40 Best Mobile Games with Controller Support for Android and iOS

These games support controllers on Android, iOS, or both. Support varies by title: some menus and actions may still require touch input.

Pairing the hardware is the easy part. Most phones read an Xbox, DualShock 4 or DualSense pad over Bluetooth; iPhones and iPads also recognise MFi controllers; and clip-on options like the Backbone or Razer Kishi plug straight into USB-C or Lightning for a handheld, Switch-like feel. Finding games that actually respect that gamepad is the harder part, because neither the Play Store nor the App Store forces developers to label it.

So everything here is sorted by genre — shooters, fighters, RPGs, platformers, roguelikes, racers, sandboxes — and rounded off with a dedicated Apple Arcade and Netflix block, where a controller is close to guaranteed. Each entry notes whether it runs on Android, iOS or both, and how deep the gamepad support actually goes.

Short on time? Here are the ten best mobile games with controller support at a glance, before the full breakdown by genre below:

Shooters and open-world action are where a gamepad earns its keep: analog sticks give you aim, driving and movement that touch controls can only approximate. Every game below reads a controller natively on at least one platform, and these are the mobile titles closest to a console action game — from twitch multiplayer shooters to sprawling crime sandboxes you can lose weeks in.

Activision's free shooter is the obvious starting point for anyone who wants console aiming on a phone. Call of Duty: Mobile reads Xbox, DualShock 4 and DualSense pads on both Android and iOS, and the moment you connect one the game hands you full stick-and-trigger control across multiplayer and Battle Royale. There is one catch worth knowing up front: gamepad players get funnelled into their own matchmaking pool, so you face other controller users rather than touchscreen opponents. That keeps things fair, and it makes ranked play with a pad feel like a proper competitive shooter instead of a mismatch. With regular seasonal content and a roster of classic maps, it is the closest thing to pocket Call of Duty, and the controller layout mirrors the console games closely enough that muscle memory carries straight over.

Epic's battle royale is one of the few phenomena that plays almost identically with a controller on a phone as it does on a console, right down to build and edit binds. Fortnite supports Bluetooth Xbox and PlayStation pads on both Android and iOS, and cross-progression means the account you level on mobile is the same one you take everywhere else. A gamepad turns a touchscreen scramble into a controlled, console-grade match, and it is the single best argument for clipping a pad onto your phone. It also sits near the top of a crowded field of mobile battle royales for Android and iOS, though not all of them treat a controller as kindly.

Blizzard built controller support into Diablo Immortal from launch, so this action-RPG never asks you to smear the screen to place a skill. On Android and iOS alike it recognises a broad spread of Bluetooth and USB-C pads, and the layout — move with one stick, aim and fire off abilities with the buttons — turns dungeon crawling into something lifted straight from a console Diablo. The always-online world, co-op raids and endless loot chase all map cleanly to a gamepad, and because progress is shared with the PC version you can start a rift with a controller on the couch and finish it on a phone. For anyone who bounced off touch controls in isometric games, this is the one that fixes the problem.

A sci-fi shooter with a surprising amount of ambition, Shadowgun Legends wraps its gunplay in a hub world, bounties and a loot grind that would not look out of place on a home console. It carries full controller support on both Android and iOS, and the campaign in particular clicks with a pad — aiming down sights and strafing feel natural the moment you are off the touchscreen. There is a co-op and PvP side too, and the whole thing is playable free, which makes it an easy way to put a new gamepad through its paces without spending anything first.

Max Payne came to phones years ago and still holds up, and a controller is the way to play Rockstar's noir shooter. Max Payne Mobile carries full gamepad support on both Android and iOS, and the game's signature bullet-time — diving sideways in slow motion while you line up headshots — feels far more precise with sticks and triggers than with taps. It is the complete original: the graphic-novel cutscenes, the snowbound New York, the hard-boiled voiceover, all intact. A premium, offline pick, it is one of the most atmospheric shooters you can put a pad to on a phone.

One of the most beloved open worlds ever made fits in a pocket, and it plays properly with a gamepad. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas supports controllers on both Android and iOS, mapping driving, shooting and on-foot movement to a pad the way the console original intended. Roaming the three-city state of San Andreas, taking on missions and causing mayhem all feel natural once you are off the touchscreen, where GTA's controls have always been fiddly. It is a premium, offline port of a genuine classic, and a controller is the single biggest upgrade you can give it.

