Mobile games usually get a bad rep as they’re usually asset flips and/or MTX-ridden and/or ad-filled, etc., and I’m sure this is actually the case for most games on the app/play store. But are there any ones that are actually good, maybe just something to pass the time with?

  • utopiah@lemmy.world
    4·
    6 days ago

    I mean… not sure if it counts as mobile but the entire history of console gaming up to few years ago works on emulators, so that’s a VAST choice. Sure you might dislike 99.99% but if there is even 0.01% you enjoy, that’s hundreds of games if not more!

    Check https://search.f-droid.org/?q=emulator and consider a BT controller.

    • dev_null@lemmy.ml
      2·
      6 days ago

      Not all of them are enjoyable when played on a small touchscreen, so the question is still relevant: which ones actually work well for the form factor?

  • Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world
    3·
    6 days ago

    I really like the polybridge series of games. Bridge puzzle game worh great mechanics.

    Lots of good PC ports. The Kotor series and Baldurs gate 1 and 2 and icewind dale ports are good.

    Autochess is fun. Lots of opportunities to spend money but none are important, just cosmetic.

    Balatro is good (if you like that game as i do)

    And also a series of games called “doors” are fun to pass the time. Like a puzzle box where solving one element opens another until the door is opened.

    It is 99% crap on the stores though. I tend to get ports and emulators for most of my mobile gaming.

  • Jankatarch@lemmy.world
    3·
    4 days ago

    Yeah game-enjoyment is subjective. Mobile games don’t require a 2-hour tutorial before full game starts so people play them. I seen people play the “ad-spam” games on bus without being bothered by the ads.

  • Mutterwitz@discuss.tchncs.de
    2·
    6 days ago

    Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp went paid about a year ago and there are no MTX or ads anymore. You can also take a look at Epic, they offer a mobile app with giveaways of paid games just like they do on PC.

  • OddMinus1@sh.itjust.works
    2·
    6 days ago

    Slay the Spire: it’s the same game as on PC or any other medium. Fantastic game. Obviously costs the same as other places (about $10), but well worth it!

    Pokemon TCG Pocket. I started early with this, so I have had no problem with being F2P, but I’m sure that late adopters would need to pay some amount to become competitive. Still should be playable F2P, though. Anyways, it’s amazingly unintrusive when it comes to real money transactions. No interrupting ads and you basically have to search for the in-game shop to find the microtransactions.

    Roller Coaster Tycoon Classic. This one might have changed since I got it ~8 years ago. It’s a pretty good mobile version of the original game. I’ve spent a lot of time with this game.

  • FuckFascism@lemmy.world
    2·
    6 days ago

    There’s a free mobile game called sky that I’d highly recommend, it’s extremely calming but also very well made.

  • blarghly@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    7 days ago

    NYT Games app. Realistically its just advertising to get you to buy an NYT subscription. The Mini and Wordle are good for killing a few minutes each day.

  • Rooty@lemmy.world
    2·
    7 days ago

    Here are some that I’ve played:

    Shattered Pixel Dungeon - Roguelike

    Endless Sky - SpaceSim

    Simon Tatham’s Puzzle Collection - Puzzles

    Katawa Shoujo - Visual Novel

    Snoot Game - Ditto

    Gurgle - Worldle clone

    TuxKart - Mario Kart clone