The following list features five entertaining off-roading games for smartphones. It includes a back-country, cargo delivery game, a realistic off-road driving simulator, and a high-flying monster truck game. Time to get your truck muddy!
Truck Driver 3D: Offroad
Winding trails, cascading waterfalls, and narrow mountain corridors stand in your way in Truck Driver 3D: Offroad. This off-road trucking game features three types of steering: an on-screen wheel, on-screen buttons, and tilt motion control. It feels more natural driving with the on-screen wheel, but it’s not the right type of steering for this terrain. Stick with the tilt motion controls as you transport cargo. Avoid crashing by using the on-screen brake button and complete the course before the time runs out by pressing the gas button. If you get stuck, shift gears and reverse to get out of trouble.
This game is available in Google Play.
4X4 Mountain Off-Road
In this game, drive a jeep through a valley, utilizing tilt motion to steer and on-screen pedals and a gear shift box to drive. You can change the perspective to first-person for a more realistic ride.
This game is available in Google Play.
Offroad Legends 2
Offroad Legends is a side scrolling game in which you drive a monster truck over a series of peaks and valleys. Collect items and bust through obstacles while on the course with the on-screen acceleration pedal. Expect high-flying jumps and awesome crashes. Two on-screen flip buttons are also available to rotate the truck in mid-air. The background is artistically rendered for each level and features natural environments and scenery. There are several game modes including career, kids playground, and versus. There’s also a garage for upgrading your truck.
This game is available in Google Play and iTunes.
4×4 Off-Road Rally 4
This game has a nice introduction featuring chirping birds, camp fires, and a wilderness environment. But once the game starts, it’s all about finishing the course. Shift gears and press the accelerate button to drive the car. Maneuver around trees, drive over narrow, wooden bridges, and traverse through riverbeds. This game utilizes tilt motion for steering and touchscreen for driving. Switch seamlessly between third-person and first-person perspective by pressing a button on the corner of the screen. There are several types of off-road vehicles in this game and various types of courses to complete.
This game is available in Google Play, iTunes, and Windows Phone.
Hill Offroad SUV 3D
Drive around for hours in sparse forests or urban environments in Hill Offroad SUV 3D. Accelerate and brake with the on-screen buttons and steer with tilt motion controls. Other control interfaces are available including joystick, which is good for drifting in urban environments, wheel, which is good for dodging trees in the forests, and buttons, which isn’t that great. This game has a cozy, first-person perspective that takes you inside the car. This option and others are available in the icons located at the bottom of the screen.
This off-road simulation is available in Google Play.
Recommendation:
The best option in this list is definitely Hill Offroad SUV 3D. It has smooth controls, awesome environments to drive in, and an entertaining derby mode that features crashing cars and destructible environments. This is a physics engine that displays damages well, repairs them automatically, and drives the car precisely.
