Whatcha Playing?

Mr E

OK I don't want a mega-list of every single game on your phone/tablet. What are you actually playing at the moment?

King Oddball - This was a free app on Amazon last week. The version on google play is free, but ad-supported (click link, install, come back - you'll thank me later). Just ads, BTW (no IAP or paywalls). Paid version on Amazon (with no ads).

Very moreish, you can restart levels very quickly, and once you start, it's hard to stop. Lots of secret sets of levels with special conditions too. Half the fun is discovering them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFB3iVQ-T30

Skerries

Simpsons: Tapped Out and Castle Clash

King Oddball eh? that's almost how we describe you!

Lardy

Kinda addicted to Temple run 2 and eagerly waiting on The Room 2.

Retr0gamer

Higurashi: when they cry iPad seems to be the perfect fit for visual novels so it's great to be finally playing a game I had heard so much about. Starts off idyllic and serene then takes a very dark turn. The artwork is very amateur and the translation isn't the best but it's still effective.

Princess Peach

I'm mad for Plants Vs Zombies 2.

Had the first one for Nintendo DS, second one is a mobile game now but still really good. There's a small few items you can't unlock without playing, and of course you can advance faster in the game if you pay to unlock things but more than enough of it is free!

Also been playing the new Rayman Run Fiesta, not my favourite type of gameplay but still enjoyable!

Mr E

Oh yes I got that Rayman game (loved and finished the first one). Seems like more of the same (not a bad thing!)

I also got Type Rider after Eurogamer gave it 8/10 last week. I've only played the tutorial level but I really like it.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-11-19-type-rider-review

TouchingVirus

Super Hexagon on Android. It is my addiction and one day I will beat the 3rd, 5th and 6th levels of difficulty. It's a pain in the ring to play on the bus though

One minor complaint is I bought it from Humble Bundle and it was built using an old Android SDK so it's got a crappy legacy options bar taking up space on the right hand side that I sometimes hit by accident. It does nothing at all except kill my rotation. The Play Store version is different though and has no options bar as of last week

ionapaul

I'm playing:

- The Room (I'm a few 'levels' through this, not sure how much longer to go)
- SpellTower (just got it in the Humble Bundle and having fun with it - good multiplayer too)
- Plants-vs-Zombies 2

Have so many games yet to play, same problem with my PC gaming!

Gonzovision

Playing a bit of Ridiculous Fishing at the moment, fun enough but can feel repetitive.

grindle

TouchingVirus wrote: »

Super Hexagon on Android. It is my addiction...

Always and forever Super Hexagon - my default poop-game.

Mr E

TMI.

grindle

Or not enough?

McPixel is fun too. It tricks you into thinking intuitively at first then spends the rest of the game making you look like a fool for not knowing you have to hammer a bomb into a snake to stop the plane from blowing up.

Kiith

Star Command is excellent. Doesn't have a lot of the features that they initially promised, but still has some good gameplay and allows you to be a captain of a spaceship.

It's definitely worth a few dollars.

sarumite

Zynga poker.....Its an easy game to play while waiting for a bus as each hand only last a minute or so.

Dozen Wicked Words

Used to love all the Where's my Water games and sequels/variations but have just got bored of having to pay for each new small additions of levels and this constant nagging to go on facebook. I DONT HAVE FACEBOOK and even if I did I wouldn't go begging for keys. So after that rant, I'm playing Contre Jour from an old humble bundle and bit of ridiculous fishing, which has been said can get a bit repetitive.

Retr0gamer

Ridiculous fishing is vapid and utterly pointless.

I can't stop playing it.

johnny_ultimate

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Ridiculous fishing is vapid and utterly pointless.

I can't stop playing it.

The ending is actually surprisingly fantastic, certainly for a game predominantly about shooting fish with the biggest guns you can get your hands on. Some seriously challenging catchables later on too. Great game where simple mechanics offer a whole lot of depth (not just in the oceanic sense).

