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Along with shattered pixel dungeon, this is one of the only worthwile games on Android I've found. They don't call home, they don't push ads, they don't spy on

Along with shattered pixel dungeon, this is one of the only worthwile games on Android I've found. They don't call home, they don't push ads, they don't spy on you, they're just good games, well implemented and open source.

stavros 3y ago
http://nobsgames.stavros.io/ http://nobsgames.stavros.io/
- duozerk 3y ago
  This is great, thank you !
  - stavros 3y ago
    You're welcome! I'm glad you like it.
- karlgrz 3y ago
  Fantastic, thank you for sharing this!
  - stavros 3y ago
    You're welcome! Please help by submitting and reporting games.
- shric 3y ago
  Not a complaint, more an FYI. I see a large number of games were added in 2020. I tried 3 randomly and all were either "incompatible with my device" or "made for an older Android version". Should I report them, or is it best to leave them for people with older versions of Android? Pixel 7 Pro / Android 14
  - stavros 3y ago
    Hmm, I think leave them, as long as they're not completely unavailable. It does lower the quality of my service a bit, though.
  - whizzter 3y ago
    Thank Google for that, they're depleting Play Store to play favourites with bigwig publishers. https://developer.android.com/google/play/requirements/target-sdk https://developer.android.com/google/play/requirements/targe...
  - antifa 3y ago
    I've seen this in the wild, I'm guessing ethical indie devs are less likely to make new builds when new Android versions release.
- subtra3t 3y ago
  I think this website misclassifies a few games. For example in Bastion (iOS) only the beginning can be paid for free. The rest of the game is unlocked via a one-time payment. However the website says that the one-time purchase removes ads/annoyances.
  - benj111 3y ago
    >paid for free Is that a typo, or an apt description of a lot of 'free to play' games?
    - subtra3t 3y ago
      typo lol, I meant to say played.
  - fho 3y ago
    Bastion was a great game ... And mostly for the narrator
  - stavros 3y ago
    I think that's fine, but maybe I will change the description to say "one-time payment unlocks the full game, without annoyances".
- Al-Khwarizmi 3y ago
  Wow, I really needed that website. I spend a lot of time looking for games of this kind, since like 99% of Android games are, in your (rather precise) terms, bullshit, and after some experiences with those I don't want to pay any more, period.
  - stavros 3y ago
    Thanks, I had the same thought!
- cgriswald 3y ago
  This is exactly what I’ve wanted. It’s impossible to find games on the app store. Other than a few publishers I trust, I’ve mostly stopped playing. There appears to be a bug on your site. I can’t seem to both filter and sort at the same time on iOS Safari. Both work, but if I filter (I filtered on puzzle and free) it works, but if I then click the sort by “added” button it sorts and my filter is gone. If I sort and then apply the filter it goes back to the default order.
  - stavros 3y ago
    Yeah, unfortunately I haven't added code to persist the filter. I'll fix it, but you can manually add the parameter to the url and it should work.
- polskibus 3y ago
  seems like last Android game was added in 2022-04
  - stavros 3y ago
    Can't be, I added some today. It might be the cache though.
chongli 3y ago
I love SPD. Evan, the author, is incredible! He puts so much work into that game and is extremely open and detailed about the development process!
calvinmorrison 3y ago
Many years ago I found a pack of card games on f-Droid with a great solitare type game called Golf. I wish I could find it!
- boomboomsubban 3y ago
  SolitaireCG? I searched fdroid for "card," and it was pretty easy to find.
- NoboruWataya 3y ago
  "Simple Solitaire Collection" is the best solitaire app that I found on F-Droid. Great selection of games.
- kej 3y ago
  That reminds me that Zachtronics Solitaire is available on Android. It's the solitaire minigames from all the Zachtronics games, plus a new tarot-based solitaire just for this collection.
m3at 3y ago
I can recommend mindustry as well: https://mindustrygame.github.io/ https://mindustrygame.github.io/
- duozerk 3y ago
  Thank you !
- bugsmith 3y ago
  I have lost endless hours to Mindustry both on my phone and my PC. Really fantastic games, currently on its seventh major revamp. If anyone is unsure about it, it's a bit like Factorio meets Tower Defence meets RTS.
mellinoe 3y ago
Shattered Pixel Dungeon is incredible, but dangerously addictive. It's the perfect game for a 4-5 hour plane ride -- speaking from experience over the recent holidays.
- katzenversteher 3y ago
  The only way to break my addiction was to play through it. Due to skill and luck limitations I only got to somewhere in the last 3rd of the game, so I cloned the repo and modified the code so my characters where basically invincible from the beginning and played though it.
  - fho 3y ago
    Lol :-) That sooo goes against the Roguelike ethos :-) ... but definitely solves the addiction problem :-)
rand0mx1 3y ago
You can try Chip defence https://f-droid.org/packages/de.chadenas.cpudefense/ https://f-droid.org/packages/de.chadenas.cpudefense/
jack_pp 3y ago
I can also recommend https://www.monumentvalleygame.com/mvpc https://www.monumentvalleygame.com/mvpc . It's aesthetically very pleasing, no ads as far as I remember. Idk about spying though.
a_e_k 3y ago
Alphacross [0] is the one I keep coming back to. I don't think it's open source, but otherwise it's a nice simple no-frills crossword app. No ads, minimal permissions, sips battery, downloads puzzles on-demand and then works fine offline, etc. [0] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.akop.crosswords https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.akop.cross...
wazoox 3y ago
I highly recommend Yiotro games: https://yiotro.com/games/ https://yiotro.com/games/ They're open-source, simple, quick games.
- TobTobXX 3y ago
  They're not open source, but they don't have ads and a generous free version. The Pro version is really not needed, except if you really are into the game or if yiu want to support the dev.
haunter 3y ago
Simon Tatham’s Puzzles https://chris.boyle.name/projects/android-puzzles/ https://chris.boyle.name/projects/android-puzzles/
humpydumpy 3y ago
for me, one of the best games is Andor's Trail. Magnificent map making, funny dialogue, tons of content. It is not finished yet, but has been a lot of fun to play for years.

