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My favorite PAID games on the Play Store (+ user recommendations) in c/android@lemdro.id
[–] char_stats@lemm.ee 1 points 9 hours ago

Thanks. I've heard of Peglin, but it's got kinda mixed reviews on the web. So I'm not too sure about adding it to the list.

Have you played it for some time, and still enjoy it? Some reviewers said it lacks content for a $10 game.

People outside the US, do you still consider America a democracy? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] char_stats@lemm.ee 21 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

I consider it a faux democracy. It still has the semblance of one, with people voting, believing they matter and that they have actual free speech, but the masses are being, increasingly less subtly, controlled by media corporations and rendered incapable of critical, independent thinking by an ever decreasing quality of education.

Don't be fooled though! This isn't happening in the US alone. It is widespread all over the globe. The US is simply doing it in a smarter, more cunning way, while leading the wealthy 1% in other countries by example.

My favorite PAID games on the Play Store (+ user recommendations) in c/android@lemdro.id
[–] char_stats@lemm.ee 3 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

There's a single transaction to remove ads. So on the Play Store it will show with "contains ads and in-app purchases". It might be debatable, but I personally consider these type of games same as "premium paid", because to have the full experience without ads you need to pay once.

I'll fix it with better wording.

Free Android Games - no ads, no IAPs, no gacha. in c/android@lemdro.id
[–] char_stats@lemm.ee 1 points 10 hours ago

That's great! Hope it can be helpful :)

I will start including FOSS games into this list soon, labeled as such for clarity.

Also, here is my paid games list in case you find it appropriate to pin this one too.

Cheers!

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My favorite PAID games on the Play Store (+ user recommendations) (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by char_stats@lemm.ee to c/android@lemmy.world
0 comments fedilink
 

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/58686627

If you want to save this list, I suggest doing so with the original post, as I'll keep it updated with new entries.

Latest entries - March 15th, 2025:

Latest entries Netflix - March 15th, 2025:

Other recent entries:

 

Introduction

(scroll down for the actual list)

This is a list of all games, sorted by category, that I've purchased and finished during the years and I'd like to recommend as they're all excellent and without predatory monetization or gacha system.

Edit: now I'm also including the most recommended titles by the community - which I haven't playtested yet or I'm not particularly interested in - marked with 💬.
If you want your entry to have a chance to be listed, these are the criteria:

  • paid Play Store games compatible with recent Android versions
  • no ads or microtransactions except ads-removal, full-game unlock, or proper DLCs
  • you love the game and think it's worth the price
  • include link and genre

I will still use my discretion and judgment to filter the entries, in an effort to try and keep the list's quality high.

[If you want to recommend free games, without ads or microtransactions, here is the list for you.]

Some of the games may be free with IAP's, but EXCLUSIVELY to unlock the full game, DLCs, or remove ads (no gacha or energy/gambling mechanics, "diamonds", pay-to-win, or any recurrent cash-grab bullshit of sort).

[Disclaimer: chances are some items in this list will inevitably be removed from Play Store as time goes by, or will not be compatible with future Android versions. I'll do my best to always keep it updated, but feel free to PM me if you come across any unavailable title and I'll make a correction]

I'm planning to keep the list updated for personal reference with the new games I'll play and like, or old games I've played that will come to mind later. So feel free to save it and check out new entries every so often.

My ultimate goal is to promote worthy content and honest/talented devs, hoping to see more quality games in the future, rather than the cancerous cash-grab machines the Play Store is regrettably riddled with. And, of course, to let everyone have a great time playing great titles ;)

 

THE LIST

 

Legend

🌟 - top favorite  

👑 - top favorite and a timeless masterpiece  

🎮 - better played with a controller  

🎮❗️ - better played with a controller, but you need a controller mapping app (recommended: Panda)  

⌛️- outdated  

💬 - recommended by the community, but I haven't played it or not my favorite  

~~[Game title]~~ - removed from Play Store, but you might still see it in the store if you've purchased it  

 

Action/Shooter

 

Hack and slash

  • Grimvalor 🌟 🎮 (2.5D hack and slash medieval fantasy platform/RPG)

  • Shadow Blade 🌟 🎮 (2D hack and slash action platform)

  • Ninja Arashi 🎮 (2D hack and slash action platform - free with IAPs to remove ads)

  • SAMURAI II: VENGEANCE (top down/isometric hack and slash)