Rockstar's cult schoolyard adventure is one of its most charming games, and the Anniversary Edition brings the whole thing to phones with gamepad support. Bully runs on both Android and iOS and reads a controller natively, which suits its mix of open-world mischief, class mini-games and third-person scrapping far better than touch. Roaming Bullworth Academy, dodging prefects and climbing the social ladder plays like a lost console game in your hands. It is premium and offline, and for anyone who missed it the first time, a pad is the way to finally get stuck in.

A wildly inventive blend of first- and third-person action, Stranger's Wrath is a cult favourite that reached mobile with full controller support. On iOS it reads any MFi pad with a full profile, and on Android most HID controllers, so the game's bounty-hunting — capturing outlaws with live-ammo critters loaded into a double-barrelled crossbow — plays with console precision. The remastered visuals hold up, it runs offline, and it is a premium one-off purchase. Few action games on mobile are this original, and a gamepad is how it clicks.

Fighting games and brawlers were built around arcade sticks and console pads, and they stay some of the least touch-friendly genres around. Every game here reads a controller on Android and iOS, and a gamepad is close to mandatory once you are trading combos and reading an opponent frame by frame.

A free-to-play platform fighter in the Smash mould, Brawlhalla is built for a controller and even supports cross-play with its PC and console versions. On both Android and iOS it pairs with an Xbox, DualShock 4 or DualSense pad, and competitive play with a gamepad is the norm rather than the exception — the fast, edge-guarding combat simply demands the precision. With a huge roster of legends, regular events and the same online pool as the big-platform game, it is one of the strongest free controller games on mobile, and a pad makes it sing.

From the studio behind the acclaimed Scott Pilgrim beat 'em up, Shredder's Revenge treats a controller as the default rather than an afterthought. On mobile it maps to a gamepad exactly as it does on consoles, and the difference is night and day: chaining combos, dodges and tag-team specials with real buttons feels tight where touch controls would fumble. Up to six players can pile into the retro-styled chaos, the pixel art is a throwback to arcade cabinets, and it plays offline once installed. It is one of the cleanest console ports you will find on mobile.

The long-awaited revival of SEGA's classic brawler series landed on phones with its hand-drawn animation and its knockout soundtrack intact, and it is built for a controller from the ground up. Streets of Rage 4 supports gamepads on Android and iOS, and the combo system — juggles, wall bounces, special-move risk and reward — only fully opens up when you have physical buttons under your thumbs. It works solo or in co-op.

Sprawling role-playing games ask a lot of your fingers — camera, movement, combat and menus all at once — which is exactly why a gamepad transforms them. The picks here all offer proper controller support on mobile, from free-to-play open worlds to a premium soulslike, and a couple only added Android gamepad support well after iOS, so parity across the two platforms has never been broader.

HoYoverse's open-world juggernaut is the poster child for mobile controller support done right, though Android players waited a long time for it. iPhone and iPad owners have had native gamepad control since 2021, and with version 5.5 the Android build finally caught up, so today Genshin Impact reads a DualSense, DualShock 4 or Xbox pad on both platforms. Flip the input mode to controller in the settings and the world of Teyvat opens up with console-style exploration, elemental combat and platforming that feel far more comfortable than dragging across glass. Because your account carries across phone, PC and PlayStation, a gamepad on mobile is not a compromise — it is the same game you would play anywhere else, just in your hands. For a free title of this scale, full controller parity across Android and iOS is a genuinely big deal.

Kuro Games' action-RPG leans hard on fast, dodge-heavy combat, and that is precisely the kind of game where a controller pays off. Wuthering Waves did not ship with gamepad support on phones, but a post-launch update rolled it out, and the mobile versions on both Android and iOS now pair with a DualSense, DualShock 4 or Xbox Series pad over Bluetooth. Connect one and the parkour-flavoured traversal and combo-string battles read like a console character-action game. It is a strong companion piece to Genshin for anyone who wants a second open world to sink into with a real gamepad, and the barrier to entry is low since it is free to start.

Long before Baldur's Gate 3, this action-RPG spin-off was a couch co-op staple, and its mobile re-release keeps the hack-and-slash dungeon crawling that made it a cult favourite. Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance was rebuilt with controller support on Android and iOS, so the moment-to-moment brawling — smashing through goblins, chaining spells, hoarding loot — plays the way it was always meant to. There is local co-op for a second player, though you will need a second controller to share the couch, and it runs offline, which makes it a tidy premium pick for anyone who wants old-school Dungeons & Dragons action with a gamepad instead of a touchscreen.

