The Top 10 Mobile Games of the Generation

With new consoles coming out soon, it's inevitable for folks to want to look back and determine what were the best games that came out across the current console's lifecycle. This process is commonly referred to as picking the best games of the generation, but that terminology is making less and less sense as the games industry expands beyond console hardware and the systems themselves see half-step upgrades.

As silly as it may be as an exercise, I thought it would be fun to go back and look at "this generation" of mobile titles and pick and rank the ten best. In terms of time period, this takes us back to November 2013, which is actually interesting timing for mobile games. It's a world where Flappy Bird already released but hadn't yet become a cultural phenomenon, and the latest and greatest iPhone was the 5S.

Anyway, enough preambling, let's get to the list. See below for the best mobile games of the generation:

10. Alto's Adventure ($4.99)

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9. Dream Quest ($2.99)

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8. 80 Days ($4.99)

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7. You Must Build A Boat ($2.99)

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6. Lara Croft GO ($4.99)

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5. Clash Royale (Free)

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4. Good Sudoku by Zach Gage (Free)

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3. Threes! ($5.99)

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2. Ticket to Earth ($4.99)

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1. FTL: Faster Than Light ($9.99)

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