What's your favorite android game? (programming.dev)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by tatterdemalion@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I think like 98% of mobile games are pretty much trash, but there are some diamonds in the rough.

In the past I've enjoyed:

Monument Valley
2048
Fruit Merge
Hashi
Papers Please
Baba is You
Balatro

I'm getting bored of my usual picks lately. I'm looking for something that's quick to jump in and out to pass the time, not something heavy. But hard puzzles or strategy totally fit!

Is the FF Tactics port good? Better alternatives?

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[-] abominablecosmonaut44@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

If you're open minded to emulation there are tons of options for consoles on android. The ones I use are AetherSX2 for PS2 games, myBoy for GBA, PPSSPP for PSP, and then if you want to get real crazy OpenMW for Morrowind and Winulator for 2000s era PC games (I have TESIV Oblivion running on a dog water Android phone at 30 FPS with Winulator).

[-] ace_garp@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Shattered Pixel Dungeon may be the best android game available at the moment.

[-] HejMedDig@feddit.dk 1 points 2 months ago

"The Room" series, excellent puzzle games with a great ambience

[-] yessikg@fedia.io 1 points 2 months ago

Unciv - Open source Civ game based on Civ V

[-] TheMcG@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

Mini metro has to be my top. Simple costs money so no ads (mandatory for me). You are basically just creating subway lines to move shares around and manage flow.

[-] Danitos@reddthat.com 1 points 2 months ago

I would love if it had some kind of sync between Steam and Android.

[-] Almacca@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago

Chuzzle 2.

[-] arararagi@ani.social 0 points 2 months ago

I was expecting some dlsite games since this has the NSFW tags.

[-] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I assume a mod tagged this as NSFW, b/c I didn't do it (intentionally anyway).

I find it odd, b/c if browsing this thread is not suitable for your workplace, then really browsing any thread at work is NSFW.

EDIT: I removed the tag. Hopefully it was just an accident on my part and mod doesn't get mad at me.

[-] Bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Slay the Spire

Polytopia

Bloons 6

LoLdle

[-] tempest@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

How is the slay the spire Port on Android?

I have a couple hundred hours in the steam version, is the Android version as good.

[-] Pulptastic@midwest.social 0 points 2 months ago

Enjoy Sudoku, CrossMe, Universal Paperclips. The first two I casually play now and then, the last one I obsess about and play nonstop to completion once or twice a year.

[-] webpack@ani.social -1 points 2 months ago

bloons td 6, prolly the best tower defense game, has tons of content and casual and competitive game modes

note that it has microtransactions/dlc but I never spent more than the $7 I got it for

[-] Kissaki@feddit.org -1 points 2 months ago

I'm not playing much on Android, but I have enjoyed Open Sudoku, and I was surprised Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion is free on Android, which I enjoyed on PC.

[-] dalekcaan@feddit.nl -1 points 2 months ago

I can second Open Sudoku. Not only is it FOSS and it lets you download more puzzles from wherever, but it's actually the best implementation of mobile Sudoku I've played imo.

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