Games You Can Actually Play On A Crowded Train

Most mobile games pretend you're sitting still with two free hands. Reality is one hand on a rail and the other holding the phone. So we went looking for games that work in that world.

Legends of Slots made the shortlist for its single-thumb design, and Neon Circuit Rush surprised us by being perfectly playable with one side of the screen. Both let you jump in and out without losing your place.

The trick is interruptibility. A good commute game pauses gracefully when your stop comes up. We now test for exactly this, pausing mid-action to see how the game recovers.

If a title punishes you for stepping away for ten seconds, it's not a mobile game, it's a console game trapped in the wrong body.