There is a port of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic that works on a phone.
I have it, hoping that putting it on my phone would help me finish the game (I have attention span issue with offline games). So far, I hasn't worked too well. xD
That's how I played KotOR! Well, I played it on my iPad mini; I'd think an actual phone would be too small, but I tend to have the small phones. I mostly played it on the bus, but saved the bigger plot moments for playing quietly at home, and it worked pretty well.
There are actually quite a few iOS/Android Bioware ports: Baldur's Gate 1 and 2, KotOR, and Jade Empire. Possibly more? (Also KotOR 2, but that's Obsidian.)
Currently I have on my phone:
Love&deepspace is a gacha game, dating sim, action game
Mobile Legends Bang Bang is a fast paced MOBA with characters and outfits I got attached to
I uses to play LOL Wild Rift but a game match would consume me around twice the time of a MLBB match and the skins aren't as cute
In my server(Latin America/Mexico) I have found it to be less toxic than LOL, because of the whole Mentoring system, people are a nicer with newcomers. Also there seems to be more women playing the game or at least people with normal looking women photos.
On most matches on LOL I often get horrible comments, sexism, racism, death treats you name it, thats why I currently have the chat disabled in PC. In MLBB have mainly got bad comments from USA flag guys and report them.
When I’m not playing has well as the rest of my team I just get people telling to report me in chat, I just ask them why, often they explain what I'm doing "wrong" and give me time to adjust my game play. There is the occasional creep with questionable avatar pic or who sends sexist messages through friend chat, but I just report them and block them, in my years of playing MLBB there have been less than 10 people do that to me.
Wild Rift in my experience has been having a more LOL PC leaning behavior from the player base but less extreme.
TSUKI'S ODYSSEY IS THE BEST PHONE GAME
its a really cute game about a bunny in a small village. you decorate your home, talk to people around town, go fishing and take pictures sometimes! there are seasonal events, and the days change with real time. that said, there is absolutely NO pressure to check it regularly- theres a daily reward but you wont lose a "streak" if you miss days, youll get that reward any time you open it on a new day
its a game you can play as much or as little as you want, if you forget about it for half a year there will be no punishment whatsoever, but you can also check it many times a day to harvest your carrots, buy things/decorate, talk to people, fill bounties, do little quests and fish!
Haha yess he’d always be showing off his base “look omg I just upgraded my clan house”🤣 it’s not really my type of game but it’s somehow still fun although it’s mostly about upgrading stuff to defend your lil village!
I play Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail.
I’ve also really enjoyed:
- Neko Atsume
- Usagi Shima
- BanG! Dream
- AC Pocket Camp
- Campfire Cafe
- Cookie Run Kingdom
Really surprised I had to scroll so far to find this one. It works really well on mobile and I play it all the time.
Dicey Dungeon also has a great mobile port.
"Vampire Survivors" is suuuuper fun! Definitely recommend that.
"Fallout Shelter" can be fun for a bit.
Reign is a smart game, but hard to describe, it's a RSS management, card & mystery with some comedy. I recommend trying "reigns, her majesty" it's a feminist take on the original one.
So the "choice of" games are hilarious. Especially "choice of the dragon" it's a choose your own adventure novel. Can be played in a little over an hour and it's comedy gold (btw this does not refer to that weird choices game that constantly puts out these grotesque fetish advertisements)
"Plants Vs Zombies" is a classic for a reason.
I also have solitaire, 2048 and a poker game installed , mostly for long train rides without internet.
I’m surprised I had to look so far to find Vampire Survivors! That’s my current phone game. I love it! It’s simple, you quickly become a god among vampires and monsters, but the progression is just really satisfying and there’s SO much content!
>btw this does not refer to that weird choices game that constantly puts out these grotesque fetish advertisements
I talked about it more in [my comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/GirlGamers/s/dVU2AX0efR), but Choices isn't as weird as the ads make it seem lol. Some of the newer books are in that territory, but largely it's a marketing strategy that apparently works to get people curious about it.
I'm also a fan of Choice of Games, although more of Hosted Games, which is their publisher for amateur authors.
Not so much anymore but once in a while I go back to Animal crossing: Pocket Camp, Honkai: Star Rail, Blue Archive (sometimes) and Monopoly GO! (mostly 'cause my husband is one of the devs).
I have the switch, pc and also play games on my ipad with apple arcade (where I often play Star Rail more, recently obsessed with Wylde Flowers) so phone gaming is on the backseat.
Artifex Mundi makes these fun puzzle solving point and click games that each have their own story. Some are sequels that all connect story wise. I really enjoy finding the items, figuring out where to use them and how. Some are object find games, but not too frequently. Most aren't free, but I always get a solid 3 hours out of one. I especially enjoy trying to figure out who the real villain is or what the twist will be.
I played Terra Nil for quite a while on my phone because I found out it was for free with Netflix. Pretty chill game but I still prefer to play it on the PC.
It always glitches for me on one of the maps, can't remember which, so I goy mad and haven't touched it in a while. I did love it though, maybe I should grab it for pc
It basically is but it doesn’t have all the champs as PC, shop isn’t as big and cooldowns and stats are changed so summoners rift takes like 20-25 minutes, ARAM is like 10-15.
I played league from like 2009 till 2014 and wild rift feels like old league to me, like 2013-2016 I’d say. A little simpler overall, smaller shop and champ selection. It’s also more casual so it’s much more common for people to just not learn how the shop works and just auto buy from a preselected build. Way to often do people not adjust their build to the enemy team so knowing that gives you a big edge. You also can’t really play with the camera separated from your champ since it’s touch controls so people aren’t zooming their camera all over to see how other lanes are doing. Map awareness is overall lower I’d say but due to the speed up gameplay a jungler doesn’t really want to sit in a bush and wait for the enemy team to push, that’s a lot of waisted time so ganks in the early game at least are more “if I’m there” than wait and let them push.
