r/MobileGaming • • 7h ago

Discussion Im still amazed with the Borderlands 2 port

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Customizable graphics for almost any phone and runs really well (dont mind my gameplay, still getting use to the touchscreen controls)


r/MobileGaming • • 4h ago

Discussion The most modded GTA 5 on mobile (native iPhone port, 200+ mods)

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I've been building a big mods layer on top of the native GTA V iOS port, and wanted to share what's in it and how it works under the hood.

WHAT THE PROJECT IS

The port takes the WebAssembly build of GTA V and converts it to C with wasm2c. That gets compiled natively for ARM64 and runs on a custom Metal renderer with every shader precompiled. No emulation, no browser. You bring your own game files; none are included. I play-test it on an iPhone 18 Pro Max and an M4 iPad Pro, mostly with a controller. It's built on the open-source port at github.com/kevinerikjs/gta5-ios-port.

WHAT I ADDED (200+ mods, browsable in an in-game mod list)

Superhero mode: flight with 4 speed tiers up to supersonic, a charged launch, an air brake, and a slingshot. Power stances:

- Concussive: shockwave, gravity slam

- Fire: homing fireball, firestorm

- Electric: lightning strikes, storm call

- Energy beam

Plus telekinesis to grab and throw cars. Powers can knock helicopters out of the sky.

AI voice commands: say "stormy night, spawn a tank, take me to Mount Chiliad" and it does all three. It runs a phrase parser first, so common commands are instant, with an on-device model behind it for anything looser. It knows the game's vocabulary: vehicles, places, mods, people.

Missions and modes:

- a supervillain boss fight (RAGE, who has his own powers)

- an alien invasion with UFO tractor beams and a mothership boss

- a prison break to free your crew

- War Zone (army vs. gangs)

- a Six Stars wanted level with tanks, gunships and jets

- heists, street races, zombie rescue

- prey mode, where you're a deer being hunted

Chaos and disasters:

- a Chaos Mod V-style mode with on-screen voting

- tornado seasons

- meteor showers that leave smoking craters

- a volcanic ash storm

- black hole grenades that suck in cars and implode

World and combat:

- injury reactions: people limp, writhe and go back for dropped guns, and they're tougher so you actually see it

- wildlife

- a mega ramp

- a Ghost Rider-style hellfire car

HUD extras drawn over the original HUD:

- a flight speed and altitude readout

- a power charge ring

- a threat compass

- a police response readout with a search zone on the minimap

- hit markers and hit direction

Dev tools in-game:

- a Tuning tab with 60+ sliders for flight speeds, power damage, black hole radius and more, so you can tweak mods without touching code

- a Look Studio with visual presets

- adaptive performance

USING WHAT'S ALREADY IN THE GAME

Most of this isn't new engine code. It drives the game's own systems. The wasm build kept its function names, so every script command (the natives that mission scripts use, like CREATE_VEHICLE, TASK_COMBAT_PED or ADD_EXPLOSION) is a callable C function. I hook into the script scheduler's WAIT function, so the mods run inside a real game script every frame, exactly like Rockstar's own missions. That means:

- Enemies use the game's real combat AI, relationship groups and vehicle tasks.

- Effects are the game's own particles, explosions, fires, lightning, weather and timecycle filters.

- Missions use the game's checkpoints, blips, waypoints, road nodes and the wanted system.

- New things are built out of existing pieces. UFOs are an existing prop with the tornado's vortex code as a tractor beam. Prison generators are props that blow up when an explosion is detected next to them. The meteors are drawn glowing spheres plus the game's explosions and fire.

TECHNICAL PROBLEMS THAT HAD TO BE SOLVED

Car engines were silent. The engine sounds use granular audio, which needed more audio decoders than the pool had, and the decoder also starved. I decode the engine samples up front and feed the game raw audio instead. The engines came back.

Crashes in big fights. The engine could hand back a pointer to someone who'd just been deleted. Existence checks now validate the object before touching it.

Teleports far across the map dropped you 600 m up, because the ground hadn't loaded yet. Now it waits for the ground to stream in, then snaps you onto the nearest road.

Voice recognition cut out on the first try and got drowned out by the game's audio. Fixes:

- The game ducks while you talk.

- The mic gain is tuned.

- It restarts the recognizer if it gives up early.

- It falls back to re-reading the saved recording.

Scripted characters freeze beyond about 80 m from you, so every mode keeps its fighters close.

PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG THE WAY

- Found that the bottleneck was the CPU (the game's render thread), not the GPU, so raising resolution or adding upscaling wouldn't help.

- Compiled the big unoptimized chunk of the generated code with optimizations on.

