Fools quest I know but I’m wondering if there are any good, native games that I can play on my android handheld
- Slay the Spire
- Slice and Dice
- Balatro
- Vampire Survivors
- Retro Bowl/Retro Bowl College/Retro Goal
- Hoplite
Submitted 1 week ago by sleepybisexual@beehaw.org to gaming@beehaw.org
Fools quest I know but I’m wondering if there are any good, native games that I can play on my android handheld
Depends on your willingness to pay. Balatro, Slay the Spire, Dead Cells are all really good but cost around 10 bucks each but are among the best mobile games you could want, all offering different styles of gameplay
Thanks :3
Just to start off, there was a thread about this some time ago.
Did you look at who the creator of this and that thread was?
Not intending to be mean or anything, just found it funny.
Oh. I forgot that I made this same post a while ago
It’s still useful because others will have the same question.
😅 I went a bit fast lol. It’s been a while so I’m sure new stuff will come up (like Balatro was mentioned)
+1 for mindustry. If you like factorio, this is a game for you.
+1 for Magic Survival 🖤
Balatro is super good
Slice and Dice. Turn based RPG dungeon fighter where your party are all unique dice that you can modify with items and such. The interface is super slick and well done.
I’ve put in hundreds of hours and I’m going to likely be putting in hundreds more. Well worth the price!
Balatro. I only own it on Android. I don’t think the experience is significantly reduced on Android as opposed to PC/other platforms.
If you’re into simple games, there’s one called Lato from F-droid. It’s just a snowboarding game where you click to jump over boulders and cliffs with a changing atmosphere and relaxing music. It helps me ease my mind.
This is interesting, it looks like a remake of Alto’s Adventure. The control sensitivity takes a moment to get used to, but the background is just as nice as the original, and the music is indeed relaxing
Stardew Valley is popular
I play it on switch :3
I assume that is a better experience in just about every way!
Super Hexagon
Pokemon TCGP if you’re into that sort of thing. It starts with just collecting, but after a while you’ll be able to battle.
I want to add Katawa Shoujo for those who might enjoy visual novels
Sky: Children of Light is a delightful game from the creators of Journey, and plays sort of like a Journey MMO
It has a splendid soundtrack featuring vocals from the ever talented AURORA, and beautiful visuals. It is also a great social experience, putting a focus on fostering connections and community. It gets regular content updates and its just super cozy!
Nice.
Do you know if it has controller support?
I am not certain if the android version has controller support but I do know that they ported it to consoles and PC and those versions indeed do have controller support
I don’t know much about android handhelds or anything, but I feel like Mindustry on F-droid could be a fun game. No idea if the device is touchscreen, nor if there are physical controls whether they’ll work natively.
In the end I just settled with the logic based ones like minesweeper and sudoku. F-droid has a good version each (and more than one maybe).
PlanetCon is a decent strategy game on its basic settings. I haven’t customised it but have had a fair amount of fun in it. But it is nothing perfect, do not expect too much out of it. If you learn how to not attract the ire of all AI opponents simultaneously though, you can have short bursts of decent strategy enjoyment.
I am not really into racing games but I tried super tux cart and it was fun. It has an android version.
and basically any Android game that ever was part of a Humble Mobile Bundle. Those happened before Humble Bundle was sold and consequently became boring.
What kind of handheld, what genre, open source or anything goes…?
There are many decent games, as in “none or optional ads, not pay to win”. Some P2W can be played up to a certain point before they become obnoxious.
Recently I’ve been playing casual/idle ones:
Before that, I went through a phase of RTS:
Before that… don’t remember anymore, I keep switching genres every few months 🤷
Cards and tankards is a social deck builder, it’s mostly on PC and VR but they released to android recently
Xcom, Dragon Quest 4-8, Loop Hero
Night of the Full Moon is excellent.
People on Steam are complaining about their antivirus freaking out about this game. While that’s the PC version, this isn’t exactly a good look, especially not on a F2P game.
That’s unusual. Yeah, I had only played on mobile. Couldn’t tell you whether or not it contained spyware, but the game itself is fantastic and the only paid content (additional classes/decks) are well worth it.
What about Guardian Tales ?(if you are into Zelda like RPG)
Imperium Galactica 2: Alliances Knights of the Old Republic
Animal crossing pocket camp just became buy to play. It’s currently on a reduced price right now, and it’s pretty fun. I enjoy it because it’s played vertically and now that there’s no microtransacrions, you can earn all the items just by playing. It had a 7 year life cycle, so there’s a lot of content to check out.
The gameplay loop is fairly limited, and I wouldn’t say it’s the most fun. But once you get enough items to start decorating things, it makes it fun to spruce to your campsite and personal spaces.
If you’re into puzzles you can check out puzzmo.com and add it to your home screen. Works great on mobile and has really fun daily games!
Simon Tatham’s Puzzles is my go-to. No art to speak of, but it just does what it’s supposed to and you’ll quickly find a few favorites. No fluff, no ads, nothing to annoy or distract from the gameplay.
Ordoviz@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
Shattered Pixel Dungeon is a great Rouge-like.
Thavron@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
*Rogue
:)
Vodulas@beehaw.org 1 week ago
Nah, everything is filtered through a slight red filter
lemba@discuss.tchncs.de 1 week ago
Or Caves, a fork of SPD: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=thirty.six.…