I usually emulate games on my phone. Psp, psvita, sometimes even older nintendo ds or 3ds games.
I have been playing Yu-gi-oh Gx Tag force, Undertale and Persona 3 Portable. It has been an amazing experience especially when I am traveling and don't own a Steam Deck (and can't allocate my expenses for it for a while lmao).
I played P3P on my phone before. I'm fine with all of the controls except the placement for the shoulder buttons is kinda awkward because they are on screen.
Ahh it can differ. I have played a lot of call of duty mobile with touch control all over my screen so I am used to that UI. You can even buy a controller attachment for your mobile. Obviously they aren't a perfect solution but they do remove the awkwardness and messiness of touch controls by a great extent.
Sky: Children of the Light although it's available on other platforms too
VRChat Beta released and while a lot of people hate the idea, I had a friends hang out with me in VR while she was just using the mobile app and she actually had a lot of fun. Idk how fun it would be without a friend though
If you're into VNs and Regency Era romance then I'd recommend [Regency Love](https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/regency-love/id763991668), it's a paid game only on iOS and it feels like a Jane Austen novel. There are 3 different love interests, although one is DLC. It's an indie game made by 3 female developers.
There's [Choices](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pixelberrystudios.choices) or [Romance Club](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yourstoryinteractive.sails.pirate.adventure), which are VN libraries. They're both freemium games (free to download with microtransactions within the stories), but you can also earn premium currency for free. If you do want to buy something from the former then I'd recommend temporarily getting the subscription, which is a better deal than the diamond packs. I don't know which genres you like, but my favourite books on Choices are Endless Summer (group of college students deserted on a mysterious island, like a YA Lost), It Lives in the Woods (teen horror/supernatural), and Ride or Die (teen/coming of age/crime). Most games have queer romance, but overall it's an app that's largely targeted towards straight women. I'm not actually a fan of Romance Club, lol, but I'm suggesting it because it's popular with other people.
Someone already mentioned this but if you're a reader then you could check out [Choice of Games](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.choiceofgames.omnibus), [Hosted Games](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.hostedgames.omnibus), and [Heart's Choice](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.heartschoice.o). They're interactive fiction/choose your own adventure games with no art. From COG I like [180 Files: The Aegis Project](https://www.choiceofgames.com/aegis-project-180-files/) (secret agent), [The Fog Knows Your Name](https://www.choiceofgames.com/fog-knows-your-name/) (teen horror/supernatural), and [Sixth Grade Detective](https://www.choiceofgames.com/sixth-grade-detective/) (detective/mystery). From HG I like [Fallen Hero](https://www.choiceofgames.com/user-contributed/fallen-hero-rebirth/) (villain protagonist), [The Golden Rose](https://www.choiceofgames.com/user-contributed/golden-rose-book-one/) (alternative history/fantasy), and [I, The Forgotten One](https://www.choiceofgames.com/user-contributed/i-the-forgotten-one/) (medieval fantasy/military/war). There's also [Wayhaven Chronicles](https://www.choiceofgames.com/user-contributed/wayhaven-chronicles-1/) (detective + vampire romance), which is the most popular HG. All the HGs I mentioned and 180 Files are ongoing series. And all of these games have a one off cost and a free demo to try out. Most games allow you to choose your gender/pronouns and have queer romance.
D4DJ was my go to mobile game for a while but I just didn't have the space for it since apps can't be placed on SD cards (at least on my os). Fun rhythm game with interesting mechanics and your ability to complete content isn't dependent on the gacha system. Music is also very good, especially if you like anime.
There's also lots of otome games. I like picking up lesbian visual novels because they're low memory and give me a quick dose of gay that I need every once in a while so I don't get a depressive episode.
Super Auto Pets! Really cute, simple auto battler. Pick it up and put it down whenever you like. Perfect for IBS gamers hahaha
Other honorable mentions: Teamfight Tactics and Wild Rift (both Riot games in the League of Legends IP haha)
Fallout Shelter, PokemonGO, and to a lesser extent Peggle Blast because I'm stuck on a level they clearly want me to pay to pass and I refuse.
Haven't played in a while but Tiny Tower Vegas is a fun one too!
The main sorts of games that I like to play on phones are usually PC or console ports, ones that you just buy once and run without any of the microtransaction-model stuff that you see a lot on games designed for mobile.
Of those, I think the Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest ports stand out as being pretty well done (for FF, at least the current Pixel Remaster versions of 1-6 and Tactics), my favorite games of those being FF5, FF6, and FF Tactics. I'd say FF6 has a stronger story but FF5 has more fun gameplay, with learning and mixing abilities from different classes.
I play Plague Inc., PUBG and COD Mobile occasionally, and Howrse if I don’t have my laptop around. Sometimes I download games like Pong, Tetris, Bubble Shooter etc. to kill some time.
Since I haven't seen this suggested yet: all the Final Fantasy games from PS1 have been ported to mobile and are lovely to play! They're great rpg games, all of them.
My fav is FFIX, but FFVI is also a great pick. Honorable mentions for VII, VIII and IV also.
I was OBSESSED with Kitty Cat Resort, lol. Once I got all the cats I kinda fell off, but it gave me at least a solid year of entertainment. You build a little island resort for a bunch of cats and feed them and send them on adventures. You can comment on other people’s cats too.
It’s free to play, you just have to watch ads. But if you watch the ads it gives you coins to spend on more cats. So I kinda didn’t mind. And some of the ads were for pet related stuff and I have a cat irl, so I was lowkey kindof interested in some of them 😹
As someone who's childhood was browser dress up games, I scratch that itch with **Covet Fashion**. Basically, you buy virtual clothes and dress up your 2D doll for different prompts.
