can we add these to the sb wiki
i liked hoplite and time surfer as per prev recommendations before
Iām trying, but most people havenāt posted reasons why they recommend things.
I think in adolās previous android games thread I talked about why hoplite was cool, but that was ages ago.
In any case, itās a roguelike with solid tactical hex-based combat and interesting turn by turn movement choices, and basically none of the usual roguelike wiki binging that could be found in more maximalist games of the genre
Itās fairly easy but itās an addictive way to spend 5 minutes of my day when Iām not doing something else since itās a lot more stimulating than the usual time waster game.
Thumb Drift is a single-input drifting game where you slide your thumb to control the angle of your slide around obstacles. The graphics are 3D and very smooth and the skill ceiling is high (read: youāll crash a lot). Plus itās got an Outrun themed stage.
Reigns is a throne-sitting simulator with Tinderās interface. People come to ask you, the king/queen, yes or no questions about how to manage the kingdom. You die quickly because your subjects are prone to regicide when things go south.
Cribbage with Grandpas is a cute cribbage game with a character creator for your opponent (your grandpa). My grandpa immediately fell asleep so I had to tap on him to wake him up. Highly realistic. Recommend if your grandpa plays cribbage and you have to stay sharp on the go.
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DREAM QUEST DREAM QUEST DREAM QUEST
looks like butt itās also the only real ādeckbuilding done in a videogameā game I actually like
Not available on android 
But itās on steam! Dream Quest on Steam
I think thereās a demo too. e: yep, mac and win here
A problem here is that I have an Ipad and am not sure what is also on Android. If I might be permitted to stray into iOs territory:
Snakebird: Easy to control and understand beautiful innovative v. hard puzzle game
The Room 1, 2, 3: Opening puzzle boxes the game
threes: A relaxing sliding puzzle math game
Out There: A superior version of No Manās Sky
FTL: The quintessential action roguelike
Agricola: One of the best board games ever made and it has a 1 Player version and/or computer opponents and/or Async Multi
Twilight Imperium: Good Board Game
Suburbia: good board game that is better as a phone game
Splendor: Board Game
Hoplite: Traditional roguelike paired down into almost a puzzle
Layton Brothers Mystery Room: Havenāt played this but it is a layton game
Monument Valley: an art installation masquerading as a tilting puzzle game
Minecraft: I think the pocket edition is the best selling version of minecraft now
Hitman Go: Another slidy puzzle I hope people rip off the art style of
Super Hexagon: An arcade game for today
Plants vs. Zombies: Tower defense that is not fussy
Ridiculous Fishing: Kinda like a proto Downwell
Downwell: Arcade Game
Banner Saga: SRPG
King of dragon Pass: A Choose your own adventure taken further
Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadville: Turn Based Strat game. One of my favorite games
X-Com: it actually runs
Pinball Arcade: Real pinball Titles. Good Physics
Zaccaria Pinball: Real but obscure Italian pinball tables
Machinarium: Beautiful Hunt and Click Adventure
Botanicula: Beautiful Hunt and Click Adventure
Samorost: Beautiful Hunt and Click Adventure
Worms: I bet there is some version of worms on there
Civilization Revolution: I personally donāt like this CIv but a lot of people do. Plays fast at least
Square-Enix has a lot of their stuff on the app store
Lone Wolf Saga: This is actually a port of a book if you can believe it
Telltale games: A lot of their stuff is on android
Dungeon Warfare: This Tower Defense game is just stupid fun
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Iāve tried a few games based on recommendations here.
Thumb Drift is really cool! Very hard. Iām really enjoying it even though I keep getting distracted by coins and then crashing.
Snakebird was too hard for me! I beat the demo levels over two days and felt exhausted. Really good puzzle game, but not for me!
Iāve struggled finding any good games on Android that arenāt simply time wasters. I think I will try Dungeon Warfare though.
I still like Cave Rescue. I played it during an extended power outage a few years ago and it remains a favorite even though a bug kept me from beating it.
The bug that stopped me was that the blue animal in the lake respawned. I put a second copy in the hospital, which occupied the place intended for creature number 100.
I guess Quimdung doesnāt have an account on this new site.
Played the Android version of Luxuria Superbia and why the hell is there even a PC version??? Perfect handheld+touchscreen game.
I am going through all the picross games. Nemo Picross is the best so far. Kinda rips off the DS Jupiter-made one.
Some are really crummy. And Iād much rather play them on 3/DS.
Iāve been enjoying most of Dandy Dungeon but the plot is icky as fuck. Itās one of those draw a path through the board over every square, but there and monsters and treasures and things.
New Fire Emblem came out, but I havenāt tried it yet~~~~
Also I play Miitomo alone with the Miis I made of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and my cat : (
I played through Hidden My Game By Mom but those ads. were so obnoxious Iām not gunna bother with the second one. I should look into system-wide adblocking I guess.
I know F2P games are generally frowned upon by Real Gamersā¢ but I really enjoyed Mistwalkerās Terra Battle when I was playing it about a year or so ago. The main gimmick is that if you sandwich enemies between two of your units, they both get to attack on each unitās turn, incentivizing you to box in enemies or push enemies into corners of the map. There are special abilities that can push back enemy units to counter such an attack. You can also place your units adjacent to each other and enter one of two stances: a defence buff stance or an offence buff stance. Combine that with map hazards, and you have to think carefully about positioning if you want to milk as much damage out of a turn as possible. (The reason this came to mind is because Fire Emblem Heroes very much feels like Babbyās First Fire Emblem, and none of the gameplay Iāve seen so far feels as deep or as rewarding as what I just described.)
If nothing has changed since I last touched it, there isnāt really any incentive to buy any micro-transactions if you donāt intend to play PvP, as you can get through the bulk of the game just fine with what youāre given for free.
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Jumping on the bandwagon of dodging rotten vegetables for suggesting f2p games, Clash Royale is a fun little synchronous tower-defense game ā itās simple in the sense that you place units and they just go afterwards; however, theyāve put in enough little variations (single unit vs. group unit, walking vs. flying, melee damage vs. ranged damage, AoE damage vs. er, not, targets buildings vs. targets troops, etc.) that thereās a fair amount of strategic choice and varying playstyles. Will be frustrating in that if you get ācounter-pickedā by facing opponents whose cards match up well with yours, theyāre going to win unless youāre clearly more skilled than they are. The f2p aspect of it is managed by leveling up your stuff being way slower if you donāt spend, so itās more of a grind. Considering non-top-level play is generally more interesting than the top, where metas rule the day, this isnāt necessarily that bad.
Thereās an insert credit clan with a mix of ic folks and then the rest are West Sumatrans who kind of made it their own. Itās full right now, Iām sure we can find inactives if people wanted in.
Microgue is pretty good, I sure did like it a bunch. Short and sweet, pretty easy to Grok. Some good cellphone comfort food gametimes
That being said Rust Bucket is even better so far! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nitrome.rustbucket&hl=en
Probably going to be playing this one for a long while, on and off.
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Nice timing. Iāve been in a Rogue-like mood the last couple of days.
Been satisfying that with Voyage to Farland, which Iāve always had a soft-spot for.