Evening, all.
Looking for recommendations for any Android games that you enjoy which can be played completely offline without a data connection of any sort.
These used to be super common once upon a time, but these days it seems every single game I try just doesn’t function if you are totally out of service area.
Would appreciate any tips! Thanks in advance.
EDIT: Some great suggestions in here! That will keep them busy a while. Thanks so much everyone.
Shattered pixel dungeon
This is so good that I bought it in iOS
I’ve enjoyed ports from PC games and emulation. Emulation is pretty good on android now, and that opens up a LOT of options for offline & no ads
You are absolutely correct! Only downside is it kind of sucks trying to control with onscreen controller. I suppose I’d better learn to share my bluetooth gamepad ;p
Got an 8BitDo controller off Amazon, you can get a little clip for it that holds your phone. Best $20 ever. Kinda heavy to be gaming on the go but in bed it’s great
This is when Nintendo ds games and searching out games that had only stylus controls comes in handy. Stuff like Kirby Mass Attack or Warioware feel like native games. If you got a Samsung with a Spen then that’s a dream combo.
Pokemon is really good to emulate on phones. Very slow games!
All games on fdroid
I don’t know why I never realized that.
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Unciv is a decent Civilization clone. And it’s open source.
Seconded! The top mods are worth checking out, too.
Shattered Pixel Dungeon
Mindustry+1 for Mindustry
Seconding SPD. Of all Android games, I think I’ve wasted the biggest part of my life on that one. An extremely well balanced and fair roguelike, even if that sounds contradictory.
Terraria
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Holy shit is this addictive
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No clue this was on Android. Thanks friend
Simon Tatham’s puzzle collection is my fallback game for whenever I don’t have internet or am bored with whatever other game I’m playing
Puzzles - no internet, no cost, no pay-to-win, no ads, no fancy UI, just classic logic puzzles!
Supertuxkart
Nice! The OG.
I quite enjoy Hoplite.
Man there’s been suggestions from every corner of the gaming galaxy! Thanks. Rock on everyone.
Stardew Valley, 10/10
If you like American football, big recommend for Retro Bowl - as the name suggests, it’s an old-school arcade/NES style game heavily inspired by Tecmo Bowl. Plays really well on mobile, and has a small premium charge to permanently unlock some nice extra features (e.g. roster customisation).
+1 for RB
I’m completely addicted (I’m in season 90 or so); it’s my go-to when I’ve just got a few minutes for a game. I think it’s one of the best games on mobile.
Similaritron (seems abandoned, but still works)
Doesn’t work on my phone (made for an older version of android) but it looks like the game “set”, and googling that I found this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nelis.set (haven’t tried it yet but it has the tag “offline” so looks good)
That’s weired. Runs flawlessly on my Android 13.
