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    Android Gaming Weekly 'What have you been playing?' thread - 02/25

    Android Gaming Weekly 'What have you been playing?' thread - 02/25


    Weekly 'What have you been playing?' thread - 02/25

    Posted: 25 Feb 2022 05:00 AM PST

    This weekly thread is for discussing the games we are playing this week! List any games you are playing and include any extra information like what the game is about and why you are enjoying playing it.

    Make sure you provide a link to the Google Play Store page when suggesting games. Play Store Links Bot can be used to make this easier. To use the Play Store Links Bot simply put the following in your comment:

    linkme: nameOfGame, nameOfSecondGame, nameOfThirdGame.

    Click here to see the previous weekly threads.

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    Let's help Ukraine by buying This War of Mine

    Posted: 25 Feb 2022 12:13 AM PST

    5 Quick Tl;Dr Android Game Reviews / Recommendations (Episode 207)

    Posted: 25 Feb 2022 04:38 AM PST

    Welcome to the last Friday of February :) And yes, that means I've once again compiled this summary of weekly mobile gaming recommendations based on the most interesting games I played and that were covered on MiniReview this week :)

    Support these posts (and YouTube content + development of MiniReview) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NimbleThor <3

    This episode includes an interesting indie TD game, a neat tabletop deck-builder, a fun physics-based puzzler by the Fancade developer, a new Archero-like shooter, and a new survival MMORPG with some truly huge Monster Hunter-like bosses.

    Disagree with my opinion? Let's have a friendly discussion below.

    New to these posts? Check out the first one from 207 weeks ago here.

    Let's get to the games:

    Maze Defenders [Game Size: 317 MB] (Free)

    Genre: Tower Defense / Strategy / Indie - Offline Playable

    Orientation: Portrait

    Required Attention: Full

    tl;dr review by NimbleThor:

    Maze Defenders is a strategy tower defense indie game with 15 unique and highly customizable towers, and a Warcraft-inspired system where we build our own mazes using walls and towers.

    Before starting a level, we select six towers to take with us – a decision often impacted by the level's modifiers that give advantages to certain towers. Once the level starts, we then deploy and upgrade towers using gold gained from killing the hordes of enemies rushing through our maze.

    After winning a level, our towers gain XP and level up, and we receive various resources used to buy runes and talent tree upgrades for each tower, and equipment for our character called a "builder".

    And this is where the game really starts to shine because its astonishing amount of customization options allow for a high level of strategic freedom. Not only can we equip runes to give a tower special powers - like being able to slow down enemies - but we can also pick between five different targeting modes for each tower, and prioritize which talents to buy first.

    Meanwhile, the loot is equipped to improve our builder, and with five distinct classes to unlock, each with unique stats and spells we can trigger during combat to help our towers, there is no lack of tactical decisions to be made.

    Progression is nicely paced, and the leaderboards, quests, and special ranked game-mode where we compete against other players' times for special rewards provide plenty of content to dive into.

    Maze Defenders monetizes through incentivized ads, a $0.99 iAP to remove these, and iAPs up to $2.99 to acquire more of the gems we earn through gameplay. The game is very free-to-play friendly, and since it's still in beta, there's a good chance we'll see more neat features added over time.

    Check it out on Google Play: Here

    Check it out on MiniReview:: Here


    Aeon's End [Total Game Size: 390 MB] ($9.99)

    Genre: Deck-building / Board - Offline Playable

    Orientation: Landscape

    Required Attention: Full

    tl;dr review by Pete McD:

    Aeon's End is the digital adaptation of a tabletop co-op deck-builder where a band of up to four Mages must pool their resources to defeat a monster attacking their hometown.

    One of the game's most unusual features is that the order of play is randomized. This means we never know whose turn will be next – and indeed our enemy may be able to attack twice in a row, which makes strategic planning and coordination of attacks tricky yet highly important.

    Each round starts with any spells we have prepared being cast against either our main foe or one of their minions. We then prepare new spells or use crystal cards to craft energy called 'aether', which can in turn be used to buy special powers or stronger spells. Each enemy has different abilities and so different strategies are called for throughout each battle.

    It's relatively easy to learn the rules, but Aeon's End is a challenging game to beat without coordinating each Mage's turns well. This is where the co-op element comes in, and although this digital version seems geared towards a single-player experience where we control every mage ourselves, it is possible to play with friends via pass-and-play.

