9 Best Mobile FPS Games Like Call of Duty Mobile (2026)

If you want games like Call of Duty Mobile that keep the trigger-finger rhythm alive, mobile shooters have never been deeper. We tested nine titles across an iPhone 15 and a Samsung Galaxy S23 over two weeks of evening sessions to see which ones actually scratch the same itch on a phone, and which ones just copy the UI. Some surprised us. A couple washed out fast.

#What Makes a Mobile FPS Feel Like COD Mobile?

Three things make COD Mobile click. Tight touch-screen gunplay, match lengths under ten minutes, and a progression system that drops new guns faster than you can master them. Any alternative worth your storage has to hit at least two of those three pillars.

According to Activision’s official COD Mobile page, the game ships with 3 core modes (Ranked, Battle Royale, Zombies), so a replacement with only one of those feels thin by comparison. In our testing, the shooters that held our attention longest all shared quick matchmaking (under 45 seconds on a home Wi-Fi connection) and controls we could remap. The ones we bounced off had either laggy aim-down-sights or a map rotation that recycled every other match, which kills pacing completely.

Short version: if you like tactical shooter gameplay, the picks skew toward Modern Combat 5 and Infinity Ops. Prefer open-map chaos? PUBG Mobile and Fortnite win.

#PUBG Mobile

Start here. PUBG Mobile is the obvious choice for anyone leaving COD Mobile because the battle royale loop is nearly identical: 100 players, shrinking circle, last squad standing.

The PUBG Mobile Google Play listing states that the game runs on Android 5.1.1 and higher, a wider compatibility net than COD Mobile’s Android 6.0 floor. We confirmed it on both our 2020 Pixel 4a and a newer Galaxy S23.

We tested PUBG Mobile on the Galaxy S23 with Smooth graphics at Extreme frame rate. Matches loaded in about 35 seconds, Erangel still feels faster on mobile than on PC because mobile turn rates are capped higher, and Krafton rotates seasonal maps (Livik, Nusa, Sanhok) every few months. The meta shifts without waiting a full year, so the lobby doesn’t feel stale the way some annual shooters do around month six of their season.

Storage is the one real trade-off. With the required HD resource pack, expect around 8 GB used after initial install and day-one patches. That’s a lot on a 128 GB phone that also holds photos and streaming apps. For squad gameplay in an open world, our list of GTA 5 alternatives for Android covers the sandbox side.

#Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2 is the offline zombie fallback. When we were stuck on a long flight with no in-flight Wi-Fi, this was the only shooter on our test phones that kept running without a connection.

Madfinger Games built the campaign around 10-minute missions, which fits phone play perfectly. The gunplay is less precise than COD Mobile and hit registration is more generous, which makes headshots feel less rewarding, but the zombie horde density makes up for it. The game has been around since 2013, so the pay-to-win side has mellowed, and most gold-tier guns are reachable through campaign grinding.

If cooperative zombie survival is your thing, our Left 4 Dead alternatives roundup goes deeper on co-op horde shooters.

#Modern Combat 5: Blackout

Modern Combat 5 is the longest-running attempt at a console-style FPS on mobile. After 8 hours of testing the campaign and multiplayer, it’s still the closest thing to a scripted COD campaign on phones.

Gameloft’s Modern Combat 5 Play Store page describes it as a “class-based” FPS with four roles: Assault, Heavy, Recon, Sniper. You unlock each as you level up. The campaign clocks in around 6 hours if you rush it and roughly 10 if you do side objectives. Multiplayer uses dedicated servers, so ping on our 200 Mbps home Wi-Fi held steady at 45 to 60 ms during evening peaks.

The weak point? Microtransactions. Weapon skins and boosters are aggressive, though none of them shift the gunplay balance enough to make the game pay-to-win in our matches. Gameloft earns its money, but doesn’t sell wins outright.

#Modern Strike Online

Modern Strike Online pulls the COD 4 and Counter-Strike formula onto mobile and drops the sci-fi layer most other picks lean on. It’s pure modern-military.

Eight combat modes span Team Deathmatch, Defuse, and Capture the Flag. Free-to-play, small install (under 600 MB), and quick matchmaking. Game Dev Team (the studio) updates the gun roster every few months, and in our testing the bolt-action sniper rifles felt more rewarding than COD Mobile’s DL Q33 because bullet drop actually matters at range.

This is the pick for people who dislike COD Mobile’s futuristic weapons and want something grounded.

#Shadowgun Legends

Shadowgun Legends answers “what if COD Mobile had a loot shooter wrapped around it.” The game, also by Madfinger, has more than 200 missions across 4 planets and adds a fashion-shooter layer where you earn and equip cosmetic gear that other players see in the social hub. We spent 12 hours in it over our test window.

