ZENONIA® 5

Long before many current mobile RPGs arrived, the ZENONIA series was a staple of action role-playing on phones, and ZENONIA 5 continues it under the Com2uS Holdings name. The story is set in a kingdom where wealth has corrupted the ruling class and the poor suffer, until an unlikely hero emerges from a ruined slum.

Play centres on real-time combat against monsters and demanding bosses, with fights that respond to quick reactions. At the start players pick one of four classes, Berserker, Mechanic, Wizard or Paladin, each with its own strengths and special moves. Characters are levelled up, equipped and shaped through skill charts while the plot unfolds around Deva Castle. There is also asynchronous PvP against characters from other players worldwide, rewards to collect in an area called the Abyss, and hundreds of side quests on top of the main story. The listing warns that changing SIM or phone details can unlink saved data and that deleting the game without a backup wipes progress.

Its 4.3 average comes from about 371,000 ratings, 69% of them five stars and 11% one star, with 10,000,000+ installs. It is free with ads and in-app purchases from $0.99 to $99.99 per item. The catch is age: the last update was on 2022-12-01, the listed requirement is Android 4.4, and the developer itself notes the game is only available up to Android 4.4 (KitKat), so modern phones may not run it well. We list one version, 1.3.0, rated Teen.

Owners of older devices and fans of classic mobile action RPGs are the natural audience. Anyone on a current phone should expect possible compatibility problems.