Augmented Reality is the type of video games enable the players to experience the virtual gameplay in the real world environment. There are a variety of indoor environments video games such as Titan of Space, AR Air Hockey, and more. Pokémon Go is the best example of Augmented Reality video game, where the player controls the trainer in the game with a task to capture as many cute Pokémon as possible while the player needs to travel in the real world to move the character in the game. The job of the player is to reach the specific locations to discover Pokémon in the real world. The game uses the GPS feature to trace the location of the player can display the environment like the real world in the game. Without the device camera, the player can’t find any Pokémon in the real world but can discover on the device on the particular location or place. Augmented Reality video games offer the player to experience the real-life environment while engaging in exciting gameplay experience where he has to fulfil the objectives to move to the next levels. Using Augmented Reality feature, the player can perform complex tasks easy like he can drive the car in his bedroom, cook delicious meals to serve customers, and more.
#1 PulzAR
PulzAR is a Puzzle and Single-player video game developed by Exient Ltd and published by SCEA for PlayStation Vista platform. It offers stunning gameplay that you have never experienced before. According to the plot, the world is in danger, and the humanity is standing on the edge of destruction. Beyond the out atmosphere of the planet, the set of asteroids are spinning closer on the massive collision path to destroy the humankind. As the hero, it’s your responsibility to save the world from destruction by commanding the network of missiles. The ultimate task of is to blast the asteroids using the missiles before they reach to planet Earth. During the gameplay, you can use precision laser technology for a limited time, in which you have to guide the system using a set of reflectors, filters, and splitters that activate the nodes to release the rocket toward the targeted asteroids. PulzAR offers prominent features such as lots of Levels, Save the World, Increasing Difficulty, and more. With addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and brilliant controls, PulzAR is the best game to play and enjoy.
#2 Pixelmon GO
Pixelmon GO is an Adventure, Augmented Reality, and Virtual Pet Simulation developed and published by Smiley Zombie for Android platform. The game mixes the location-based and monster hunter elements and uses the camera of your device to show the Pixelmon. It offers the similar gameplay to Pokemon Go and takes place in the real world around you. You assumes the role of the protagonist, who is a trainer and your ultimate task is to explore the environment surrounding you to search Pixelmon and create your collection. After completing your collection, you can fight against other players using your pets and can win theirs after defeating them. There are different types of Pixelmon living in the real world. The primary objective is to create the team by capturing different pets. There are a variety of levels and the player has to build up his rank by completing a variety of objectives. Pixelmon GO offers prominent features such as Tactical Battles, Real World, different Skins, Sandbox elements, Augmented Reality (AR) and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.
#3 Night Terrors
Night Terrors by Novum Analytics is a Horror themed Augmented Reality video game that literally turns your home into a gory death pit filled with all kinds of monsters and spirits. Still in the development phase, Night Terrors offers a truly realistic Augmented Reality based horror show through your mobile device and lets you play the game in your home or anywhere else you want. Typically built using the techniques in Horror movies, Night Terrors is being built by the funding and the company has started a campaign over IndieGOGO and if you are a donor, you’ll definitely get a free copy of the game once it’s completed. So are you ready to engage yourself into the most realistic and horror experience? Well, if yes then you must try Night Terrors out when it’s out and it’ll definitely change your way of looking at things for sure. Night Terrors offers clean and vivid 3D visuals, amazing game mechanics and a brilliantly engaging gameplay to enjoy.
#4 Landlord
Landlord offers a brilliant combination of Monopoly and Augmented Reality mechanics and offers a truly amazing real life like experience. This amazing location-based marvel offers over fifty million venues around the globe and allows you to virtually purchase any one of them in-game. The game mainly uses Farsquare and Facebook APIs and because of that it requires an account from any of the said services. If you are into investment business, you can simply learn how to make the right investments and earn profits and eventually become the property Mogul. With a variety of buildings to buy and sell, loads of fantastic locations, huge online community and an epic gameplay experience, Landlord is one cool Augmented Reality video game that never asks you to physically move to the locations on maps yet offers a truly similar experience to other Location-based games. For all those who love trading buildings and are into Property business, Landlord is not less than a treat. So, do try it out, you’ll definitely like it. Landlord is available to play on iOS devices for now, let’s hope it gets to Android platform as well.
