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?
I found Gorogoa pretty interesting.
Swordigo!
Lichtspeer is a nice time waster, Roundguard is a Peggle-Roguelike. For on the go I can recommend Krumit’s Tale, Meteorfall, You must build a Boat, Hoplite, Shattered Pixel Dungeon , Reigns, Slay the Spire. I can also recommend Cryings Suns, Stardew Valley (of course) and Yes, your Grace.
Most are paid, but if you want to try a lot, get yourself a month of Play pass where most are included.
Swordigo
The mobile version of Papers Please is exquisite. I highly recommend reading the developer’s documentary of it: https://dukope.com/devlogs/papers-please/mobile/
This is glorious! I got into that game on desktop ages ago but haven’t played in a long time, and reading that post by the author has me really interested to play the mobile version.
I played the game for the first time on mobile and if I hadn’t known it was a PC port, I would’ve thought it was originally designed as a mobile game.
What a delightful read!
MDickie games are pretty fun.
Mat Dickie! Didn’t really care about the mobile games, but the classic 3D ones were the shit.
Endless Sky is wonderful, though the mobile version is a bit clunky (not even an “official” version afaik, but stitched on the ongoing-development FOSS game).
Both KOTOR games have mobiles released that are pretty good
Recently I really enjoyed Acecraft which is a gatcha bullet hell with cuphead art style. Its really charming and very much skill based to a point. The only negative is this constant clicking on shit to collect all of the coin garbage which eventually made me quit it but it was fun for a while.
Flow free is pretty cool
Infinitode - a tower defense game with a lot of meta progression
Hoplite - hex dungeon puzzle Spelltower - word puzzle X-COM (on a bigger screen)
Shattered Pixel Dungeon is quite a timekiller on the phone
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
NYT Games app. Realistically its just advertising to get you to buy an NYT subscription. The Mini and Wordle are good for killing a few minutes each day.
Isn’t the mini behind a paywall now?
