i got a surprise smartphone for xmas (thx mum), what’s some good games for it?
already grabbed downwell, sonic 1+2, monument valley, pocket mortys, hiversaires and reigns
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Hoplite
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King of Dragon Pass, even if the interface is a bit fucked on phones (It’s fine on tablets but font size on some menus is too big on phones)
Waking Mars
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“Hidden my game by mom” is more like a little vignette than a game and you can probably beat it in one sitting but it’s free and you should play it
“steven universe: attack the light” is good if you just want to play a bunch of mario-rpg-like battles
“final freeway 2r” is a fun little outrun clone to dip into
desert golfing
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can’t believe i forgot this one
Having an android is a great excuse to finish SNES and GBA JRPGs, says I
also great for Pokemon Romhacks
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Lara Croft Go is tight.
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If you want a chill runner game Alto’s Adventure is nice. Kami is a satisfying puzzler to chip away at. Duet or Barrier X if you want something twitchier. 80 Days if you don’t already have it on PC.
seconding king of dragon pass
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Everyday Spelunker
I finally got King of Dragon Pass
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Okay, now also recommend games which work well with no volume on that I can have going between calls at work.
Hoplite
the kodp interface really sucks if your phone isn’t the right size
but yeah @ hoplite, 80 days, time surfer, desert golfing
Also: TeqQ Princess
The port of Mini Metro is pretty legit, if you have yet to play that. Threes is pretty good stuff, and I enfed up playing one called Numbo Jumbo for a few days that was OK.
oh yeah I adore mini metro and though I’ve never played it without a mouse I imagine the interface is fine
Amazon Underground is Amazon’s app store and will offer free games with the micro-transactions ripped out (i.e. purchasing premium currency or content will cost $0). You have to download it from Amazon’s website though.
Check out Humble Bundle when they have bundles for mobile games.
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney just came out on mobile.
There’s Romancing SaGa 2 in English (a localization of the Vita version is in the works though).
Downwell
TNNS
Snakebird
Does Not Commute
Puzzle Retreat
Cogs
Paper Galaxy
Slice It
Color Sheep
FOTONICA
Super Hexagon
Threes!
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A lot of the F2P gacha games are pretty cool mechanically but most will get annoying by either not increasing the difficulty fast enough or creating harsh progression barriers to encourage micro-transactions. However some are well designed enough to be playable without spending money, either by the game design itself or by just being generous with doling out premium currency for free every other day. Try Monster Strike (lots of free premium currency), Terra Battle (playable without premium currency), Mobius Final Fantasy (easy-ish to play without paying but a bit too easy for too long. It’s a neat game though.), and Puzzle & Dragons (same case as Mobius). And Neko Atsume is a thing.
There are a lot of nice rhythm games like Deemo, Groove Coaster, DJMax Technica, and more. A lot of lesser known ones have virtually free catalogs (like Cytus and Over Rapid).
10 Billion Wives
Seven Hotties, All My Husbands
Make Action! PicoPicoMaker
Google around for lists and try stuff out. There’s too much muck on app stores to sort through. I saw this the other day and a lot of them look neat.
I’ve been loving a little puzzle game called iSometric
One More Line is a great settle-into-a-groove kind of game
Mobius Final Fantasy is fun, graphically-impressive-for-something-on-a-phone, and has excellent music
MATH NERD ALERT
I have spent so much time playing Pythagorea and Euclidea, oh god they’re so good. Especially Euclidea
The only game I play on my phone is Shadowverse, though I can’t really recommend it unless you can set aside 10-15 uninterrupted minutes at a time for a complete match. It’s a good lunch break game.