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Are there any good casual/low-stress mobile games that aren't filled with microtransactions?

Are there any good casual/low-stress mobile games that aren’t filled with microtransactions? For example: easy puzzle games, match-3 games, low-difficulty adventure games, or clicker-style games.

So far, the only good examples I’ve found are Monument Valley, Suika Game, and (sort of) Vampire Survivors.

I’m personally looking for games that have more progression or variety, but any suggestions are welcome.

Minnels ,

Hoplite

glimse ,

Nonograms Katana. I guess there are micro transactions for useless crap but it’s not pay to win. If you’re on iOS, it’s just the puzzles but if you’re on Android, it includes a “mini game” where you…build out a village? And fight monsters in dungeons? It’s really weird…but I’m in it for the puzzles.

cam_i_am ,

Nonograms are great for puzzles that are hard enough to be satisfying when you solve them, but easy enough to be relaxing. I use Picture Cross Color on iphone.

glimse ,

It’s the perfect phone game!

Sylence ,
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This one is good but Hungry Cat Nonograms is the best mobile picross game imo. Thousands of puzzles, amazing controls, beautiful art. It has ads which can be removed with a single in-app purchase. Been playing for almost 8 years and they’re still releasing weekly content.

glimse ,

I certainly don’t want to argue about which is better as I haven’t played that one but Katana also has 155k puzzles! Users add a ton each day and you can follow your favorite artists. No purchase necessary and no ads (unless you watch one for some of the aforemented useless stuff)

I will say that there’s plenty of garbage puzzles due to them being user-generated. And a good portion are color nonograms which I don’t like all that much

Sibbo ,

Antimatter Dimensions

Zacryon , (edited )

Beleentoro Pro might be something for you. Basically a chill factory game, which I enjoyed for a long time. Other games by the developer Yiotro might be worth a look too.
There are also free versions of most of their games available, with ads iirc (not sure, has been a while). But if you don’t want the ads: the pro versions are really cheap. One time purchase for everything.

Another idea I have a puzzle game called: Mekorama by Martin Magni. The last time I played you got an option to pay what you think the game is worth at the end of the game. But you don’t have to.

Mini Metro by Dinosaur Polo Club is also really good, but comes with a purchase.

If you like tower defense, Bloons TD 6 by Ninja Kiwi is a must have. Comes with a purchase and has the option of microtransactions for cosmetics, but you can get those by playing as well. More importantly, it’s tons of fun.

In case you’ve got a Netflix subscription, check out their games. They have lots of games in their repertoire which you would have to buy if you went through the App/Play stores. (Bloons TD 6 should be included there for example.)

Edit: corrected Bloons TD 5 to Bloons TD 6.

awesome_lowlander ,

Why btd 5 over btd 6?

Zacryon ,

Whoopsie, that’s what I meant. Thanks for the question! :D

Eheran ,

Yiotro for the win!

Cocodapuf ,

I had nearly given up looking for good mobile games when I remembered that emulators exist. Nintendo DS games map pretty well to a smart phone, there are some games that use entirely touch controls. I’m using the MelonDS emulator and I’ve mostly been playing advanced wars: days of ruin and puzzle quest 2. Puzzle quest is pretty excellent and chill by the way.

hobbsc ,

On android, lemuroid is pretty good for this sort of thing and you can change the arrangement of your nds/3ds screens.

volodya_ilich ,

Why don’t you try emulation? Most phones nowadays are capable of emulating easily up until Gamecube

daddy32 ,

Personally, I don’t enjoy it much without physical buttons :(

volodya_ilich ,

Same here, that’s why I got me one of these tiny Bluetooth controllers. I have an 8bitdo Zero 2 which, while lacking joysticks, is very portable. Alternatively, a bigger and full layout but still pocketable remote is the 8bitdo sn30 pro, it’s rather slim and quite comfortable imo, and compatible with switch and PC too if you also game in either of those systems.

domdanial ,

“0h h1” is a fun, easy logic puzzle game that I find myself going back to when I have a minute to kill.

do_not_pm_me ,

Rodent Rush, it’s similar to Chips Challenge from back in the day but a bit different, and imho it’s a better game.

It’s only on iOS though as far as I can tell.

Macaroni_ninja , (edited )
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In my experience the relatively small selection of the F-droid store is full of these type of games.

Troll patrol

Sudoku

Unciv

Shattered Pixel Dungeon

Pirate Solitare

…just to name a few All full versions, no ads or premuim options. Love F-droid, its a shame the selection is quite small.

sem ,

Troll patrol isn’t in my fdroid :(

Macaroni_ninja ,
@Macaroni_ninja@lemmy.world avatar

You are right, just checked it and its not there anymore. I downloaded it many months ago :(

sem ,

It’s still in Google Play though

Slayan ,

Anti-mine: foss minesweeper Blockinger: foss tetris Puzzles: foss app with 40 ish mini games Lexica: foss boogle Lichess: foss chess

Johngbac: gba emulator L game: one of the simplest game which will make you rage. Underhand: light card game.

woelkchen ,
@woelkchen@lemmy.world avatar

2048 but a version from F-Droid: f-droid.org/…/org.secuso.privacyfriendly2048/

Nikki ,
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bloons td6 is a nice cozy game, one of my faves

bmeffer ,

If you play it through Netflix, there are no micro transactions.

Nikki ,
@Nikki@lemmy.world avatar

the micro transactions are completely optional in the first place really, the currency is super easy to earn by just playing

Dark_Arc ,
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Old School RuneScape potentially fits this description

marilynia ,

I have lately been enjoying Legends if runeterra’s Path of champions mode (PvE)

keiichii12 ,

Potion Permit is about $7, but pretty fun. If you got $10 to spare, Ex Astris is a jrpg that’s pretty good.

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