stavros 3y ago

http://nobsgames.stavros.io/ http://nobsgames.stavros.io/

duozerk 3y ago
This is great, thank you !
- stavros 3y ago
  You're welcome! I'm glad you like it.
karlgrz 3y ago
Fantastic, thank you for sharing this!
- stavros 3y ago
  You're welcome! Please help by submitting and reporting games.
shric 3y ago
Not a complaint, more an FYI. I see a large number of games were added in 2020. I tried 3 randomly and all were either "incompatible with my device" or "made for an older Android version". Should I report them, or is it best to leave them for people with older versions of Android? Pixel 7 Pro / Android 14
- stavros 3y ago
  Hmm, I think leave them, as long as they're not completely unavailable. It does lower the quality of my service a bit, though.
- whizzter 3y ago
  Thank Google for that, they're depleting Play Store to play favourites with bigwig publishers. https://developer.android.com/google/play/requirements/target-sdk https://developer.android.com/google/play/requirements/targe...
- antifa 3y ago
  I've seen this in the wild, I'm guessing ethical indie devs are less likely to make new builds when new Android versions release.
subtra3t 3y ago
I think this website misclassifies a few games. For example in Bastion (iOS) only the beginning can be paid for free. The rest of the game is unlocked via a one-time payment. However the website says that the one-time purchase removes ads/annoyances.
- benj111 3y ago
  >paid for free Is that a typo, or an apt description of a lot of 'free to play' games?
  - subtra3t 3y ago
    typo lol, I meant to say played.
- fho 3y ago
  Bastion was a great game ... And mostly for the narrator
- stavros 3y ago
  I think that's fine, but maybe I will change the description to say "one-time payment unlocks the full game, without annoyances".
Al-Khwarizmi 3y ago
Wow, I really needed that website. I spend a lot of time looking for games of this kind, since like 99% of Android games are, in your (rather precise) terms, bullshit, and after some experiences with those I don't want to pay any more, period.
- stavros 3y ago
  Thanks, I had the same thought!
cgriswald 3y ago
This is exactly what I’ve wanted. It’s impossible to find games on the app store. Other than a few publishers I trust, I’ve mostly stopped playing. There appears to be a bug on your site. I can’t seem to both filter and sort at the same time on iOS Safari. Both work, but if I filter (I filtered on puzzle and free) it works, but if I then click the sort by “added” button it sorts and my filter is gone. If I sort and then apply the filter it goes back to the default order.
- stavros 3y ago
  Yeah, unfortunately I haven't added code to persist the filter. I'll fix it, but you can manually add the parameter to the url and it should work.
polskibus 3y ago
seems like last Android game was added in 2022-04
- stavros 3y ago
  Can't be, I added some today. It might be the cache though.