    Sadly, the generic fantasy theme isn't very interesting. Like all too many games, it relies on standard D&D tropes, and Aeon's End's uninspired artwork adds nothing new. This disguises rather than emphasizes the otherwise very unique gameplay that enables us to structure our hand of cards in a strategic way rather than having cards dealt randomly.

    Aeon's End is a $9.99 premium game with two optional DLCs available as iAPs. Its mechanics are quite refreshing and add an interesting dimension of strategy, and though it can get a little repetitive, it's a competent mobile port of a tabletop game.

    Check it out on Google Play: Here

    Check it out on MiniReview:: Here


    Odd Bot Out [Game Size: 30 MB] (Free)

    Genre: Puzzle / Physics-based - Offline Playable

    Orientation: Portrait + Landscape

    Required Attention: Some

    tl;dr review by AlexSem:

    Odd Bot Out is a physics-based puzzle game created by Fancade and Mekorama developer Martin Magni that centers around the adventures of a defunct robot attempting to escape a production facility.

    Each of the game's 100 levels requires us to reach the exit by circumventing stairs, pits, locked doors, and other obstacles. To do so, we drag around various objects, such as blocks, wheels, joints, jet engines, and circuitry, and attach them to each other to form complex robot machines that we then operate via buttons and logic gates.

    While moving and interacting with each other, the objects follow the laws of physics, and many of the levels are built around this core mechanic.

    While the puzzles are not particularly difficult, they feature a rich variety of possible solutions, with new mechanics or objects continuously introduced. This creates an addictive gaming experience, where each completed level makes us want to see what the next one has to offer, until there are eventually no more levels to beat. Unfortunately, there is no level editor, which would have been a great feature to play with.

    Odd Bot Out used to be a $4.99 premium game but can now be played for free, with occasional ads shown between levels. A single $3.99 iAP removes these ads, but it is absolutely not needed to enjoy this wonderful game.

    Check it out on Google Play: Here

    Check it out on MiniReview:: Here


    Angel Saga [Game Size: 327 MB] (Free)

    Genre: Action / Shooter / Archero-like - Requires Online Access

    Orientation: Landscape

    Required Attention: Full

    tl;dr review by NimbleThor:

    Angel Saga is a dark fantasy RPG take on the Archero-style gameplay that sets itself apart through much longer play-sessions and a dungeon-based structure that has us attempt to finish all 15 floors of increasingly more difficult dungeons full of vicious monsters and bosses.

    Just like in Archero, our character automatically shoots enemies when we stand still, and whenever we level up during a playthrough, we get to pick one of three random power-ups that last until we die. These power-ups are much more interesting than those found in Archero, however, and many of them add powerful abilities that automatically trigger at certain intervals, making the combat much more hectic and fun.

    The monsters and bosses all have unique attacks and are decently interesting, but our character's attack has such a long range that we never get close to the enemies. Instead, it's all about standing still and avoiding incoming bullets. This is fine in more difficult stages, where it's tricky to avoid getting damaged, but it makes the earlier dungeon floors incredibly boring to play through.

    The English translation also isn't perfect, and although I enjoy the long play-sessions, the difficulty balance is mediocre at best, which means most floors are far too easy until they're suddenly almost impossibly difficult.

    The big advantage Angel Saga has over similar titles is that there's so much to do, with many different game modes, loot that can be equipped and leveled up, and many other systems that all make the game less repetitive than Archero.

    Angel Saga monetizes through a battle pass and iAPs that let us obtain more of the energy required to play, and powerful items that make the game much easier. The monetization is tolerable but definitely one of the game's weakest areas.

    Check it out on Google Play: Here

    Check it out on MiniReview:: Here


    Chimeraland [Game Size: 6.3 GB] (Free)

    Genre: MMORPG / Survival - Requires Online Access

    Orientation: Landscape

    Required Attention: Full

    tl;dr review by NimbleThor:

    Chimeraland is an open-world sandbox survival MMORPG by Tencent-owned PUBG Mobile publisher Level Infinite. The game is currently in beta in a few countries.

    With a huge world and lots of ancient beasts to fight, the game attempts to create a Monster Hunter-like combat experience on mobile. And in many ways, it gets decently close to achieving that goal.

    Add to that a player-driven economy where we collect resources, trade with others, capture monsters, build a home, and craft everything from potions to equipment, and you've got a game that has got a lot going for it. Not to mention that there is a bunch of co-op content and no auto systems.