Pascal's Wager is that rare thing — a soulslike built specifically for phones — with deliberate, stamina-managed combat and a bleak dark-fantasy world, and it supports controllers on both Android and iOS. Reading a DualShock 4, Xbox or MFi pad over Bluetooth, it turns the careful dodging and heavy swings into something that feels lifted from a console action-RPG rather than squeezed onto a touchscreen. The premium, one-time purchase and hand-crafted world set it apart from the free-to-play crowd, and a gamepad is close to essential for standing up to its punishing bosses.

Precision platformers and metroidvanias live and die by input — a missed jump because your thumb slid on the glass is maddening, and a real d-pad and face buttons fix it. Every game here supports a gamepad on Android and iOS, and several are among the best-reviewed titles on mobile, full stop.

If any single game sells the idea of a controller on a phone, it is this one. Dead Cells is a roguelike-metroidvania of brutal, fast, precise combat, and it turns up on essentially every controller-support list for good reason: the mobile version maps to a gamepad flawlessly on both Android and iOS. Dashing, parrying and swapping weapons mid-fight demand timing that touch controls can only approximate, so a pad does not merely improve it — it is how the game is meant to be played. The port is generous, too, carrying the console content and updates, and it runs offline for pick-up-and-die sessions anywhere. Community-adored and endlessly replayable, it is the flagship of controller gaming on mobile.

A slick, moody action-platformer with a real combat backbone, Grimvalor is the kind of premium game that makes the case for gamepads on mobile all by itself. It offers full controller support on both Android and iOS, with rebindable buttons, and its fast slashing, dashing and boss duels demand the precision only physical inputs give. The hand-crafted, hack-and-slash levels feel closer to a console metroidvania than a phone game. Bring a pad and it is a genuinely gripping little adventure. On Android, the first act is free to try; the iOS version is a paid download.

Few platformers control like Dandara, and that is the whole point. Movement is built around launching between surfaces in a world with no fixed sense of down, a disorienting idea that clicks fast with a gamepad and stays fiddly on touch. Dandara supports controllers on Android and iOS, and once you are flinging yourself around its Metroidvania map with sticks and buttons, the flow state is hard to break. The striking art and moody soundtrack round out one of the more distinctive indie picks here, and it is a premium, offline-friendly game with no strings attached.

One of the most influential games ever made travels remarkably well to a phone, as long as you bring a pad. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is the game that gave the Metroidvania its second half, and Konami's mobile port carries full controller support on both Android and iOS. Exploring Dracula's shifting castle, hoovering up gear and spells, and backtracking for secrets all feel right with physical buttons, and the game is generous with its sprawling map. It is a premium release that runs offline, and for anyone who never played it, a gamepad is the honest way to experience a genuine classic.

A gorgeous remake of a 1989 classic, The Dragon's Trap rebuilds the cult Master System adventure with hand-painted art while keeping its shape-shifting, Metroidvania-style world. Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap has full controller support on Android and iOS, and it is the sort of precise platformer where a d-pad and buttons feel essential rather than optional. You can flip between the modern visuals and the original 8-bit look on the fly, the whole thing runs offline, and it is premium — pay once, no ads, no timers. A gamepad turns it into a pocket-sized console throwback.

A landmark of atmospheric indie design, Limbo is a monochrome puzzle-platformer about a boy in a hostile, silhouette-drawn world, and its precise jumps and physics puzzles are far kinder with a gamepad. Limbo supports controllers on Android and iOS, and playing it with real buttons removes the last bit of friction between you and its clever, often grim trial-and-error set pieces. It is short, premium, offline and unforgettable — the kind of game you finish in a couple of sittings and remember for years. A pad is the way in.

Part precision platformer, part endless level-maker, Levelhead pairs tight, twitchy platforming with a community that has a large library of community-made levels, and it reads a controller on both Android and iOS. The jumping and momentum are demanding enough that a d-pad and buttons make a real difference, and a pad is how the game's speedrunning crowd plays. It is a premium, offline-friendly package with a genuinely deep creation suite, and for platformer fans it is one of the most content-rich controller games on mobile.

The roguelike is arguably the defining genre of controller gaming on mobile — short, repeatable runs that live or die on precise, reactive movement. Each pick below reads a gamepad on both Android and iOS, and a stick makes dodging swarms and aiming on the move feel effortless in a way a touchscreen never quite manages. For a wider look at the genre across every platform, there is a dedicated roundup of the best roguelike games.

