Have any of you been on the PlayStore recently? It's a fucking dumpster fire. I recently had to get a new phone, and when I try to search for and install an app I had installed before the results are, "try tiktok, or Whatsapp" which are listed at the top of the search results even though they're completely unrelated to what I searched for.
My main personal phone is on GrapheneOS, and my work phones are as basic as possible with what they run. The only time I really ever spend on Play Store (and even then I tend to use Obtainium instead) is for when I review retro handhelds which emulate.
You don't need the full lot of apps, just pick and choose what you want and need! When there is an update to it, Obtainium will fetch and install it for you!
Honestly it is way better on PC. I don't think the controls translate very well to touch screen. It gets pretty damn hard, and I don't think I've ever been able to get very far on phone or tablet. That could be a me thing, though. The game is amazing nonetheless.
Shattered pixel dungeon is such a fucking masterpiece of a rogue like! I legit played it so much one day I had this weird aphasia the next day, where it seemed like time only moved when I did. What a strange day, wouldn't trade it for anything though. I love that game.
I recently had to uninstall Angband because I was spending too much time on it. I had never thought it would work on mobile, but it's an amazingly faithful representation of the desktop version.
Didn't have it, it was a game called superpower 2 I was seeing. But my cousin's baby daddy had it on ps4 vr, and I ended up smacking her in the face. It was a fun evening.
Shattered is good, but the original pixel dungeon was absolutely brilliantly done in the sense that it was kept so small and with such tight gameplay that there was no grinding, just a fun mixture between puzzle game and roguelike.
You know what I've noticed? I have a pixel pro 9, like a quarter of the apps I look for on the app store say "this app is not available for your device"
If you're open to it, there are seas to sail where you can download said APK and run it without issue. Not a 100% fix since some don't, but I have others which did and do!
Are you loving it? I still have mine on my shelf each and every day. Right now it is playing Olivia Rodrigo's latest album. But I mean...also for games. So happy to hear it helped you!
If not for you and the site's newsletter, I couldn't have got a handheld myself and could completely missed a lot of older gems I now slowly explore with joy. Keep it up! Niche Lemmy communities adore small and honest news sites covering what we are into, going out of their way to post it there and communicating with us directly. It's still work, but it looks you too enjoy it, and that's sweet. I hope to keep reading ya <3
I suggest to try "Droidy-fy" it uses the F-Droid repository along side some other famous thirdy-party repository and has a nicer look, i never used the playstore since then
As Axolotl said below, make sure you use F-droid to search for Droidify. It looks and behaves far nicer than plain old F-droid and gives you many more options!
And enjoy, I'm so glad my article helped at least one person find new things out there :) :) :)
I came here to mention this one! Found a bug recently, it was fixed within 24 hours. The dev is really invested in this game at the time, I can't imagine that will stay this intense forever.
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boaratio@lemmy.world · 75 pts · 61d
Have any of you been on the PlayStore recently? It's a fucking dumpster fire. I recently had to get a new phone, and when I try to search for and install an app I had installed before the results are, "try tiktok, or Whatsapp" which are listed at the top of the search results even though they're completely unrelated to what I searched for.
PerfectDark@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 61d
I avoid it like the plague.
My main personal phone is on GrapheneOS, and my work phones are as basic as possible with what they run. The only time I really ever spend on Play Store (and even then I tend to use Obtainium instead) is for when I review retro handhelds which emulate.
F-droid/Izzy and so on have everything we need!
pirat@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 60d
Are you saying that Obtainium can install an app from a PlayStore URL?
PerfectDark@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 60d
In a fashion! Here you go:
https://github.com/RJNY/Obtainium-Emulation-Pack
You don't need the full lot of apps, just pick and choose what you want and need! When there is an update to it, Obtainium will fetch and install it for you!
runsmooth@kopitalk.net · 1 pts · 57d
Schlemmy@lemmy.ml · 56 pts · 61d
Mindustry is amazing. Really fun to start over with the community mods.
lyrial@anarchist.nexus · 20 pts · 61d
Honestly it is way better on PC. I don't think the controls translate very well to touch screen. It gets pretty damn hard, and I don't think I've ever been able to get very far on phone or tablet. That could be a me thing, though. The game is amazing nonetheless.
qualia@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 61d
How in the $@-# are you sposed to change the direction of a conveyor belt?
Schlemmy@lemmy.ml · 21 pts · 61d
Tap this arrow.
foremanguy92_@lemmy.ml · 12 pts · 61d
Double tap and drag Or click the arrow to rotate it in the first place
qualia@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 61d
Thanks!
Schlemmy@lemmy.ml · 0 pts · 61d
Just build over it in the proper direction or look in your game settings for the controls?
When you build and drag in any directionele the belt direction is adjusted automatically.
Anberibaburia@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 61d
That's on the playstore but Good game
oxideseven@lemmy.ca · 51 pts · 61d
Let me guess... Mindustry, breakout, pixel dungeon, unciv?
EDIT: Close! 4/5. Never even heard of aaaaxy
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 25 pts · 61d
Shattered pixel dungeon is such a fucking masterpiece of a rogue like! I legit played it so much one day I had this weird aphasia the next day, where it seemed like time only moved when I did. What a strange day, wouldn't trade it for anything though. I love that game.
Slashme@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 59d
I recently had to uninstall Angband because I was spending too much time on it. I had never thought it would work on mobile, but it's an amazingly faithful representation of the desktop version.
Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 59d
Should have played SUPERHOT too for that complete brainscramble
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 59d
I think I actually have it on steam share. I'll give it a fair shake right quick.
Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 57d
How did it shake out?
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 56d
Didn't have it, it was a game called superpower 2 I was seeing. But my cousin's baby daddy had it on ps4 vr, and I ended up smacking her in the face. It was a fun evening.
Slashme@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 59d
Shattered is good, but the original pixel dungeon was absolutely brilliantly done in the sense that it was kept so small and with such tight gameplay that there was no grinding, just a fun mixture between puzzle game and roguelike.
StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works · 33 pts · 61d
You know what I've noticed? I have a pixel pro 9, like a quarter of the apps I look for on the app store say "this app is not available for your device"
d00ery@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 61d
I have a bunch of games I bought a while ago that are now no longer available ...
StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 61d
Some fuckin' conspiracy, I swear
PerfectDark@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 60d
If you're open to it, there are seas to sail where you can download said APK and run it without issue. Not a 100% fix since some don't, but I have others which did and do!
mal3oon@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 60d
Wait, is lemmy sensoring pirated websites/apps mentions? For anyone wondering, mobilism.org is the ultimate place.
StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 60d
yeah, i've done so before, but its such a crapshoot with some apk providers. Got any trusted sites you would never suspect malware from?
PerfectDark@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 60d
Absolutely, feel free to send me a direct message here!
ObsidianZed@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 61d
Are you grapheneos? I've noticed similar for my Pixel Fold 10 but assumed it was an odd combination of the two.
StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 61d
lineage, but yeah, you think rom might be the cause?
rakeshmondal@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 61d
Yeah the rom is most likely the reason. Give aurora store a try
StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 61d
Damn shame that, okay i'll check it out. Thanks!
zergtoshi@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 61d
I love your posts/articles/reports 🤗
PerfectDark@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 61d
Thank you very much!
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 6 pts · 61d
Hey I just noticed it's you! I got one of those rotates cause of your review.
PerfectDark@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 60d
OH that's really nice to hear!
Are you loving it? I still have mine on my shelf each and every day. Right now it is playing Olivia Rodrigo's latest album. But I mean...also for games. So happy to hear it helped you!
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 60d
My hands are a little too big for the gamepad, but I've been doing a new Stardew with it and yes, loving it.
altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 57d
If not for you and the site's newsletter, I couldn't have got a handheld myself and could completely missed a lot of older gems I now slowly explore with joy. Keep it up! Niche Lemmy communities adore small and honest news sites covering what we are into, going out of their way to post it there and communicating with us directly. It's still work, but it looks you too enjoy it, and that's sweet. I hope to keep reading ya <3
wk5ar@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 61d
thank you for letting me discover f-droid and some of it possibilities.
Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it · 14 pts · 61d
I suggest to try "Droidy-fy" it uses the F-Droid repository along side some other famous thirdy-party repository and has a nicer look, i never used the playstore since then
PerfectDark@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 61d
As Axolotl said below, make sure you use F-droid to search for Droidify. It looks and behaves far nicer than plain old F-droid and gives you many more options!
And enjoy, I'm so glad my article helped at least one person find new things out there :) :) :)
JPAKx4@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 18 pts · 61d
Great picks, love Breakout 71. My extra pick is ChipDefense, a short tower defense game with some cool science/tech history
And simon tatham's puzzles is excellent.
perishthethought@piefed.social · 4 pts · 61d
Oooh, yes! I have all three too. But Breakout 71 is really where I spend most of my free time on my phone. Every game is different!
lyrial@anarchist.nexus · 1 pts · 61d
They are constantly adding levels too.
Edit: maps to levels
zurchpet@lemmy.ml · 18 pts · 61d
I very much enjoy IdleFantasy lately.
It is available on F-Droid.
Dave@lemmy.nz · 7 pts · 61d
I've been playing this too. Seems like every time I open it there has been an update with new features added!
tedvdb@feddit.nl · 3 pts · 60d
I came here to mention this one! Found a bug recently, it was fixed within 24 hours. The dev is really invested in this game at the time, I can't imagine that will stay this intense forever.
Tieas@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 60d
Dude, I've been playing the hell out of idol fantasy for a while. I wish I had a discord or something
crossdl@leminal.space · 14 pts · 60d
Fuck yeah, Shattered Pixel Dungeon.
majiks@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 61d
Most of the mentioned games actually ARE on play store.
PerfectDark@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 61d
I just realized -__-
Worst reflection of my lack of research there. I did just add a callout in the intro reflecting my own idiocy on that front (there's no excuses)
You're right!
Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 61d
I don't care :-) please do more lists like this!
PerfectDark@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 60d
You know what, I think I shall!
I appreciate it :)
cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 61d
Finding a decent game on the play store is nearly impossible. They will be buried under a mountain of ad and microtransaction infested crap.
DeathByDenim@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 61d
I just got into Andor's Trail recently. Pretty neat so far!
ace_garp@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 61d
There is a few months of tongue-in-cheek gags there, plus grind, much grind. Great community built game.
webkitten@piefed.social · 7 pts · 61d
reksas@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 61d
hyperrogue is quite interesting one
InFerNo@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 60d
I have the following:
Anuto TD
Ricochlime
Unblock Jam
Great to pass time
Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 61d
Ah, the wonders of FOSS gaming :)
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 61d
Ricochlime and Tensy are also pretty fun.
tuxiqae@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 60d
Weird, Aaaaxy crashes on my GP9 GrapheneOS with Memory Tagging enabled
plutopos@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 58d
I tried Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup and AAAAXY, but they had file permissions problems. But Lona is great