  • Dead Cells 💬 🎮 (roguelite action platformer)

 

Platform

  • Dadish 🌟 (2D platformer, pixel graphics, easy)

  • Dadish 2 🌟 (2D platformer, pixel graphics, medium difficulty)

  • Dadish 3 (2D precision platformer, pixel graphics, hard difficulty)

  • Suzy Cube 🎮 (3D platformer, good rip-off of Super Mario 3D Land)

  • MouseBot 🌟 (3D platform-like)

  • Swordigo 🎮❗️ (2D RPG action-adventure platformer; requires controller mapping app if you want controller support - free with IAPs to remove ads)

  • Oddmar (2D action-adventure platformer)

  • Sonic Runners Adventures 🌟 (2.5D platformer)

  • Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty 🌟 (puzzle-platformer adventure)

  • Levelhead 💬

  • ~~Haipy (2D platformer, pixel graphics) (regional availability)~~

 

Metroidvania

 

Turn-based RPG

 

Action RPG

  • Trials of Mana 🌟 🎮❗️ (it's a port from console/PC but critically lacks controller support. You can use Panda Gamepad Pro - recommended - or Mantis to achieve that. If you will use the Panda app, check this out)

  • The Bard's Tale (3D action RPG adventure - this game has some optional IAPs: they can easily be ignored but they're there. Also, some users experienced an auto-save bug that corrupts ALL save files, so I recommend disabling auto-save altogether. I'm keeping the game listed here for now as I still consider it a true premium games and I haven't personally experienced any bug during my playthrough)

  • Evoland (action/adventure RPG with 2D and 3D graphics and a mix of genres)

  • Evoland 2 🌟 🎮 (action/adventure RPG with 2D and 3D graphics, mix of genres; controller recommended)

  • Pascal's Wager (soulslike) 💬

  • Star Wars: KOTOR 💬

  • Star Wars: KOTOR II 💬

  • ~~Ys Chronicles I 🎮 (2D action RPG - old-school action JRPG which doesn't really hold your hand, bump combat, level cap is 10, yet it's fun!)~~

  • ~~Ys Chronicles II 🌟 🎮 (2D action RPG - fantastic old-school action JRPG! Continues where Ys I left off and offer a longer, more flashed out experience. The pixel art is simply beautiful, with real-time lighting effects. Dungeons get very "labyrinthy" and challenging towards the end (I needed to follow a guide), but the effort was fully repaid)~~

 

CRPG

 

Roguelite tabletop

 

Adventure

 

Crafting/Survival

 

Survival horror

 

Point-and-click

  • Fran Bow 🌟 (point and click/puzzle - psychologic soft horror) Excellent story and gameplay. [Edit: the old one, divided into chapters, is here]

  • Lost Echo (point and click/puzzle adventure)

  • Tangle Tower 💬

  • ~~The Silent Age (point and click adventure) contains IAPs to unlock episodes~~

 

Puzzle-adventure

 

Strategy

 

Tower defense

 

Management

 

Idle

 

Racing

 

Golf/Billiard

 

Netflix games

(require an active Netflix subscription)

 

Extras and emulators

  • AppSales is an app that will make you save some money by notifying you when specific games (or apps) in the Play Store go on sale. Just add the games you wish to buy to the AppSales' watchlist and you'll get notified when the price gets cut.

  • Panda Gamepad Pro 🎮 is a tool that allows you to map your controller for touch inputs, practically adding controller support to those game that don't have it.

  • Retroarch 🎮 (emulator for almost all consoles) "jack of all trades" emulator, the only one that supports analog triggers for Xbox One S controller. It has a bit of a learning curve, and other individual emulators might offer better performance

  • Dolphin 🎮 best emulator for GameCube and Wii

  • DraStic DS Emulator 🎮

  • PPSSPP Gold - PSP Emulator 🎮

  • Delta Touch [9 x Doom engines] 💬 (engine for Doom games)

  • Quad Touch 💬 (engine for Quake games)

 

Happy gaming ;)

ps: please let me know if there's any wrong information about the games included in this list (especially regarding IAPs or availability) so that I'll fix the post if necessary.

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My favorite PAID games on the Play Store (+ user recommendations) (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) by char_stats@lemm.ee to c/android@lemdro.id
4 comments fedilink
 

Latest entries - March 15th, 2025:

Latest entries Netflix - March 15th, 2025:

Other recent entries:

 

Introduction

(scroll down for the actual list)

This is a list of all games, sorted by category, that I've purchased and finished during the years and I'd like to recommend as they're all excellent and without predatory monetization or gacha system.

