Asphalt 8
Free Gameloft racer with 300+ licensed cars, 75+ tracks and stunt jumps
Games with controller support on Android
This page groups nine Android games into three types: racing, shooters and open-world or battle royale action. Every title is free to download, and every one also sells in-app purchases. Three of the nine, Blood Strike, Fortnite and Need for Speed No Limits, show no ads.
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One limit matters up front. Gamepad support varies by game and is not confirmed here, so treat this as a shortlist of genres where pad play is common, not a compatibility list. None of the nine reaches our top quality tier.
Racing covers Asphalt 8, Beach Buggy Racing, Traffic Rider and Need for Speed No Limits. Shooters cover Call of Duty, Modern Combat 5 and Blood Strike. MadOut 2 and Fortnite sit in the open-world group. The picks below take one title from each style.
Apps in this category
Traffic Rider
Free motorbike endless racer with 34 bikes and 90+ career missions
Beach Buggy Racing
Free kart racer with 15 tracks, 25+ powerups and 4-player split screen
MadOut 2
Free open-world racing and crime sandbox with 70+ cars and 200-player worlds
Blood Strike
Free NetEase battle royale with no ads, 15+ Strikers and four core modes
Fortnite
Free Epic Games shooter with Zero Build, LEGO and music modes on Android 8.0+
Call of Duty
Free Activision shooter with ranked play and 100-player battle royale
Need for Speed No Limits
Free EA street racer with nitro, 1,000+ races and 2.5M tuning combos
Modern Combat 5
Free online Android shooter with 10+ classes and a Tokyo to Venice campaign
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Top 5 picks
Asphalt 8
The car racing pick. Gameloft SE lists over 300 licensed cars and motorbikes and 75+ tracks. Version 9.2.0i was updated on October 13, 2026. It contains ads and in-app purchases, which is worth knowing before a long session.
Beach Buggy Racing
The kart racing pick, from Vector Unit. It has 6 game modes on 15 tracks, with powerups such as Dodgeball Frenzy, Fireball and Oil Slick. The latest update came on November 3, 2026. Ads and in-app purchases are both present.
Call of Duty
The competitive shooter pick. Activision describes online multiplayer, battle royale and ranked play, with classic maps including Nuketown and Shipment. Version 1.0.57 was updated on August 31, 2026. The game carries ads and in-app purchases.
Modern Combat 5
The campaign-minded shooter pick from Gameloft SE. It offers more than 10 classes, a single-player campaign and online matches. Google Play lists a 4.6 rating and 100 million installs. Version 6.0.12a was updated on October 9, 2026. Expect ads alongside in-app purchases.
Fortnite
The open-world and battle royale pick from Epic Games. Modes include Battle Royale, Blitz Royale, LEGO Fortnite and Fortnite Festival. Google Play shows 4.6 and 10 million installs, the lowest count in this group. Version 43.00.0 was updated on October 26, 2026. It shows no ads, only in-app purchases.
Questions and answers
Do these games support controllers?
We do not confirm gamepad compatibility for any of the nine titles. Check each game's settings or its Google Play page before relying on a pad.
Which games in this list have no ads?
Three of the nine show no ads: Blood Strike, Fortnite and Need for Speed No Limits. All three still include in-app purchases. The other six contain ads.
Are these games free?
All nine are free. Each one also offers in-app purchases, so spending is optional but possible. Need for Speed No Limits says that some purchases give random items.
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Before you pair a gamepad, open the game's settings and look for an input or controls menu. Racing titles such as Need for Speed No Limits, which updated to version 9.6.0 on October 16, 2026, are a sensible place to start because steering maps easily to a stick. Match the genre to how you play, then check the update date, since Call of Duty last updated in August 2026 while Beach Buggy Racing updated in November. If ads bother you, begin with the three titles that show none.