Best Free Mobile Games for November 2026 on iOS and Android
You don't need to spend a penny to play some of the biggest mobile games of the autumn. Monster Hunter Outlanders brings free-to-play hunts to phones, PUBG MOBILE FLASH is a lighter battle royale built for older devices, and No Man's Sky lets you explore its universe on iPhone before paying anything.
PlayStation's Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble is a free hero shooter, and HoYoverse's cosy life sim Petit Planet is taking pre-registrations ahead of its 4 December launch. If you'd rather try before you buy, Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King gives away its whole first chapter, and Galaxy Kart is yours to keep from the Epic Games Store if you claim it by 5 November.
All 20 games are below, with the biggest names first.
Monster Hunter Outlanders
Free to play: released 29 October 2026
Monster Hunter Outlanders came to iOS and Android on 29 October, and it's free to play. It's made by Tencent's TiMi Studio Group under licence from Capcom.
The hunting takes place in a new region called Aesoland, and you can go out alone or team up with up to three other players. Series weapons such as the Great Sword, Dual Blades, Hammer and Bow are all here, and three kinds of buddy join your hunts: the Palico, the Rutaco and the Trillan.
PUBG Mobile Flash
Free to play: launching 13 November 2026
PUBG MOBILE FLASH is a lighter version of PUBG MOBILE designed for older and lower-spec phones, and it launches on 13 November. It was called PUBG Mobile Light until it was renamed ahead of launch.
The first download is under 1GB on Android and under 2GB on iOS, with the Erangel map included so you can start playing straight away. Other maps and modes are optional downloads. Your PUBG MOBILE account, friends and items carry over, and you can play in the same matches as people on the full version.
Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble
Free to play: released October 2026
Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble is a free-to-play multiplayer hero shooter from PlayStation and French studio Oh BiBi, and it launched worldwide in early October.
Captain Qwark is running a combat simulator to find a new generation of Galactic Rangers. Its heroes include Lombaxes, robots and aliens, each with their own weapons and abilities. Modes include a battle royale and Bolt Race, where you collect bolts while fighting monsters, bosses and other players.
No Man's Sky
Free to try: out now on iOS
No Man's Sky arrived on iPhone and iPad on 28 October, and you can play it for free before deciding whether to pay $19.99 to unlock the full game.
It's the complete version of Hello Games' space exploration game, with ten years of updates included, although multiplayer isn't in the iOS version at launch. You can play with touch controls, a controller, or a mouse and keyboard.
BLEACH Mirrors High
Free to play: released 28 October 2026
Bandai Namco's BLEACH Mirrors High launched on 28 October as a free-to-play game. Its story picks up after the Thousand-Year Blood War, with new characters designed by series creator Tite Kubo.
You create your own Soul Reaper and Zanpakuto, then fight in a squad of three using card-based attacks. Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki are among the familiar faces along the way.
Petit Planet
Free to play: launching 4 December 2026 (pre-register now)
Petit Planet is a cosy life sim from HoYoverse, the studio behind Genshin Impact, and it's free to play when it launches on 4 December. You can pre-register now on the App Store and Google Play.
Instead of an island, you look after your own small planet. You can farm, fish, cook, craft furniture and decorate, and make friends with animal neighbours who each have their own personality. The Galactic Bazaar is where you meet and trade with other players.
Galaxy Kart
Free to keep until: 5 November 2026
Galaxy Kart is free to keep from the Epic Games Store until 5 November. Claim it through the Epic Games Store app and it's yours for good. It's free on Android worldwide, but on iOS the offer is only available in select countries.
It's an arcade kart racer, with characters who each have their own special abilities, power-ups to grab on the track, and online multiplayer races.
UnGodly
Free to play: launching 11 November 2026
UnGodly is a dark fantasy RPG from Azra Games, and it's free to play when it arrives on the App Store and Google Play on 11 November.
You build a team of four characters called Primals, each tied to an element, and switch between them mid-battle to chain their abilities together. There's an open-world PvE campaign with a branching story, plus leaderboards and challenges, and Conan the Barbarian is joining as a crossover character.
VAMPIR
Free to play: released 27 October 2026
Netmarble's vampire MMORPG Vampir launched worldwide on 27 October, and it's free to download. It's on PC as well, with cross-platform play.