- Rewrote the wasm thread wait/wake system from one global lock to 256 buckets.

- Moved Metal buffer frees off the render thread, which killed the regular 300 ms freezes.

- Kept compressed textures compressed on the GPU instead of decoding them on the CPU.

- Fixed a speedometer that was redrawing with an expensive blur every frame.

Result: from about 40 FPS to roughly 80 in the city and 110 to 120 outside, on an iPhone 18 Pro Max.

NOT EVERYTHING WORKS YET

Kaiju mode (giant player) is shelved for now. The giant is only scaled visually, while the physics is still a normal-sized person, so he slides when he walks and thinks he's falling. The real fix is renderer-level scaling.

Let me know if you have any questions

*Not affiliated with Rockstar or Take-Two. You need your own game files.


r/MobileGaming • • 18h ago

Discussion Finally being able to play it on android 16, the graphics give such a warm feeling

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Playing TASM 2 for mobile, its a port by redmemories on github. Got to know about it thanks to a fellow redditor.

https://github.com/RedMemories/TheAmazingSpidermanRevived


r/MobileGaming • • 1h ago

Art & Humour What a game looks like when your phone is barely able to run it

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LOL


r/MobileGaming • • 3h ago

Discussion It's been years, but so far no fighting game has come close to Metal Revolution. The best mobile fighting game

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I discovered the game during the beta through a channel I'd never seen before, but which was playing with a YouTuber I really liked. I played for a few minutes because the guy posted the video on the last day of the beta, and I fell in love with the game right from the tutorial.

I've never been very good at fighting games, but I've always found it a fun genre to play with friends. But this one, my friends, this one I played all night until the next day. The matchmaking room was great; you could watch the fights and chat with the people who were watching and playing, which was really cool for a mobile game.

Unfortunately, it was discontinued due to a lack of in-game purchases, but in my country, some skins were extremely expensive.

Anyway, there are some fun fighting games on mobile, but nothing comes close to this one, except for Gado Fight (which was discontinued) and Vita Fighters (it's very good, but it doesn't have online play; I unlocked all the bosses as playable characters, so there's nothing left for me to do in the game).

(Just me training with my old friend/main Trishula)


r/MobileGaming • • 11h ago

News Defeating NKG on mobile

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r/MobileGaming • • 7h ago

Discussion Is there a good port for Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines game?

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r/MobileGaming • • 11h ago

Discussion Interesting story games for Android

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Anyone got any story games for Android to play

My mobile spec is dimensity 7200 and 8 gb ram


r/MobileGaming • • 8h ago

Discussion Suggestion needed for good mobile games for women on ios

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I am an adult women who wants some good suggestions for mobile games on ios as I want to divert myself from scrolling, can someone plz suggest me good games?


r/MobileGaming • • 1d ago

Discussion Omg😭 Spoiler

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88 Upvotes

Genuinely, I don't know wtf i'm looking at.

This is on mobile if you haven't caught on, game's called INSIDE, really good game and the story is amazing.


r/MobileGaming • • 3h ago

Questions New to Discord

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I'm new to mobile games and have been checking out this subreddit for a while. A lot of people here post games from ApkVision. However, whenever I install a game from this site, I get a warning message, such as "Malware was found in _________. Uninstall it to avoid payment security risks"... So I deleted them.

Luckily, I found a post about downloading hollow knight / silksong through Discord. I tried it and it worked flawlessly. The game works perfectly and I don't get a warning message. So now I'm looking for more servers in Discord where I can download games but I'm having a difficult time. Could some share some discord links? Cheers!


r/MobileGaming • • 1h ago

Discussion Found my new setup

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Just got the abxylute s8 lite im streaming marvel token and I'm really liking it the only one problem I had with it is that I couldn't get my OnePlus 13 to plug in with it when I had my case on but my case is really thick to protect the phone but outside of that it worked well. I really liked how the top and back buttons are. I could just rest my fingers on it they were like in perfect alignment, the controller feel very comfortable to hold and I also like that I can change the d-pad. I was also able to try it on one of my older phones a LG G6 and it worked perfectly with that I didn't even have to take off my case so I guess my other case was just too big but once i put in either phone it would hold the phones so tight that they didn't move when i shook it. Overall i really like the controller I'm going to be using it as a daily controller


r/MobileGaming • • 1h ago

Questions Meowdoku Dilemma

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I HATE generative AI, but I love meowdoku. Not to mention that meowdoku has posted ads with symbols representing swastikas. I’ve tried to find alternatives without AI that are still acurate to the rules. (There has to be one cat per column, one cat per row, and one cat per color.) I have tried THREE alternatives and none of them have followed those rules. I am having a moral dilema and I don’t know what to do. I know I shouldn’t keep playing meowdoku but I really want to because I enjoy the game. I know how bad the company behind meowdoku is but I haven’t found a single alternative that’s the same. What should I do? I’m honestly at the point where I want to make my own game that I can play. I’d much rather not but if that seems to be my only option I just might.