#5 The Denpa Men: They Came by Wave
The Denpa Men: They Came by Wave is a great Nintendo 3DS specific Augmented Reality video game by Nintendo. This marvelous creation lacks the GPS element and instead it uses Wi-Fi Hotspots to find and kill the Denpa Men. The game lets you randomly be near any Wifi Hotspot while remaining connected to your Nintendo 3DS. As soon as it picks up the signal of any Denpa Man near you, it notifies you, and that’s when you can locate the Denpa man by using the 3DS’s Camera (AR Mode) and capture it. Along with Denpa Men, you can encounter and capture many other creatures as well and earn different rewards based on the appearance of the creature you captured. The Denpa Men: They Came by Wave offers all the fantastic elements of an excellent Augmented Reality video game and features beautiful 3D graphics, immersive gameplay, and great mechanics.
#6 Turf Wars
Turf Wars is a great Mafia themed Augmented Reality and Location-based video game to play and enjoy. The game offers a similar gameplay to the popular Parallel Mafia and allows you to enjoy a truly amazing Mafioso life. Turf Wars requires you to physically travel to various locations and capture a number of real world territories to expand your reign. The game allows you to follow map of your surroundings on your Android or iOS devices, get to the designated spot and claim your territories. Turf Wars uses google maps so you’ll have accurate routs and will definitely enjoy playing it. As this game is all about Mafia and Mobster mentality, you are required to play the game intelligently, look for your surroundings and be careful when you go against crime lords more powerful than you or else you’ll end up losing your own territories. Turf Wars offers a number of amazing missions in the game that you can complete to earn money and use that money to hire more mobsters, buy weapons and go hard on your enemies. The multiplayer feature of the game lets you invite other players to be part of your Mob, build powerful strategic alliances and multiply your might and rule over the Mobster world around you. Turf Wars offers a huge Mobster community along with an amazingly addictive gameplay and beautiful visuals etc. Do give it a try for an epic Augmented Reality and Mobster life experience.
#7 Invizimals: The Resistance
Invizimals: The Resistance takes this fantastic genre of Augmented Reality to further heights. Developed and published by Sony, Invizimals: The Resistance is playable only on PlayStation Vita, and it lets you use its camera to locate and encounter various creatures running loose in the real world. Your task is to engage in epic combats with the creatures, defeat and capture them after brutally fast-paced battles. Invizimals: The Resistance offers similar mechanics and gameplay to the one in Pokemon Go and others and includes some of the coolest new features in the game for a more engaging gameplay. The game mainly asks you to point your camera at a number of different colors and enjoy epic color-based battles and all the fun. On every creature capture, Invizimals: The Resistance awards you with loads of different types of rewards such as upgrades, more creature unlocks and others. With a brilliant idea behind the game, beautiful graphics, easy controls and all the fantastic game mechanics, Invizimals: The Resistance is one excellent Augmented Reality video game to play and enjoy.
#8 AR Invaders
AR Invaders is an excellent new Augmented Reality Tower Defense video game that takes you to the world full of epic rivalries against the aliens and all the AR fun. An Alien invasion threatens the earth and you have to figure out how to save it by playing thins spectacular game. AR Invaders offers two main game modes such as 360 Degree mode and 180 Degree Mode. The 360 Degree mode allows you to play the game while you are standing and the 180 Degree mode lets you play the game while you are sitting. With a fantastic Multiplayer mode, AR Invaders allows you to enjoy the game with your friends and any random online players and have fun. With all the amazing visuals, cool mechanics, immersive and addictive gameplay, AR Invaders provides with 9 different levels, various types of enemies and difficulty levels. For an amazing and quite not typical Augmented Reality experience, do try it out and enjoy all the brilliance at your fingertips.