    Combat is where the game shines but also where its weaknesses start to show. Because the monsters are absolutely huge and terrifyingly fun to discover, but we can only use a standard attack for the first many hours of gameplay, making combat somewhat dull. Thankfully, there's a large array of unique weapon types to play around with.

    Unfortunately, the game is currently too rough around the edges. For example, the UI is full of convoluted menus, and the first-play experience isn't exactly great. Once you get into the game and start to understand its core mechanics, things definitely improve, but even then, the clunky enemy animations make the game feel somewhat rushed.

    Hopefully, most of these things will be fixed or improved upon before the global launch. What it does well really works, and the character customization and light survival aspect are good examples of that – so there's a chance it could turn out great.

    Monetization happens through iAPs for cosmetics and lots of items that make us stronger. These definitely make the game pay-to-win, but as a primarily single-player and co-op focused game, free players can still easily enjoy Chimeraland.

    Check it out on Google Play: Here

    Check it out on MiniReview:: Here


    NEW REVIEW APP: You can search and filter reviews and games I've played (and more) in my app MiniReview: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=minireview.best.android.games.reviews

    Special thanks to the Patreon Producers "Lost Vault", "FarmRPG", and "Mohaimen" who help make these posts possible through their Patreon support <3

    Outdated (replaced by MiniReview): Sheet of all games I've played so far: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bf0OxtVxrboZqyEh01AxJYUUqHm8tEfh-Lx-SugcrzY/edit?usp=sharing

    TL;DR Video Summary (with gameplay) of last week's 3 games: https://youtu.be/im6oLvnBHFQ


    Episode 195 Episode 196 Episode 197 Episode 198 Episode 199 Episode 200 Episode 201 Episode 202 Episode 203 Episode 204 Episode 205 Episode 206

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    Battle Chasers: Nightwar on sale for $0.99 from $9.99

    Posted: 24 Feb 2022 09:27 AM PST

    Mobile Gaming Is Changing The Industry, Earning More Than Consoles And PCs Combined

    Posted: 24 Feb 2022 06:00 PM PST

    To Idle Or Not: Miner Hero (Full Story Mode) This is my first game, this game introduces my TION universe, a set of games that will complement a great game story (details in comments) [DEV]

    Posted: 25 Feb 2022 05:13 AM PST

    God Of War PS2 on Xioami Pad 5 (Snapdragon 860)

    Posted: 25 Feb 2022 02:03 AM PST

    Do you know any 'cute' farming game?

    Posted: 25 Feb 2022 03:31 AM PST

    hey. c: i'm searching for a new farming mobile game. but i want to be able to creat my own character, decorate my house and to connect with other players. maybe for trading or to water their flowers or something. i really loved the game 'townkins' - but they don't update it anymore so after a few weeks it's just boring and there is nothing new left. :(

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    [REQUEST] cant remember a game I played before. Want to know what the devolopers are doing right now.

    Posted: 25 Feb 2022 01:05 AM PST

    The game was:

    -Offline

    -Pixel art

    -Only had left, right and jump buttons

    -You ran outamadicly and attacked by running into enemies with your always out weapons

    -Had four classes; knight, rouge, mage, tamer

    -There were waves you had to survive and at the end of each one you could buy upgrades

    -It was half rouge like

    -The final boss was a red dragon

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    Have you played Fishing Simulators?

    Posted: 25 Feb 2022 06:07 AM PST

    Hi! We are looking participants for a mobile game testing. If you have former experience of playing Fishing Simulators and you live in the US, we could really use your help here!

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    Android Gaming Controller size (Gamesir X2 Type C)

    Posted: 25 Feb 2022 06:04 AM PST

    Hey, I'm just wondering if anyone has a Gamesir X2 Type C controller and could measure the exact size of phone it can fit? I just got my new Galaxy S22 Ultra and I've out grown my old Saitake 7007. I have measured my phone with the case on and it comes in at about 168-169mm, but the ads I find onlinesl say the controller fits 167mm and under. I'm wondering if there is a bit of wiggle room since my Saitake said it fit phones up to 160mm, but it fit my S10+ with case on which was about 165mm. Thanks

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    New Survival Game: Craft of Survival Immortal - 5 Reasons I think it is worth playing

    Posted: 25 Feb 2022 05:54 AM PST

    tl;dr 1 - Craft of Survival Immortal started releasing globally today (5 countries every few days). It is different than many of the other top down survival games. I think it is worth playing for these 5 reasons:
    1. Newest Survival Game
    2. No Raiding
    3. F2P Friendly
    4. PVP Arena
    5. Non-Target Combat

    tl;dr 2 - I made all of this with game footage into a short HQ video here https://youtu.be/sIAyEOXh6H8

    But for those of you who rather read, here is the video script:

    Craft of Survival Immortal was released today, making it the newest top-down survival game of 2022. I've been playing this game in closed beta for a long time, so let me tell you five reasons you need to try out this game.

