brazilians.
Also i am brazilian
Sideswipe has no right being as good as it is. Mind blowing
I absolutely agree, mate! It's crazy. I love it too
I played it at release and just forgot about it
RL Sideswipe is AMAZING and I'd thought I'd get boring but NO, after 2 months it's even more exciting
are you still playing it?
@@rrealgr yes
Alien isolation deserves a place in S or A tier imo
Edit: just realized that it is a f2p list 😄😄
There are a few premium games in there, but Alien Isolation wasn't released by the time I recorded this video (it released the day after, haha 🙃), so I couldn't include it here. The port seems really well done though, I agree! 🙌
tyyyy
Thank you too for stopping by ^^ Stay awesome! :)
I play clash royale, brawl stars and clash mini
Nice :) A Supercell fan, I see. I really enjoy Clash Royale too, and Brawl Stars is indeed awesome.
Im looking for a grinding game with levels and xp and adventures , but i dont want games that look like anime i want pixel or normal games
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I gotta say Rocket League Sideswipe took me by surprise, I really didn't hear about / didn't expect it. This is how the mobile version of some complex games should be done. So, this year, my vote goes for Rocket League!
@@leiloca Amen to that. I wasn't expecting it to be this great :)
Hey hey hey... you should try honkai impact 3rd next time
Good list overall, but I heavily disagree on the weight you put on p2w / progress aspect if these games.
While we all need to earn money, entertainment apps shouldn't push these boundaries too far. Giving a "B-Tier" to the 3v3 Knight game is honestly a joke, as the p2w asoect is far faaar worse than ckash royalem brawl stars etc.
Ye, that's exactly why it didn't make it to A or S tier :) It's a shame, really, since the core gameplay is fun and unique. It remains to be seen how the monetization will impact the long term end-game. Hopefully it'll end up like Brawl Stars, which is quite alright in the sense that the vast majority of players can enjoy it as free players 😊perfect? No. But easily enjoyable.
Seems like we just have different views on how to categorize games. Punishing gray is another example of a good looking game, which ended up in A tier, even though I'd put it on A tier IF it was actually not a cash grab, had globally different pricing and items for f2p players and was not decent in its gameplay at best.
And while I see Wild Rift as a top moba, it has so many basic flaws that anyone seriously playing it over a longer period WILL agree it is never a S tier, not even A, even B (as in *good* ) is a stretch, when the matchmaking doesn't work, connection issues prevail, bad behaviour isn't penalized and so on...
S should be specially good, as with minor flaws, paid version or fair monetization on top of a solid game - which, again - Wild Rift with 30%? 1☆ ratings clearly is NOT
Punishing Gray Raven is a good example of a game that does indeed not have fantastic monetization, but a gameplay that is unique enough that many will enjoy it (as an alternative to Honkai Impact 3rd, which has similar gameplsy). Not everyone will enjoy it, but so many will that I think it lands in A/B tier for most. Because of course not for everyone, and that's fine too 🙏
What I care about above all else is whether the monetization even impacts you as a free player. There are many games on mobile where you CAN spend a lot of money, but where it'll never annoy you as a free player. Games with a strong focus on pvp need to have good monetization in order to avoid having the monetization impact free players. PvE focused games can often get away with more without it impacting the free to play experience, as you may never need to buy anything to finish the game / fully enjoy it.
I can agree on your view, especially the PvP vs PvE focused games.
Doesn't mean I'd give it an A (great) rating. Not sure how the american school grades work, but here on a comparable A - F scale you'd need to have 50 out of 100 points to *barely* get a "D"..
With that in mind, how does Punishing gray achieve a 85% score.. but ok, enough debated.
Essentially, very few mobile games imo even deserve a solid A (a discriminating title with gacha elements and lacking endgame content def. does not reach anything close to a B as far as I'm concerned)
But it is your opinion. Whatever floats your goat.
Im lookin for sum games that have classes like assasin and mage games like that any suggestions
There aren't many games where you can play as an assassin class. Hm... Maybe you'll enjoy something like Dungeon Quest? It's not spot on, but maybe it's something for you.
@@NimbleThor thx man
Friendly reminder: Please also add another triple-a games in this list like Angry Birds Remastered and MLBB.
Thanks :) The video was purely about games that released in 2021, so couldn't include those. Maybe Angry Birds Remastered, but I didn't play that one - unfortunately.
I think cookie run kingdom is so underrated as you keed playing
Nice, it's great to hear you're enjoying it as a long-term game! :)
YES YESS!! I LOVE YOU!! WILDRIFT IS THE BEST GAMEEE, 💛
i want KICK FLIGHT back. Who's with me?
Amen. I miss it so much 😢
@@NimbleThor are they making something different where did these developers go.