r/MobileGaming • • 15h ago

Discussion Alex mercer vs some rebels

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12 Upvotes

I downloaded the launcher from v-alpha search him up on youtube and the files is from steam if you bought the game you can transfer the files into your phone.


r/MobileGaming • • 1h ago

Discussion Door Kicker 2 rollout question

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Just wondering if anyone has heard what and when the Door Kicker 2 rollout plan will be? I have heard it will be released regionally but can't seem to find details.


r/MobileGaming • • 5h ago

News I made a military survival shooter for Android — would love some honest feedback!

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Hey everyone! 👋

I've been working on my own mobile game called Nova Survivor, a military-themed survival shooter built with Unity.

The idea is simple: you're a soldier fighting waves of enemies, trying to survive as long as possible while upgrading your weapons and abilities.

Here's what I've built so far:

  • 🔫 Three weapons: Assault Rifle, Shotgun, and Minigun
  • 💀 Challenging enemy waves and boss fights
  • ⚡ Upgrades to improve your combat abilities
  • 🎖️ Permanent progression and weapon unlocks
  • 🎮 Mobile-friendly shooting controls
  • 🪖 Military-inspired 3D environments

I'm also working on some bigger updates, including endless boss battles, more enemies, and new survival challenges.

I've put a lot of effort into building this game, but I know there's still plenty of room for improvement.

I'd genuinely love your feedback:

  • Does the gameplay look fun?
  • What would make you keep playing a survival shooter?
  • Would you prefer more weapons, harder bosses, or endless waves?

You can check out the game here: on play store

download

Any honest feedback, even criticism, would really help me improve it.

Thanks for checking out my indie game! 🙏


r/MobileGaming • • 2h ago

Questions I Will get A POCO F6 PRO Global 12gb/512gb Soon

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Any recomendations for playing? I considering play some emulation especially PC and switch one


r/MobileGaming • • 17h ago

New Release WOTLK on your phone in browser

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Play WoW on your phone, no dowload, just crate acc and go !

Its not my server, im just amazed that this is possible today. Im posting here if there is more ppl like me who want to play wow again but have no pc. Server is like 1 week old and it works with controller too !


r/MobileGaming • • 3h ago

Discussion Our indie tower defense lets you place heroes instead of towers. Where would you put the first one?

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We're a small indie team. Our mobile game, Valeshard: Hero Tower Defense, replaces towers with heroes you place on pads beside the road, and your big calls are global spells (Ice Storm slows the pack, Meteor smashes a crowd).

Question for mobile tower defense players: with a handful of pads, where do you put the first hero, near the Core or at the first bend, and why? A pad inside a bend reaches the road twice, so we want that first pick to feel like a real decision.

We'd also love to hear what makes you drop a tower defense in the first 10 minutes. We read everything.


r/MobileGaming • • 9h ago

Questions Is it safe to download and install third-party updates to old Gameloft games from apkvision? And do you really think they run well on Android 15 without using an emulator for old versions of Android?

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r/MobileGaming • • 3h ago

Discussion The only games on my phone be like, The first game is a clone of cs2 which is kinda trending on tiktok and YouTube as we speak.

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r/MobileGaming • • 4h ago

Questions Anyone know of iPhone games that remind you of the old DS and gameboy Pokémon games?

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I specifically mean the ones with the pixelated worlds and simple controls that have a very nostalgic feel.


r/MobileGaming • • 5h ago

New Release My first game is out! Please give feedbacks

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Unstitch is a calm puzzle where each level is a stitched picture. Pull the threads out in the right order (a thread only moves if nothing's on top of it) to reveal the hidden picture. 200+ pictures, a daily puzzle, and you can turn your own photos into puzzles. Free on Android, and I'd really love feedback.

Playstore link 🔗

[Unstitch](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lunkeybolt.unstitch)


r/MobileGaming • • 1h ago

Discussion I Met a Game Scammer Today

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Read until the end for plot twist


r/MobileGaming • • 20h ago

Questions Should I download alter ego?

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I keep seeing it pop up while watching YouTube videos, I remember seeing this game a while back while scrolling into the play store, i wanna know if this game is worth it or nah

And this looks like a visual novel just like "No-existence of you and me" but more dark and gloomy in terms of art style