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Paranomaly ,
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This really upsets me and periodically bums me out. I used to like trawling through the top lists to see the various games that were on mobile. This is back in like 2011-2013. Typically monetization was either a free/premium version split, or an energy system. Now it’s beyond 99% garbage with 99% of the last 1% being ports. The 1 of 1? Slice and Dice, that game rocks.

Dudewitbow ,

you get the problem PC has (zillions of devices of different hardware/os configs) but at an even lower performance minimum. heavily limits what developers actually can do with it.

also doesnt help that more than half your userbase doesnt want to actually pay for the game.

Alexstarfire ,

I’ve actually paid for a game. Had a good demo/trial and I paid for the full version. However, part of the problem is that way too many mobile games are trash. I’m not putting any money in unless I can try the game first.

PC has a similar problem. It’s easy to find good games, but they’re are still so many to choose from and finding one that fits what I like is still hard without a trial/demo of some sort. The 2 hour limit on Steam isn’t enough time for a lot of games. Hell, I was just trying out a demo for a game right up my alley and I spent two hours just looking at all the options I had before I really even started the game. I think there’s too much customization for my taste. It’s cool, but that also means you can spend countless time trying to customize things to be optimal. I’ll spend all my time tweaking things rather than playing.

shneancy ,

yeah it should really be a “2 hours of playtime not counting settings fiddling and character creation if it’s an RPG” or maybe just bump it up to 4h

though i’m pretty sure Steam is leading the demo renessance, the demo fest is a good show of that. And i’ve noticed many more games have demos nowadays, though it’s mostly limited to indi games. I guess triple A with 20 franchise releases doesn’t need to convince its fantabse to buy the game

calcopiritus ,

Mobile games don’t need to be technically impressive though. It’s not like in PC/consoles where people want the most expensive high res 3D graphics.

I don’t know if this is true for most, but for me, I just want a game that is simple visually but entertaining. The last thing I want is for a game to drain my phone’s battery.

Kecessa ,

And most people want to play for a few minutes at a time and don’t have a controller to play with when they’re ready to play those few minutes.

Atrichum ,

If everything you say is the reason there aren’t many good games then explain the flash game era

Dudewitbow ,

the flash game era benefited from an era where building a PC wasn’t completely streamlined yet, and game distribution on desktop also wasn’t streamlined (early steam was reviled and most users did not like it). Steam launched in 2003, and 2005 it went to allow 3rd parties. 2005 is also coincidentally when youtube was released, which marked the start of users moving off of well established sites like newgrounds to it over time, which flash ultimately died when mobile became more mainstream and neither google nor apple wanted to support flash. down the line.

2005 also marked the release date of the Xbox 360, which realistically was the first console where indie game development took off due to the Xbox Arcade. Also notice how paid mobile games was much more regular back during there was realistically like a few mobile phones in the market(when the iPhone 3GS was launched)

Raab ,

Old-school RuneScape being on mobile makes it the best mobile game of all time

julysfire ,
@julysfire@lemmy.world avatar

Besides some small things like Sudoku or Crossword, OSRS is the only game on my phone

Corndog ,

Dicey Dungeons is an example of a game that I think is actually BETTER on mobile (cheaper too). Awesome game, and the touch controls really streamline it.

NaibofTabr ,

The best game I’ve played on Android is the Kotor port.

The second best game I’ve played is the Into the Breach port.

Prunebutt ,

Into the breach might work really well on phone. 🤔

NaibofTabr ,

It does, the gameplay works well on a small screen (actually better than Kotor in some ways), and I’ve generally found that turn-based stuff works well on touchscreens. Twitchy action stuff doesn’t work so well - I found the GTA ports unplayable.

Also, I think Aspyr did a really nice job retooling the Kotor UI for smartphones, and they also did Kotor II.

chiliedogg ,

Into the Breech works well on every level.

Though I do occasionally want an endless mode…

ZeroHora , (edited )
@ZeroHora@lemmy.ml avatar

Good mobile game = ports from PC games and emulators

miHoYo games could be so much more if they are PC/Console games instead of mobile.

The only truly mobile game that I can think of that I can say is good is Pokemon GO, and I don’t even like it but is the only game that truly uses the uniqueness of the mobile platform as a game feature.

windowsphoneguy ,
@windowsphoneguy@feddit.org avatar

Slay the Spire.

Aaroncvx ,

This is the ultimate mobile game

Swarfega ,

Mobile gaming is awful these days. The vast majority are just cash grabs.

That said I look forward to Balatro being released

Kolanaki ,
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“These days?” As if it was ever good?

r00ty Admin ,
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Well, it is kinda true. Many old games I had on my phone that were free and didn't have ads, in the last few years have received updates to do literally nothing, but include ads. So "these days" is the case for some.

Swarfega ,

It was in the early days of the Apple App Store. Games were 59p to buy. No in-app purchases and were generally good indie titles. “Helsing’s Fire” comes to mind. Miss that game!

Annoyed_Crabby ,

Before it went f2p, yeah. Angry bird, pvz port, world of goo, ridiculous fishing, all fun stuff

GissaMittJobb ,

With a bit of know-how, you can make a mobile version that works quite well: github.com/blake502/balatro-mobile-maker

HonoraryMancunian ,

The secret is to find one that works on aeroplane mode

rustyfish ,
@rustyfish@lemmy.world avatar

Are we going to act like Plants vs Zombies doesn’t exist?

cordlesslamp ,

PvZ was originally on PC.

Have you tried the mobile version? It’s utter garbage cash-grab.

Atrichum ,

Haven’t played it on mobile since 2012. Even on a tiny ass iPhone 3gs screen it was solid.

where_am_i ,

There’s an insane number of PC ports. You can play Myst or GTA SA.

On the multiplayer side, genshin is very much your traditional MMO, if you like that. You can also play Eve or Hades star.

In terms of a competitive scene for years we had vainglory (forever in our hearts), and now we have LoL wild rift.

winkerjadams ,

Yea but touch screen controls are the worst. I hate using those virtual joysticks

pewgar_seemsimandroid ,

Minecraft is on mobile, and alot if other platforms…

pelya ,

Come join is at !androidgamers

We have more than 200 members, and more than one screen of posts!

tigeruppercut ,

There was a dude on reddit who started doing short reviews of mobile games he liked, then ended up creating an app that focused on curated community reviews. It’s not perfect but at least it’s got decent filters for genres, which alone makes it a hell of a lot better than wading into the play store

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

pelya ,

I’ve seen several curated recommendation websites born and die over the years. I’m surprised that MiniReview still works.

There’s also slant.co and multiple blogs like AndroidPolice, although they all now feature sponsored content - ads for shitty Android games.

Wanderer ,

I got mini metro on my PC. Felt like that would have been a great game to have on a phone

GissaMittJobb ,

It’s on mobile.

Wanderer ,

Yea I know. But I can’t speak for if it’s shit or not.

unn ,

I like Genshin Impact tho 😭

davidgro ,

I find Honkai: Star Rail even more suited to mobile (It’s mostly not reaction time based) but still play Genshin also. Not as much as I did, but still too much.

popekingjoe ,
@popekingjoe@lemmy.world avatar

Star Rail is a damn solid turn-based RPG and is kinda perfect on mobile.

NuWuX ,
@NuWuX@sh.itjust.works avatar

Terraria, but it’s a lot better on PC. You can transfer your character files and maps with a little effort though.

DevilutionX is pretty good if you liked Diablo 1.

And then there are the insane lists of ROMs/emulators.

squidspinachfootball ,

Pokemon was a fun emulate, anything else people like? Kirby games might be good too. Hmmm

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