Free Android Games - no ads, no IAPs, no gacha.
Free Android Games - no ads, no IAPs, no gacha.
Latest entries - March 16th, 2025:
Other recent entries:
- Kitty Q - Adventure
- Master of War - Forces of Eo - Strategy
- Turdbots - Adventure
Introduction
(scroll down for the actual list)
I recently realized there are still, to this day, some actual "hidden gems" in the Play Store. Not the fake ones everyone talks about which, in a way or another, often have a catch or aren't very "hidden". I mean free games with no ads or IAPs of any kind that are fun to play.
So I was thinking maybe it's time to compile a list of them. Please suggest the ones you've found and enjoyed!
I won't try them all as I did with my premium games list [will update with link as soon as I post it], because this time you could simply download and try them for yourself without spending a dime. I'll simply list them.
‼️Also, please do checkout MiniReview - Game Reviews for more free games that match the following criteria (use the "Browse" tab and select the correct filters). The same app for iOS - App Store - is here.‼️
Entry Criteria
- FREE
- NO ADS
- STRICTLY NO IAPs (except donation buttons, but I'll have to check before adding the game to the list, so no guarantees it'll be added quickly)
- it has to be a legit game, of course. Full, not demo.
- it has to be available on the Play Store and compatible with the latest, official Android version at the time of entry
- possibly include a link to the game on the Play Store
I've saved this post so to keep it updated over time, for my own reference and for your benefit. So feel free to save it and check out new entries every so often.
THE LIST
Legend
☕️ - includes a fair donation button, with or without minimal cosmetics only
[Game title] - removed from Play Store
Shooters
- Zombotron Re-Boot
- Pico Hero
- PewPew Live (from MiniReview top chart)
- Touhou ThousandNightAnamnesis
Satryn
Stealth
Platform
SuperTuxSuperTux Classic- Dribble (outdated)
- Safari Forever w/ Level Editor (from MiniReview top chart)
- Fast like a Fox
- Dock The Rocket
Bad Trip
Rhythm
Arcade
RPG
Roguelike dungeon crawlers
- Angband (plus variants)
- Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup
- GnollHack
- Monk Tower
- Shattered Pixel Dungeon ☕️
- Skillful Pixel Dungeon ☕️
Deck builders
Adventure
Puzzle
- Gauguin
- Sudoku
- Tetrix
- Frozen Bubble
- Water Sorting Puzzle
- Freeze! 2 - Brothers
- Freeze!
- Empty.
- Skyward Joyrney
- Simon Tatham's Puzzles
Code challenges and puzzles- Pixics - Pixel art puzzle game ☕️
Strategy
- Master of War - Forces of Eo
- Opacha-mda
- Antiyoy Classic
- Unciv
- Seedship
- Mindustry
- Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
- Bounty Hunter Space Lizard
- Starrows
- Lichess
- Catacomb Chess
Racing
Management
Simulation
Casual
Sport/Competition
Visual novel
- EDDA Cafe
Butterfly Soup ☕️Butterfly Soup 2- one night, hot springs ☕️
- Magical Witch Bell ☕️
- Tomato Clinic ☕️
- tong jyun ☕️
Happy gaming ;)
ps: please let me know if there's any wrong information about the games included in this list (especially regarding the ones with free donations) so that I'll fix the post, if necessary.