chongli 3y ago

I love SPD. Evan, the author, is incredible! He puts so much work into that game and is extremely open and detailed about the development process!

calvinmorrison 3y ago

Many years ago I found a pack of card games on f-Droid with a great solitare type game called Golf. I wish I could find it!

boomboomsubban 3y ago
SolitaireCG? I searched fdroid for "card," and it was pretty easy to find.
NoboruWataya 3y ago
"Simple Solitaire Collection" is the best solitaire app that I found on F-Droid. Great selection of games.
kej 3y ago
That reminds me that Zachtronics Solitaire is available on Android. It's the solitaire minigames from all the Zachtronics games, plus a new tarot-based solitaire just for this collection.

m3at 3y ago

I can recommend mindustry as well: https://mindustrygame.github.io/ https://mindustrygame.github.io/

duozerk 3y ago
Thank you !
bugsmith 3y ago
I have lost endless hours to Mindustry both on my phone and my PC. Really fantastic games, currently on its seventh major revamp. If anyone is unsure about it, it's a bit like Factorio meets Tower Defence meets RTS.

mellinoe 3y ago

Shattered Pixel Dungeon is incredible, but dangerously addictive. It's the perfect game for a 4-5 hour plane ride -- speaking from experience over the recent holidays.

katzenversteher 3y ago
The only way to break my addiction was to play through it. Due to skill and luck limitations I only got to somewhere in the last 3rd of the game, so I cloned the repo and modified the code so my characters where basically invincible from the beginning and played though it.
- fho 3y ago
  Lol :-) That sooo goes against the Roguelike ethos :-) ... but definitely solves the addiction problem :-)

rand0mx1 3y ago

You can try Chip defence https://f-droid.org/packages/de.chadenas.cpudefense/ https://f-droid.org/packages/de.chadenas.cpudefense/

jack_pp 3y ago

I can also recommend https://www.monumentvalleygame.com/mvpc https://www.monumentvalleygame.com/mvpc . It's aesthetically very pleasing, no ads as far as I remember. Idk about spying though.

a_e_k 3y ago

Alphacross [0] is the one I keep coming back to. I don't think it's open source, but otherwise it's a nice simple no-frills crossword app. No ads, minimal permissions, sips battery, downloads puzzles on-demand and then works fine offline, etc. [0] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.akop.crosswords https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.akop.cross...

wazoox 3y ago

I highly recommend Yiotro games: https://yiotro.com/games/ https://yiotro.com/games/ They're open-source, simple, quick games.

TobTobXX 3y ago
They're not open source, but they don't have ads and a generous free version. The Pro version is really not needed, except if you really are into the game or if yiu want to support the dev.

haunter 3y ago

Simon Tatham’s Puzzles https://chris.boyle.name/projects/android-puzzles/ https://chris.boyle.name/projects/android-puzzles/

humpydumpy 3y ago

for me, one of the best games is Andor's Trail. Magnificent map making, funny dialogue, tons of content. It is not finished yet, but has been a lot of fun to play for years.