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RootBeerGuy ,
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Shattered Pixel Dungeon. If you like Roguelikes.

DemBoSain ,
@DemBoSain@midwest.social avatar

I hate this game so much. I played 3 times yesterday.

RootBeerGuy ,
@RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

That’s OK, you can also play it if you hate Roguelikes.

TomSelleck ,

Vampire survivors is one of the best time killers. Slay The Spire is also fun.

GiantRobotTRex ,

I’d add Slice and Dice to that list

popcap200 ,

Knights of the old Republic has been on there for a while.

Emulators.

Slay the Spire.

saltesc ,

I don’t think I’ve mobile gamed without emulators for like 4 or 5 gens of phones now. I was a young man back in those days…

grandma OP ,

I’ve never bothered to set up an emulator on my phone but it’s a great idea, any recommendations in particular?

aido ,
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GameBoy Advance games work really well IMO, they’re designed for small screens and lengthening aspect ratios leave tons of space for virtual buttons.

sturlabragason ,

Advance Wars is awesome. I played it only on mobile 😅

popcap200 ,

Basically anything really well rated should be fine!

Severalkittens ,

Monument valley is pretty good and has no ads or micro transactions

bionicjoey ,

Games with roguelike metaprogression:

  • Vampire Survivors: Practically an idle game. All you do in this is control your hero’s movement around a sea of monsters and your hero automatically attacks them. Surprisingly fun and strategically deep. Battery killer
  • Slay the Spire: card collecting strategy game
  • Bloons TD 6 (requires Netflix): Pop Bloons with monkeys. Battery killer
  • Into the Breach (requires Netflix): isometric strategy game from the same devs as FTL: Faster Than Light. Big emphasis on using near-perfect information to solve tactical fights like they are puzzles.

Puzzle games:

  • Any of the variant Sudoku apps from “Studio Goya” on the Play store. These are the official apps of the Cracking the Cryptic YouTube channel. Handcrafted puzzles tend to have a very interesting solution path that requires you to develop logic skills.
  • The Room. Play as Tommy Wiseau as he uncovers an Eldritch mystery by opening puzzle boxes. Very satisfying animations, neat story
  • Cultist Simulator. Honestly idk what to call this one but “puzzle game” kind of fits. This is a really fun game but requires a while to get a hang of. In fact the fun of the game is learning the game mechanics, since nothing is explained except through cryptic hints and riddles. The writing is incredible but you will probably lose a lot as you get the hang of it.

Other stuff:

  • Eternal Card Game: I’ll be honest, I haven’t played this in ages, but I remember it being a better MTG clone than MTG arena. The mechanics are almost the exact same feeling as MTG, but more adapted to the digital medium. Has some pay-to-win mechanics and microtransactions but honestly the pricing felt pretty fair to me and it’s not super in-your-face with it.
  • RCT Classic: Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 mobile port. It’s not as good as OpenRCT, but it’s still a lot of fun.
  • OpenTTD: Transport tycoon deluxe mobile port.
  • Papers Please: Glory to Arstotzka!
  • Townscaper: not really a game as much as an arts and crafts kit. You get a tile-based map and wherever you click it fills in a tile. Depending on how you fill in those tiles, they look like different little buildings, gardens, etc. really cute game with no stakes.
  • Mindustry: minimalist Factorio clone. Controls can be challenging on mobile but it’s still fun
drasglaf ,
@drasglaf@sh.itjust.works avatar

Slay The Spire alone can give you hundreds of hours, even thousands.

SuperSpruce ,

Great list but idk why you put “Requires Netflix.” None of these require Netflix.

bionicjoey ,

Maybe it’s not the case anymore. Bloons and Into the Breach were ported through Netflix’s game publishing thing. Maybe they opened it up at some point.

oxjox ,
@oxjox@lemmy.ml avatar

Probably not what you’re looking for but this is my favorite time-waster.

abagames.github.io/crisp-game-lib-11-games/?pakup…

Nusm ,
@Nusm@yall.theatl.social avatar

Wow, this is actually simple but strategic. Thanks for posting it!

Fubarberry ,
@Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz avatar

Slice & Dice is the best game I’ve ever gotten on my phone, I bought it over Thanksgiving in 2021 and haven’t stopped playing it since. It’s similar to deck builders, but dice based.

It’s $7 on mobile, but has a good free to try demo. So you can see if you like it for free. It’s also available on Steam and itch.io

The game is still in active development, but the dev only releases updates every 1-1.5 years. The updates are absolutely massive though and add a ton of content.

ClassifiedPancake ,
  • Coffee Golf
  • mineswifter.com
  • Tomb of the Mask
  • Downwell
  • High Rise by smpl
  • Vampire Survivor
Waveform ,

AM2R a.k.a. Another Metroid 2 RemakeIt’s a fan game of the 2nd Metroid game, and is considered one of the best of the series, even though it’s not an official release. It’s more like Super Metroid than the Gameboy title is. You’ll have to search around a bit due to Nintendo’s D&C, but it’s not hard to find (the internet archive has recent versions).

MinecraftIt’s a good port, but probably best played with a gamepad &| tablet.

Portal KnightsA minecraft-like voxel game with more satisfying progression and combat, but less creative freedom. Plays well on newish devices, epsecially with lower-quality settings.

TerrariaIt’s a great game all-around, but harder to play on mobile than PC.

EmulationThis goes without saying if you like retro gaming. The best emulators I’ve found are the .emu apps by Robert Broglia. They can be bought from the play store, or obtained for free at his Github page. If you like original Playstation games, get the Duckstation emulator (produced by another dev.).

Serinus ,

Lichess. It’s also completely free.

tallricefarmer ,
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Lichess! To waste time, but to feel smart about it.

I love it though

bstix ,

Swordigo play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.touchfo…

Tyoda ,

Swordigo is the single decent mobile game. Still, I didn’t expect to see it already mentioned. Neat!

folkrav ,

If you like roguelike card builders, Dawncaster is great

xmunk ,

Dawncaster is excellent. I was amazed at how deep the game is for a mobile deck builder.

It also uses an expansion based monetization rather than micro transactions and the expansions absolutely aren’t necessary to get a lot of enjoyment out of the game.

GiantRobotTRex ,

I really liked Dawncaster but then I didn’t play it for awhile and when I came back it had changed significantly and all the builds that I used to win with consistently no longer worked out. Honestly it’s probably more balanced now than before but I haven’t spent enough time with it to get good again.

folkrav ,

Honestly I’m just bad at it so I rarely finish a run regardless. But it’s fun at least, and I bought the expansions mostly to encourage the business model.

knightly ,
@knightly@pawb.social avatar

I’ve rather enjoyed 20 Minutes Till Dawn

Klaymore ,
@Klaymore@sh.itjust.works avatar

I’ve only played it on PC but I like this quite a bit as well

eezeebee ,
@eezeebee@lemmy.ca avatar

The older Pokemon gameboy games (using emulator).

The Room series - puzzle/mystery style.

Sadbutdru ,

Try ‘A dark room’. It’s a bit different, but it had depth and your can get into it. I also still love ‘Plague inc.’.

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