The runaway hit that spawned a whole genre plays fine with one hand, but a controller still makes it better. Vampire Survivors is a minimalist survival-roguelike where you dodge ever-thickening swarms while your weapons fire on their own, and its mobile version supports a gamepad on Android and iOS. There is something oddly satisfying about steering the chaos with an analog stick, and the game's just-one-more-run pull is as strong on a phone as it was on PC. It is free, endlessly replayable, runs offline, and it has become a community phenomenon in its own right — as gripping in a five-minute queue as it is on the couch.

A twin-stick spin on the same survival-roguelite wave, Brotato hands you a potato juggling a small arsenal against alien hordes, and it is tailor-made for a controller. On Android and iOS the mobile version reads a gamepad, and twin-stick aiming — move with one stick while the auto-firing weapons blast in whatever direction you face — is exactly the sort of thing that never feels right on a touchscreen. Runs are short, punchy and stuffed with build variety, which makes it perfect for a pad session on the go. It is a community favourite for a reason.

A pixel-art roguelike shooter with a mischievous sense of humour, Soul Knight throws you through randomly generated dungeons with an absurd arsenal, and it offers full controller support on both Android and iOS. Twin-stick shooting is exactly what a gamepad is for, and it transforms what is already one of the most playable free games on mobile. There is a mountain of characters and weapons to unlock, local and online co-op, and it plays in short bursts. For a free roguelike, its pad support is unusually complete.

Racers are a natural fit for a gamepad: analog triggers give you throttle and brake control a screen tap cannot, and steering with a stick beats tilting a whole phone back and forth. The games below all support a controller on Android and iOS, ranging from arcade speed to a properly simulation-minded port.

Gameloft's arcade racer is all spectacle — nitro-fuelled drifts, barrel rolls and absurd supercars — and it reads a controller on both Android and iOS. Asphalt Legends works with touch, tilt or a gamepad, and a pad gives you the finer throttle and steering control its faster events reward. It is free, stuffed with cars and tracks, and it is one of the most popular racing games on mobile, so the online ladder always has someone to beat. For a flashy, pick-up-and-play racer with controller support, it is the default pick.

When you want an actual racing sim on a phone rather than an arcade toy, GRID Autosport is the benchmark. Feral Interactive's premium port brings the full console-and-PC game to Android and iOS — every circuit, every discipline, no cuts — and it offers proper controller support for DualSense, DualShock 4, Xbox and most MFi pads. With a gamepad you get analog braking, careful throttle modulation and the racing-line discipline the game is built around, all of which touch controls flatten out. It is pay-once with no ads or timers, runs offline, and it remains one of the most complete premium experiences on mobile. For sim-leaning drivers, a pad and this game belong together.

Psyonix shrank car-soccer down for phones and, unusually for a free competitive game, built in real controller support. Rocket League Sideswipe pairs with Xbox and PlayStation pads on both Android and iOS, and while the game is designed to read well on touch, a gamepad gives you the precise aerial control and boost management that separate good players from great ones. Matches are quick, the physics carry over from the full Rocket League, and it is actively maintained with seasonal content. It is the rare mobile esport where a controller is a legitimate, supported way to climb.

Horizon Chase 2 brings colorful arcade racing to iPhone and iPad through Apple Arcade. The World Tour takes you across tracks around the globe, with cars to unlock, upgrade, and customize along the way. Races favor quick reactions and finding gaps in the pack, making this an easy pick for short sessions. A controller keeps your fingers off the screen and gives steering a more familiar feel, especially through busy corners. Compatible PlayStation, Xbox, and MFi controllers are supported, and you can also race with friends online.

Riptide GP: Renegade is a jet-ski racer with stunt-driven, hydro-jet arcade handling, and one of the most satisfying mobile racers to play with a pad. It supports controllers on both Android and iOS, and pulling off mid-air tricks for boost while carving through waves feels sharp and responsive with sticks and triggers. The career mode, split-screen local multiplayer and slick presentation make it a premium racer that punches well above its price, and a controller is the way to nail its trickier stunt lines.

Big open sandboxes and slow-burn atmospheric games involve a lot of moving, building and exploring, and a controller smooths all of it out. These are the games where you will spend dozens of hours, so comfortable input matters most — and each one supports a gamepad on Android and iOS.