Edit: now I'm also including the most recommended titles by the community - which I haven't playtested yet or I'm not particularly interested in - marked with 💬.
If you want your entry to have a chance to be listed, these are the criteria:

  • paid Play Store games compatible with recent Android versions
  • no ads or microtransactions except ads-removal, full-game unlock, or proper DLCs
  • you love the game and think it's worth the price
  • include link and genre

I will still use my discretion and judgment to filter the entries, in an effort to try and keep the list's quality high.

[If you want to recommend free games, without ads or microtransactions, here is the list for you.]

Some of the games may be free with IAP's, but EXCLUSIVELY to unlock the full game, DLCs, or remove ads (no gacha or energy/gambling mechanics, "diamonds", pay-to-win, or any recurrent cash-grab bullshit of sort).

[Disclaimer: chances are some items in this list will inevitably be removed from Play Store as time goes by, or will not be compatible with future Android versions. I'll do my best to always keep it updated, but feel free to PM me if you come across any unavailable title and I'll make a correction]

I'm planning to keep the list updated for personal reference with the new games I'll play and like, or old games I've played that will come to mind later. So feel free to save it and check out new entries every so often.

My ultimate goal is to promote worthy content and honest/talented devs, hoping to see more quality games in the future, rather than the cancerous cash-grab machines the Play Store is regrettably riddled with. And, of course, to let everyone have a great time playing great titles ;)

 

THE LIST

 

Legend

🌟 - top favorite  

👑 - top favorite and a timeless masterpiece  

🎮 - better played with a controller  

🎮❗️ - better played with a controller, but you need a controller mapping app (recommended: Panda)  

⌛️- outdated  

💬 - recommended by the community, but I haven't played it or not my favorite  

~~[Game title]~~ - removed from Play Store, but you might still see it in the store if you've purchased it  

 

Action/Shooter

 

Hack and slash

  • Grimvalor 🌟 🎮 (2.5D hack and slash medieval fantasy platform/RPG)

  • Shadow Blade 🌟 🎮 (2D hack and slash action platform)

  • Ninja Arashi 🎮 (2D hack and slash action platform - free with IAPs to remove ads)

  • SAMURAI II: VENGEANCE (top down/isometric hack and slash)

  • Dead Cells 💬 🎮 (roguelite action platformer)

 

Platform

  • Dadish 🌟 (2D platformer, pixel graphics, easy)

  • Dadish 2 🌟 (2D platformer, pixel graphics, medium difficulty)

  • Dadish 3 (2D precision platformer, pixel graphics, hard difficulty)

  • Suzy Cube 🎮 (3D platformer, good rip-off of Super Mario 3D Land)

  • MouseBot 🌟 (3D platform-like)

  • Swordigo 🎮❗️ (2D RPG action-adventure platformer; requires controller mapping app if you want controller support - free with 2 IAPs that remove ads, add compass, and coin doubler)

  • Oddmar (2D action-adventure platformer)

  • Sonic Runners Adventures 🌟 (2.5D platformer)

  • Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty 🌟 (puzzle-platformer adventure)

  • Levelhead 💬

  • ~~Haipy (2D platformer, pixel graphics) (regional availability)~~

 

Metroidvania

 

Turn-based RPG

 

Action RPG

  • Trials of Mana 🌟 🎮❗️ (it's a port from console/PC but critically lacks controller support. You can use Panda Gamepad Pro - recommended - or Mantis to achieve that. If you will use the Panda app, check this out)

  • The Bard's Tale (3D action RPG adventure - this game has some optional IAPs: they can easily be ignored but they're there. Also, some users experienced an auto-save bug that corrupts ALL save files, so I recommend disabling auto-save altogether. I'm keeping the game listed here for now as I still consider it a true premium games and I haven't personally experienced any bug during my playthrough)

  • Evoland (action/adventure RPG with 2D and 3D graphics and a mix of genres)

  • Evoland 2 🌟 🎮 (action/adventure RPG with 2D and 3D graphics, mix of genres; controller recommended)

  • Pascal's Wager (soulslike) 💬

  • Star Wars: KOTOR 💬

  • Star Wars: KOTOR II 💬

  • ~~Ys Chronicles I 🎮 (2D action RPG - old-school action JRPG which doesn't really hold your hand, bump combat, level cap is 10, yet it's fun!)~~

