I think like 98% of mobile games are pretty much trash, but there are some diamonds in the rough.

In the past I’ve enjoyed:

  • Monument Valley
  • 2048
  • Fruit Merge
  • Hashi
  • Papers Please
  • Baba is You
  • Balatro

I’m getting bored of my usual picks lately. I’m looking for something that’s quick to jump in and out to pass the time, not something heavy. But hard puzzles or strategy totally fit!

Is the FF Tactics port good? Better alternatives?

    • 9point6@lemmy.world
      4·
      4 months ago

      Yep, this

      I’ve probably sunk several hundreds of hours into it at this point

      The fact it’s still being actively developed for like over a decade is just icing on the cake

  • als@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    16·
    4 months ago

    My most played android game is probably the port of Simon Tatham’s puzzle games. It’s available on GitHub, F-Droid or Google Play.

    My other pick would be TIC-80, there’s thousands of games on there

  • fin@sh.itjust.works
    7·
    4 months ago

    mindustry is good

    Also I’m playing Morrowind on OpenMW these days

    Edit: And STK!

    • tempest@lemmy.ca
      2·
      4 months ago

      How is the slay the spire Port on Android?

      I have a couple hundred hours in the steam version, is the Android version as good.

      • bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world
        1·
        4 months ago

        Its the same game. The biggest issue I have is that my fingers move too fast and i play the wrong card sometimes.

  • abominablecosmonaut44@lemmy.world
    5·
    4 months ago

    If you’re open minded to emulation there are tons of options for consoles on android. The ones I use are AetherSX2 for PS2 games, myBoy for GBA, PPSSPP for PSP, and then if you want to get real crazy OpenMW for Morrowind and Winulator for 2000s era PC games (I have TESIV Oblivion running on a dog water Android phone at 30 FPS with Winulator).

  • TheMcG@lemmy.ca
    4·
    4 months ago

    Mini metro has to be my top. Simple costs money so no ads (mandatory for me). You are basically just creating subway lines to move shares around and manage flow.

  • YoFrodo@lemmy.world
    3·
    4 months ago

    The classic star wars rpg Knights of The Old Republic is on android. I keep it on my phone so it’s always an option for me.

  • bulwark@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    4 months ago

    It’s an old game but I recently discovered Kittens Game. I also love Balatro, but Kittens it is more complicated and deeper. It’s basically balancing spreadsheets for fun. Don’t look at the wiki until you can get 120 kittens.

  • 9point6@lemmy.world
    2·
    4 months ago

    Aside from other suggestions already made (but seriously the answer is SPD)

    • Peglin - think if peggle was a roguelite inspired by slay the spire
    • Mini metro - minimalist puzzle game where you built out a metro system
    • Balatro - yes you can get balatro on your phone (it was in the op)

    Edit: balatro was in the OP so I’ll add another

    • Brotato - made a bit harder than the PC version with the touch controls IMO, but still a good time killer on the phone