It has a dark gothic horror style, and it's made by Netmarble Neo, the team behind Lineage 2: Revolution and Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds.
Silver Palace
Free to play: launching 14 December 2026 (pre-register now)
Silver Palace is a free-to-play action RPG from Elementa and Silver Studio, launching on 14 December on iOS, Android, PC and PS5.
You play a Detective in Silvernia, a Victorian-style industrial city powered by a resource called Silverium, investigating crimes while rival factions fight for control. Combat is real-time, and you can switch between characters and chain combos together.
Bloons Blitz
Free to play: released September 2026
Ninja Kiwi's Bloons Blitz launched worldwide at the end of September, and it's free to play. It turns the Bloons series into survival action, with simple one-handed controls.
You play as Monkey heroes with signature weapons, fighting off waves of Bloons and picking new upgrades on every run, with boss fights along the way.
Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf
Free to try: Android Early Access
Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf is in Early Access on Android, and the opening is free to play. A one-off $8.99 purchase unlocks the full game, and iOS pre-orders are on the way.
Lana can now wall jump, and her companion Mui can hack machines and briefly take control of other creatures, which is the key to a lot of the puzzles. Controllers and cloud saves are both supported.
The Farmer Was Replaced
Free to try: out now
The Farmer Was Replaced came to iOS and Android in early November. You can start with a free trial, then unlock the full game with a one-off purchase.
You don't farm by hand. You write short programs in a Python-like language, and a drone plants and harvests your crops based on your code. The mobile version includes The Miner Was Replaced expansion, which sends your drones underground.
Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King
Free to try: out now
Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King is a top-down action adventure in the style of classic Zelda games, published on mobile by FDG Entertainment. The first chapter is free, and a one-off $4.99 purchase unlocks the rest.
You play as Lily, a new knight who has to save the Kingdom of Blossom after a wizard puts the king into a magical sleep. There are five dungeons to clear, with puzzles, bosses, and new weapons and spells to find.
The Posthumous Investigation
Free to try: out now
The Posthumous Investigation is a hand-drawn noir mystery set in Rio de Janeiro in 1937, from Brazilian studio Mother Gaia. The prologue is free, and a one-off purchase unlocks the full game.
A dead man hires you to solve his own murder, and you have one day to do it before time resets. On each loop, you question suspects, look for holes in their stories, and talk to the victim in Limbo at the end of the day.
Crushed in Time
Free to try: out now on iOS
Crushed In Time is a fourth-wall-breaking point-and-click adventure from Draw Me A Pixel, and a spin-off of There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension. It's free to start, with a one-off purchase to unlock the full game.
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are on the case of a missing character, in a story that keeps poking fun at being a video game.
The Operator
Free to try: out now
Bureau 81's The Operator is a conspiracy-themed mystery investigation game, already out on PC and Switch. On iOS and Android it's free to download and try, with a one-off purchase to unlock the full game.
Kartboard Dash
Free to play: released September 2026
Zatun's KartBoard Dash is a free-to-play kart racer where the karts and tracks look like they're made from cardboard and toys. It left Early Access at the end of September.
There are power-ups to grab on every track, and random modifiers kick in for the last two laps, which can turn a race on its head.
Seolhwa Dungeon
Free to play: out now
Seolhwa Dungeon is a turn-based dungeon-crawling RPG rooted in Korean folklore, made by solo developer Sungki Soft. It's free to start, and the only purchase is a Folktale Collection that adds more species and classes.
You build your character from 14 species and 12 classes, and the dungeons are redrawn every run. A codex records 150 yokai, each with its own folktale.
Capsulepia: Capsule Toy Shop
Free to play: out now (Android)
Capsulepia: Capsule Toy Shop is a pixel-art tycoon game from Runwith (Auto Ace LLC), a small studio in Japan, and it's free to download on Android.
You run a capsule toy shop, stocking the machines and growing from one small shop into something much bigger, with daily events and toy collections to complete. It has ads and in-app purchases, and premium stock draws aren't available to players under 16.
That's the list for November. Next month we'll round up December's best free games, including the launches of Petit Planet and Silver Palace.
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