  • ~~Ys Chronicles II 🌟 🎮 (2D action RPG - fantastic old-school action JRPG! Continues where Ys I left off and offer a longer, more flashed out experience. The pixel art is simply beautiful, with real-time lighting effects. Dungeons get very "labyrinthy" and challenging towards the end (I needed to follow a guide), but the effort was fully repaid)~~

 

CRPG

 

Roguelite tabletop

 

Adventure

 

Crafting/Survival

 

Survival horror

 

Point-and-click

  • Fran Bow 🌟 (point and click/puzzle - psychologic soft horror) Excellent story and gameplay. [Edit: the old one, divided into chapters, is here]

  • Lost Echo (point and click/puzzle adventure)

  • Tangle Tower 💬

  • ~~The Silent Age (point and click adventure) contains IAPs to unlock episodes~~

 

Puzzle-adventure

 

Strategy

 

Tower defense

 

Management

 

Idle

 

Racing

 

Golf/Billiard

 

Netflix games

(require an active Netflix subscription)

 

Extras and emulators

  • AppSales is an app that will make you save some money by notifying you when specific games (or apps) in the Play Store go on sale. Just add the games you wish to buy to the AppSales' watchlist and you'll get notified when the price gets cut.

  • Panda Gamepad Pro 🎮 is a tool that allows you to map your controller for touch inputs, practically adding controller support to those game that don't have it.

  • Retroarch 🎮 (emulator for almost all consoles) "jack of all trades" emulator, the only one that supports analog triggers for Xbox One S controller. It has a bit of a learning curve, and other individual emulators might offer better performance

  • Dolphin 🎮 best emulator for GameCube and Wii

  • DraStic DS Emulator 🎮

  • PPSSPP Gold - PSP Emulator 🎮

  • Delta Touch [9 x Doom engines] 💬 (engine for Doom games)

  • Quad Touch 💬 (engine for Quake games)

 

Happy gaming ;)

ps: please let me know if there's any wrong information about the games included in this list (especially regarding IAPs or availability) so that I'll fix the post if necessary.

Some setting items don't show in search. Also, is there no search within a community? in c/summit@lemmy.world
[–] char_stats@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago

I don't know how I missed that... Thanks!

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Some setting items don't show in search. Also, is there no search within a community? (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by char_stats@lemm.ee to c/summit@lemmy.world
3 comments fedilink
 

First of all, best Lemmy app I've tried so far and I can see the attention to details and to the customization that matters. So hats off to you for the brilliant work!

I tried searching for "draft" or "drafts" or "save" in the settings, and nothing popped up. However, there is a setting for "Save drafts automatically". I suppose that's a non-indexed item which should have been indexed?

~~The other thing I wanted to ask is if there's a way to search into communities, if that's even a thing in Lemmy as I'm new here, and if the feature is roadmapped? I believe it's an essential feature to avoid things being asked countless times in communities.~~ [Edit: there's Filter by community]

Thanks for your work and keep it up!

Free Android Games - no ads, no IAPs, no gacha. in c/android@lemdro.id
[–] char_stats@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Hey! I hope so too, but I'm sure Reddit itself will do most of the legwork for us haha! They're going the way of the Xitter.

And BTW thank you for reminding me Lemmy existed and I should have gotten on it long ago!

Free Android Games - no ads, no IAPs, no gacha. in c/android@lemdro.id
[–] char_stats@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ye I'm all for one-time paid games! I'll drop my premium games list here tomorrow

Free Android Games - no ads, no IAPs, no gacha. in c/android@lemdro.id
[–] char_stats@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago

You're welcome :)

Free Android Games - no ads, no IAPs, no gacha. in c/android@lemdro.id
[–] char_stats@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago

Thanks! OpenTyrian is obsolete, unfortunately. I will add OpenTTD.

Free Android Games - no ads, no IAPs, no gacha. in c/android@lemdro.id
[–] char_stats@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

I think it's paid on the Play Store and called Achikaps Pro?

Free Android Games - no ads, no IAPs, no gacha. in c/android@lemdro.id
[–] char_stats@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Thanks! Would this be helpful for cross-posting to that community? My goal is to have a post showing in these 2 communities, and when I update the original one in this instance, the update will automatically carry on to the community in the other instance.

I tried cross-posting using a function in the Summit app, but the updates don't carry on... Do you know how I could achieve this?

