Some of Android's Most Interesting Games Aren't Just on the Play Store
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When I read about gaming on Android phones (the “native” kind, not emulation!), the posts and comments usually revolves around big-budget ports, blockbuster mobile releases, and increasingly powerful hardware. Games like Red Dead Redemption, Subnautica, and Tomb Raider are pretty damn clear indications of just how far smartphones have
  • boaratio@lemmy.worldEnglish
    69·
    2 days ago

    Have any of you been on the PlayStore recently? It’s a fucking dumpster fire. I recently had to get a new phone, and when I try to search for and install an app I had installed before the results are, “try tiktok, or Whatsapp” which are listed at the top of the search results even though they’re completely unrelated to what I searched for.

    • PerfectDark@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      13·
      2 days ago

      I avoid it like the plague.

      My main personal phone is on GrapheneOS, and my work phones are as basic as possible with what they run. The only time I really ever spend on Play Store (and even then I tend to use Obtainium instead) is for when I review retro handhelds which emulate.

      F-droid/Izzy and so on have everything we need!

  • wia@lemmy.caEnglish
    49·
    2 days ago

    Let me guess… Mindustry, breakout, pixel dungeon, unciv?

    EDIT: Close! 4/5. Never even heard of aaaaxy

    • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.todayEnglish
      24·
      2 days ago

      Shattered pixel dungeon is such a fucking masterpiece of a rogue like! I legit played it so much one day I had this weird aphasia the next day, where it seemed like time only moved when I did. What a strange day, wouldn’t trade it for anything though. I love that game.

      • Slashme@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        5 hours ago

        I recently had to uninstall Angband because I was spending too much time on it. I had never thought it would work on mobile, but it’s an amazingly faithful representation of the desktop version.

      • Slashme@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        5 hours ago

        Shattered is good, but the original pixel dungeon was absolutely brilliantly done in the sense that it was kept so small and with such tight gameplay that there was no grinding, just a fun mixture between puzzle game and roguelike.

    • lyrial@anarchist.nexusEnglish
      19·
      2 days ago

      Honestly it is way better on PC. I don’t think the controls translate very well to touch screen. It gets pretty damn hard, and I don’t think I’ve ever been able to get very far on phone or tablet. That could be a me thing, though. The game is amazing nonetheless.

    • Tieas@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      1 day ago

      Dude, I’ve been playing the hell out of idol fantasy for a while. I wish I had a discord or something

    • Dave@lemmy.nzEnglish
      7·
      2 days ago

      I’ve been playing this too. Seems like every time I open it there has been an update with new features added!

    • Axolotl@feddit.itEnglish
      13·
      2 days ago

      I suggest to try “Droidy-fy” it uses the F-Droid repository along side some other famous thirdy-party repository and has a nicer look, i never used the playstore since then

    • PerfectDark@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      7·
      2 days ago

      As Axolotl said below, make sure you use F-droid to search for Droidify. It looks and behaves far nicer than plain old F-droid and gives you many more options!

      And enjoy, I’m so glad my article helped at least one person find new things out there :) :) :)

  • StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    33·
    2 days ago

    You know what I’ve noticed? I have a pixel pro 9, like a quarter of the apps I look for on the app store say “this app is not available for your device”

  • InFerNo@lemmy.mlEnglish
    3·
    1 day ago

    I have the following:

    • Anuto TD

    • Ricochlime

    • Unblock Jam

    Great to pass time

    • ace_garp@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      2 days ago

      There is a few months of tongue-in-cheek gags there, plus grind, much grind. Great community built game.

  • JPAKx4@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    17·
    2 days ago

    Great picks, love Breakout 71. My extra pick is ChipDefense, a short tower defense game with some cool science/tech history

    And simon tatham’s puzzles is excellent.

    • PerfectDark@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      16·
      2 days ago

      I just realized -__-

      Worst reflection of my lack of research there. I did just add a callout in the intro reflecting my own idiocy on that front (there’s no excuses)

      You’re right!

    • cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      61·
      2 days ago

      Finding a decent game on the play store is nearly impossible. They will be buried under a mountain of ad and microtransaction infested crap.