Updated 4 November 2026

Where the players write the history — six games for EVE pilots on a phone

What keeps you in EVE is not the ships. It is that everything worth having belongs to another player, and the map changes because people decided it should. These six bring that to your phone, and every one shipped an update in 2026. EVE Online itself is a computer game and is not on the App Store; EVE Echoes and EVE Galaxy Conquest are the EVE games you can install.

Our own pick, first on the list, is not a space game. BloodRivals has no ships and no market or industry anywhere near EVE's depth, and it is a young game whose board is biggest in Norway. What it has is the part EVE players tell stories about: ground held by teams, an economy a rival can take from you, and a map that is your real city.

1. 1. BloodRivals

   Best for a player-run world on your real map

   Walk up to a real building and hold to claim it. Build it up so its roof earns coins, raise fighters, and defend it — because rival players and teams march on your streets to take them. Free, no ads.

   Last update: 3 November 2026

2. 2. EVE Echoes

   Best for New Eden on a phone

   Fly ships from frigates up to supercarriers through New Eden and jump wormholes into the far regions. Corporations crowdfund citadels in 0.0 space and build Titans together.

   Last update: 9 September 2026

3. 3. EVE Galaxy Conquest

   Best for EVE as space strategy

   Space strategy from CCP, the makers of EVE Online. Start from a small base, mine resources, build fleets and recruit commanders, then join a corporation where alliances are formed and broken.

   Last update: 2 November 2026

4. 4. Albion Online

   Best for a player-crafted economy

   A medieval sandbox MMO where nearly every item is crafted by players and sold at player markets. Your gear is your class, guilds claim territory, and one account plays on phone or PC.

   Last update: 2 November 2026

5. 5. Star Trek Fleet Command

   Best for Star Trek fleets and alliances

   Command a star base on the final frontier, recruit officers like Kirk and Spock and build a fleet around the Enterprise. Join a player alliance to hold star systems with thousands of others online.

   Last update: 22 October 2026

6. 6. Nova Empire

   Best for fleets you design yourself

   Space strategy with fleets you design yourself and see moving across the galaxy in real time. Alliances plan their moves together and fight for whole sectors of space.

   Last update: 3 September 2026

A world run by its players, on your real streets

Hold ground with your team. Every place on the map is a real address, and someone can own it. Walk up to an empty one and it is yours. Your team holds its part of the city address by address, and the standings show which cities hold the most ground.

Run an economy someone can take. Build a place into a shop and it earns coins on the roof while you are away, or into a gym that trains fighters. Leave the coins up there too long and the rival who takes the house takes the coins with it. Your score is everything you own — coins, property and fighters.

See it coming. An attack is not instant. Fighters march across the real map to a guarded house, and the owner gets a warning. Now it is a race: put fighters in, call the team, or cash out the roof before they land. When they arrive, the bigger side wins.

Win by showing up together. Attacks that hit the same house at the same moment pool into one battle. A team that lands together takes houses no single player could; a team that piles defenders in holds the line. Your team is the people around you, so who is on your street matters as much as who is online.

Fly your own hero. Your BloodFighter is a piece on the map you steer yourself: STUN a rival, SHIELD a teammate, JUMP across town, BOOST into a sprint, land a KO. His guard aura covers the houses around wherever you park him.

EVE Echoes, EVE Galaxy Conquest and Albion Online vs BloodRivals

Swipe the table sideways to see BloodRivals →

It is a young game, and the board is biggest in Norway. Anywhere else, you are the one who starts the story in your city. More into building a base than flying a fleet? Games like Rise of Kingdoms has its own list.

Common questions

What are the best games like EVE Online on mobile?

EVE Echoes for flying ships through New Eden, EVE Galaxy Conquest for EVE as space strategy, Albion Online for a player-crafted economy, Star Trek Fleet Command and Nova Empire for fleets and alliances — and BloodRivals for a world run by its players on your real city map.

Is there a mobile game like EVE?

Two, from the EVE name itself. EVE Echoes is set in New Eden: ships from frigates to supercarriers, wormholes, corporations. EVE Galaxy Conquest is space strategy from CCP, the makers of EVE Online. If what you miss is a world the players run rather than space, try BloodRivals.

Can you play EVE Online on a phone?

No. EVE Online is a computer game and is not on the App Store. The EVE games you can install on a phone are EVE Echoes and EVE Galaxy Conquest.

What are player-driven sandbox games on mobile?

Games where the other players are the story: they hold the ground, make the goods and decide the fights. Albion Online has a player-crafted economy and guild territory, EVE Echoes has corporations in New Eden, and in BloodRivals teams hold real addresses in your own city.

Is BloodRivals like EVE Online?

In the part EVE players talk about afterwards: the world belongs to its players. Teams hold ground, a rival can take what you built, and fights are decided by who shows up together. It is not a space game — no ships, and no market or industry anywhere near EVE's.

Can another player take what I built?

Yes, and that is the point. A rival picks your guarded house and sends fighters. They march across the real map and you get a warning, so you can put fighters in, call your team or collect the coins first. When they land the bigger side wins, along with every coin on the roof. An address nobody guards needs no attack at all: whoever stands at it takes it.

Can I play BloodRivals like EVE, from my chair?

Mostly. Building, training, sending fighters, driving your BloodFighter and defending all work from the sofa. Claiming new ground is the one thing that needs you there: you take an address by standing at it.

Is BloodRivals free to play like EVE Echoes?

Yes. Free to play, optional in-app purchases, no ads.

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