Genshin Impact
I’m going to be honest with you: this wasn’t even a close vote.
While mobile platforms saw a large variety of great games throughout 2020, there was just no topping the worldwide phenomenon that isGenshin Impact. Dismissed as a mereBreath of the Wildclone when it was first revealed,Genshin Impactproved it wasn’t merely an anime retread of the Nintendo masterpiece when it launched this past September.
MiHoYo’s sprawling adventure raised the bar for what players can expect from gacha games on the platform. Honestly, it’s going to be hard to go back to those free-to-play RPGs where I just pick a spot on the map and fight a few waves of enemies. I know not every mobile developer has the funding to match MiHoYo’s creation, but hopefully, its success will push those publishers who’ve been coasting along for far too long to step their game up a bit.
With a Switch port on the way and somehighly anticipated update and content dropsin the works, there’s a decent chanceGenshin Impactwill dominate the free-to-play scene in 2021, just as it did in the back half of 2020.