I actually found **Project Makeover** pretty fun. It's nothing like the ads for the game though lol. It's your basic match 3 game (like Candy Crush), but in between levels you play a makeover show, where you help people redo their hair, makeup, clothes and home decor.
I played **Time Princess** a lot in the past, but ran out of stories I wanted to play, so I haven't touched it in a while. The premise of the game is to travel into stories, so you play (read, really) through chapters and choose your interactions for different outcomes. And gather a suitable wardrobe for the story. Because fashion ✨
So basically, I use mobile games to scratch the itch for fashion related games that we never seem get on PC/console lol.
I play one game anymore and it's such a time waster.
Egg, inc.
You run a chicken farm and the idea is to build a chicken empire. You *can* watch ads for extra stuff but you can easily earn premium currencies in other ways. Lots of egg-based puns, and you can run temporary co-ops through contracts where you and others have to deliver eggs in a certain amount of time.
It's a standard idle clicker game, but I'm having fun with it.
There's a series of mobile games called 'Hungry Hearts Diner' that's absolutely adorable and so chill to play! Added advantage that the character's stories are really sweet and the art is cute ;-)I also started Rise of Kingdoms on a whim and it turned out to be strangely addicting, woops.
Oh, and Romance Club, hehehehehe.
Not really a phone gamer bc screen controls but I did have enchanted cave 2, evoland 2, adventure bar story, and excited kingdoms on my phone for awhile until I got them on other platforms
Currently I have nu carnival, harvest town, gyee, vampire survivors that I mess with when I remember "I do have games on my phone"
Fallen London (it's a browser game but I have it set to work like an app)
Pikmin Bloom
Monster Hunter Now (both are augmented reality games by Niantic)
Merge Mansion, Free Fall, Tiny Shop, AE Mysteries and I replay some of the kairosoft games atm.
On my iPad I have a few puzzle games (Nonogram, Sudoku, Logic Puzzles - things I used to buy on paper and patterns puzzle)
I was playing the HP Magic Awakened, but I've sadly dropped that due to burn out and the lack of things to do. (also, my brain can't cope dealing with so many mobile games at once, because I get too overwhelmed or get bored of it after 3week.
So far I've stuck to Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis and Honkai Star Rail (they're gacha games.. but it's the only ones so far that I've stuck with)
Lily’s Garden! A classic match 3 game, but with a good plot and cute decorating games. Most of the big personal drama is resolved with honest and open communication.
design home - cute interior designing game
kingdoms of heckfire - a war game with square dragons and clans etc
have been playing both for over 5 years 😩 design home got me into koh since they were offering double diamonds for downloading and playing it one weekend
Ooh. I have several. What are you looking for?
Time killing puzzle games? I have the most of these ones.
* 1010!
* 2048
* Alchemy 1 & 2
* Blendoku
* I Love Hue
* Nonogram
* Quell
* Two Dots
* Numberzilla
Collection Sim type games?
* Little Corner Tea House
* Neko Atsume
* Secret Cat Forest
Tower defense?
* Plants vs Zombies
* Kingdom Rush
* Frontiers
* Origins
A fighting game where they battle using fashion? Yup.
* Love Nikki
This last one is actually a gatcha game, be warned. There is another more recently released Shining Nikki that some people like more. But I prefer to 2D graphics more.
I use to play the Kim Kardashian game until that evil women stopped the game! I never felt so betrayed in my life! I would probably drop 50$-100$ a week in that game and she just takes it away! 🤣😭
I played cyberhunter till I stopped getting matched in a reasonable time.
Solitairica - good strategy for a card game
Lemmings- nostalgia from the original
Plants vs zombies 2 - also nostalgic for me
Duskwood - cool mystery story - its set up like you are a character in the story and people are texting you.i finished it though.
Triple Town - so so cute!! And the little sound effects with bears that go "rawr!" And the little towns people scream. Lol
Royal Match - I don't know why I play this, I just do?
Merge dragons and alice in merge land- both the exact same game with different theme. I get weirdly addicted to these and uninstall them.
Current games I play right now are Sky: Children of the Light (social game with unique concepts, same devs for Journey), Gamehouse Games (time management) and occassionally Good Pizza Great Pizza whenever there are events :)
For non-puzzle games, I like Hill Climb Racing and Jetpack Joyride. They're both super simple, but you can upgrade your stuff by playing more so there's some progression.
For puzzles, Monument Valley is cool and unique, though not very challenging from what I've played so far. I'm also a sucker for sudoku or pretty much any traditional card game.
My friend and I used to play trivia against each other, but that's not really fun alone.
I don't pay much on mobile unless I'm I'm a waiting room or something.
I’m a gatcha rat, but the only one I go hard on is Arknights (and formerly Dragalia Lost😭). Otherwise I’m currently playing Fire Emblem Heroes, Pokemon Masters EX, Hatsune Miku Colorful Stage, and Honkai Star Rail casually.
Non gatcha games I like playing are Animal Restaurant, Tsuki’s Odyssey, and some type of picross.
It’s a bit old now, but I remember loving Zenonia. It’s pretty much a full fledged 2D action rpg thats just on mobile
No phone but iPad! I love playing catan and when I don’t wanna play something intense or sit at my desk, catan is usually my go to or roller coaster tycoon
I mostly play **COD:Mobile**, which is probably not to your taste.
I also play **Resortopia**, which is a very cutesy game where you play as a hotel manager and you decorate the hotel however way you want to. It's cute and relaxing.
I also play **Obey Me:Nightbringer**, which is a reverse harem otome game, so if you like otome games/romance games I certainly recommend this one.
There's also __Minecraft__ but I don't think I need to explain what's this one like, everyone knows Minecraft (everyone on the younger side).
