The best Android games without in-app purchases/paywalls

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On reddit today, I came across this site:

www.honestandroidgames.com

Honest Android Games

Every game that is featured on this site is either completely free with no advertising, has a one time up front cost or one time IAP to unlock the full content ad free. All screenshots are from a Nexus 7 2013, full sized and un-cropped.

HN discussion is here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7163860

AFAIK, Kingdom Rush is not IAP-free. Levels are easily beatable by buying power-ups. Without them, I found that after a level or two, it got very difficult, and I couldn't pass. I got the distinct feeling I was supposed to start buying power-ups (cheats, really) to win. Too bad, as it looked very solid otherwise.

I'd also add that Osmos is a fantastic game. Very soothing and fun. Frozen Synapse is a terrific game (turn-based, simultaneous tactical shooter (drop-down)), and I wish there were more like it.

Maybe Android is different, but about a year ago I beat Kingdom Rush on an iPad without purchasing any IAP over the course of a Sunday afternoon. Yes, later levels were hard, but definitely not unbeatable.

It's possible that they've changed the difficulty since in order to make people pay for cheats

This https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.loktar.gra...

Pixel dungeon is one of those games that you need to sink 1-5 hrs into before it starts to get fun. Once you know the basics though it's super fun to play and very addictive.

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