any mobile games that are actually good? like a real game, not a gacha or one of these microtransaction heavy games. I don't care if theres an upfront cost to "own" the game. I already bought FFT War of the Lion and KOTOR1/2. Anything you'd recommend?

>>1699332 (OP)
ex astris
$10, no ads, no other microtransaction, no "daily stamina" system, no fomo, no gacha
turn-based combat
dlc is planned but no news on it yet

>>1699332 (OP)
>Slice & Dice
Roguelite with dice-based mechanics. Free to try, with a single mtx that unlocks the full game.
>Epic Battle Fantasy 5
JRPG. Free with optional ads, one mtx that adds optional dungeons and another that adds extra game modes.
>80 Days
Interactive fiction/inventory management with a steampunk theme. Paid upfront, free on Play Pass.
>Kingdom Two Crowns
Side-scrolling tower defense/town sim. Paid upfront, DLCs cost extra, free on Play Pass.
>Bad North
Island defense RTT. Paid upfront.
>Mini Metro
Simplistic train management, lots of levels. Very cheap to buy, also free on Play Pass.
>Iron Marines
RTS. F2P with lots of mtx but free on Play Pass.
>Ice Cream Disaster
Arcade game. Completely free.
>Militia by Brain Good Games
Simplistic turn-based tactics. Completely free.
>Xenowerk Tactics
RTT. Free to try, unlocked with a single mtx, free on Play Pass.

>>1699332 (OP)
anything by kairosoft

Huntdown. It's solid and isn't terribly long either. It also has a bitching soundtrack

Check old flash devs, even if their current games aren't an apps they're often optimized to work as such when added as a shortcut directly to the home screen.
https://www.nitrome.com/
https://megami.starcreator.com/nanaca-crash/app.html (THE classic, still a good time killer)
https://www.skipmore.com/ (plenty of choice)
https://tansio.net/mobile/ (mostly action oriented game e.g. smup)
https://hojamaka.com/ (mainly for the RPG mine sweeper; mamono sweeper)
https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Main_Page (your console of choice)

And also http://www.smokymonkeys.com/triglav/ is popular though I'm not a big fan myself

I'm interested in this.

Is there any good crafting rpg like atelier on mobile?

>>1699332 (OP)
Ask on fucking that topics on Reddit anon. Why the fuck you spamming this thread?

It's not even me, lmao chill out

>>1714740
There is Atelier Reslania but it's closing global (I don't know about other servers). Otherwise there is the witchspring series, which are premium games. The crafting isn't nearly as complex as any other atelier game, it mostly boils down to getting a few ingredients, craft an item and use it on yourself to increase stats, there is also spell crafting. They are really nice games, the first one is different from the other three as it has a time limit (it's probably the most smilar to an atelier game), the others have a similar sctructure that gets improved upon with every release. Although they all contain callbacks to the other games, you can start with anyone, they are pretty much self contained. I started with the second one for example

>>1699332 (OP)
Twerk Race 3D is my favorite

>>1699332 (OP)
there used to be like three different threads for actually good /vmg/s
for my part i can rec anything by Gamecoaster (Dungeon Maker, Dungeon Defence, Dungeon Squad) and also Pixel Dungeon forks (up to taste, my preferred is Shattered but it's fine to like others too.

>playing real mobile games based on shitty touch controls
why, whats the point. at that point you might as well just emulate shit for better games with a controller that you can play on the go

>>1717802
As if every game ever was about execution and couldn't be played on about any modern device easily.

>>1717802
Touch controls aren't shitty. Obviously they're not suitable for every game genre but they can work perfectly well for others.

>>1717802
Skill issue

>>1699332 (OP)
flappy bird

>>1717904
name 1 offline game where the skill matters. hardmode: absolutely no ports allowed

>>1722985
Vroomies.

>>1722985
Nigger

>>1722985
Tell that to the guy whining about controls >>1717802 . Clearly he still has skill issues somehow.

>>1724787
No im not

>>1699332 (OP)
Downwell, I got so used to the mobile controls that the PC version felt weird once I got it.

>mobileniggers defending touch controls like its the apex of gaming
You fuckers are the cancer that is killing gaming now

>>1725642
What's wrong with them? A touchscreen is a formidable input device, beats playing on a flip phone keyboard (though java games were better made overall). Gyro controls are fun, too.

>>1725642
Touch controls isn't exclusive to mobile. But feel free to go back to gaming on your thinkpad like it's 2004 while we have fun trying things out with newer tech.

I’ve been playing this game called Rogue Slime. It’s pretty short but it’s cute, and you can play it offline. It also receives updates every now and then

>>1699332 (OP)

I've been playing Balatro on my phone a lot lately. I'm usually pretty picky when it comes to mobile ports, but it works really well with touch controls.

One Piece Bounty Rush

Shattered pixel dungeon

>>1699332 (OP)
Heartstone

Prince of Persia lost crown

>>1722985
Rhythm games?

>>1699332 (OP)
download PPSSPP and emulate to your heart's content
Metal Gear Ac!d 1 and 2 are the coolest shit on the planet and i wish there was a mobile game with similar gameplay style

>>1699332 (OP)
No gacha??? We dont do that here

>>1749719
Yes we do
>t. Vector Classic player

>>1699332 (OP)
>any mobile games that are actually good?
Buriedbornes and Buriedbornes 2. The 2nd one is better, but some people get filtered by ability uses. Also, it generally takes longer to play the 2nd one once you really get into it.

>I don't care if theres an upfront cost to "own" the game.
Then just buy mobile ports of games that you already know are good, like you did with WotL and KoToR.

>>1760959
or buy ones from kairosoft

>>1760960
If that's what (You) personally like, then sure.

>>1699332 (OP)
Magic Survival

Pretty epic roguelike, bullet-hell-like, kinda like vampire survivors. Loads of magical combination and artifacts to make you feel powerful. Art style is simple but very fitting

The core gameplay is free, microtransactions only allows you to unlock permanent upgrades faster, but not at all necessary. Ads too, but I think its worth supporting the dev because he pumps out updates fairly frequently.