#9 The Walk
The Walk brings back the excellent Walk and Jog routine for all those who are fond of activities like that. If somebody really likes to play it, it actually makes them enjoy exercising and playing at the same time. This fantastic app requires the players to physically walk or run to certain locations on the map to complete various objectives such as reaching down to mysterious places while carrying a simulated package and deliver it to the locations. The game world is about to be destroyed, and that package contains the ultimate solution to save the world. Once the package reaches the area, the round concludes, and a new destination appears on the map. So the players can keep on playing the game while walking or running to the locations that the game map shows and that way the players enjoy both exercise and play at the same time. This app needs the headphones connected to the device so that it can lead you towards the locations easily by guiding you according to the map. With a very impressive gameplay, fantastic and clean 3D visuals and sounds plus the great mechanics, The Walk is a fun game to play and enjoy for all the ones who want to stay fit.
#10 Pokémon Dream Radar
Pokémon Dream Radar Developed and Published by Nintendo is a fun Augmented Reality video game playable only on Nintendo 3DS. The game lacks the GPS part and instead it can be played in a closed location with the help of Nintendo 3DS’s Camera. Because of the absence of the GPS element, there is no trekking in the game, and you can simply play the game while sitting in your home. With a very little map, Pokémon Dream Radar tasks you to find all the mission characters from Pokemon series and enjoy having a different type of Augmented Reality experience. With a very much similar gameplay and mechanics to the popular Pokémon Go, Pokémon Dream Radar is quite addictive to play as well as it is quite immersive in nature. This game is actually a great source of entertainment for all those who love capturing beautiful Poke Monsters and enjoy engaging themselves into quality gaming at the same time. Pokemon Dream Radar offers excellent graphics, cool sounds, and an enjoyable gameplay along with great mechanics. Do give it a try if you own a 3DS, you’ll definitely enjoy the game.
#11 Clandestine Anomaly
Clandestine Anomaly offers a Sci-Fi Action and Thrill-filled Augmented Reality experience packed with all kinds of brilliant elements that an Action gaming enthusiast can think of. The game takes you to the world on the brink of destruction after the invasion of an advanced Alien race. Your task in the game is to fight off the Alien enemies, defend your homeworld and eventually eliminate the threat to end the fear and agony. With a very simple and addictive gameplay, Clandestine Anomaly lets you use your Smartphone’s camera as the primary source of finding the Aliens lurking in the shadows. All you got to do is to follow a map on your Phone’s screen, reach to certain locations and turn on the camera to locate the alien and then neutralize it. Finding and killing the Aliens is one thing, Clandestine Anomaly lets you build all kinds of defensive structures, craft guns and mount them on the walls to defend yourself and all the others relying on you. Clandestine Anomaly offers a truly realistic approach when it comes to the graphics, audio, and environments as well as it provides with a great Augmented Reality and Action-packed gameplay to enjoy.
#12 Zombies Everywhere
Zombies Everywhere is a great inclusion to the already pacing Augmented Reality genre, and it offers a realistic and enjoyable gameplay for all the hardcore fans of Zombie games. The game takes the players to a Zombie infested world where there is no other way of surviving instead of killing them. Once again the Smart device’s camera helps you as the game notifies you whenever you are near a Zombie. After getting to the spot, you can turn on your Device’s Camera and point it towards the location and Whoa! a Zombie is running towards you. If you are able to kill the Zombie before reaching to you, you’ll survive. Otherwise, you’ll get loads of bites and die, and the game will conclude. Zombies Everywhere offers many virtual Melee weapons and firearms for you to use them and kill the zombies. With a truly remarkable amalgamation of Location-based and Augmented Reality elements in the gameplay, beautiful and realistic 3D visuals, sounds and easy controls plus the great mechanics, Zombies Everywhere is a fun game to try.
