5 new mobile games to try this week - May 1st, 2025
Fresh mobile picks you should give a go this week
- Guide a sleepyhead stork to his cosy bed
- Sacrifice what you can to keep perishable partymates alive
- Survive the zombie apocalypse by any means necessary
Who doesn't love new games? We certainly do - there's just something about the exhilaration of a new title you can't wait to dive into, as the loading screen pops up and you enter a brave new world.
Of course, new mobile games are a dime a dozen these days, and who has the time to scour the iPhone, iPad and/or Android stores to catch the latest title that drops? This is exactly why we've gathered a quick list of 5 new mobile games you should try this week, from undiscovered indie gems to high-profile AAA masterpieces.
By the way, if you've got an unquenchable thirst for curated games you can obsess over each week, be sure to check out our NEW WEEKLY MOBILE GAMES hub, or join our lively community on Twitter or Discord.
Let's get on with it!
1
The Mr Rabbit Magic Show
This celebratory point-and-click puzzler is developer Rusty Lake's special "thank you" to players for ten years of bizarrely compelling headscratchers, and it's completely free. The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show will have you grappling with the mysterious and the macabre across seemingly impossible feats, all courtesy of the titular magician who always has tricks up his sleeve.
There are plenty of twists and turns to discover despite the short runtime, with 20 enchanting acts you'll need to figure out. Can you think outside the box to uncover the secrets behind the curtain?
2
Sleepy Stork
Help the titular sleepyhead catch some well-deserved zzz's in Sleepy Stork, a physics-based puzzler where your ultimate goal is to guide a stork to bed. He's undoubtedly been hard at work delivering babies every single day, so it's up to you to give him a little break across 100 levels filled with whimsical dream interpretations.
As you complete each level, a new dream will open up for you to find meaning in, and you'll have to clear progressively more challenging obstacles to manoeuvre your poor little stork onto his cosy bed.
3
Odin: Valhalla Rising
Dive into the depths of Norse mythology in Odin: Valhalla Rising, Kakao Games' MMORPG powered by Unreal Engine 4. Featuring jaw-dropping visuals and a seamless open world just waiting for you to explore, this brand-new adventure will have you journeying across eight mythical realms with four distinct classes to choose from.
Whether you're playing as a Warrior, Sorceress, Priest, or Rogue, there's plenty to discover in combat as you face epic gods and fearsome monsters along the way. And if you're feeling a little competitive, the 30 vs 30 Battle of Valhalla co-op mode should quench your thirst for battle on your quest to take over Valhalla!
4
Lisa: The Joyful
Sometimes, there really is no right or wrong - only shades of grey and the questionable moral choices you have to make in between. That's never been truer with LISA: The Painful and LISA: The Joyful, the pixel-art RPG series that's gained a bit of a cult following given its unsettling themes and nightmarish hilarity.
You'll journey through the disturbing world of Olathe while recruiting teammates along the way, but the catch is that not everyone is going to survive the journey. How far are you willing to go - or how much are you willing to sacrifice - to keep your partymates alive?
5
Darkest Days
Speaking of all things hopeless and bleak, Darkest Days tasks you with trying to survive a zombie-infested world while discovering the truth about the virus outbreak in the process. As you journey through the lawless land of Sand Creek, you'll encounter all kinds of dangers, human or otherwise. Thankfully, you can collect and upgrade different modes of transport to boost your survivability, or hoard precious weapons that'll save you when push comes to shove.
You'll also need to build your very own sanctuary with other survivors, or team up with players to take down mutant zombies and live to fight another day.
