5 ms·

I don't play games much anymore, but when I did, I always had an affinity for RTS games(Command and Conquer, Age of Empires, Warcraft, etc), and Action RPGs (Di

by dchuk 7y ago

I don't play games much anymore, but when I did, I always had an affinity for RTS games(Command and Conquer, Age of Empires, Warcraft, etc), and Action RPGs (Diablo, Torchlight). It's exhausting to find games nowadays that don't nickel and dime you to succeed. I like the Kingdom Rush Tower Defense games on iPad when I'm traveling. Any other suggestions?

elihu 7y ago
0AD is pretty good.
- edgarvaldes 7y ago
  I second this. It can be played with a very modest laptop, also.
  - NeedMoreTea 7y ago
    It's also surprisingly complete and polished for an open source game. Recommended.
- jonbaer 7y ago
  Also this game is fully open source and is a great resource if you are learning something like Blender or want to dev a game / side mod in .js ... https://github.com/0ad/0ad https://github.com/0ad/0ad
ghostbrainalpha 7y ago
Frostpunk is like a modern CoC or Warcraft, but the story is so so dark. Actually maybe closer to a Civ game. https://kotaku.com/you-should-be-playing-the-brutal-city-builder-frostpunk-1825656934 https://kotaku.com/you-should-be-playing-the-brutal-city-bui... Northguard is amazing and very much a successor to the games you mentioned. https://kotaku.com/northgard-demands-that-you-take-winter-seriously-1823670669 https://kotaku.com/northgard-demands-that-you-take-winter-se... On mobile you probably would like the Auto Chess game Dota Underlords. The are the next evolution of the RTS games, that grew out of Warcraft like League of Legends.
- phjesusthatguy3 7y ago
  I was intrigued by "Auto Chess" so I went and looked it up, and it looks sort of like Archon crossed with an idle game. Interesting, but not really my cup of tea. Has anyone made an up-to-date Archon lately? I know there was The Unholy War on the original PlayStation, but that was a long time ago.
_bxg1 7y ago
Bloons, despite the goofy aesthetic, is probably the most balanced and polished tower-defense game I've ever played, and mobile/tablet is its primary platform
- sshagent 7y ago
  i came here to say this. More along the lines of kingdom rush, but an excellent game. For me personally i spent ages trying to research a mobile game i could just buy and play and not be harassed for micropayments. Bloons is where i ended up. Yes, of course you can show them with extra monies but it really isn't needed at all. Excellent fun game, where you can see your progress over playing it.
MauranKilom 7y ago
Zero-K would be my RTS recommendation (it's open source!): https://zero-k.info/ https://zero-k.info/ For ARPGs, the elephant in the room is Path of Exile: https://www.pathofexile.com/ https://www.pathofexile.com/ Neither is really viable for mobile, but I didn't quite catch whether that was a major criterion for you.
voldacar 7y ago
Check out Path of Exile, it's the most interesting ARPG out there currently
superkuh 7y ago
The Age of Empires 2 scene is actually growing these days. There's plenty of people to play at whatever skill level you are. It's better than ever.
- Havoc 7y ago
  That's insane. Is that org or remaster?
  - javagram 7y ago
    AoE2 HD on steam. It has new official expansions and supports modern resolutions, but doesn’t yet have remastered graphics otherwise. The remastered edition (“Definitive Edition”) of AoE2 is coming out in November.
314 7y ago
Take a look at They Are Billions. It’s a mixture of city-building, RTS and tower defense. Very good fun.
- gmueckl 7y ago
  They are Billions is a very well made game! I like it. And it's actually a refreshingly colorful game. The tower defense element (thousands of zombies spawning and storming your settlement) makes it a pretty punishing game: you try to frantically build out your settlement while protecting it from early waves for about two hours before the inevitable overwhelming final wave comes. You don't know until the very end whether you are doing OK or not.
danielbarla 7y ago
In addition to the Path of Exile suggestions, I'd recommend Grim Dawn as an alternative. An extremely fun and interesting Diablo clone. Coincidentally, the prequel / same engine was used for 2006's Titan Quest, which is now available on iOS and Android. Although I haven't actually played the mobile versions, I think as per the original, there won't be any microtransactions, or multi level marketing schemes to "win", just dozens of hours of campaign. Both games are highly recommended in general, the class systems offer such interesting and unique combinations.

