Are there any good casual/low-stress mobile games that aren't filled with microtransactions?

Gumus, 6 days ago

The original Peggle. There’s a free APK available on speedrun.com. Works flawlessly even on modern Android.

https://www.speedrun.com/peggle_deluxe/resources/ehelq

FlyingSquid, 5 days ago

I got free of this addiction years ago.

I hate you.

ItalianSkeletonGaming, 6 days ago

@PlzGivHugs Unciv, neat open-source turn-based 4X, obliviously inspired by the Civilization series

NutWrench, 6 days ago

Stardew Valley has been out on Android for a while now.

sem, 6 days ago

I played a cool one called Pirate solitaire, very charming

keiichii12, 6 days ago

Potion Permit is about $7, but pretty fun. If you got $10 to spare, Ex Astris is a jrpg that’s pretty good.

marilynia, 6 days ago

I have lately been enjoying Legends if runeterra’s Path of champions mode (PvE)

Dark_Arc, 6 days ago

Old School RuneScape potentially fits this description

thefrankring, 6 days ago

Tetris

jelloeater85, 5 days ago

Low stress??? More like, where is that damn long piece!??

thefrankring, 5 days ago

That stresses you out bro?

jelloeater85, 5 days ago

When you get it, it’s life, when you don’t, despair ❣️

thefrankring, 5 days ago

Damn, I hope you’re not too traumatized

squidspinachfootball, 5 days ago

Tetris with touch controls is not my favourite way to enjoy Tetris though

PlexSheep, 5 days ago

Foss alternative with a really good UI: Lightblocks

verity_kindle, 5 days ago

You animal. have you no mercy? XD

woelkchen, 6 days ago

2048 but a version from F-Droid: f-droid.org/…/org.secuso.privacyfriendly2048/

Razzazzika, 6 days ago

Gardenscapes is the original match 3 and build a mansion and is still my favorite. There are micro transactions to get additional power ups, but the fact that they are constantly updating with new seasonal events and you never run out of levels

fpslem, 5 days ago

the original match 3

Shariki and Bejeweled would like a word.

Razzazzika, 5 days ago

You didn’t build a garden in bejeweled. I said original match 3 and build. I was playing bejeweled on a flip phone. Didn’t know about shariki.

Slayan, 6 days ago

Anti-mine: foss minesweeper Blockinger: foss tetris Puzzles: foss app with 40 ish mini games Lexica: foss boogle Lichess: foss chess

Johngbac: gba emulator L game: one of the simplest game which will make you rage. Underhand: light card game.

do_not_pm_me, 6 days ago

Rodent Rush, it’s similar to Chips Challenge from back in the day but a bit different, and imho it’s a better game.

It’s only on iOS though as far as I can tell.

cyberpunk007, 6 days ago

Star command, anomaly, world of goo, EDGE, knight of pen and paper…

These are some good ones I got from humble bundle over the years but many are quite dated so not sure if they’re still around. No BS microtranactions

Hugh_Jeggs, 6 days ago

World of Goo!

I was trying to remember that when I saw the question

I don’t like mobile gaming but oh my god that’s such a well designed game

Delusional, 5 days ago

Apparently a sequel for World of Goo is coming.

DragonTypeWyvern, 5 days ago

Knight of Pen and Paper 2 collects data on mobile. Idk about 1.

cyberpunk007, 5 days ago

Never played 2. I got it on humble bundle aeons ago

domdanial, 6 days ago

“0h h1” is a fun, easy logic puzzle game that I find myself going back to when I have a minute to kill.

Cocodapuf, 6 days ago

I had nearly given up looking for good mobile games when I remembered that emulators exist. Nintendo DS games map pretty well to a smart phone, there are some games that use entirely touch controls. I’m using the MelonDS emulator and I’ve mostly been playing advanced wars: days of ruin and puzzle quest 2. Puzzle quest is pretty excellent and chill by the way.

hobbsc, 6 days ago

On android, lemuroid is pretty good for this sort of thing and you can change the arrangement of your nds/3ds screens.