Mobile games are a great way to play on the go or when you want to just sit on the couch and can't be bothered to plug in the console. There are so many to play that your phone or tablet will run out of space pretty quickly. And the best part? You don't always have to be the good guy.

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You'll find a ton of mobile games where you can play the villain. If you have a dastardly side, it is best you unleash it in a video game. So boot up your mobile device and get your hands on some of the best games where you can be just plain evil.

7 Werewolf Tycoon

The werewolf emerges from behind the park bench to eat a citizen of the city in Werewolf Tycoon.

You can download Werewolf Tycoon from the Apple App Store. It is a stealth simulation game where you play the part of a werewolf. As this big bad wolf, you wait in the shadows of a city park. When unlucky citizens enter the park, you can pounce and devour them.

The goal is to eat as many people as possible. Word of your existence will spread, so you need to stay hidden and make sure no witnesses escape. If you don't play it safe, the army could come to take you out for good.

6 Billion Lords

A creature gets blasted with a beam in a dungeon filled with traps in Billion Lords.

There can't be many more villainous characters than one named Lord of Evil. That's who you are fighting to become in Billion Lords. With the God of Light having vanquished Lord of Evil, all other Lords of the Underworld want to capture the throne.

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This is a dungeon building game where you lay traps, build defensives, and destroy anyone who tries to pass through it. You can align yourself with others Lords for the ultimate team of evil, but beware because they might turn on you. So, just turn on them first.

5 Mafia City

A woman looks over a balcony with a drink in hand, as a blimp and a giant number indicate Mafia City's 6th anniversary.

Mafia City is a very popular mobile title where you take on the role of a mafia boss. As the leader, you have to build your mafia base from the ground up. You need to make investments, hire henchmen, and defeat rival mafias.

There are a variety of buildings that give different perks, skills you can obtain by collecting an assortment of girlfriends, and troops that all have their own type of usefulness in a battle. You'll be making things tough for the rest of the city, but the spoils are yours for the taking.

4 Jade Empire

A masked woman is in the forefront as civilians walk in the background of Jade Empire Mobile.

A mobile port of Jade Empire was released in 2016. The classic Bioware title was developed for mobile by Aspyr Media. The action RPG delivers everything from the original game, but in the palm of your hands. You can interact with other characters, fight demons, or simply travel the in-game world.

The choices you make determine how the world evolves around you. You don't have to take the evil path, but this is one mobile game where you certainly can play as a villain. Just make every despicable choice available as you venture through a land inspired by ancient Chian.

3 Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic

The player character of Revan stands on Taris with Mission Vao and Zaalbar the wookie in KOTOR.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is often considered the best Star Wars game of all time. You don't need your old Xbox or even Steam to play it anymore, as you can play through the story of Darth Revan right from your mobile device.

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Being a villain in the story is up to you, but absolutely possible. You'll drop right into the midst of a war between the Republic and the Sith Empire. When it is all said and done, you'll be a full-fledged Jedi, or you can become a Sith Lord and rule the galaxy.

2 Dead By Daylight Mobile

A killer looks over a group of survivors in a forest in Dead by Daylight Mobile.

Dead by Daylight received a great mobile port. It plays just as the full console or PC version does. The horror action title puts one player against four others, and the sole player picks one of several killers to hunt after the survivors before they escape the Killing Grounds.

Each killer and survivor has their own perks that can be developed. That makes for quite a few different strategies to employ as you terrorize your friends as the killer by slashing at them, hanging them from hooks, and using your killer's special powers to end them.

1 Plague Inc.

A Plague Inc. promotional image shows planes flying across infected locations of Earth, marked in red.

You aren't just any old villain in Plague Inc. You are a virus looking to destroy the human race. This is a classic mobile game where you select a starting point and determine how your virus evolves. From there, your goal is to spread across the world.

Humanity is your biggest adversary here. They will start to look for a cure, and you'll have to try to infect the most advanced country to prevent it. You have many different effects at your disposal to create the most brutal disease Earth has ever seen.

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