Best Mobile Games to Watch for Esports Action in 2025
Mobile gaming has been on the rise for the past few years, with the player base across all games being over a billion. While many of them will fall into the casual end of the market, there are plenty of those who test their skills at the highest level possible.
And, with the glut of mainstream titles launching mobile adaptations on smartphones and tablets like League of Legends: Wild Rift and Call of Duty: Mobile, there have never been more options for those who like to watch or even compete. But, what games take that further than a simple ranked mode? A true competitive esports experience is one that can match the esports seen played on PC and consoles with their LANs, have huge prize pools, and have the potential to make stars out of their best players.
Mobile esports may not be quite as mature as its bigger brother but it is moving and it’s moving fast. If you’re curious about the mobile esports landscape, then check out the best mobile esports to watch in 2025 listed below.
Mobile Games With an Esports Scene Worth Watching
Mobile esports encompass every genre; from racing games to tower defense titles, to full-bloodied MOBAs and first-person shooters.
Asphalt Legends Unite
The one racing game on our list and one that has a thriving esport scene is Asphalt Legends Unite.
A full-throttled arcade racing title, players compete against up to seven players on tracks that span the globe and cars from real-life manufacturers like Lamborghini, Ferrari, and Porsche. A club system allows players to team up and race for a common cause, a great start for competing on a larger stage.
Brawl Stars
Brawl Stars is one of Supercell’s super successful mobile titles. A third-person hero shooter with a wide roster of Brawlers, its colorful nature belies the game’s strategic depth and skill ceiling, key ingredients for an esport. Offering up 3v3 game modes and a battle royale, there is plenty for players to get their teeth into with regular content updates, cosmetics to unlock, and ranks to climb.
The esports scene is vibrant with Supercell hosting the game’s Brawl Stars World Championship every year and various regional competitions held by ESL FACEIT Group’s Snapdragon Pro Series.
Call Of Duty: Mobile
Call of Duty: Mobile is the small-screen version of the hugely popular Call of Duty franchise and one that has made converts of many who would have previously thumbed their nose at the thought of gaming on mobile.
The game captures the frenetic nature and exquisite gunplay of the mainline titles and the huge amount of game modes and continual content updates keep everything very fresh.
A club system and Ranked mode gives you an avenue to compete in the annual CoD: Mobile World Championship being one of the biggest on the platform. It’s worth tuning into as the best teams and players from around the world compete in heated battles. Other regional competitions are also worth a watch as you can catch some up-and-coming talent and pick up a few notes.
Clash Of Clans
Clash Of Clans is another of Supercell’s titles and the oldest one on the list. Oldest doesn’t mean unneglected though, as the real-time strategy game still receives regular updates.
Players build up their home village and then take on surrounding players in a battle for resources. Upgrade your units, further upgrade your Home Village, and repeat. Later updates have included the Builder Base and Clan Capital which give players more opportunities to consolidate their power. As you can probably tell, Clans play a central role in the game and you will need to join one quickly lest you fall prey to other, more powerful opponents. The Clan aspect feeds into the esport with regular tournaments held within the game.
The flagship Clash of Clans World Championship has been taking place since 2019 (with a COVID-induced break) and, like many other titles on this list, many third-party, regional, and grassroots events are held regularly.
Clash Royale
It’s Supercell again, and this time Clash Royale, a spiritual sequel of sorts to the previous title.
Clash Royale is a tower defense game and a hugely addictive one at that. Players do battle, upgrade their cards, and do battle again, in either 1v1 or 2v2 games. What seems a simple game on the surface actually has a hugely strategic element to it with players having to learn the split-second placement of troops on the battlefield.
Ranked modes and the game’s own flagship Clash Royale World Championship are where the esport resides and, even though the game came out in 2016, still has millions of players and regular updates.
Free Fire
Free Fire might not mean a lot to Western audiences but the game is one of the most popular mobile games in the world. A hero-based battle royale, it also boasts one of the biggest mobile esport scenes with the most-watched mobile esports event ever.
Free Fire has also had several showstopping collaborations with the likes of Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo and Korean K-pop band BTS among a star-studded cast of personalities who have appeared in the game.
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Another title that won’t mean a lot to a Western audience but which is huge in Asia is Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB). The game is a MOBA that bears more than a passing resemblance to League of Legends, so much so that Riot Games had sued the developers for plagiarism, not once, but twice.
PUBG Mobile
PUBG Mobile is a game that needs no introduction but one that has surprisingly had a longer shelf-life on mobile – at least when it comes to esports. The quintessential battle royale still has a huge competitive community that peaks with the PUBG Mobile Super League.
Featuring teams from all over the world and with huge prize pools on offer, the Super League puts the very best together in a battle for supremacy. There are other regional and local events held throughout the year that has PUBG Mobile at the center of it all.
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