by dchuk 7y ago

elihu 7y ago

0AD is pretty good.

edgarvaldes 7y ago
I second this. It can be played with a very modest laptop, also.
- NeedMoreTea 7y ago
  It's also surprisingly complete and polished for an open source game. Recommended.
jonbaer 7y ago
Also this game is fully open source and is a great resource if you are learning something like Blender or want to dev a game / side mod in .js ... https://github.com/0ad/0ad https://github.com/0ad/0ad

ghostbrainalpha 7y ago

Frostpunk is like a modern CoC or Warcraft, but the story is so so dark. Actually maybe closer to a Civ game. https://kotaku.com/you-should-be-playing-the-brutal-city-builder-frostpunk-1825656934 https://kotaku.com/you-should-be-playing-the-brutal-city-bui... Northguard is amazing and very much a successor to the games you mentioned. https://kotaku.com/northgard-demands-that-you-take-winter-seriously-1823670669 https://kotaku.com/northgard-demands-that-you-take-winter-se... On mobile you probably would like the Auto Chess game Dota Underlords. The are the next evolution of the RTS games, that grew out of Warcraft like League of Legends.

phjesusthatguy3 7y ago
I was intrigued by "Auto Chess" so I went and looked it up, and it looks sort of like Archon crossed with an idle game. Interesting, but not really my cup of tea. Has anyone made an up-to-date Archon lately? I know there was The Unholy War on the original PlayStation, but that was a long time ago.

_bxg1 7y ago

Bloons, despite the goofy aesthetic, is probably the most balanced and polished tower-defense game I've ever played, and mobile/tablet is its primary platform

sshagent 7y ago
i came here to say this. More along the lines of kingdom rush, but an excellent game. For me personally i spent ages trying to research a mobile game i could just buy and play and not be harassed for micropayments. Bloons is where i ended up. Yes, of course you can show them with extra monies but it really isn't needed at all. Excellent fun game, where you can see your progress over playing it.

MauranKilom 7y ago

Zero-K would be my RTS recommendation (it's open source!): https://zero-k.info/ https://zero-k.info/ For ARPGs, the elephant in the room is Path of Exile: https://www.pathofexile.com/ https://www.pathofexile.com/ Neither is really viable for mobile, but I didn't quite catch whether that was a major criterion for you.

voldacar 7y ago

Check out Path of Exile, it's the most interesting ARPG out there currently

superkuh 7y ago

The Age of Empires 2 scene is actually growing these days. There's plenty of people to play at whatever skill level you are. It's better than ever.

Havoc 7y ago
That's insane. Is that org or remaster?
- javagram 7y ago
  AoE2 HD on steam. It has new official expansions and supports modern resolutions, but doesn’t yet have remastered graphics otherwise. The remastered edition (“Definitive Edition”) of AoE2 is coming out in November.

314 7y ago

Take a look at They Are Billions. It’s a mixture of city-building, RTS and tower defense. Very good fun.

gmueckl 7y ago
They are Billions is a very well made game! I like it. And it's actually a refreshingly colorful game. The tower defense element (thousands of zombies spawning and storming your settlement) makes it a pretty punishing game: you try to frantically build out your settlement while protecting it from early waves for about two hours before the inevitable overwhelming final wave comes. You don't know until the very end whether you are doing OK or not.

danielbarla 7y ago

In addition to the Path of Exile suggestions, I'd recommend Grim Dawn as an alternative. An extremely fun and interesting Diablo clone. Coincidentally, the prequel / same engine was used for 2006's Titan Quest, which is now available on iOS and Android. Although I haven't actually played the mobile versions, I think as per the original, there won't be any microtransactions, or multi level marketing schemes to "win", just dozens of hours of campaign. Both games are highly recommended in general, the class systems offer such interesting and unique combinations.