#13 Real Strike
Real Strike is one of the pioneers that took the Augmented Reality genre towards FPS and resulted in a brilliant combination of these fantastic elements. This hardcore action game turns the reality into a fully augmented Simulation and allows the players to enjoy First-person Shooting in real world by only using your smartphone. Real Strike turns the real-world surroundings into a clean 3D Animation and lets the players use cool gadgets and weapons to play the game. All they have to do is to turn on the phone’s camera and point it towards the targets and enjoy shooting them virtually anywhere. The animation of the game is so realistic that it literally feels like being part of the game world and that alone makes this game super addictive and appealing. With over 20 types of cool virtual weapons, amazing tools such as Thermal and Night-vision, fantastic perks and loads of upgrades, Real Strike is a one amazing Augmented Reality FPS video game for all the Hardcore players around the globe. Trying it out would definitely be a whole new Shooting game experience.
#14 Resources Game
Resources Game is a fantastic new Augmented Reality based Resource Collection Simulation by Unex. The game allows you to travel to a number of designated places by following the map on your device and build your mines. Resources Game is a Location-based massively Multiplayer Online game and economic Simulation that allows you to scan your surroundings of the real world using your hand held device, and find the deposits of a number of different things on the map, build mines to extract the deposits. you can turn the resources into various products, and sell them toe earn money and keep on expanding your mines by finding more resources and earn higher ranks in the game that will lead you to more riches, fame and freedom. An amazing feature of the game allows you to find and defeat your rivals by simply reaching down to their mines and looting their resources. You can also earn money by collecting freights, buying and selling your buildings and mines etc. Unlike all the other typical Augmented Reality and Location-based video games, Resources Game cannot be played offline, so if you want to play this cool game, you must have an active internet connection. Resources Game offers beautifully designed game visuals, state of the art mechanics and an addictive and endless gameplay to enjoy.
#15 Parallel Mafia
Parallel Mafia by PerBlue is another great marvel from the same team as Parallel Kingdom. The game offers a similar gameplay to Parallel Kingdom but a different environment and a little bit changed mechanics. The game takes you to a strictly Mafia Ruled world where only the strongest and mightiest can survive. Being a brilliant Augmented Reality video game, Parallel Mafia offers a realistic Mobster lifestyle and tasks you to earn fame as a feared Mafioso, build safe-houses and business-fronts for your underground Mafia business, take over your rival territories and increase your reign by following the map on your devices, physically reaching the destinations and performing a number of different Mafia related tasks. The tasks you’ll have to perform in the game include business management, trade, manufacture of various products, leading teams of other Mafioso to epic brawls etc. With a very Mafia inspired gameplay and visuals, and addictive gameplay, Parallel Mafia is one amazing Augmented Reality video game to play and enjoy.
#16 Geocaching
Geocaching takes you to the core of all the GPS-based Augmented Reality games and offers a truly very addictive and quite immersive gameplay as compared to a lot of other games of the similar type. This fantastic app lacks the traditional story and instead it offers an undeniably addictive concept of Location-based games. The basic task in the game is to follow the map on your Android or iOS device and find a number of hidden Containers known as Geocaches that are placed by other online members on a number of different locations (both Locally and Globally). With a very large Geocaching community, so if you play the game, you’ll probably find loads of Geocaches near you. You can use this app as an Exergame as well and enjoy both Geocaching and exercising at the same time. With a number of different types of Geocaches, various game difficulty levels, loads of new challenges, beautiful visuals and an addictive gameplay, Geocaching is plain fun. Do try it out.