Retr0gamer

I've been playing a lot of the Shin Megami Tensei port on iOS. I have to say that it works a hell of a lot better on iOS than any Final Fantasy style RPG. There should be more first person dungeon crawlers since they work so much better. The only problem is I sometimes find myself picking up the game after a long break and not knowing where I've to go next since the game really wasn't designed for short quick sessions.

Mr E

Monument Valley is a lovely little puzzle game. Only a couple of hours long, but clever and gorgeous.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC1jHHF_Wjo

I just found out this morning that Tilt To Live 2 is out on Android. Brilliant game to pick up and play for a few minutes. I paid for it on my ipod touch 4 but it didn't run well at all. Smooth as butter on my HTC One M8.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyFvm7PhG94

Mr E

Some games on Android that I am enjoying (or enjoyed recently). Rather than overload the thread with youtube clips, I'll link to them instead.

Devious Dungeon - new platformer made by the guys who made the Random Heroes game. Randomly generated 2D dungeon platformer over 65 levels, with bosses, progressive upgrades, secret areas and great music.

Blek - minimalist puzzle game where you draw a pattern with your finger, and that pattern continues until it goes off the screen. You need to pick up a certain amount of objects per level, and the challenge is figuring out which pattern to draw to pick everything up.

Duet (free on play store with IAP - the premium version with all levels included is part of the current Humble Mobile bundle). Touch left to rotate left. touch right to rotate right, resist temptation to throw phone across the room when you fail for the 50th time on the same obstacle. Brilliant game with a great soundtrack.

More later...

Skerries

Hitman GO - currently on sale, it's a puzzle based version of Hitman where you have to get to your target by progressing through screens of guards either avoiding or killing them

Quizup - I'm still playing this quiz game with masses of topics that you compete with against another player on the clock

Daddy was a thief - you play a thief trying to getaway by bashing your way down through a skyscraper avoiding obstacles, very fast paced

Wordfeud - Scrabble by any other name would it smell as sweet?

srsly78

King of dragon pass - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.herocraft.kodp&hl=en

First decent mobile game tbh.

K.O.Kiki

I recently decided to buy Secret of Mana on iOS and it is a pretty sweet port

Should've bought it years ago!

Thecageyone

I'm playing a lot of Clash of lords 2, and Castle clash - besides those, playing a game calle 'El' [iOS] - which is free! Think Badlands style gameplay but a silhouette of a little girl clinging to an umbrella instead and the music is hauntingly beautiful. It's one of those games with a name impossible to search for almost, but it's on the app store main page atm - and here's an alternate link for it: http://iphone.mob.org/game/el.html

Also about to grab Motorsport Manager as it's dropped in price from 4.99 to 1.79, got great reviews, not huge on motorsport myself so will see how I get along with it. I do like manager sims.

the best purchase that I have made that I play constantly is the word game ruzzle. there is a free version but the full version is worth it for $2 or whatever I paid in equlvalent. play against people all over the world in convenient 2 minute matches.

Nerdlingr

Shadowrun Returns.
Great game but the load times are killing me.

patmac

Hit man Go was one of the best games that I have played, currently enjoying The Room 2.
Leo's Fortune is an excellent platformer.

Thecageyone

Grabbed a few new games over last few days.

Puzzle to the centre of the earth: A 'match 3' puzzler crossed with spelunky, it's being compared to. Not bad.

Mmm Fingers: A dodging game where you use your actual finger to glide through menacing obstacles that want to chew your finger off. As addictive as it is frustrating

RGB express: Basically much like flow free, only instead of just coloured lines, they use coloured post vans that have to deliver parcels to the correct coloured depot. With different coloured vans not allowed cross paths. Starts easy, gets challenging fast!

Miika: 3D puzzler, very nice looking, simple idea, rotate the camera to form or fake pathways for Miika to cross to ring the bells and end the level.

Run Sackboy! Run: Obviously a runner, based on the character from little big planet. Very nice looking, plays very smoothly on the ipad mini, and IAP seems not necessary so far.

