Game of the year nomination: Balatro!
Full game is 10 bucks, but so worth it!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.playstack.balatro.android
this post was submitted on 08 Dec 2024
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Best money I've ever spent on an app. When you break down how much time I've spent playing it, $10 is a steal.
Shattered Pixel Dungeon. It's free to play with no ads but I would encourage you to support the creator (who is also the mod of the lemmy instance) if you can.
It's a rouge like dungeon crawl. You're going to die and start over a lot, but totally worth it when you win.
Seconded
It's one of the few roguelikes that actually holds pretty close to the core of Rogue, too - completely turn-based, procedurally generated, with an emphasis on what you find rather than level-up abilities. Great game.
I should try the Cleric soon, I've just got so many other games rn...
Cleric isn't out yet but I'm looking forward to trying it.
Someone previously shared this site (darkpatterns.games) that reviews and filters games based on whether they have predatory ads or gameplay mechanics. Useful resource.
Bloons TD 6 is crazy good
I second Bloons td 6 and balatro. I would also add vampire survivors.
Some of my top picks:
- Slice and Dice: Rougelike dice based rpg with lots of replayability
- Peglin: Rougelike pinballish game
- Bad North: Real-time strategy game that plays well on the phone
- Baba is you: Amazing puzzle game
All but slice and dice have pc versions (to my knowledge), but all of them play perfectly on the phone and are easy to play a round or two at a time.
Agreed on Slice and Dice.
Lumino City is a beautiful point and click type game that I'm really enjoying. Paid. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.noodlecake.luminocity
i recommend Vector Pinball for simple fun, and Luanti (formerly Minetest) which has many gamemodes, including classical Minecraft experience. You can also just buy Minecraft.
Don't Starve: Pocket edition is a fun paid survival.
60 Seconds is also good.
Vector pinball looks like a good time waster. A paid game like that is PinOut.
Dredge is getting a mobile release in February
Monument Valley & 2
Shapez Mobile
Dicey Dungeons