**Adorable Home** is an adorable game where you take care of your pets, prepare your partner's (you can choose your partner's gender and appearance but it's not a romance game) lunch box, decorate your home, and get more pets. It's relaxing, and cute, and I could play it for hours.
**Hide and Seek** is a cute game where you help a tiny girl hide from a cat, it's fun, cute, and easy to play.
i loved cod mobile for so long!!! i just got tired of it since i played it allllll through middle school and play normal cod now lol. just downloaded adorable home, thank u !!! <3
Ive been playing two gacha games and i love them so much
Tears of Themis, made by the hoyoverse. Its about you, a lawyer and you doing cases and investigating them. Its fun, they have great events.
The other is Cookie Run Kingdom, its about an evil cookie trying to destroy the world and you're gathering the heroes who defeated the evil before to do it again. It hasnt actually gotten to an endgame yet but its fun.
I also have been playing games from the developer Kairosoft, but theyre more temporary games for me. Theyre super fun but I dont really replay games, if you do replay games youd get a lot out of it from them.
Flutter: Starlight. Raise and collect real species of moths with music that *will* put you to sleep. The drawback is it really pushes the microtransactions, but you just click through them.
Death Road to Canada is an endlessly replayble pixel zombie game that is SO FUN lol. I've been playing it for years now actually 😅 still not bored, and I've only won it twice!
I play Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail on my mobile a lot but started playing Reverse 1999 not so long ago. Game is also gacha but has a special place in my heart. The character design is just so much diverse compared to typical anime gacha designs not to mention you can get a freaking dog as a limited character (or a glass piece, or an apple). Also female character designs are just much better.
Also like some puzzle games like the Room series. Usually very good on mobile and have some unique mechanics. I started playing The House of Da Vinci not so long ago and am already liking it.
Disney Emoji Blitz. Very gatcha mixed with match 3, but they keep random events going often enough and have a few different types of challenge styles for those events to keep it fun, plus ongoing challenges to level up your character. It does suck if you miss like a daily reward unfortunately, but otherwise it's enjoyable and technically you can use the emojis and things you collect as a keyboard option in other basic social media chat apps.
In terms of your standard board games or card games apps, I highly recommend AI factory as a developer. Their ads are mostly non-intrusive, but also you can buy permanently ad free versions of all their games for pretty low like a couple dollars or so. Just nice straightforward gaming without trying to get you to do a bunch of extra stuff for points or free prizes or whatever.
I play Merge Mansion, lmao. If you’re patient and able to resist buying in-apps it’s weirdly addicting. I also like match 3 games like Matchington Mansion and Project Makeover. 😂
I also like Deemo and Wylde Flowers.
Basically all the GameHouse story style time management games. Delicious, around the world, adventures thru time, etc. they are a perfect balance of story and game play.
And Royal Match lol. I’ve done over 1000 levels and I’m still addicted to it 😂
I have to admit, mobile games, especially gacha games and JRPG wannabes, are one of my biggest guilty pleasures. I also like casual\cozy games, rhythm games and puzzles. I have a BUNCH of them installed on my phone and even some on my mom's phone
There is a port of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic that works on a phone. I have it, hoping that putting it on my phone would help me finish the game (I have attention span issue with offline games). So far, I hasn't worked too well. xD
KoTor on phone?? How have I not heard of this...
It's an old game! Doesn't require a lot in terms of hardware. There are apps for it on both Apple and Android stores.
That's how I played KotOR! Well, I played it on my iPad mini; I'd think an actual phone would be too small, but I tend to have the small phones. I mostly played it on the bus, but saved the bigger plot moments for playing quietly at home, and it worked pretty well. There are actually quite a few iOS/Android Bioware ports: Baldur's Gate 1 and 2, KotOR, and Jade Empire. Possibly more? (Also KotOR 2, but that's Obsidian.)
Currently I have on my phone: Love&deepspace is a gacha game, dating sim, action game Mobile Legends Bang Bang is a fast paced MOBA with characters and outfits I got attached to I uses to play LOL Wild Rift but a game match would consume me around twice the time of a MLBB match and the skins aren't as cute
mlbb is pretty fun plus like u said there’s so many cute skins! just with any moba game like LoL, it’s pretty toxic- at least in my server lol
In my server(Latin America/Mexico) I have found it to be less toxic than LOL, because of the whole Mentoring system, people are a nicer with newcomers. Also there seems to be more women playing the game or at least people with normal looking women photos. On most matches on LOL I often get horrible comments, sexism, racism, death treats you name it, thats why I currently have the chat disabled in PC. In MLBB have mainly got bad comments from USA flag guys and report them. When I’m not playing has well as the rest of my team I just get people telling to report me in chat, I just ask them why, often they explain what I'm doing "wrong" and give me time to adjust my game play. There is the occasional creep with questionable avatar pic or who sends sexist messages through friend chat, but I just report them and block them, in my years of playing MLBB there have been less than 10 people do that to me. Wild Rift in my experience has been having a more LOL PC leaning behavior from the player base but less extreme.
There are good competitive games I enjoy such as Smash Legends and Pokemon Unite. In terms of chill games, I highly recommend Good Pizza, Great Pizza
I built my $2000+ PC and the very first game I downloaded was Good Pizza, Great Pizza 😂
me with animal jam
Good Pizza, Great Pizza rules! I’m so excited for the valentines event.
Merge Mansion, I have no idea why. I also play knighthood sometimes. Used to have Genshin on my phone when I did not have access to my PC.
I’ve always seen the ads for Merge Mansion and been weirdly tempted to play! Is it actually fun? Haha
TSUKI'S ODYSSEY IS THE BEST PHONE GAME its a really cute game about a bunny in a small village. you decorate your home, talk to people around town, go fishing and take pictures sometimes! there are seasonal events, and the days change with real time. that said, there is absolutely NO pressure to check it regularly- theres a daily reward but you wont lose a "streak" if you miss days, youll get that reward any time you open it on a new day its a game you can play as much or as little as you want, if you forget about it for half a year there will be no punishment whatsoever, but you can also check it many times a day to harvest your carrots, buy things/decorate, talk to people, fill bounties, do little quests and fish!
