So ive had a phone for a bit now but i struggle at finding game sand apps to put on it especially free ones. its kinda mid range dphone it cant run genshin impact at all but it runs stuff like battle cats really well i also struggle at finding good or useful apps to download so if you know any please suggest some or something.
This game cost me almost as much time as reddit. Now that I have more time in my life maybe it’s time for a few more runs… I can’t recommend it enough. It does start out slow though.
Vampire Survivors is digital crack hahaha. I watched a friend play it and thought “That looks so stupid.” Then I tried it, and wound up sharing it with like five other friends who said the same thing I did, and then also got addicted.
Seriously, it looks like it’ll be boring but sinks it’s teeth into you, (pun intended) then all of a sudden you’ve been sitting on the toilet for 40 minutes.
I like osmand. I usually have my state and surrounding states downloaded just in case. It also can show more information than Google maps, especially for hiking and mountain biking, you can also customize the map display as well. The navigation is obviously not as good as maps but it’s reliable af.
@QuietStorm not sure if you’re into FPS games, but I’ve sunken obscene amounts of time into Call of Duty Mobile and haven’t paid a dime. It’s free to play, but they advertise micro transactions to you, which are easily ignored. And I’ve played it no problem on a $50 Moto e6.
I’m a big fan of FarmRPG. Semi-idle “numbers go up”, mostly text + static images game with a lovely community. It has zero ads and, even though it has a paid currency and some very unoptimized ways to spend it, the game is very generous with it (to the point where I’ve earned the vast majority of my currency by trading resources). It’s a bit janky, but fun.
Shattered Pixel Dungeon is free and great fun. It’s a roguelike dungeon exploration game, there are many forks of the original Pixel Dungeon but this is my favorite one. Similar to this is Hoplite, a very short (in the free version) turn-based, almost puzzle-like game where you have to get through monster-filled rooms to proceed. Lots of mechanics that you have to learn to use in order to survive.
For more strategy, seconding Polytopia, as well as Unciv (it even has mods!), which is a Civilization-like game.
For a simple but fun gameplay loop, Alto’s Adventure and Alto’s Odyssey, where you slide your way down various landscapes. The latter especially adds a lot of fun little tweaks onto the original’s formula.
I Love Hue and especially I Love Hue 2 are great “arrange the colors properly” games. Hundreds of levels, no nonsense, solid fun.
this isn’t a game but I used to be the same and never got any games that cost money.
Until I found the google surveys app, it gives you money for filling out surveys for Google (questions like “is this interesting?” and showing a pic of an ad. takes a couple seconds and you get $0.1-$1 from it)
now I have Stardew valley, Minecraft and about ~$30 just hanging around that I can use on the play store for movies or whatever. worth looking into if you didn’t know about it
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I recommend Vampire Survivors. It’s kind of like a rougelite meets bullet hell.
This game cost me almost as much time as reddit. Now that I have more time in my life maybe it’s time for a few more runs… I can’t recommend it enough. It does start out slow though.
Oh man, I remember seeing that a while ago and meaning to take note of it, and I apparently forgot. I need to try that out
Can’t believe you’re the only vamp survivors recommendation so far.
Vampire Survivors is digital crack hahaha. I watched a friend play it and thought “That looks so stupid.” Then I tried it, and wound up sharing it with like five other friends who said the same thing I did, and then also got addicted.
Seriously, it looks like it’ll be boring but sinks it’s teeth into you, (pun intended) then all of a sudden you’ve been sitting on the toilet for 40 minutes.
I like osmand. I usually have my state and surrounding states downloaded just in case. It also can show more information than Google maps, especially for hiking and mountain biking, you can also customize the map display as well. The navigation is obviously not as good as maps but it’s reliable af.
Vector, Hill Climb Racing and Asphalt Nitro are some the classics.
I highly recommend kingdom rush. Imo one of the best tower defense games.
I really love unciv, it’s a clone of civ 5, same mechanics but with pixelart graphics
Go download Fdroid and go to town, its a great repository of FOSS android apps
Shattered Pixel Dungeon is fun
https://gamesnacks.com/ can be installed as a PWA if you’re interested in casual games.
Minesweeper or sudoku are great if your internet connection/phone isn’t great and you want to kill some time.
are there any more you know of because i tend to game hop becasue i get bored easily for some reason.
Wordle and 2048 are also games I’ve enjoyed
If you’re still bored, maybe an ebook reader like Libby or librera reader
Or a podcast app - I use antennapod
It’s not free, but Slice & Dice is the best mobile game I’ve ever played. It has a pretty large and good demo that’s worth playing by itself.
@QuietStorm not sure if you’re into FPS games, but I’ve sunken obscene amounts of time into Call of Duty Mobile and haven’t paid a dime. It’s free to play, but they advertise micro transactions to you, which are easily ignored. And I’ve played it no problem on a $50 Moto e6.
I couldn’t agree with this comment more! cod:m is a blast and runs on a lot of devices, even google-free ones.
I’m a big fan of FarmRPG. Semi-idle “numbers go up”, mostly text + static images game with a lovely community. It has zero ads and, even though it has a paid currency and some very unoptimized ways to spend it, the game is very generous with it (to the point where I’ve earned the vast majority of my currency by trading resources). It’s a bit janky, but fun.
Shattered Pixel Dungeon is free and great fun. It’s a roguelike dungeon exploration game, there are many forks of the original Pixel Dungeon but this is my favorite one. Similar to this is Hoplite, a very short (in the free version) turn-based, almost puzzle-like game where you have to get through monster-filled rooms to proceed. Lots of mechanics that you have to learn to use in order to survive.
For more strategy, seconding Polytopia, as well as Unciv (it even has mods!), which is a Civilization-like game.
For a simple but fun gameplay loop, Alto’s Adventure and Alto’s Odyssey, where you slide your way down various landscapes. The latter especially adds a lot of fun little tweaks onto the original’s formula.
I Love Hue and especially I Love Hue 2 are great “arrange the colors properly” games. Hundreds of levels, no nonsense, solid fun.
this isn’t a game but I used to be the same and never got any games that cost money.
Until I found the google surveys app, it gives you money for filling out surveys for Google (questions like “is this interesting?” and showing a pic of an ad. takes a couple seconds and you get $0.1-$1 from it)
now I have Stardew valley, Minecraft and about ~$30 just hanging around that I can use on the play store for movies or whatever. worth looking into if you didn’t know about it
If your looking for games, I really like nonogram and geometry dash.
i play brawl stars a lot, would recommend it