FoxMcChief
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Have you ever played what you genuinely considered to be a “good” game on Mobile?
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MarkMe2525
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There used to be a tower defense style "Evil Dead" game for iOS that really could grab me for hours at a time. You paid once, it was well built, with great execution. It was built for touch so using a controller probably would have been more of a hindrance than anything.
IAmRei
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Dots (dots connected, i think) its simple puzzle, minimalist flat graphic, which seems nice. Addictive games
Also there is pixel art simple rpg like ultima, aether moon or something, i forgot, but the graphic is simple smart pseudo anime jrpg but with ultima alike gameplay
Also colopl games, but all of them is not available now, some are small yet polished games
I mostly use phone for emulator, for lot of fan translated rpg usually.
Also there is pixel art simple rpg like ultima, aether moon or something, i forgot, but the graphic is simple smart pseudo anime jrpg but with ultima alike gameplay
Also colopl games, but all of them is not available now, some are small yet polished games
I mostly use phone for emulator, for lot of fan translated rpg usually.
Icymanipulator
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Tons of great experiences on mobile from f2p to buy-to-play games. You’re only limiting yourself by ignoring mobile as a platform. Too many games to list and tons of console/pc games make their way to mobile as well.
kingpotato
Ask me about my Stream Deck
Into the Breach
bitbydeath
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Simpsons Tapped Out was fun, sometimes tempted to go back but they can be time sinks.
_Ex_
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The first one that comes to mind:
en.wikipedia.org
This game released for Android phones in 2013.
I beat quite a few good-to-great mobile games back in ye day, before monetization overload ruined that platform.
Ravensword: Shadowlands - Wikipedia
I beat quite a few good-to-great mobile games back in ye day, before monetization overload ruined that platform.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
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Good without a controller. Addictive with a controller.
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DeepSpace5D
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They are few and far between but I thought Plants vs Zombies 1/2 were pretty high level for a mobile game.
I also used to be totally hooked on a competitive card game called Shadow Era back in the day.
I also used to be totally hooked on a competitive card game called Shadow Era back in the day.
March Climber
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OP if you're really curious, I recommend checking out a trial one of these two(or both):
Duchess
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Desert Golfing.
I actually learned about that game from NeoGAF..!
en.wikipedia.org
No online, no ads, no leader boards, no obnoxious stuff. Just hit the ball into the hole, across a variety of weird landscapes.
I actually learned about that game from NeoGAF..!
Desert Golfing - Wikipedia
No online, no ads, no leader boards, no obnoxious stuff. Just hit the ball into the hole, across a variety of weird landscapes.
existensmaximum
Member
Nope, never. Emulators that require external controllers don't count.
efyu_lemonardo
May I have a cookie?
There was a really good racing game later ported to consoles, it even got a sequel. But I played it on an ipad back in the day.
Horizon Chase
I'd say it worked in spite of the touch controls, though, not because of them.
Horizon Chase
I'd say it worked in spite of the touch controls, though, not because of them.
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IDKFA
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Loads.
My favourite are Rome Total War and Medieval 2 Total War.
These are watered down versions. These are perfect ports of the original PC games. In fact, the only difference is the touch controls which take some time to get used to. Besides that, they're PC classics in your pocket. These are also paid titles as well, so no adverts.
My favourite are Rome Total War and Medieval 2 Total War.
These are watered down versions. These are perfect ports of the original PC games. In fact, the only difference is the touch controls which take some time to get used to. Besides that, they're PC classics in your pocket. These are also paid titles as well, so no adverts.
crackajack
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Cut the Rope (imho the Braid equivalent moment for early mobile)
Burn the Rope (the unrelated cousin, that did not depend on touchscreen but on gyro which made it imho the second only-possible-on-mobile game)
2048 (works on anything, but swiping is fun for that)
Gun Bros (twin stick on touch is a bit meh, but otherwise it was nice)
Real Racing 3 (gyro steering works very fine)
Solitaire Collection can't remember the exact name, with various modes and a not annoying ad system
All are older or very old, and were free. My current phone should be able to handle more advanced games, but I always leave the store empty handed since nothing seems to look actually nice.
Burn the Rope (the unrelated cousin, that did not depend on touchscreen but on gyro which made it imho the second only-possible-on-mobile game)
2048 (works on anything, but swiping is fun for that)
Gun Bros (twin stick on touch is a bit meh, but otherwise it was nice)
Real Racing 3 (gyro steering works very fine)
Solitaire Collection can't remember the exact name, with various modes and a not annoying ad system
All are older or very old, and were free. My current phone should be able to handle more advanced games, but I always leave the store empty handed since nothing seems to look actually nice.
Games Bookstore
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Agreed definitely one of my favourite mobile games. Sadly not compatible with my latest phone.
Others I like:
Tricky Castles
Monument Valley
Plants vs Zombies
Among Us
Hole.io
Yet to check out pixel heroes
Roberts
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I used to play games on my first two iphones. So, yeah, I played tons of Angry Birds and Plants vs Zombies and they helped pass the time (when on trains or planes) and I genuinely enjoyed them because of that. The last mobile game that I have played for more than a few minutes was probably Bastion and that was more than 10 years ago.
Proteus Maximus
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Heroes of Steel is a great mobile game.
Kabelly
Member
Jetpack Joyride was always a fun and simple truly mobile game. Can play it with one hand. Very similar to Mario Run. It has the typical mobile microtransactions but you can unlock pretty much everything just by playing.
I don't really play mobile games anymore because I have already a million other things to play but I just recently tried that Nikke game because of Stellar Blade coming out soon and that game is actually horny. I only played a few starting missions but the game seemed simple enough. I might try it again later.
I don't really play mobile games anymore because I have already a million other things to play but I just recently tried that Nikke game because of Stellar Blade coming out soon and that game is actually horny. I only played a few starting missions but the game seemed simple enough. I might try it again later.
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TerribleAtThisGame
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OG Angry Birds was a fantastic game. Loved 3* ing every level.
Dr. Wilkinson
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Not one. But to be fair I vastly prefer an actual controller with buttons and sticks, so that's not likely to ever change.
MiguelItUp
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I'm sure they exist, but I've personally never played one. Closest I played was probably Peggle. It's just not my preferred platform at all, and nothing will change that for me.
Sushi_Combo
Member
Kinda difficult finding this one for some reason, but I really enjoyed this back in the day
Griffon
Member
I love how half of the recommendations are games that aren't in distribution anymore and/or decades old shit.
I did some research a while ago, there are games that seem good like the Sorcery! RPG series, and all the FFs and DQs. The DQ ports are especially well made for mobile use.
But my main issue is that no matter how simple those games seem, they all are huge battery hogs... so I end up never playing them. I need my phone for important shit through the day and I can't risk killing off the battery on a short game session.
I did some research a while ago, there are games that seem good like the Sorcery! RPG series, and all the FFs and DQs. The DQ ports are especially well made for mobile use.
But my main issue is that no matter how simple those games seem, they all are huge battery hogs... so I end up never playing them. I need my phone for important shit through the day and I can't risk killing off the battery on a short game session.
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LordBritish
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angry birds
The room games
a couple of overhead car racing games I cant think of the names...
The room games
a couple of overhead car racing games I cant think of the names...
Trogdor1123
Member
Yep, enjoyed them a bunch
Mossybrew
Gold Member
Yeah PvZ is a classic.
I rarely play mobile games, but Marvel Snap was pretty good. I only eventually got bored because of the community, 90% of players seemed to play variations of like the same four decks. Just got old after a while but not really the game's fault.