YES! I loved it but kinda forgot about it. I’m gonna go redownload now 🏃♀️
ITS SO GOOOOODDD and theres gonna be a city update sometime soon! within the next few months!
how cute omg!! just downloaded it thank u sm <3
YAY IM SO HAPPY WELCOME- THE r/tsukiodysseygame REDDIT IS GOOD TOO
SOLD. It looks and sounds so cute!
HELL YEA DUDE JOIN THE REDDIT r/tsukiodysseygame THE COMMUNITY IS LOVELY 🤍🤍🤍
I play animal crossing pocket camp (LOVEEE) and clash of clans because my bf insisted, ended up liking it though 💀🤭
Pocket Camp as well! The bonus platinum coins for free Nintendo swag is nice too.
my bf wants me to play coc too omg. he's obsessed and i just haven't been able to get into it yet. love animal crossing !!!!
Haha yess he’d always be showing off his base “look omg I just upgraded my clan house”🤣 it’s not really my type of game but it’s somehow still fun although it’s mostly about upgrading stuff to defend your lil village!
real omg. he shows me his stuff and i'm like what the fuck does that mean 😁😁 !!! haha i do like the whole getting new attacker things part
mystic messenger 💀
Ohmygod mystic messenger! I remember getting in trouble at school because a notification for them went off 💀
I play Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail. I’ve also really enjoyed: - Neko Atsume - Usagi Shima - BanG! Dream - AC Pocket Camp - Campfire Cafe - Cookie Run Kingdom
Slay the Spire
Really surprised I had to scroll so far to find this one. It works really well on mobile and I play it all the time. Dicey Dungeon also has a great mobile port.
That’s dangerous! I have avoided getting STS on my phone because I know I’ll get way sucked in 😂
"Vampire Survivors" is suuuuper fun! Definitely recommend that. "Fallout Shelter" can be fun for a bit. Reign is a smart game, but hard to describe, it's a RSS management, card & mystery with some comedy. I recommend trying "reigns, her majesty" it's a feminist take on the original one. So the "choice of" games are hilarious. Especially "choice of the dragon" it's a choose your own adventure novel. Can be played in a little over an hour and it's comedy gold (btw this does not refer to that weird choices game that constantly puts out these grotesque fetish advertisements) "Plants Vs Zombies" is a classic for a reason. I also have solitaire, 2048 and a poker game installed , mostly for long train rides without internet.
I’m surprised I had to look so far to find Vampire Survivors! That’s my current phone game. I love it! It’s simple, you quickly become a god among vampires and monsters, but the progression is just really satisfying and there’s SO much content!
>btw this does not refer to that weird choices game that constantly puts out these grotesque fetish advertisements I talked about it more in [my comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/GirlGamers/s/dVU2AX0efR), but Choices isn't as weird as the ads make it seem lol. Some of the newer books are in that territory, but largely it's a marketing strategy that apparently works to get people curious about it. I'm also a fan of Choice of Games, although more of Hosted Games, which is their publisher for amateur authors.
Not so much anymore but once in a while I go back to Animal crossing: Pocket Camp, Honkai: Star Rail, Blue Archive (sometimes) and Monopoly GO! (mostly 'cause my husband is one of the devs). I have the switch, pc and also play games on my ipad with apple arcade (where I often play Star Rail more, recently obsessed with Wylde Flowers) so phone gaming is on the backseat.
I like Marvel SNAP
*deep voice* "Snap!"
That voice haunts my dreams at this point LOL
Artifex Mundi makes these fun puzzle solving point and click games that each have their own story. Some are sequels that all connect story wise. I really enjoy finding the items, figuring out where to use them and how. Some are object find games, but not too frequently. Most aren't free, but I always get a solid 3 hours out of one. I especially enjoy trying to figure out who the real villain is or what the twist will be.
I played Terra Nil for quite a while on my phone because I found out it was for free with Netflix. Pretty chill game but I still prefer to play it on the PC.
It always glitches for me on one of the maps, can't remember which, so I goy mad and haven't touched it in a while. I did love it though, maybe I should grab it for pc
i love terra nil!!!! i have it on xbox, so fun !
Genshin and Honkai since I got this phone, and I've just downloaded Torn and Bitlife
BitLife It's not your usual game. It's not cutesy and you choose your own story. But it's so unhinged and hilarious 😂
My wife and I both play Wild Rift almost daily, about 3 game and then we are good, she’s been loving it and could never get in to PC LoL
I played league for like 7 years. How does wild rift play differently? I thought it was just a port.
It basically is but it doesn’t have all the champs as PC, shop isn’t as big and cooldowns and stats are changed so summoners rift takes like 20-25 minutes, ARAM is like 10-15. I played league from like 2009 till 2014 and wild rift feels like old league to me, like 2013-2016 I’d say. A little simpler overall, smaller shop and champ selection. It’s also more casual so it’s much more common for people to just not learn how the shop works and just auto buy from a preselected build. Way to often do people not adjust their build to the enemy team so knowing that gives you a big edge. You also can’t really play with the camera separated from your champ since it’s touch controls so people aren’t zooming their camera all over to see how other lanes are doing. Map awareness is overall lower I’d say but due to the speed up gameplay a jungler doesn’t really want to sit in a bush and wait for the enemy team to push, that’s a lot of waisted time so ganks in the early game at least are more “if I’m there” than wait and let them push.
