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mke ,
  • DATAWING was short & sweet.
  • Transmission is full of pretty and interesting puzzles
  • Simon Tatham’s Puzzles is a godsend
  • I found Mindustry through the play store

I don’t know, anon, I had fun.

Persen ,

Some indie mobile games are great (Nameless cat, Zombie catchers (before being aquired by DECA), Simon Tatham’s puzzles, foss fdroid games (Simple Solitare), Cookie clicker, etc.

Ibaudia ,
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Flow Free is easily the best mobile game of all time, maybe the best video game of all time /hj

Persen ,

Hey, I like that game. What’s wrong with it?

Ibaudia ,
@Ibaudia@lemmy.world avatar

Nothing I’m just being hyperbolic for comedic effect

Here is an article if you need more information on the topic:

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy

Agent641 ,

Uhh, never heard of that game, but Im here for my handjob?

UnderpantsWeevil ,
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I enjoy Magic: the Gathering Arena. And there are a few decent rogue likes

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.

DragonOracleIX ,

The only games I ever have on my phone now are gachas and paid for games.

Also, I agree that Slice and Dice is awesome. I got the itch version which came with both android and linux versions.

sicarius ,

The hours I’ve sunk into slice and dice! That game rocks!

ClockworkOtter ,

Yup! I wanted Slay the Spire, but the port is awful and this fills that void.

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.

ZeroHora , (edited )
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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.

DragonTypeWyvern ,

Pokemon Go was good enough that I didn’t even mind that it was a NSA plot!

derpgon ,

I, for the love of God, cannot play Genshin on mobile. The controls are absolutely garbage. On PC tho, it is really good.

ZeroHora ,
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My problem with Genshin is not even that. The game is a mobile first and that limits the mechanics of the game.

If the basic Normal/Hard Hit + 1 skill + ultimate is shit on mobile imagine if they implemented combos like DMC.

Raab ,

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

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

Kvothe ,

OSRS just feels like it was meant for mobile even playing as a kid. Loving the mobility of no exp waste now

pewgar_seemsimandroid ,

Minecraft is on mobile, and alot if other platforms…

Nuke_the_whales ,

I can’t imagine it runs any good on mobile considering how it struggles on switch

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

Ibaudia ,
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Genshin is more your traditional singleplayer Gacha with MMO elements in my opinion. Also the first successful open-world Gacha so it gets some brownie points for that.

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.

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

Ibaudia ,
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I remember playing Perfect Cell on iOS when I was younger and having a really great time

jballs ,
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I played the original Plants vs Zombies back in the day and thought it was pretty good. I got a new tablet recently and decided to try out the latest version - and holy fuck it is significantly worse. Rather than trying to be a good game, every possible aspect has been monetized.

So yeah, I’d say the early 2010s was a time where you could at least find some good stuff that wasn’t ruined by enshitification.

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

Mwa ,
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If you have android you can run some pc games on it but not everything runs

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.

NuWuX ,
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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

fadingembers ,
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GBA Final Fantasy ports are great as well as Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. Also highly recommend Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga and Golden Sun

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