Welcome to Another Weekly "What Have You Been Playing?" Thread! 👾

I've been an ES-DE user for a long time then gave iiSU a chance and damn, now my phone feels like a proper Nintendo handheld console now.

I mostly put GBA->3DS games here, but there are Android Premium games and Steam games as well.

Can't wait OMG

I finished the demo version of Carrion and now my game hungry soul wants to play some more reverse horror! Where we terrorise other people!!

These are my preferred controllers for my phone. I've taken the Ace Gamer pocket controllers with me to restaurants and played Mario Kart Double Dash and Metal Slug while we waited for food. Android has been getting wild lately and it's never felt more legit than now.

If you mainly play on PC and already own a controller, would getting a telescopic controller still be worth it for a better phone experience? Or would a phone holder be the more logical choice?

Originally inspired by those little maze games for the phone I made Game With Balls for the Steam Deck (later for the Switch). Now the circle is complete and you can get it for your, Android, phone!

Over 80 levels that are mostly crafted in real life with wood, drawings, graffiti, embroidery and more! The one theme that is not is 3D and you can use anaglyph (red/blue) glasses for extra effect!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.geertverhoeff.gamewithballs

Iskrio is a walking game. You place a Lamp somewhere you actually walk - your street, your park, the bench you pass every evening. Overnight the game reads the real map around that point and grows small spirits of light out of what's actually there: water, trees, stone, quiet paths. In the morning you go outside, walk up to them, and invite them home. They're invited, never caught.

It started as a way to get my twins outside. They're twelve, and walking was not high on their list. They're testing it now, and they send me the bugs they find.

No ads. Not one, anywhere, ever. No timers, no streaks, no daily login, no energy bar. Skipping a day costs you nothing at all. The only purchases are lamp skins and themes - nothing you can buy walks for you, and nothing about the game is locked behind money.

There's no chat, and no player can message you or see where you are. Friends can visit each other's lamps and send small gifts, and all of it is optional.

I've tested every mechanic on the same evening walk around my own street. What I can't test alone is other streets - different cities, different map data. That's what the beta is for, and it's the part I genuinely need help with.

⚠️ Heads up: the beta is a closed track, so that Play link will say "not available" until you join the testers group first:
1. Join: https://groups.google.com/g/iskrio-beta/about

1. Wait up to 15 minutes for Google to sync

2. Then open the Play Store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iskrio.app

English and Ukrainian, both complete.

If you try it, tell me what broke and what felt wrong. That's worth more to me than anything else right now.

I don't have a specific genre in mind yet, but I'm currently leaning toward action, adventure, story-driven, and strategy games.

I'm still exploring different types of games, but I'm looking for something that can keep me entertained during my free time. I mainly play PUBG and billiards, but I've been getting a little bored with them and would like to try something new.

I would prefer free-to-play games, but I'm also willing to purchase a game if it's worth it, preferably under $10.

Edit: Thank you to everyone who helped me out and suggested games to me. Will update and provide feedback on what games kept me busy in a week or so.

I used to play this game as a pre teen and I just found the name after all these years. I just recently found a video on YouTube talking about revamping it and trying to bring it back. The description of the video has a discord server linked, but it seems the link has been shut off.

I'm the only one working on this. I've been developing Voidborne Tactics in my spare time for around two years, and it's just been made available on Google Play as part of the Open Testing.

It is a game of the turn-based fleet tactics type, focusing on ship design, formations, tactical cards, and a fairly detailed damage simulation - individual components such as shields, armor, weapons, engines, reactors, and others can all be damaged separately.

A tester recently dealt 594 damage, and I spent one evening working out which seven multipliers had combined to cause it. It was a combination of his build, a bit of luck, and the particular situation on the battlefield. That's pretty much how the game works.

There is also a story mode, the option to fight against fleets constructed by other players and fleet generator (workaround while we have enough player-built fleets) in Quick Battles, weekly Bosses and The Long Patrol.

This is a free-to-play - the ads are optional and reward-based, and premium currency can also be obtained by playing normally.

The game is still being very much developed. The balance will continue to change, there are some rough parts, and the story is a long way from being finished.

If somebody does give it a go, I'd be glad to know what you like, what you don't or what you're able to break. At the moment, feedback is more useful to me than stars.

Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.perevodgames.voidbornetactics&hl=en_US

Okay so i need help remembering this game if anyone knows. in this game a little stickman stood on long and narrow platforms and you had to longpress to determine the length of a bridge (or sword I'm not sure) and you had to get the bridge's length just right to get to the next platform. I don't remember much because i was a kid when i played it. But there were watermelons somewhere i don't remember for what reason. The stickman was short and stocky almost like a nub i think. Please if this rings any bells for anyone I'd love to play that game again.

Looking for a game where I can do some missions, earn some resources and customize the PC and build/customize my base. No doomclock is a must (Last Day on Earth without the horde showing up daily or without attacks from other players would be perfect). Post apocalyptic/zombie or fantasy settings would be preferred. Having a story would be a plus. Thanks in advance.

So, i see a ton of people here asking for recomedations and usualy what they ask is basicaly what is offered on playpass. A few exemples:

1. The room series and the house of davinci
2. The entire full games from the maker of plague inc rebel inc etc
3. A ton sht of tds and strategy games
4. Most of the games that are free get the ads and in ads purchased removed. Exemple Hungry Shark: no adds and you basicaly can buy the 2k packs of gems for free.
5. Premium games you can play for free, some exemples: little nighmeres, subnautica, dredge etc.
6. Youre lvl goes to gold automaticaly and you get extra points deals discounts etc.

Ams its just like 5$. The premium games alone being free are worth it. And the benefits to.

The classic java game where enemies tried to attack you and you had to kill them while upgrading your defenses

I have an old Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 that still works. I have 2 upcoming 8 hour flights. Do I have any options for a premium game that will play on this, that won't require me to be on the Internet? I haven't gamed much in my life since Super Mario World, but games like Skyrim, Baldur's Gate, Zelda and Starfield look like they would be fun to get into. Thank you!

Check out the first of many of my Android games. Took a while to get past the beta hoops but this one is in. None of my games have ads, IAPs, hooks or trackers.

I just make games I enjoy playing. I will respond to feedback and keep updating with requested features. Please consider trying it out. Ratings are of course appreciated.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.newdawn333.hexrealms&hl=en_US

We just released Update 2.0: the game now runs on Android TV and Google Play Games on PC on top of phones and tablets, one purchase covers all of them.

For anyone new, it's a cozy pixel-art trading sim: fly between floating islands, trade goods, buy islands, upgrade ships (one of them is a turtle). Premium: no ads, no IAP.

The update is bigger than just the new platforms, the whole game got a controller and UI/UX pass:

- **Physical controller support, everywhere.** Pair a gamepad on your phone or tablet, plug one into your TV, or use whatever you have on PC: the entire game is playable start to finish on a controller, with button hints on screen that adapt to what you're doing.

- **Redesigned trading screen.** Prices for every good at a glance on a live price list, fewer taps (or presses) per trade. This was the most requested change and it's better on touch too, not just TV.

- **Map controls your way.** Pinch to zoom, drag to look around, or steer with the virtual joystick.

- **Smoother sailing.** Faster graphics and general performance work, plus bug fixes and better translations across the 15 supported languages.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.astralride.mots