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I do like having games on my phone, but it's always a struggle looking for games with 0 microtransactions. So would like a game I can out right pay for, or one with ads. The ability to disable ads for $5 is chill though.

I've played a lot of games that you can "have fun being f2p" but some days I just get really sick and tired of games I play trying to sell me things every 30 seconds.

So do you guys have any?

If not I may go back to playing GBA games on my phone XD

EDIT: Oh selling like expansions is probably fine if it's legit like a full other game. I'm on android

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[–] aimizo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Old school RuneScape

There is a f2p that you can get hundreds of hours out of, but the full game has a monthly membership. It’s possible to sustain the membership with the in-game money you make just skilling/pvm drops.

[–] jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

Open MicroWave (Morrowind)

Stardew Valley

[–] Menschlicher_Fehler 5 points 1 month ago

Haven't played many, but these were great:

Sword & Sworcery Android Apple

Sorcery! Series Android Apple

80 Days Android Apple

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 5 points 1 month ago

SW: Knights of the Old Republic and SW: Knights of the Old Republic II are available for Android and iOS. These are complete ports of the original games, not knock-offs, and Aspyr did a pretty good job retooling the UI for mobile screens. I think they're totally worth the price.

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

Well, backgammon is the best gambling game ever invented. Knowing how to play marks you as a person of distinction the world over. Computers can almost beat the best players in the world.

Lots of backgammon Android apps, the best is Backgammon NJ

[–] Caesium@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

as a Rhythm Game Enjoyer I always gotta recommend Cytus. There are paid songs but the base game has over 100, each with at least three difficulties :3

tho even if you like rhythm games I definitely recommend looking up the game first because I have yet to ever properly convince my other rhythm game-loving friends to genuinely play cytus. Still it is one of my all time favorite games

[–] leverage@lemdro.id 4 points 1 month ago

I am a rhythm game enjoyer, I've genuinely played Cytus. At this point I'd consider the best mobile rhythm game, but I don't play it often as I'm not stuck playing only on a phone that often. Like, only play it on airplanes sometimes. I did fiend it for a bit when I first discovered it (10 years ago already?). Much easier to master than any other rhythm game I've played, might be part of why I don't play it more.

[–] GrammarPolice@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

As a rhythm game enjoyer, i must also chip in with Geometry Dash🤩. You could install the free version, but i highly recommend you get the full version as that includes not only the game's levels, but also the levels of other users. It's only $4 and that's it. No other microtransactions.

[–] Danitos@reddthat.com 5 points 1 month ago

Fran Bow . It's a psychological terror click adventure, available on both Mobile and PC. On mobile I think it has 5 different chapters, and 0 transactions other than the buying price. Really recommend it!

[–] wiccan2@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

The Lifeline series from 3 minute games is excellent if you like a twist on choose your own adventure games.

[–] Smokeydope@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Cookie clicker paid, stardew valley, Terraria, freedoom (gzdoom + open source IWAD packaged on fdroid store), mindustry, original peggle you can find apk on internet archive, opensurge, minetest engine with voxelibre game for open source minecraft.

[–] ocassionallyaduck@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Kairosoft titles are typically $5 to $7 dollars. Tons of Dev and Tycoon style business builder titles. Most are fantastic.

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago
[–] webpack@ani.social 4 points 1 month ago

mindustry is free on Android, it's a tower defense/factory building game (it's also open source)

I got bloons td 6 for like 7 bucks, for some reason it also has microtransactions but they are not required or pushed onto you. I think btd6 is the best tower defense game, it just has so much content and is still getting regular updates.

[–] greedytacothief@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Yellow and the subsequent games are pretty interesting puzzle games

[–] Lowpast@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Old school Runescape

[–] NateSwift@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

I haven’t seen DATA WING by Dan Vogt mentioned! It’s a short top down “racing” game with really fun space drifting physics that’s 100% free to play with no ads and no micro transactions. Each level is only a minute or two long so it’s great for on the go

[–] Donut@leminal.space 3 points 1 month ago

I'm enjoying NecroMerger. It has optional ads (no forced short ads either) and the micro transactions are either some general buffs, ad-free version or gems. The gems are dished out royally imo, where I've purchased most of the premium currency content by just playing.

Something you can't play right now but can sign up to play for later: WalkScape. It's an RPG game in a similar style to RuneScape, but you actually have to walk to craft, skill and walk around the map.

The team has often said that they are against microtransactions and other monetization schemes that currently plague the industry, so they have plans to release a freemium version and a paid version.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Luck be a Landlord is fantastic! I just got it and spent way too much time playing it.

Ascension if you like deck builders. It has full expansion packs like getting the physical card game, but it’s fun without them and the expansions are cheap as hell. There’s a pack where you get tons of them that goes on sale sometimes. It doesn’t have dark patterns, but the packs could be classified as DLC I think. They’re just a couple dollars USD instead of 20-30 like the physical cards.

Full disclosure: I own the physical cards and fucking love this game.

[–] ericbomb@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I adore deck games, so will have to look at ascension!

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[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

I Love Hue is really peaceful

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago
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