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I loved Tomb Raider Go on Android, superbrother sword and sorcery, that Reigns game and a normal lost phone. And Father and son https://play.google.com/store/ap

I loved Tomb Raider Go on Android, superbrother sword and sorcery, that Reigns game and a normal lost phone. And Father and son https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.tuomuseo.fatherandson https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.tuomuseo.fa... I am not claiming it's the best format for these games but playing it on my phone was easy and great. There's also a solo card game, the name escapes me, I spent hours on it (edit: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tinytouchtales.cardcrawl&hl=en&gl=US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tinytoucht...). My phone is the most available device and games are cheaper than Switch games if easy-to-pick-up is a criteria. Anyway, it depends on what you like :). (I didn't like an old man's tale at all, I thought it was ripoff). edit: if some people on HN get my preferences from this post I am all ears for mobile game suggestions :).

palsecam 6y ago
> There's also a solo card game, the name escapes me, I spent hours on it. Solitaire maybe? The classic Solitaire (Klondike Solitaire) is quite playable on phones, even in portrait mode. Self-plug: you can enjoy it in this mobile-first PWA (progressive web app) of mine: https://FreeSolitaire.win/ https://FreeSolitaire.win/
- johnchristopher 6y ago
  Found it https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tinytouchtales.cardcrawl&hl=en&gl=US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tinytoucht... Card game wasn't a good choice of words.
  - palsecam 6y ago
    Thanks for the reference! That looks like a great game indeed. > Card game wasn't a good choice of words. Well yes, it was: “Card Crawl is a solitaire-style dungeon crawler game played with a modified deck of standard cards.” Funnily, it’s even advertised as a solitaire game ^^
    - johnchristopher 6y ago
      Sorry, I missed you self plug :D, I read without enough attention. I'll git it a try.
rob74 6y ago
Yeah, games designed for mobile devices work great on mobile devices. But Fortnite (at least the "battle royale" version) is a multiplayer shooter game, where you're much better off playing with a controller or with keyboard/mouse...
- Kiro 6y ago
  PUBG Mobile is another multiplayer shooter game and currently the most popular mobile game in the world: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-played_mobile_games_by_player_count https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-played_mobile_gam...
  - beaconstudios 6y ago
    Fork knife doesn't appear on that list - I suspect it has many more downloads than pubg mobile. Having said that, I'm still really surprised how popular pubg mobile appears to be. I used to play the desktop version semi regularly and it was nowhere near that popular.
throwaway123x2 6y ago
Tomb Raider Go is great! One of the few games on mobile that were worth paying money for. Can you recommend any others like it?
- kingaillas 6y ago
  In a similar vein there is also Hitman Go and Deus Ex Go. I'm also a fan of Slay the Spire, mostly playing it on PC and Switch. But I triple dipped for the Android version, which has a little bit of clunkiness with the UI but the underlying game is there. Great games, all of them.
- johnchristopher 6y ago
  As far as the game mechanics are concerned: the Go serie ? Also maybe https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Arte.vandalsGame&hl=en_US&gl=US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Arte.vanda... Vandals which comes close. And Monument Valley which has similar game mechanics (you twist the environment around rather than make your way through it). Regarding the ambiance: no idea :/. But in the same vein, not on Android there is : Invisible Inc. https://store.steampowered.com/app/243970/Invisible_Inc/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/243970/Invisible_Inc/ and another game with a little girl and her invisible friend or something and it's turn based and tiled based and there's a back-in-time mechanic. Eh. I am useless. Edit: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1433530/Bilal_Go/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1433530/Bilal_Go/ Found out about that one. It even has Tomb Raider Go's tiles :).

palsecam 6y ago

> There's also a solo card game, the name escapes me, I spent hours on it. Solitaire maybe? The classic Solitaire (Klondike Solitaire) is quite playable on phones, even in portrait mode. Self-plug: you can enjoy it in this mobile-first PWA (progressive web app) of mine: https://FreeSolitaire.win/ https://FreeSolitaire.win/

johnchristopher 6y ago
Found it https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tinytouchtales.cardcrawl&hl=en&gl=US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tinytoucht... Card game wasn't a good choice of words.
- palsecam 6y ago
  Thanks for the reference! That looks like a great game indeed. > Card game wasn't a good choice of words. Well yes, it was: “Card Crawl is a solitaire-style dungeon crawler game played with a modified deck of standard cards.” Funnily, it’s even advertised as a solitaire game ^^
  - johnchristopher 6y ago
    Sorry, I missed you self plug :D, I read without enough attention. I'll git it a try.

rob74 6y ago

Yeah, games designed for mobile devices work great on mobile devices. But Fortnite (at least the "battle royale" version) is a multiplayer shooter game, where you're much better off playing with a controller or with keyboard/mouse...

Kiro 6y ago
PUBG Mobile is another multiplayer shooter game and currently the most popular mobile game in the world: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-played_mobile_games_by_player_count https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-played_mobile_gam...
- beaconstudios 6y ago
  Fork knife doesn't appear on that list - I suspect it has many more downloads than pubg mobile. Having said that, I'm still really surprised how popular pubg mobile appears to be. I used to play the desktop version semi regularly and it was nowhere near that popular.

throwaway123x2 6y ago

Tomb Raider Go is great! One of the few games on mobile that were worth paying money for. Can you recommend any others like it?

kingaillas 6y ago
In a similar vein there is also Hitman Go and Deus Ex Go. I'm also a fan of Slay the Spire, mostly playing it on PC and Switch. But I triple dipped for the Android version, which has a little bit of clunkiness with the UI but the underlying game is there. Great games, all of them.
johnchristopher 6y ago
As far as the game mechanics are concerned: the Go serie ? Also maybe https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Arte.vandalsGame&hl=en_US&gl=US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Arte.vanda... Vandals which comes close. And Monument Valley which has similar game mechanics (you twist the environment around rather than make your way through it). Regarding the ambiance: no idea :/. But in the same vein, not on Android there is : Invisible Inc. https://store.steampowered.com/app/243970/Invisible_Inc/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/243970/Invisible_Inc/ and another game with a little girl and her invisible friend or something and it's turn based and tiled based and there's a back-in-time mechanic. Eh. I am useless. Edit: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1433530/Bilal_Go/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1433530/Bilal_Go/ Found out about that one. It even has Tomb Raider Go's tiles :).