#17 Parallel Kingdom
Parallel Kingdom is a truly remarkable addition to the already trending MMORPG genre. What’s new in the game is that it offers Augmented Reality and Location-based gameplay aesthetics and that makes this game the most epic MMORPG ever. The game offers a beautiful combination of Virtual and Real World elements and lets you enjoy an amazing experience. It uses your Mobile device’s GPS location and lets you know about other online players in your area. You can reach the spot by simply running and walking and engage in amazing PvP and PvE encounters in real world. You can find and interact with the NPCs all with different behaviors, and difficulty levels etc. Furthermore, Parallel Kingdom offers a number of different Dungeons where you can interact with NPCs, battle against them and earn rewards in real-time. Parallel Kingdom offers various Quests in the game and allows you to hunt down the monsters all within the area of your surroundings on the game map. Parallel Kingdom features epic PvP and PvE combats, 40 game levels, leaderboard and Chat Rooms etc. for you to enjoy the game. With a very interesting and quite addictive gameplay, beautifully created visuals and brilliant game mechanics, Parallel Kingdom is a fun game to play and enjoy. Do give it a try.
#18 Temple Treasure Hunt Game
Temple Treasure Hunt Game is a fun Location-based Augmented Reality video game that makes the real life a bit more exciting and fun. The game lets you follow the trails of lost treasures buried deep into the cores of Shiva temple in India. With its truly remarkable and cutting-edge Augmented Reality features, Temple Treasure Hunt Game offers a fantastic new experience for all the hardcore GPS-based game fans. It allows you to use the multiplayer feature of the game to team up with other players, share various trails to the treasures, and enjoy a journey that will surely leave you spellbound for quite some time. Locate the routs to treasures, treasure guardians etc. by physically moving towards the designated spots and by following the maps on your android devices. On your way to the temple, enjoy seeing and interacting with mysteriously beautiful and mythical characters and items and enjoy your epic journey. Temple Treasure Hunt Game lets you create your own treasure trail, choose and customize your treasure hunter character and set up the physical markers on your game map for future expeditions. With a great narrative, beautiful graphics and an addictive gameplay, Temple Treasure Hunt Game is a fun Augmented Reality video game to play and enjoy.
#19 SpecTrek
SpecTrek is a fantastic Augmented Reality Mobile video game that lets you Hunt ghosts in real-time. Holding the second place in “Android Developer Challenge II”, SpecTrek is available to play on both Android and iOS platforms. Built with the purpose of keeping the players healthy, the game allows you to Work out awhile playing the game and enjoy both. SpecTrek offers 3 different types of games such as Short, Medium and Long and all of them offers gameplay for 15, 30 and 60 minutes respectively. The game’s engine projects ghosts on a number of key locations on Google Maps and allows you to simply reach them by walking or running in a predetermined search radius and capture them. There are a number of different types of Ghosts in the game that are tagged with different marks and SpecTrek tasks you to reach to a Ghost in the given time. If you are failed to reach to the nearby Ghost in time, a horn blows and lets all the nearby Ghosts flee the scene. You can start over the game and find more ghosts on the map and keep on doing the same until you like. Once you are on the location where the map places the ghost, you can Tilt your device, place the Camera on Ghost to scan it and capture it. With all the fantastic visuals, workout and ghost capturing fun, SpecTrek offers a truly very immersive gameplay to enjoy.
#20 Zombies, Run!
Zombies, Run! By Six to Start is an amazingly addictive and quite exciting Single-player Augmented Reality and Exergame video game playable on Android and iOS platforms. The game offers a narrative based upon a Zombie Apocalypse in the vicinity of Abel Township and it allows you to be the main character of the game the “Runner 5”. Your task is to run and survive the attacks of Zombies spread around the game map. Zombies, Run! features a truly remarkable gameplay in which it lets you enjoy a number of cool missions, and a fantastic story. The gameplay is a lot simpler as compared to a lot of other Location-based Augmented Reality video games and it lets you roam the game world by following the game map and try to survive the Zombies coming from all directions. The map lets you find the zombies in your surroundings and run in real world in order to survive them, collect a number of various items, and avoid contact with the zombies. You must run through the area in the given time or else you’ll be the supper of the deadly Zombies. By playing the game you can join the millions of other players playing on locations across the world, communicate with them and enjoy running while avoiding the Zombies. Because of its amazing nature, Zombies, Run! Is also called an Exergame and that alone is the coolest feature of all. With a great narrative, brilliant game mechanics and visual details, and an immersive gameplay, Zombies, Run! is one amazing Augmented Reality video game to play and enjoy.
