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anyone know any good android games?

Fools quest I know but I'm wondering if there are any good, native games that I can play on my android handheld

Edit: I forgot but controller support is also needed.

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  • Depends on your willingness to pay. Balatro, Slay the Spire, Dead Cells are all really good but cost around 10 bucks each but are among the best mobile games you could want, all offering different styles of gameplay

  • Balatro. I only own it on Android. I don't think the experience is significantly reduced on Android as opposed to PC/other platforms.

  • Which handheld do you have? The games depends on the screen size and buttons available. Without that information, !Balatro@lemm.ee is the only safe bet I have.

    • Its an rp4 pro. Baisally dual analog. Dpad and face buttons and shoulders and triggers

      • A Retroid Pocket 4 Pro? That thing is an emulation beast. For me, I'd be right at home playing Dreamcast and PSP games with RetroAchievements turned on. But this thread isn't about emulation.

        I bet !skychildrenoflight@lemmy.world runs great on this thing. Dead Cells and Streets of Rage 4 seem to be popular picks too. I'd look into unofficial ports like RSDK, Ship of Harkinian, Open XCOM, Open Lara, and D1X-Redux. The Retroid front end can probably install some of those for you.

  • I don't know much about android handhelds or anything, but I feel like Mindustry on F-droid could be a fun game. No idea if the device is touchscreen, nor if there are physical controls whether they'll work natively.

  • Sky: Children of Light is a delightful game from the creators of Journey, and plays sort of like a Journey MMO

    It has a splendid soundtrack featuring vocals from the ever talented AURORA, and beautiful visuals. It is also a great social experience, putting a focus on fostering connections and community. It gets regular content updates and its just super cozy!

  • What kind of handheld, what genre, open source or anything goes...?

    There are many decent games, as in "none or optional ads, not pay to win". Some P2W can be played up to a certain point before they become obnoxious.

    Recently I've been playing casual/idle ones:

    • Rush Royale
    • Raid Rush
    • Pocket Champs
    • Capybara Go

    Before that, I went through a phase of RTS:

    • Last War
    • Top Heroes
    • Million Lords

    Before that... don't remember anymore, I keep switching genres every few months 🤷

    • OpenTTD: Open Source and available for free.
    • Settlers 2 via some DosBOX version. Back when I still used Android I used Dosbox Turbo, but it seems to have been removed from the Play Store. No clue which DosBOX build for Anrdoid is good nowadays...
    • 2048: Open Source and free puzzle game
    • Threes: Puzzle game similar to 2048
    • Cogs: Puzzle game. No clue how to find it on the play store, but it's available at humblebundle.
    • Slay the Spire: Deck Builder roguelike.
    • Space Chem: Zachlike puzzle game. (Actually not only zachlike - it's form zachtronics)

    and basically any Android game that ever was part of a Humble Mobile Bundle. Those happened before Humble Bundle was sold and consequently became boring.

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