Free dolphin games on Android are mostly gentle: trick shows, baby dolphin care and calm ocean swims, and eight of the nine are rated Everyone. My Dolphin Show is the only listing with no ads label and the only one that says it plays without Wi-Fi.
Dolphins have a special pull for a lot of children. They're clever, they're friendly in every picture book, and they do backflips, which is hard to compete with.
I read the Google Play listings of ten popular free dolphin games and kept nine. For each one I noted the developer, installs, content rating, the ads and in-app purchases labels, the last update date and any offline wording. They're listed in no particular order.
A word of warning before you start: some of these haven't been updated for years, and two of them share almost the same description. I've flagged both things in the entries, because they matter when you're choosing.
Dolphin games and their store labels
| Game | Developer | Google Play installs | Ads / in-app purchases | Offline wording on the listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My Dolphin Show | Azerion Casual | 50M+ | No ads label, in-app purchases | 'Play anytime, anywhere, no wi-fi needed' |
| Dolphin | Magma Mobile | 1M+ | Contains ads, no in-app purchases | No offline claim on the listing |
| Splash - Fish Aquarium | Runaway Play | 1M+ | Contains ads, in-app purchases | No offline claim on the listing |
| Dolphin Evolution: Idle Mutant | Tapps Games | 100K+ | Contains ads, in-app purchases | No offline claim on the listing |
| My Twin Dolphin Baby Care | Beansprites LLC | 100K+ | Contains ads, in-app purchases | No offline claim on the listing |
| Dolphin Love Story | Orihalcon | 100K+ | Contains ads, in-app purchases | No offline claim on the listing |
| Dolphin Water Show | Kids Games Factory | 100K+ | Contains ads, no in-app purchases | No offline claim on the listing |
| Fish Life Simulator 3D Dolphin | Oasis Studio LLC | 10K+ | Contains ads, in-app purchases | No offline claim on the listing |
| Dolphin Evolution: Ocean World | AsarGames | 10K+ | Contains ads, in-app purchases | No offline claim on the listing |
Into the water: nine dolphin games
My Dolphin Show
You train a dolphin, teach it tricks and put on shows across a run of locations. It's the only game here with no Contains ads label, and its listing says it plays anywhere without Wi-Fi, though its last update was back in 2021.
Dolphin
A simple swimming game from Magma Mobile: you steer with your finger, dodge octopuses and collect stars to go as far as you can. The listing mentions a child version for the family, and it hasn't been updated since 2019.
Splash - Fish Aquarium
Runaway Play's relaxing reef game has you feed and grow fish, decorate the reef and restore balance to the ocean with a friendly turtle as your guide. Dolphins are one part of a bigger sea, rather than the whole show.
Dolphin Evolution: Idle Mutant
Tapps Games' idle merger is the silly one: you combine dolphin species to make mutants as part of a jokey ocean domination plot. If you've seen the bear version from the same studio, it works in a similar way.
My Twin Dolphin Baby Care
A pet care game where you look after baby dolphin twins: feeding, treating wounds, training them and making kelp cakes. There are three dolphins to choose from and several modes, including minigames.
Dolphin Love Story
A dolphin simulator from Orihalcon with tap-and-hold controls, set in an underwater world. It's the only game here rated Everyone 10+, and its description is almost word for word the same as Dolphin Evolution: Ocean World further down.
Dolphin Water Show
Kids Games Factory's game is a pool party with a dolphin show, pitched at girls and boys who like cute sea creatures. It shows ads but no in-app purchases label.
Fish Life Simulator 3D Dolphin
An ocean simulator from Oasis Studio LLC where you swim as a dolphin through underwater locations and complete challenges. It was updated in early November, the most recent update on this list.
Dolphin Evolution: Ocean World
AsarGames' eat-and-grow game starts you as a young dolphin and asks you to survive and become the top predator of the sea. As noted above, its listing text closely matches Dolphin Love Story.
Trick shows, pet care or a swim in the deep?
The dolphin show games, My Dolphin Show and Dolphin Water Show, are about performing and applause. They're short, bright and easy to pick up. I left out a tenth listing, Fun Dolphin Show Game For Kids, because it's a sound-and-tap activity app for under-sixes rather than a game.
My Twin Dolphin Baby Care is a pet care game in the style of a virtual pet, with feeding, healing and training. The simulators, Dolphin Love Story, Fish Life Simulator 3D Dolphin and Dolphin Evolution: Ocean World, let you swim through an underwater world, and they suit slightly older children who want to explore.
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Then there are the odd ones out. Dolphin from Magma Mobile is a straightforward dodge-and-collect game, Splash - Fish Aquarium is a calm reef builder, and Dolphin Evolution: Idle Mutant is a merging game full of puns.
Old listings and copied descriptions
Two of the games here haven't had an update in a long time: Dolphin from Magma Mobile was last updated in 2019, and My Dolphin Show in 2021. Older games can still work fine, but they're more likely to behave oddly on a brand-new phone.
Dolphin Love Story and Dolphin Evolution: Ocean World have near-identical listing descriptions, down to the same phrases about a complete aquatic journey. They come from different developers, Orihalcon and AsarGames, so treat them as two separate games, but don't be surprised if they feel alike.
Ads, the shop and the one offline promise
- No Contains ads label: My Dolphin Show.
- No in-app purchases label: Dolphin and Dolphin Water Show.
- Rated Everyone 10+: Dolphin Love Story. The other eight are rated Everyone.
- Offline wording: My Dolphin Show, which says no wi-fi is needed.
If ads bother you, My Dolphin Show is the obvious one to try first. For the rest, play a few rounds yourself and watch where the adverts appear, especially in games aimed at younger children.
If your child loves the sea and a good puzzle
Several of these, like Splash and the Evolution games, reward working out how pieces fit together. If that's what clicks, my explainer on what a video puzzle game is and how they work makes a nice next read for a curious older child or a parent.
Falling-block games are another easy step from simple swimming and dodging games, and this piece on why Tetris-style puzzle games are still so popular explains the appeal.
And for children who care more about the story than the stunts, these text-based games on Android for story lovers are a gentle introduction to reading-led games.
Frequently asked questions
Are these dolphin games free?
Yes. All nine are free to install from Google Play. Seven list in-app purchases, and eight show the Contains ads label.
Which dolphin game works without Wi-Fi?
My Dolphin Show's listing says you can play anytime, anywhere, with no wi-fi needed. None of the others mentions offline play.
Are dolphin games suitable for young children?
Eight of the nine are rated Everyone. Dolphin Love Story is rated Everyone 10+. A rating covers content, so check the ads yourself.
Which dolphin game has no ads?
My Dolphin Show is the only listing here without a Contains ads label.
Is there a dolphin game where you look after a baby dolphin?
Yes. My Twin Dolphin Baby Care has you feed, heal and train baby dolphin twins.
Why do two dolphin games have the same description?
Dolphin Love Story and Dolphin Evolution: Ocean World use almost the same listing text, but they're listed by different developers.