#21 Life is Crime
Life is Crime lets you turn your neighborhood into a totally amazing Criminal world. Developed and published by Red Robot Games. This cool Augmented Reality and Location-based RPG video game is packed with extreme Action and Adventure aesthetics and is available to play on Facebook and Android. The game allows you to create your own Avatar and get into the world where you can rule by simply strengthening your criminal bases. Your ultimate goal is to dominate the world around you and to do that you’ll have to take over businesses such as Restaurants, Coffee Shops, and Plazas etc. and eventually increase your reputation and your territories. You must deal in all kinds of Contraband, and reach to the real world locations for more Criminal activities. Rob banks, kill people and collect guns and gears etc. to be the one most feared and obeyed Criminal Lord ever. One way to be the best is to expanding your Turf and that is not an easy task. You’ll have to fight other online players on various locations on game map, and unlock more areas, discover them and keep on doing the same until you are tired. Your reputation rests on how active you are, so you must play the game earn level ups to defeat other players. You can also share your achievements, goals and areas Via Facebook and enjoy the ultimate fun. With a very interesting gameplay and beautiful and realistic visuals. Life is Crime is one amazing game to play and enjoy.
#22 Ingress
Ingress by Niantic is an Augmented Reality MMO and location-based Mobile video game. Based on a complex and Sci-Fi story, Ingress offers a totally open and continuous game narrative. The game features team-based gameplay in which you’ll have to be part of a massive competition where unlike many other MMO games, you cannot interact directly with other players but you can damage them and deplete them off of their XM, a fuel necessary to move and to communicate. The core gameplay of Ingress tasks you to capture the Portals, located at a number of places of high significance such as Parks, Public meeting places, landmarks and different monuments etc. You must link all the Captured portals to form various Triangular Control Fields located on a number of key geographical areas on the game map. The Control fields will then reward you with MU (Mind Units) that you can use to control the minds of people in your factions. With all the International links, Ingress has a huge player base around the globe and it includes players of almost all age groups. You must move in real life to reach to the Portals and Collect them by following the game map. For faster reach to the portals, you can also use any vehicles to reach to the points where the Portals are located and collect them, and keep on moving towards the more portals on the map. Ingress lets you play the game as an “Agent” and allows you to make a profile page on game’s website, fill in your information and enjoy being part of a beautiful world based on Augmented Reality.
#23 Pokémon Go
Pokémon Go is a fantastic new Free to Play Augmented Reality Mobile video game developed by Niantic and distributed by The Pokémon Company. This brilliant new Single and Multiplayer video game is available on both iOS and Android platforms and it allows you to Battle, Capture, Train and Trade a number of different Pokémon Characters that appear on designated places in the real world. Pokémon Go lets you create your own Pokémon Character Avatar, Choose the gender, skin type, outfits etc from the in-game store and start playing the game. The game uses your location on a map based upon your surroundings and features a number of Pokéstops and Pokégyms and includes popular people meeting places, Churches, Memorials, Tourist attractions etc. on the map. Your task is to simply walk to the locations in real world (Your Avatar will move along you on the game map) and find the different types of Pokémon Characters. There ae no battles in the wild in Pokémon Go and instead it allows you to throw a Pokéball with the right force at the right time and catch or capture the Pokémon Characters. You can also earn experience points by simply performing a number of different in-game actions and raise your character’s level in the game. Once you are at level five, you can go meet with other online Pokemon players, join Pokégyms and be part of anyone of the three main teams such as Team Red, Team Blue and Team Yellow. With a brilliant new type of gameplay, cool visual details, and all the Augmented Reality fun, Pokémon Go is an amazing new addition to the Pokémon games.