10 free mobile games from Vietnam you should not miss

Flappy Bird is a household name for gamers all over the world. It really put the Vietnamese games community on the map with its huge success. And that had led to many people asking questions like: “where is Flappy Bird from?” then when they find out it’s from Vietnam, they followed up with: “how?” People always thought that no one develops games in Vietnam. But Vietnamese game developers have been around long before Dong Nguyen and Flappy Bird brought attention to the country.

(See: Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen is working on a new game)

Some game studios in Vietnam have done outsourcing work for big titles like Need for Speed, Battlefield, and even Flight Simulator. And mobile gaming in Vietnam has grown very quickly over the last three years, with Flappy Bird being just the strongest example of this trend. Without any further ado, here are ten Vietnamese mobile games that you should not miss out on.

1. Super Ball Juggling

You may know that Dotgears is the studio behind Flappy Bird, since it just resurrected the game a couple weeks ago through Amazon Fire TV. But did you also know that it has a quick-fix football game with the same 8-bit style called Super Ball Juggling? Super Ball Juggling maintains the one-button gameplay Flappy Bird is famous for, and is hard as hell to boot. The game’s simplicity belies its difficulty, and that is what keeps people coming back every single day for a challenge. Games from Dotgears will definitely make you throw your phone away in frustration. Unlike its brother Flappy Bird, which was taken down from the App Store a long time ago, Super Ball Juggling is still available, albeit only on iOS.

2. School Cheater

School Cheater is one of Buoi Studio’s most successful titles. The game was one of the top ten games in the Game Development World Championship 2013. It has challenging gameplay, nice graphics, and light, breezy content. The game is about a student who tries to copy from his classmates without getting caught. He also has to avoid other hotheads in class, who will beat him up if he gets too close. If you like stealth action games, School Cheater is the one for you. You can download it on iOS and Android

3. Dididodo Defense

Dididodo Defense is a tower defense game with fun and unique features. It features the Dididodo aliens, who end up getting lost on Earth while on their quest to find a savior. It was developed by the young and ambitious 9Fury studio, which has received lots attention from the gaming community in Vietnam following a successful Kickstarter. If you feel like trying an original and fun tower defense game, you should check it out on Android.

4. Ninja Revenge

This endless runner game with ninja-themed visuals predictably lets you play as an angry ninja, killing assassins as revenge for the death of your wife. So brace yourself, because there will be blood. Ninja Revenge is one of the better known games from Divmob, and helped make the studio recognizable. If you are a ninja fan, this game is a must. Unfortunately, iOS folks don’t have chance to play it, as this ninja only avenges on Android. Sorry!