Best mobile games since 2010: Subway Surfers, Candy Crush Saga and more

Smartphones and mobile games have increased by a lot over the decade, with consumers wanting higher level of graphics and better smartphones, which are able to handle those intense graphics easily. Even though many graphic intensive, console-like games have been launched recently, this hasn't damaged the open and play genre of mobile gaming, in which you can play one or two simple games to remove your boredom. And another factor that makes this genre of gaming one of the most popular is that these games are highly addictive leaving you to crave that one more game. Here is a gallery of the top 10 most downloaded games that made up this past decade, which started back in 2010. (Image: App Annie)

According to a report by App Annie, Subway Surfers was the most downloaded game of the decade, with over 1.5 billion downloads in total. The game is quite simple and addictive, with players being required to swipe left and right in order to collect points. The game during the decade became immensely popular gaining a huge following and even receiving a number of spin-offs.

Candy Crush Saga is a game that you would see a number of people in transit playing if you take a look. It is quite a simple puzzle game that is fun, and due to the fact that players keep getting random rewards, it is also the reason why they keep coming back. The game is so popular that we have seen a number of other games implementing the concept inside of them and gaining popularity. According to the App Annie report, the app during this decade got over 1.2 billion downloads in total.

Temple Run is the first game that most of us remember playing on our first iPads. It was a fun and addictive game that had good graphics. The developers saw that people were appreciating their graphics, launched a sequel to the game, called Temple Run 2, which was a big leap. The graphics were hugely improved, and new elements were introduced to make the game even more fun. The game was able to curate 800 million downloads during the decade, taking the third spot on the list.

My Talking Tom is a game that pulled people from all ages to try it out. It is quite a quirky game, that let users make the cat say what they wanted to say in a funny and modulated voice, the quirk got over 800 million downloads during the decade according to the report. To keep the public invested into the game, the developers added a number of other quirks into it like the element of taking care of the cat and more.

With over 700 million downloads Clash of Clans takes the fifth spot on the list. This number might have been achieved due to the countless ads the app developers run on other games. It is quite a fun game, which involves you into making a castle and defending it. The game also brought in the concept of playing with friends, which gave it a huge social boost also.

Pou, a relatively unknown game to us, got the sixth rank with over 600 million downloads. The app plays on the style of Tamagotchi, which became popular in the last decade. Pou is a virtual pet, which the player must keep fed and played with so that it does not die. The same concept was added to My Talking Tom and its other branched apps.

Hill Climb Racing was a game that pulled in people with the quirk that players had to finish races with a set amount of fuel. The game also added to the quirk by adding more vehicles and areas to race on. The app according to App Annie also got over 600 million downloads.

Despicable Me has turned into a huge movie franchise, even spinning off into another franchise called Minions. Just like the movies the Minion Rush game was also able to make a mark on players with over 600 million downloads during the decade.

Fruit Ninja, the game in which you had to cut fruits thrown at you rapidly to earn points, took the ninth place on the list with over 600 million downloads. The game is quite addictive, providing players with new quirks to look forward to so that they keep coming back.

Lastly, with 600 million downloads 8 Ball Pool has been able to score the last place on this list. Just as the name suggests the game pairs to people in a pool match where they have to pot all the balls an win. The open and play part of the game was spot on as a game can be finished very fast. This allows players to open the game, play it for some time and get their mind refreshed.