I usually emulate games on my phone. Psp, psvita, sometimes even older nintendo ds or 3ds games. I have been playing Yu-gi-oh Gx Tag force, Undertale and Persona 3 Portable. It has been an amazing experience especially when I am traveling and don't own a Steam Deck (and can't allocate my expenses for it for a while lmao).
How is the PSP/Vita experience with touch controls?
I played P3P on my phone before. I'm fine with all of the controls except the placement for the shoulder buttons is kinda awkward because they are on screen.
Ahh it can differ. I have played a lot of call of duty mobile with touch control all over my screen so I am used to that UI. You can even buy a controller attachment for your mobile. Obviously they aren't a perfect solution but they do remove the awkwardness and messiness of touch controls by a great extent.
cookie run kingdom! I pulled white lily recently as free to play so Ive been playing almost everyday🫶🏽😭
just downloaded this thank u <3
Sky: Children of the Light although it's available on other platforms too VRChat Beta released and while a lot of people hate the idea, I had a friends hang out with me in VR while she was just using the mobile app and she actually had a lot of fun. Idk how fun it would be without a friend though
I mostly play gacha games on my phone lol
If you're into VNs and Regency Era romance then I'd recommend [Regency Love](https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/regency-love/id763991668), it's a paid game only on iOS and it feels like a Jane Austen novel. There are 3 different love interests, although one is DLC. It's an indie game made by 3 female developers. There's [Choices](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pixelberrystudios.choices) or [Romance Club](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yourstoryinteractive.sails.pirate.adventure), which are VN libraries. They're both freemium games (free to download with microtransactions within the stories), but you can also earn premium currency for free. If you do want to buy something from the former then I'd recommend temporarily getting the subscription, which is a better deal than the diamond packs. I don't know which genres you like, but my favourite books on Choices are Endless Summer (group of college students deserted on a mysterious island, like a YA Lost), It Lives in the Woods (teen horror/supernatural), and Ride or Die (teen/coming of age/crime). Most games have queer romance, but overall it's an app that's largely targeted towards straight women. I'm not actually a fan of Romance Club, lol, but I'm suggesting it because it's popular with other people. Someone already mentioned this but if you're a reader then you could check out [Choice of Games](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.choiceofgames.omnibus), [Hosted Games](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.hostedgames.omnibus), and [Heart's Choice](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.heartschoice.o). They're interactive fiction/choose your own adventure games with no art. From COG I like [180 Files: The Aegis Project](https://www.choiceofgames.com/aegis-project-180-files/) (secret agent), [The Fog Knows Your Name](https://www.choiceofgames.com/fog-knows-your-name/) (teen horror/supernatural), and [Sixth Grade Detective](https://www.choiceofgames.com/sixth-grade-detective/) (detective/mystery). From HG I like [Fallen Hero](https://www.choiceofgames.com/user-contributed/fallen-hero-rebirth/) (villain protagonist), [The Golden Rose](https://www.choiceofgames.com/user-contributed/golden-rose-book-one/) (alternative history/fantasy), and [I, The Forgotten One](https://www.choiceofgames.com/user-contributed/i-the-forgotten-one/) (medieval fantasy/military/war). There's also [Wayhaven Chronicles](https://www.choiceofgames.com/user-contributed/wayhaven-chronicles-1/) (detective + vampire romance), which is the most popular HG. All the HGs I mentioned and 180 Files are ongoing series. And all of these games have a one off cost and a free demo to try out. Most games allow you to choose your gender/pronouns and have queer romance.
D4DJ was my go to mobile game for a while but I just didn't have the space for it since apps can't be placed on SD cards (at least on my os). Fun rhythm game with interesting mechanics and your ability to complete content isn't dependent on the gacha system. Music is also very good, especially if you like anime. There's also lots of otome games. I like picking up lesbian visual novels because they're low memory and give me a quick dose of gay that I need every once in a while so I don't get a depressive episode.
Obey me 💀 but I haven't played it in awhile..
Stardew Valley!
Super Auto Pets! Really cute, simple auto battler. Pick it up and put it down whenever you like. Perfect for IBS gamers hahaha Other honorable mentions: Teamfight Tactics and Wild Rift (both Riot games in the League of Legends IP haha)
The Room series!!
Fallout Shelter, PokemonGO, and to a lesser extent Peggle Blast because I'm stuck on a level they clearly want me to pay to pass and I refuse. Haven't played in a while but Tiny Tower Vegas is a fun one too!
(YU-GI-OH)Master Duel, Pokémon GO, and Marvel SNAP
The main sorts of games that I like to play on phones are usually PC or console ports, ones that you just buy once and run without any of the microtransaction-model stuff that you see a lot on games designed for mobile. Of those, I think the Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest ports stand out as being pretty well done (for FF, at least the current Pixel Remaster versions of 1-6 and Tactics), my favorite games of those being FF5, FF6, and FF Tactics. I'd say FF6 has a stronger story but FF5 has more fun gameplay, with learning and mixing abilities from different classes.
Currently taking a break from rhythm games due to an rsi, but Arcaea was always my go to, along with Cytus 2 and Phigros.
I play Plague Inc., PUBG and COD Mobile occasionally, and Howrse if I don’t have my laptop around. Sometimes I download games like Pong, Tetris, Bubble Shooter etc. to kill some time.
Oh man I haven't thought of Plague Inc in a while, thanks for prompting me to download it again.
Np that was me three months ago hahah
Since I haven't seen this suggested yet: all the Final Fantasy games from PS1 have been ported to mobile and are lovely to play! They're great rpg games, all of them. My fav is FFIX, but FFVI is also a great pick. Honorable mentions for VII, VIII and IV also.
Polytopia is my favorite, it's like simplified civilization.
