I need some new games in my phone. I checked out the recommendations in the google play store just to realise, that they all suck. So I’m asking you, what are some lightweight(my phone is really slow so anything not lightweight will either take 40 years to load or outright crash every few minutes) fun mobile games you can recommend.
I have a Pixel 4a and it heats up a little playing Balatro, but all of the below it has no issues with:
Flipflop - a fun take on solitaire
Downwell - a vertical platformer
Holedown - an inverse breakout, minus the paddle
Desert Golf - a true indie classic!
Radiant - a Galaga/Space Invaders-ish shmup that’s old enough to probably be lightweight these days.
anything by Kairosoft - a developer of sim management games I’ve been playing games from since I had a flip phone. Just find a theme you like and go crazy.
NYT games - They have more than Wordle! Connections, a word grouping game, in particular is fun, and so is Strands a themed word search. They’re all updated daily for free on one app. They just lock off previous days’ puzzles and the crossword. (Though they have a small quick crossword that’s also fun.) It’s actually discounted right now for an actual subscription
Reigns - I found this very fun. It’s not for everyone. It uses Tinder’s swiping to let you make decisions and try to run your kingdom. Good luck.
Prune - a puzzle that that relies on pruning your growing plant to reach the goal
80 Days - a narrative game with a decent amount of reading, as you attempt to buy, sell, and barter your way through your adventure.
Crossy Road - Frogger-inspired game with more maps and more fun.
Plague Inc - also a classic. Control a disease as you attempt to infect and destroy humanity. (This was popular before COVID.)
Burrito Bison - time your taps to launch your lucha libre across the map.
Super Mario Run - just simple enough to make you mess up sometimes. But it’s not bad. I liked it.
These were listed yesterday
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Also, Andor’s Trail is a huge RPG. Plenty of grind.
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Vector Pinball (also available on f-droid) is a pretty decent pinball game. Very lightweight, free, no ads.
Also Vodobanko (not free) for a hostage rescue type game. There’s a free version too if you want to try before you buy.
thanks for the rec, been playing vodobanko half the afternoon. Solid game.
I like Farmrpg a lot, it’s free with no ads. The community is very friendly and supportive, so it’s a nice little nook of the internet.
There’s an idle game called “smashing simulator idol” and in it, all you do is break pots and pans that fall from the sky by tapping/clicking on them. It’s simple and extremely addictive.
I suggest downloading roblox, sure it has a lot of garbage games but it has some hidden gems
Not lightweight, always online, full of children
Balatro
I wouldn’t consider this particularly lightweight - it’s a bit of a battery monster, even with the moving background turned off
If you ever played (and enjoyed) the flash game Hex Empire, you’ll probably like Feudal Tactics, available on Fdroid, Play store, and itch.io
All in Hole.
It really is a stupid game, but sometimes you just need occupied for a few minutes.
You slide a hole around and things fall in it. The hole gets bigger, and bigger things fall in. It’s strangely satisfying.
ANUTO TD, SUPER METRO MEGA WARS (fdroid)
Anuto has so much character.
Suika Game The same great game for Switch, now available on mobile. Combine like fruit to evolve them into larger ones- keep going until you get watermelons. There are physics-based elements and if you overflow the play area, you lose.
Get Lemuroid and go crazy on 16-bit era and GBA RPGs.
I like Sudoku
I enjoy playing Okay? .
The goal of the game is to craft the perfect trajectory, so that your ball hits all shapes on the screen.
The game is free, while allowing you to pay what you think it’s worth. There are no ads, unless you want a hint.
The difficulty curve is well-shaped, however at the end some levels will leave you stuck for weeks