Jet run: Just got this, but I'd say it's a bit like subway surfers meets space invaders! yup

Smash Champs: I'd say, don't bother - it comes across as a fighter, but you don't actually have any control over the fighting, it's more a glorified Fruit ninja, only it requires less skill.


All above are free bar Miika.

ShaneU

Bonza - free on ios. Half crossword, half jigsaw puzzle, really good

http://cdn.cultofmac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Bonza.gif

LoganRice

Jet Car Stunts and I love it
Also downloaded a PSX/1 emulator and I play Spyro and Destruction Derby 2 whenever I'm waiting or having an urge to play

patmac

New Star Soccer is brilliant.

Mr E

Two I'm playing (apart from Desert Golfing):

Horde of Heroes - a great match 3 RPG with nice pixel art. Free, but with an optional IAP to unlock the whole game and remove ads and life restrictions (worth it - try the free version and see if you like it)

Twodots - out a while for iOS, came out on Android last weekend. Free puzzle game and a great time sink.

Concannon7

patmac wrote: »

New Star Soccer is brilliant.

Played it so much I gpt bored of it. You should try Football Chairman. Another great game but be warned you will lose days to this game.

patmac

Galway_mad_bhoy wrote: »

Played it so much I gpt bored of it. You should try Football Chairman. Another great game but be warned you will lose days to this game.

Yeah getting bored myself went from Barnet in League 2 to Dundalk, still we won our Europa league group whilst being 5th in the League of Ireland, so realistic then. I like it but it's difficult to get a run going without spending money. Will give Football chairman a lash later and probably curse you for recommending it to me

MillField

Playing Five Nights At Freddys. Fun game.

Mr E

Time to resurrect this thread. I've played some great games lately that are worth trying.

The Sequence is a great puzzle game. Very cheap at 80c, but a free lite version with the first 13 levels is also available.

The trailer doesn't really portray how clever this is. Try the lite version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq3Q0OR1NeU

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Devious Dungeon 2 (follow up to Devious Dungeon, also worth getting!). Randomly generated levels and pretty hard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwRJc_JAf_A

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Trick Shot is a great physics puzzler. 90 levels, then something happens to make you play all 90 levels again (but differently).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cli3Pa14Q2I

Any other recommendations?

two dots is a great casual game that's very addictive imo.

Memnoch

Strongly recommend 'The Spatials.' The closest thing to what a great Star Trek game could / should have been, IMO.

MillField

Playing Desert Bus. Breathtaking gaming.

sryanbruen

Two Dots

MillField

Dashy Crashy. It's a bit of a Crossy Road rip off but still very good.

Skerries

Agar.io

Andrew76

1010!
Seriously addictive it is.

Adventagious

I'm catching up on a few great mobile games i missed when they first came out:

Finished the brilliant tile matching/endless runner/RPG You Must Build a Boat last week and have moved onto the enigmatic Desert Golfing. It's hypnotic and occasionally tricky.

sadesh

Good game but the music is TERRIBLE, can't stand the music!!!!

Mr E

Loved the music in that game. I grew up playing 8-bit games though .... different tastes I suppose.

Adventagious

Mr E wrote: »

Loved the music in that game. I grew up playing 8-bit games though .... different tastes I suppose.

Yeah i was a fan too, soft spot for anything 8 bit.

MillField

Adventagious wrote: »

IFinished the brilliant tile matching/endless runner/RPG You Must Build a Boat last week and have moved onto the enigmatic Desert Golfing. It's hypnotic and occasionally tricky.

+1 for Desert Golfing!

MiCr0

Currently playing

• Futuruama - Game of Drones
• Zombie Catchers
• Hacked
• Wedding Escape

All while commuting or putting kids to bed :-)

sryanbruen

I'm not technically "playing" this app but it's GarageBand anyway.

gazump123

Color Switch is what I'm addicted to at the moment.