Minion Rush (2025)

Nearly a decade later, the game is still receiving updates. Let’s break down why this silly runner deserves a spot in the mobile gaming hall of fame. The story is delightfully stupid. Gru has built the ultimate obstacle course inside his laboratory, his neighborhood, and even Vector’s lair. As a Minion (you can play as Kevin, Bob, Stuart, or a dozen other variants), your only goal is to run, slide, and jump your way to the highest score while collecting bananas.

If you owned a smartphone between 2013 and 2015, there is a high probability that you spent countless hours hunched over your screen, swiping left and right, and giggling at the sound of yellow tater-tots screaming in faux-Italian. That game is Despicable Me: Minion Rush . minion rush

Developed by Gameloft and released in June 2013, Minion Rush arrived at the absolute peak of the "Despicable Me" fever. While Temple Run and Subway Surfers had already defined the endless runner genre, Minion Rush did something different: it injected chaotic, unpredictable humor into the formula. Nearly a decade later, the game is still receiving updates