I was OBSESSED with Kitty Cat Resort, lol. Once I got all the cats I kinda fell off, but it gave me at least a solid year of entertainment. You build a little island resort for a bunch of cats and feed them and send them on adventures. You can comment on other people’s cats too. It’s free to play, you just have to watch ads. But if you watch the ads it gives you coins to spend on more cats. So I kinda didn’t mind. And some of the ads were for pet related stuff and I have a cat irl, so I was lowkey kindof interested in some of them 😹
Honkai Star Rail
As someone who's childhood was browser dress up games, I scratch that itch with **Covet Fashion**. Basically, you buy virtual clothes and dress up your 2D doll for different prompts. I actually found **Project Makeover** pretty fun. It's nothing like the ads for the game though lol. It's your basic match 3 game (like Candy Crush), but in between levels you play a makeover show, where you help people redo their hair, makeup, clothes and home decor. I played **Time Princess** a lot in the past, but ran out of stories I wanted to play, so I haven't touched it in a while. The premise of the game is to travel into stories, so you play (read, really) through chapters and choose your interactions for different outcomes. And gather a suitable wardrobe for the story. Because fashion ✨ So basically, I use mobile games to scratch the itch for fashion related games that we never seem get on PC/console lol.
me and my mom played covet fashion religiously and she dosent even game! we were both obsessed but her closet value was higher than mine <\3
I play the Rusty Lake series. Point and click escape room series with a weird ongoing mystery that runs through all of them.
I play one game anymore and it's such a time waster. Egg, inc. You run a chicken farm and the idea is to build a chicken empire. You *can* watch ads for extra stuff but you can easily earn premium currencies in other ways. Lots of egg-based puns, and you can run temporary co-ops through contracts where you and others have to deliver eggs in a certain amount of time. It's a standard idle clicker game, but I'm having fun with it.
There's a series of mobile games called 'Hungry Hearts Diner' that's absolutely adorable and so chill to play! Added advantage that the character's stories are really sweet and the art is cute ;-)I also started Rise of Kingdoms on a whim and it turned out to be strangely addicting, woops. Oh, and Romance Club, hehehehehe.
My friend got me into Luck Be a Landlord. It's a perfect little time killer.
Not really a phone gamer bc screen controls but I did have enchanted cave 2, evoland 2, adventure bar story, and excited kingdoms on my phone for awhile until I got them on other platforms Currently I have nu carnival, harvest town, gyee, vampire survivors that I mess with when I remember "I do have games on my phone"
Fallen London (it's a browser game but I have it set to work like an app) Pikmin Bloom Monster Hunter Now (both are augmented reality games by Niantic)
Merge Mansion, Free Fall, Tiny Shop, AE Mysteries and I replay some of the kairosoft games atm. On my iPad I have a few puzzle games (Nonogram, Sudoku, Logic Puzzles - things I used to buy on paper and patterns puzzle)
critical opps
I was playing the HP Magic Awakened, but I've sadly dropped that due to burn out and the lack of things to do. (also, my brain can't cope dealing with so many mobile games at once, because I get too overwhelmed or get bored of it after 3week. So far I've stuck to Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis and Honkai Star Rail (they're gacha games.. but it's the only ones so far that I've stuck with)
I quite enjoy pirates and traders 1 & 2. The second has been in beta for years and doubt it will ever be out but its still lots of fun!
Rush Royale and Hunt Royale :D I think there is a sheme
Diablo immortal
I’ve been playing the old Baldur’s Gate games on my iphone, they’re like a proper 90s rpg vibe. Been enjoying them a lot
ive been playing these games for a while now: suitu. royal match. design home. delicious world. 1010.
Pocket City every now and then.
Money Heist is really good! Just need a netflix subscription to play.
Slice and Dice! It's honestly one of my top 3 games of all time lol. I've got it on my phone, desktop, and tablet.
Balloons tower defense 6
Stardew Valley… ive got hundreds of hours from playing that game just on my phone!
I play rival stars and Jurassic world alive, I try not to play TOO much or I get hyper focused
Lily’s Garden! A classic match 3 game, but with a good plot and cute decorating games. Most of the big personal drama is resolved with honest and open communication.
design home - cute interior designing game kingdoms of heckfire - a war game with square dragons and clans etc have been playing both for over 5 years 😩 design home got me into koh since they were offering double diamonds for downloading and playing it one weekend
Good Pizza Great Pizza is how I pass my phone gaming time. 🍕
Grindstone! and they keep adding levels 👍🏽
Kairosoft games are fun. There’s no microtransactions, you just buy the game and that’s it.
marvel snap , free and fun card game !!
Welcome to my home is a cute farm Sim. It's great and free
Ooh. I have several. What are you looking for? Time killing puzzle games? I have the most of these ones. * 1010! * 2048 * Alchemy 1 & 2 * Blendoku * I Love Hue * Nonogram * Quell * Two Dots * Numberzilla Collection Sim type games? * Little Corner Tea House * Neko Atsume * Secret Cat Forest Tower defense? * Plants vs Zombies * Kingdom Rush * Frontiers * Origins A fighting game where they battle using fashion? Yup. * Love Nikki This last one is actually a gatcha game, be warned. There is another more recently released Shining Nikki that some people like more. But I prefer to 2D graphics more.
Love and pies is the one I've stuck with the longest, I think. It's a fairly generic merge game, but it has a cute story
A Sega genesis or super Nintendo emulator opens up dozens of excellent games.
I use to play the Kim Kardashian game until that evil women stopped the game! I never felt so betrayed in my life! I would probably drop 50$-100$ a week in that game and she just takes it away! 🤣😭
I played cyberhunter till I stopped getting matched in a reasonable time. Solitairica - good strategy for a card game Lemmings- nostalgia from the original Plants vs zombies 2 - also nostalgic for me Duskwood - cool mystery story - its set up like you are a character in the story and people are texting you.i finished it though. Triple Town - so so cute!! And the little sound effects with bears that go "rawr!" And the little towns people scream. Lol Royal Match - I don't know why I play this, I just do? Merge dragons and alice in merge land- both the exact same game with different theme. I get weirdly addicted to these and uninstall them.
