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I just want to kill some time, I like simple arcade style games that aren't using scummy corporate sales tactics to get me to play every day

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[โ€“] TheDuffmaster@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Alto - very calming and engaging game where you go down a mountain on your snowboard trying to catch llamas and do aerial tricks. Excellent vibes, no bothersome ads or micro transactions i think.

[โ€“] SmokedBillionaire@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm sure it's possible to find older versions of the Alto games but recently they added forced video ads.

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[โ€“] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago

Night of the Full Moon is incredible.

[โ€“] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

If you have a rooted phone, an older android version, or the ability to access the android/data folder to move files around, I hear some pvz2 mods are pretty good. Only ones I can personally say are good are Refloureshed and Eclise, though it's been a long time since I've played Eclise. Both are harder versions of vanilla.

[โ€“] bstix@feddit.dk 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Tyoda@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

Swordigo is the single decent mobile game. Still, I didn't expect to see it already mentioned. Neat!

[โ€“] gencha@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

Sky Force and Kittens Game are the only two mobile games I ever played and still have installed on every phone

  • Coffee Golf
  • mineswifter.com
  • Tomb of the Mask
  • Downwell
  • High Rise by smpl
  • Vampire Survivor
[โ€“] Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)
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[โ€“] Protoknuckles@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Board game adaptations tend to be good. Everdell and bottom of the ninth for preference.

[โ€“] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Le Parker is my favorite side scrolling platformer on mobile that no one knows about.

[โ€“] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Not on the App Store in the US but thank you for sharing. Hopefully android masterrace can enjoy it.

[โ€“] DamienGramatacus@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Reigns is quite fun

[โ€“] retrieval4558@mander.xyz 3 points 11 months ago

There's an app I really like called Minireview, focused on finding and reviewing mobile games.

If you like puzzles, horror and all things weird, definitely try some of the games by Rusty Lake.

The entire Cube Escape series is available for free (a sort of excape the room puzzle).

[โ€“] knightly@pawb.social 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I've rather enjoyed 20 Minutes Till Dawn

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[โ€“] oascany@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I Love Hue and I Love Hue Too. Also, My Friend Pedro. That one's pretty short though.

[โ€“] 90s_hacker@reddthat.com 3 points 11 months ago

Atomas is pretty fun, it's super simple and looks really good

[โ€“] lemming741@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Twenty is my go-to. Blockus clones are fun too, and there are a lot of game modes.

This Ars article turned me on to it. Maybe click through some of his other suggestions-

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/05/why-twenty-is-my-latest-mobile-gaming-obsession/

[โ€“] Num10ck@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Retro Bowl - 1980s style american football game

[โ€“] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Kingdom Rush has been fun and not needy. (The first one?)

[โ€“] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Ive tried the second and it's good too. Pretty fun tower defense and no need to buy anything or watch ads.

[โ€“] Sadbutdru@sopuli.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

Try 'A dark room'. It's a bit different, but it had depth and your can get into it. I also still love 'Plague inc.'.

[โ€“] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Just passing by to say that with a little fiddling, you can get Morrowind running on your phone, touch screen controls and all if you don't have a gamepad.

[โ€“] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

For some ungodly reason CA also ported Rome and Medieval 2 Total War - these are certainly not the best UIs ever, but it's pretty hilarious to see how far you can push the hardware.

[โ€“] jared@mander.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

I've been playing half life using xash3D for this very reason. People are on multiplayer all the time, counter strike has players too. I'm really hoping to find people playing team fortress sometime.

[โ€“] Altomes@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

My favorite mobile games are

Don't starve

Dead Cells

Emulating old RPG games through Delta or Lemuroid

[โ€“] hallettj@leminal.space 2 points 11 months ago

My favorite is Time Surfer. The core mechanic is basically the same as Tiny Wings, but the theme, artwork, levels, etc are all very different. I especially enjoy the chiptunes!

[โ€“] wolf@lemmy.zip 2 points 11 months ago
  • Another vote for "Slay the Spire", have bought it for all platforms and wasted too much of my time
  • Horizon Chase Turbo is a very good arcade racer
  • Danmaku Unlimited 2 and Danmaku Unlimited 3 for bullet hell shmups

Not arcade style, but Final Fantasy I-VI pixel remasters are IMHO great on phones.

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