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U should try mobile legends
How do you feel about mobile mmorpgs
I have a love/hate relationship with them, haha. I'm actually gonna upload a video about what I consider to be the best MMORPGs this week. So stay tuned for that. There are a few I really love. How about yourself? :)
Hmm upsettingly I don't see any interesting in these games except PGR which I already played, I'm looking for stealth, deception, mind games, and grindy hmm, I literally have no idea where to look for
Why is the game that won best mobile game of the year genshin impact not even on your tier list
It won Game of the Year in 2020, but this video is only about games that released in 2021. I did a similar video last year that included games released in 2020, in which you'll find Genshin Impact 😊
Cant find Everdale in the play store. Is it for IOS only?
It's not only for iOS, but there are some regions where it hasn't been released yet. That's why I was pretty excited about TapTap sponsoring the video, because you can use their site to download games that haven't yet released in your country. Here's the one for Everdale: www.taptap.io/app/222680
@@NimbleThor oh i see, thanks for the help
No worries 😊 Have an awesome day, mate.
CRK should be at least a b or a tier cus it's one of the popular gacha games out there.
I think Pokémon unite should be a tier higher and wild rift a tier down because wild rift is good game but it feels very klunky to other mobas on the mobile market league for pc is top tier yes but I feel like they still need a little more work for wild rift
Thanks for stopping by 👍 I do think that if I played Pokemon Unite again now, it would bump up to a higher tier. When it released, the monetization wasn't amazing, but that has changed for the better since, I've heard. Which is great news! 🙏😊
Nah, Wild Rift is even better than the pc version. I player Pokemon Unite 100h and I realized it sucks. Doesn't matter what you do early and middle game, all it matter which kills Zapdos. It's boring after realizing that.
That's a lot of games!
You bet, haha ;) Thanks for stopping by, mate. Hope you'll have a wonderful holiday season. Stay safe.
I think you put CRK too low, it takes time. The daily and weekly rewards are very generous and i got to top 10 000 players without spending anything. AND i didnt play from launch
What about call of duty mobile?
It released last year, so I couldn't include it in this video about games that released in 2021 :) Here's my video from 2019, in which it was included: th-cam.com/video/Asw9IWLmZYA/w-d-xo.html
sadly, Super mecha champions isn't on the list. That's the best battle royale i've tried by far. Pubg-ish setup kinda boring now. Mecha is the future
Nice! Great to hear you're enjoying that so much 😎
Cos devs doesnt fix anything so game is a bug mess
you are far too generous, some of this is straight up p2w monetization
good review, thanks for putting it together.
Yeah, some of these games definitely had bad monetization, and I punished them for that by moving them down to the lower tiers. Except for the cases where the monetization didn't have any impact on my enjoyment of the game :) What were some of your personal favorites this year, by the way?
@@NimbleThor Hey buddy.
From your list I'd say LOL: Wild Rift and Pokemon: Unite were my favourites.
I was vague on Warhammer Odyssey and Alchemy Stars.
My favourites in 2021 that weren't in this list are Diablo Immortal and Marvel:Super War.
Other games I played for the first time this year were: Genshin impact, PGR, Blue Archive, Counter:Side, Company of Heroes (, X-com 2 collection.
I'm currently enjoying the beta's for Hyper Front, Warhammer 40K Tacticus, Combat Master and Catalyst Black.
I'm still playing Call of Duty. Hasn't uninstalled since arrival.
In 2022 i'm looking forward to ToF, Metal Slug Code:J, Apex Legends,Valorant, Battlefield, Project Snow, Torchlight, Homeworld, Honkai Star Rail, Girls Frontline:Exhile, Pay Day:Crime War.
Whew! that's all I can think off without consulting my list of games upcoming or in development.
@@cunneyes Ah yes, Diablo Immortal. I couldn't include it because it hasn't released yet in my region and I don't have an alpha invite. But I'll definitely include it in next year's version of this tier list! :) Same goes for Marvel: Super War, it seems.
Uh, yes, I'm hoping to see Combat Master return at some point. And Catalyst Black is very interesting. Can't wait for its full release too :)
Also still personally play Call of Duty. It seems nothing can really beat it.
I'm also really looking forward to Torchlight and Battlefield next year. Pay Day: Crime War will hopefully be great too, hehe.
Thanks for sharing, mate. Hope you'll have a wonderful last day of 2021. Stay safe, and take care.
@@NimbleThor thanks bro happy NYE
Lost Vault RULEZ!!! :)
Haha, nice to see some Lost Vault love. I really enjoy the game :)
Yea that game is rly good but will be Great becouse its new and Dev do good Job
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Pokemon unite is a good game but if you play competitive you'll see how unbalanced the game really is
Yeah, that's one of the reasons it didn't get an even higher score, unfortunately. Thanks for sharing 😊🤗
I only get people who steal jungle in my game so i got bored really fast
if guardian tales could make it here it would be a S+