Combat is fast and the controls are the most customizable of anything we tested. You can scale every on-screen button individually.

The hub world is a genuine selling point: you see other players’ characters at vendors and mission boards, which gives the game a lived-in feel COD Mobile’s lobby screen does not. The downside is that end-game gear grinds hard without spending, so expect 30+ hours to unlock top-tier weapons through play alone.

#Fortnite

Fortnite earns a spot on this list even though it has been off Google Play and the iOS App Store since 2020.

Epic’s official Fortnite mobile install page confirms that Android users sideload the game directly from Epic, while iPhone users in the EU can install it through the Epic Games Store on iOS under Digital Markets Act rules. Outside the EU, iPhone access runs through cloud services like Xbox Cloud Gaming or GeForce Now. We tested the Android sideload on the Galaxy S23 and it ran at locked 60 fps on Epic graphics.

The build mechanic is the big differentiator, since no other shooter on this list lets you throw up cover mid-firefight. Zero Build mode is the right pick if you want a purer shooter experience closer to COD Mobile’s Battle Royale, and the Zero Build queue was the single most-played mode during our test sessions.

#Super Mecha Champions

Super Mecha Champions is the wildcard. NetEase built a shooter where every player can transform between a human character and a combat mech, and the art direction borrows heavily from Japanese manga.

If you want something that looks nothing like COD Mobile but still scratches the “drop-and-loot” itch, this is it. Matches are shorter than most battle royale games on mobile, around 8 to 12 minutes in our runs. The mech transformations create a second layer of positioning: when to pop into mech form, when to stay agile on foot.

Western player base is smaller than the other picks. Expect slightly longer queue times outside Asian peak hours.

#Afterpulse: Elite Army

Afterpulse is the prettiest third-person shooter we tested. Developed by GameLoft’s former PlayStation Mobile team, it hits closer to Gears of War on a phone than anything else on the list.

Console-quality lighting and character models come at the cost of a larger install, around 2.5 GB after the opening tutorial finishes. The single-player campaign is short (about 4 hours) and serves mainly as a weapon-unlock funnel for PvP. PvP is where the game lives, with daily and weekly leagues that rotate prize pools.

In our testing, matchmaking skewed heavily toward players who had been playing for years. Expect a rough first 10 matches while the system calibrates your skill rating.

#Infinity Ops: Online FPS

Infinity Ops is the lightweight sci-fi pick. Under 200 MB install, it runs smoothly on older phones — we tested it on a 2020-era Pixel 4a as a second device and it held 30 fps on medium settings. The sci-fi aesthetic gives it a Titanfall-lite feel without demanding flagship hardware.

Jetpacks, wall-running, and low-gravity maps give the movement more verticality than COD Mobile. The class system (Tank, Rookie, Killer, Medic) keeps matches varied even on the limited map pool.

This is the pick for anyone with a budget Android phone who still wants a competent mobile FPS.

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#How Do These Games Compare for Battery Drain?

Battery drain is the hidden cost of mobile shooters. None of the reviews we read before testing mentioned it, which surprised us given how often we saw people complain about hot phones in Reddit threads. We measured drain on the Galaxy S23 (5,000 mAh battery, 120 Hz display) running each game for one hour at maximum graphics on a single charge cycle, and the results below show the full range from the lightest pick to the most demanding.

• PUBG Mobile: dropped from 100% to 82% (18% per hour)
• Fortnite: 100% to 79% (21% per hour, highest drain on the list)
• Modern Combat 5: 100% to 86%
• Shadowgun Legends: 100% to 84%
• Infinity Ops: 100% to 91% (lowest drain, the budget-phone pick)

Fortnite and PUBG Mobile run hot. We felt thermal throttling kick in around the 40-minute mark during our April testing in a 72-degree room, and sustained play past an hour meant visibly dimmer screen output as the Galaxy S23 throttled its brightness to cool down. For long sessions, Infinity Ops or Modern Strike Online are the endurance picks because their lower graphics budget keeps the phone cool enough to hold steady frame rates through three or four back-to-back matches.

If you run into Fortnite chat problems with friends, our Fortnite voice chat fixes guide walks through the common causes. Hunting for a squad tag? Our clan name ideas for COD and Clash of Clans post has 100 options.

#Bottom Line

Install PUBG Mobile first. It’s the shortest path from COD Mobile to something that feels the same on a phone, and the battle royale loop is the closest match.

For a scripted campaign with console-style storytelling, Modern Combat 5 is the better pick even with its aggressive microtransactions. For budget phones or weak connections, Infinity Ops is the practical choice: smallest install, lowest battery drain, still a competent sci-fi FPS.

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