Free Android Games - no ads, no IAPs, no gacha. in c/android@lemdro.id
[–] char_stats@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

Excellent recommendation! I'll add it to the list, thank you.

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Free Android Games - no ads, no IAPs, no gacha. (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by char_stats@lemm.ee to c/android@lemmy.world
4 comments fedilink
 

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/58557378

If you want to save this list, I suggest doing so with the original post, as I'll keep it updated with new entries.

Latest entries - February 15th, 2025:

February 2nd, 2025:

January 7th, 2025:

 

Introduction

(scroll down for the actual list)

I recently realized there are still, to this day, some actual "hidden gems" in the Play Store. Not the fake ones everyone talks about which, in a way or another, often have a catch or aren't very "hidden". I mean free games with no ads or IAPs of any kind that are fun to play.

So I was thinking maybe it's time to compile a list of them. Please suggest the ones you've found and enjoyed!

I won't try them all as I did with my premium games list [will update with link as soon as I post it], because this time you could simply download and try them for yourself without spending a dime. I'll simply list them.

‼️Also, please do checkout MiniReview - Game Reviews for more free games that match the following criteria (use the "Browse" tab and select the correct filters). The same app for iOS - App Store - is here.‼️

 

Entry Criteria

  • FREE
  • NO ADS
  • STRICTLY NO IAPs (except donation buttons, but I'll have to check before adding the game to the list, so no guarantees it'll be added quickly)
  • it has to be a legit game, of course. Full, not demo.
  • it has to be available on the Play Store and compatible with the latest, official Android version at the time of writing/updating (14)
  • possibly include a link to the game on the Play Store

I've saved this post so to keep it updated over time, for my own reference and for your benefit. So feel free to save it and check out new entries every so often.

 

THE LIST

 

Legend

☕️ - includes a fair donation button, with or without minimal cosmetics only

~~[Game title]~~ - removed from Play Store

 

Shooters

 

Stealth

 

Platform

 

Rhythm

 

Arcade

 

RPG

 

Roguelike dungeon crawlers

 

Deck builders

 

Adventure

 

Puzzle

 

Strategy

 

Racing

 

Simulation

 

Casual

 

Sport/Competition

 

Visual novel

 

Happy gaming ;)

ps: please let me know if there's any wrong information about the games included in this list (especially regarding the ones with free donations) so that I'll fix the post, if necessary.

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Free Android Games - no ads, no IAPs, no gacha. (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by char_stats@lemm.ee to c/android@lemdro.id
57 comments fedilink
 

Latest entries - March 16th, 2025:

Other recent entries:

 

Introduction

(scroll down for the actual list)

I recently realized there are still, to this day, some actual "hidden gems" in the Play Store. Not the fake ones everyone talks about which, in a way or another, often have a catch or aren't very "hidden". I mean free games with no ads or IAPs of any kind that are fun to play.

So I was thinking maybe it's time to compile a list of them. Please suggest the ones you've found and enjoyed!

I won't try them all as I did with my premium games list here, because you could simply download and try them for yourself without spending a dime. I'll simply list them.

‼️Also, please do checkout MiniReview - Game Reviews for more free games that match the following criteria (use the "Browse" tab and select the correct filters). The same app for iOS - App Store - is here.‼️

 

Entry Criteria

  • FREE
  • NO ADS
  • STRICTLY NO IAPs (except donation buttons, but I'll have to check before adding the game to the list, so no guarantees it'll be added quickly)
  • it has to be a legit game, of course. Full, not demo.
  • it has to be available on the Play Store and compatible with the latest, official Android version at the time of entry
  • possibly include a link to the game on the Play Store

I've saved this post so to keep it updated over time, for my own reference and for your benefit. So feel free to save it and check out new entries every so often.

 

THE LIST

 

Legend

☕️ - includes a fair donation button, with or without minimal cosmetics only

~~[Game title]~~ - removed from Play Store

 

Shooters

 

Stealth

 

Platform

 

Rhythm

 

Arcade

 

RPG

 

Roguelike dungeon crawlers

 

Deck builders

 

Adventure

 

Puzzle

 

Strategy

 

Racing

 

Management

 

Simulation

 

Casual

 

Sport/Competition

 

Visual novel

 

Happy gaming ;)

ps: please let me know if there's any wrong information about the games included in this list (especially regarding the ones with free donations) so that I'll fix the post, if necessary.

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