While Flappy Bird had a huge impact on mobile gaming, it also spawned a lot of wannabes. But some managed to take its principles and make something better. Crossy Road is one of the games that draws inspiration from that viral sensation. It itself was a huge influence on many mobile titles, combining simple, familiar Frogger-esque gameplay with cute characters and stylish voxel graphics that countless games have since adopted. The character-unlocking business model also served the developers at Hipster Whale well, and other indie developers who tried to make it free-to-play but sometimes didn’t do it fairly.
The origins of CROSSY ROAD
Many fun games have since risen from the ashes of Crossy Road's impact. Here are some of the best Crossy Road-inspired games on Android.
Namco has partnered with Hipster Whale to create an endless Pac-Man game in the style of Crossy Road . It works brilliantly. An endlessly generated Pac-Man maze is a lot of fun, with the various ghost patterns being a bit tricky to navigate. While the characters from Crossy Road aren’t really a thing in Pac-Man 256, the power-up system is interesting to play with, giving you long-term progression. And the themes added in later updates are fun to play with too. It’s a great game that can be played one-handed, and the controller support is fantastic. It’s even fun on Android TV. Either way, it was one of the best games of 2015. It fares better than Slashy Souls, which was an odd little crossover that some people had trouble with.
This one-tap game is incredibly fun and has a unique scoring system to play with, where perfect hits and combos help you rack up higher points. Additionally, you can’t just sit back and carefully line up your shots as the game quickly ticks down to your demise. It’s a solid pick-up-and-play game with plenty of different themes to unlock, but the game’s mission system is a huge part of what keeps you coming back for more.