Mobile games usually get a bad rep as they’re usually asset flips and/or MTX-ridden and/or ad-filled, etc., and I’m sure this is actually the case for most games on the app/play store. But are there any ones that are actually good, maybe just something to pass the time with?
Unciv
Scrolled the entire page. Just to not see hill climb racing, and slither.io
Here are some that I’ve played:
Shattered Pixel Dungeon - Roguelike
Endless Sky - SpaceSim
Simon Tatham’s Puzzle Collection - Puzzles
Katawa Shoujo - Visual Novel
Snoot Game - Ditto
Gurgle - Worldle clone
TuxKart - Mario Kart clone
Breakout 71. I could play for 30 seconds or 15 minutes. No ads, lots to unlock. Really like this one.
https://f-droid.org/packages/me.lecaro.breakout
Others have Mentioned Shattered Pixel Dungeon. Love that one too.
yes, if you like emulation. Just put a gamecube in there, maybe a playstation. I had fun with hoyo stuff too, but fuck the gacha mechanics.
Tetris.
Maybe it’s not what you’re looking for, but classics are classics for a reason. If you’re on anything remotely standard you can find a port.
Only ports of premium games, mobile games ironically were at their best before smartphones, java and keitai games are all complete experiences and demakes of other popular games.
Was replaying Deep 3D in an emulador and was surprised how well it sill holds up, also Galaxy on fire 1 and 2, Asphalt 3
Also if you have Netflix their games there are good and complete, like Into the Breach.
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Balatro, all the other rougelites, monster train, slay the spire, etc.
Balatro is great but eats my battery for some reason
Yes, several:
Ports of PC games:
80 Days
Gris
Myst (2021 release)
Gone Home
Papers, PleaseThen you have pure phone games
Mini Metro
Reigns
FreewaysThen you have old web browser games ported to the phone:
Plauge Inc.
InfectenatorThere are plenty more, these are just a few that I have on my phone
There are many great Indie Games. My far favourite are the ones by ‘yiotro’ which seems to be a single (Russian?Ukrainian?) developer. Each is some kind of strategy/simulation mix and very cheap with simple graphics but a lot of depth. I discovered his work from seeing Antiyoy which either is so old that I got a demo of it in a ~2002 gaming magazine, or a copy of that old game. Just amazing fun all around and the only reason I don’t have any of them on my phone right now is that I can’t stop playing if I install them (similar to Unciv and Shattered Pixel Dungeon, both FOSS and excellent choices that were mentioned already).
Antiyoy is a clone of the 2000s game “Slay”, which is on Steam with updated graphics, to my surprise.
You could check out https://www.darkpattern.games/
It’s a website that ranks games based on how awful or not awful they are.
Not awful: Game about managing a surveillance state.
Very awful: Shit ass shovelware any slightly savy people wouldn’t download
Weirdest fucking take.
You don’t seem to understand the basic concept of the site
Shattered Pixel Dungeon is quite a timekiller on the phone
One thing I don’t see people mentioning is that Netflix has a bunch of good games for “free” if you already subscribe.
Flow free is pretty cool