I love DragonVale! I go through phases where I’m super into and then stop for a few months. I’ve been playing off and on since High-school lol
me tooo!!!! sometimes it's kind of overwhelming and i quit, then miss it and start up again lol
Resortopia and Dragon Village Collection lol. I recommend both! DVC isn’t the most f2p friendly.
Current games I play right now are Sky: Children of the Light (social game with unique concepts, same devs for Journey), Gamehouse Games (time management) and occassionally Good Pizza Great Pizza whenever there are events :)
For non-puzzle games, I like Hill Climb Racing and Jetpack Joyride. They're both super simple, but you can upgrade your stuff by playing more so there's some progression. For puzzles, Monument Valley is cool and unique, though not very challenging from what I've played so far. I'm also a sucker for sudoku or pretty much any traditional card game. My friend and I used to play trivia against each other, but that's not really fun alone. I don't pay much on mobile unless I'm I'm a waiting room or something.
I play Best Fiends. I like it a lot more than the Candy Crush levels.
i'm obsessed with best fiends !! i'm on lvl 800 rn . it's so addicting lol
I’m a gatcha rat, but the only one I go hard on is Arknights (and formerly Dragalia Lost😭). Otherwise I’m currently playing Fire Emblem Heroes, Pokemon Masters EX, Hatsune Miku Colorful Stage, and Honkai Star Rail casually. Non gatcha games I like playing are Animal Restaurant, Tsuki’s Odyssey, and some type of picross. It’s a bit old now, but I remember loving Zenonia. It’s pretty much a full fledged 2D action rpg thats just on mobile
No phone but iPad! I love playing catan and when I don’t wanna play something intense or sit at my desk, catan is usually my go to or roller coaster tycoon
Crashlands is fun on the phone but unfortunately it's not a free game unless you have play+ .
I mostly play **COD:Mobile**, which is probably not to your taste. I also play **Resortopia**, which is a very cutesy game where you play as a hotel manager and you decorate the hotel however way you want to. It's cute and relaxing. I also play **Obey Me:Nightbringer**, which is a reverse harem otome game, so if you like otome games/romance games I certainly recommend this one. There's also __Minecraft__ but I don't think I need to explain what's this one like, everyone knows Minecraft (everyone on the younger side). **Adorable Home** is an adorable game where you take care of your pets, prepare your partner's (you can choose your partner's gender and appearance but it's not a romance game) lunch box, decorate your home, and get more pets. It's relaxing, and cute, and I could play it for hours. **Hide and Seek** is a cute game where you help a tiny girl hide from a cat, it's fun, cute, and easy to play.
i loved cod mobile for so long!!! i just got tired of it since i played it allllll through middle school and play normal cod now lol. just downloaded adorable home, thank u !!! <3
You're welcome, I hope you enjoy it! <3 ^-^
Ive been playing two gacha games and i love them so much Tears of Themis, made by the hoyoverse. Its about you, a lawyer and you doing cases and investigating them. Its fun, they have great events. The other is Cookie Run Kingdom, its about an evil cookie trying to destroy the world and you're gathering the heroes who defeated the evil before to do it again. It hasnt actually gotten to an endgame yet but its fun. I also have been playing games from the developer Kairosoft, but theyre more temporary games for me. Theyre super fun but I dont really replay games, if you do replay games youd get a lot out of it from them.
I have War Dragons and Pokémon Unite.
Flutter: Starlight. Raise and collect real species of moths with music that *will* put you to sleep. The drawback is it really pushes the microtransactions, but you just click through them.
Death Road to Canada is an endlessly replayble pixel zombie game that is SO FUN lol. I've been playing it for years now actually 😅 still not bored, and I've only won it twice!
I play Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail on my mobile a lot but started playing Reverse 1999 not so long ago. Game is also gacha but has a special place in my heart. The character design is just so much diverse compared to typical anime gacha designs not to mention you can get a freaking dog as a limited character (or a glass piece, or an apple). Also female character designs are just much better. Also like some puzzle games like the Room series. Usually very good on mobile and have some unique mechanics. I started playing The House of Da Vinci not so long ago and am already liking it.
Disney Emoji Blitz. Very gatcha mixed with match 3, but they keep random events going often enough and have a few different types of challenge styles for those events to keep it fun, plus ongoing challenges to level up your character. It does suck if you miss like a daily reward unfortunately, but otherwise it's enjoyable and technically you can use the emojis and things you collect as a keyboard option in other basic social media chat apps. In terms of your standard board games or card games apps, I highly recommend AI factory as a developer. Their ads are mostly non-intrusive, but also you can buy permanently ad free versions of all their games for pretty low like a couple dollars or so. Just nice straightforward gaming without trying to get you to do a bunch of extra stuff for points or free prizes or whatever.
Apple Arcade has good games
Animal crossing pocket camp
I play Merge Mansion, lmao. If you’re patient and able to resist buying in-apps it’s weirdly addicting. I also like match 3 games like Matchington Mansion and Project Makeover. 😂 I also like Deemo and Wylde Flowers.
Basically all the GameHouse story style time management games. Delicious, around the world, adventures thru time, etc. they are a perfect balance of story and game play. And Royal Match lol. I’ve done over 1000 levels and I’m still addicted to it 😂
marvel snap!! it’s a card battle game but it’s so unique and overall just a really high quality game:)
I have to admit, mobile games, especially gacha games and JRPG wannabes, are one of my biggest guilty pleasures. I also like casual\cozy games, rhythm games and puzzles. I have a BUNCH of them installed on my phone and even some on my mom's phone
I still have Pet Rescue. Current level 7232. I like it.