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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 you, they're just good games, well implemented and open source.

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http://nobsgames.stavros.io/

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

Thank Google for that, they're depleting Play Store to play favourites with bigwig publishers.

https://developer.android.com/google/play/requirements/targe...

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.

Hmm, I think leave them, as long as they're not completely unavailable. It does lower the quality of my service a bit, though.

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.

Thanks, I had the same thought!

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.

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.

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.

I think that's fine, but maybe I will change the description to say "one-time payment unlocks the full game, without annoyances".

>paid for free

Is that a typo, or an apt description of a lot of 'free to play' games?

typo lol, I meant to say played.

Bastion was a great game ... And mostly for the narrator

Fantastic, thank you for sharing this!

You're welcome! Please help by submitting and reporting games.

This is great, thank you !

You're welcome! I'm glad you like it.

seems like last Android game was added in 2022-04

Can't be, I added some today. It might be the cache though.

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

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.

Thank you !

Simon Tatham’s Puzzles

https://chris.boyle.name/projects/android-puzzles/

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.

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.

Lol :-) That sooo goes against the Roguelike ethos :-)

... but definitely solves the addiction problem :-)

I highly recommend Yiotro games: https://yiotro.com/games/

They're open-source, simple, quick games.

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.

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!

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

You can try Chip defence

https://f-droid.org/packages/de.chadenas.cpudefense/

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.cross...

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!

SolitaireCG? I searched fdroid for "card," and it was pretty easy to find.

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.

"Simple Solitaire Collection" is the best solitaire app that I found on F-Droid. Great selection of games.

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.

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