The best-selling game of all time plays about as well with a controller as anything on a phone, and the mobile edition — Bedrock — reads a gamepad on both Android and iOS. Minecraft with a pad means comfortable, console-style movement through your worlds as you mine, build elaborate contraptions or fend off mobs after dark. Because Bedrock is cross-platform, the controller you clip onto a phone plays the same worlds and servers as the console versions and Minecraft for Windows / Bedrock, with the same friends. For a game you might sink hundreds of hours into, taking the strain off your thumbs is reason enough to pair one, and it is a far more relaxing way to handle long sessions.

Part sandbox, part sprawling action-adventure, Terraria packs hundreds of hours of digging, building and boss-fighting into a 2D world, and it supports controllers on Android and iOS. A gamepad makes the combat — dodging, aiming, switching between a huge inventory of weapons — considerably more comfortable than touch, especially deep into the game when bosses demand real reflexes. The mobile version is the full experience, not a cut-down one, and it runs offline for solo play. Few games reward a controller over this many hours as generously as Terraria does.

The farming-sim phenomenon is a wonderfully relaxing thing to play with a controller in hand, feet up, on a phone. Stardew Valley supports gamepads on Android and iOS, and moving your farmer around, tending crops, fishing and chatting to the townsfolk all feel natural with a pad rather than a series of taps. It is a premium, offline, one-and-done purchase — no ads, no in-app purchases — and the mobile version carries the same enormous amount of content as every other platform. As a cosy, wind-down game for a controller, it is close to perfect.

Not every controller game needs reflexes. Townscaper is a toy more than a challenge — you place blocks and its quiet algorithm turns them into charming, higgledy-piggledy island towns — and it reads a gamepad on Android and iOS. There is no goal, no fail state and no timer; it is a place to potter for ten minutes or an hour, and a controller makes the placing and rotating feel calm and deliberate. As a palate-cleanser between the more demanding games on this list, it is a lovely, low-stakes place to unwind.

From the studio behind Journey, Sky: Children of the Light is a serene social adventure about gliding through a broken kingdom of clouds, and controller support turns it into a gorgeous wind-down game. On iOS it reads MFi pads along with PlayStation and Xbox controllers, and on newer Android devices most standard gamepads work too. Soaring, exploring and meeting other players in its wordless world feels wonderfully calm with a controller in hand rather than fingers on glass. It is free, gently paced and quietly one of the most beautiful games on this whole list.

Here is the shortcut for iPhone and iPad owners in particular. Two subscription services — Apple Arcade and Netflix Games. Their titles are ad-free and premium in feel. Apple Arcade games are almost universally gamepad-friendly, and several of the best are iOS-only exclusives you will not find on Android at all. Netflix's growing library, included with a standard subscription, adds acclaimed console ports on top. If you own a controller and an iPhone, this is where it pays off fastest.

From Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of Final Fantasy, Fantasian is the jewel of Apple Arcade's role-playing catalogue and an iOS exclusive on the service. It is a full-scale JRPG staged against handcrafted dioramas — real physical models, photographed and turned into game environments — with a battle system that rewards planning. Fantasian supports PlayStation, Xbox and MFi controllers, and a gamepad is the natural way to play a turn-based epic of this length. There is a separate console remaster called Neo Dimension for those who own a Switch or PlayStation, but on a phone or tablet the Apple Arcade original is the one you want, and it comes bundled with the subscription rather than sold piecemeal. For a controller-owning iOS player, it is reason enough to start an Apple Arcade trial.

One of Apple Arcade's most beloved originals, Sneaky Sasquatch is a wonderfully silly open-world game about a Bigfoot who sneaks around a campsite, swipes picnic baskets, takes odd jobs and generally builds a whole life while dodging park rangers. It plays great with a controller, and its gentle, do-anything sandbox suits a pad on the couch. It is Apple platforms only, family-friendly, and endlessly charming — the sort of game that quietly eats an afternoon. On Apple Arcade there are no ads or purchases to trip over, just the game.

Oceanhorn 2 wears its Zelda inspiration on its sleeve: a full 3D action-adventure with dungeons, puzzles, a sweeping world and a real sense of scale, and an Apple Arcade exclusive with no Android version planned. It offers proper controller support, including clip-on pads like the Backbone, and swinging a sword, aiming spells and exploring all feel like the console adventures it takes after. As one of the more technically impressive games on the service, it is a showcase for what a controller and an iPhone can do together, and it comes as part of the subscription.

