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
  • boaratioEnglish
    11·
    1 hour 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.

    • Dave@lemmy.nzEnglish
      3·
      1 hour ago

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

  • wk5arEnglish
    9·
    3 hours ago

    thank you for letting me discover f-droid and some of it possibilities.

    • Axolotl@feddit.itEnglish
      1·
      5 minutes 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

  • wia@lemmy.caEnglish
    20·
    3 hours ago

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

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

    • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.todayEnglish
      1·
      15 minutes 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.

    • lyrial@anarchist.nexusEnglish
      5·
      3 hours 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.

    • qualiaEnglish
      8·
      7 hours ago

      How in the $@-# are you sposed to change the direction of a conveyor belt?

      • Schlemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish
        11·
        4 hours ago

        Just build over it in the proper direction or look in your game settings for the controls?

        When you build and drag in any directionele the belt direction is adjusted automatically.

  • StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    22·
    8 hours 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”

  • JPAKx4@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    12·
    7 hours 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.

  • majiksEnglish
    8·
    7 hours ago

    Most of the mentioned games actually ARE on play store.

    • cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      3·
      2 hours 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.

    • PerfectDarkOPEnglish
      5·
      4 hours 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!