SEGA's blue blur got a proper 3D platformer built for Apple Arcade, and Sonic Dream Team is exactly the sort of game a controller was made for. Racing through dreamscape levels, chaining boosts and homing attacks, it reads a gamepad naturally alongside its touch option, and the pad is the better way to keep up with its speed. It is another Apple-platform exclusive, ad-free through the subscription, and a bright, breezy pick for anyone who wants arcade-style platforming with real buttons. Younger players and lapsed Sonic fans alike get on with it fast.

A supernatural narrative adventure about eerie radio signals and small-town secrets, Oxenfree II: Lost Signals came to phones through Netflix Games with full controller support on both Android and iOS. It is a walking-and-talking mystery — you hike a coastal town, tune a radio to strange frequencies and shape the story through branching conversations — and a gamepad makes the exploration and dial-tuning feel deliberate and comfortable. The hand-painted art and superb voice acting carry it, and because it is bundled with Netflix there is no extra cost. It is one of the service's most atmospheric picks for a pad.

Plenty do. Dead Cells, Minecraft, Terraria, Stardew Valley, Genshin Impact, Diablo Immortal, Call of Duty: Mobile, Asphalt Legends, GRID Autosport and Streets of Rage 4 all work with a gamepad on both platforms. As a rule, premium ports of console games and the biggest free-to-play titles are the safest bets on either one.

Most modern gamepads pair over Bluetooth: Xbox Wireless, PlayStation DualShock 4 and DualSense all work on both Android and iOS. iPhones and iPads additionally support MFi controllers, and clip-on pads such as the Backbone or Razer Kishi connect through USB-C or Lightning for a handheld feel. Once paired, you usually switch the controller on inside each game's settings.

Yes. The PlayStation DualSense (PS5), DualShock 4 (PS4) and Xbox Wireless controllers all pair with Android phones and iPhones over Bluetooth, and iOS has read them natively since iOS 14.5. Put the pad into pairing mode, connect it in your phone's Bluetooth menu, then turn on gamepad input inside the game. The same DualSense or Xbox pad you use on a console works on a phone.

Almost all of them do. Apple Arcade is effectively controller-first, and standouts like Fantasian, Sneaky Sasquatch, Oceanhorn 2 and Sonic Dream Team all read a gamepad. Several are iOS-only exclusives.

Yes. Many premium picks run without a connection once installed — Dead Cells, Stardew Valley, Terraria, GRID Autosport, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Limbo among them. They are ideal for travelling with a clip-on controller, since there is no server dependency to worry about.

More than you might expect. Genshin Impact, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Wuthering Waves, Diablo Immortal, Asphalt Legends and Rocket League Sideswipe are all free to play and read a gamepad on mobile. Free-to-play titles are often the easiest way to test a new pad, since there is nothing to buy before you connect one.

Not always, and it is worth checking. Some games only map movement to a pad while still making you touch the screen for menus or actions, which is partial support. The games on this list lean towards full controller support — proper mapping across gameplay and menus — so you can leave the touchscreen alone.

Got a favourite controller game that should be on this list, or a pad you swear by for mobile gaming? Drop it in the comments below.

Still hungry for more games that play nicely with a gamepad on Android and iOS? These three did not make the main list — some are older, some are niche — but each one supports a controller on mobile and rewards a pad once you have one connected. They are all premium, mostly offline, and a good way to keep a new controller busy after you have worked through the picks above. And if you would rather keep things bite-sized, there is a separate roundup of the most addictive mobile games to kill time on Android and iPhone.

Feral Interactive's port brings the acclaimed survival-horror Alien: Isolation to phones with the full console game intact, and it supports controllers on Android and iOS. Hiding from the relentless Xenomorph is unbearably tense with a pad, which gives you the fine, quiet movement the game demands. It is premium and offline — a complete horror experience, not a mobile spin-off.

A gorgeous hand-crafted platformer about a Viking seeking his place in Valhalla, Oddmar reads a controller on iOS and Android and pairs slick, physics-led jumping with lovely, hand-painted art. It is premium, largely offline, and a comfortable, good-looking way to put a gamepad to work between the bigger games above.

A chaotic road-trip roguelike about surviving a zombie apocalypse, Death Road to Canada supports gamepads on both Android and iOS. Its randomised events, permadeath and oddball humour make every run different, and a controller keeps the frantic beat-'em-up moments readable. It is a premium, offline pick with huge replay value.