    The first and least important reason that you should try out Craft of Survival is simply because it is the newest top-down survival game, originally made popular by Kefir's, Last Day On Earth. Top-down survival games have been wildly successful in the mobile gaming platform. Now, many top-down survival games don't really add anything new, often they're just a re-skin of the original Last Day On Earth. This game is not like one of those. It has amazing graphics. It introduces the classic races of orcs, elves, and humans. It holds the record for the most amount of resources and items introduced into the game at its global release, and it implements zone randomization. Which means that each time you enter a zone you can get a different version, but it tells you which version it is. So, you can still memorize what that zone is and go look for the things that you want from that zone. Overall it is the newest and most advanced survival game out there, with one caveat - it doesn't have true co-op. You cannot put your bases together with other people, so a lot of the game feels like a single player game.

    To those of you who are my subscribers, and they're coming back from Last Day on Earth or Frostborn or one of those other things, I just wanted to make a quick note to you guys that I have changed this channel from covering almost exclusively survival games to covering almost exclusively top 10 lists for mobile games. If you have not seen those videos, they are my best work yet, and I know you're not watching them, because it tells me that my subscribers aren't watching them. Even though they're getting tens of thousands of views, YouTube tells me it's all from search results. So if you are one of my old subscribers and you like the way I make videos, you should check out some of my new videos because they are awesome. Awesome enough to where they're ranking in YouTube search. But, obviously, a different subject. So YouTube isn't really telling you guys about those videos.

    The second, and second least important reason why you should try this game, is because it has no raiding. When Kefir released their newest game, Frostborn, a lot of people didn't like it because it had forced raiding. This caused a lot of people to lose a lot of stuff. This game does not have raidings, so you don't have to worry about losing your stuff. Now that being said, I cannot guarantee to you guys that rating will not come into the game. As I've mentioned in previous videos, I have a lot of evidence that this game is still run by the same people that run Last Day on Earth, Frostborn, and all of those other games. So, the natural progression of a game being really good at first, and then kind of becoming more and more pay to win as it loses some of its hype is still a possibility. That could include raiding being added to the game. I know that doesn't necessarily have anything to do with being paid to win, but if Kefir is still running the show, they can sometimes do things that aren't necessarily in line with what the players want. Rather, they're just doing experiments on their players. I honestly think that they will never add raiding into this game because raiding in Frostborn was a nightmare and required all this customer service. So, just from a business perspective, I have a feeling they will not be adding raiding. Or, if they add raiding in this game they will make sure it is optional.

    The third and more important reason that you should try Craft of Survival is because it is extremely free to play friendly. Everything in the game is available to free to play players, including crystals. In fact, you can earn tons and tons of crystals by just playing the game. Once you earn enough of those crystals, you can buy the best items in the game straight from the shop. I will warn you that there is actually a much better deal. If you go into the town itself where you can get the NPCs to kind of give you those items and you trade with them, sometimes you can trade with crystals. You can negotiate with them so you can use a high charisma to get the price lower, and to clarify I'm not talking about playing for months and months and months to finally get enough crystals to buy that one purchase. They give lots of crystals all the time. You can accumulate them really quickly.

    The fourth and second most important reason that you should try Craft of Survival Immortal is because it has an arena. As I said earlier, most of the game is a single player progression. You will see other players in the main town, and you can chat with them on the global chat, but the actual gameplay is exclusively single player. If you see something that looks like another player in the zones, they are a bot, just like every other game in this genre except for Frostborn. But, you will see in the world map that there is an arena and the devs have said that now that global release has happened, it will come in the next two updates. This arena will allow you to use your character to play against real players in actual competitive fights, which is going to be so much fun. It is also likely that there will be multiple types of pvp game types, so there will be something for everyone to challenge themselves with.

    One of the things I'm most excited about with the arena actually leads us into the fifth and most important reason why I think you need to check out Craft of Survival Immortal and that is because it has non-targeting gameplay. That may not seem like that big of a deal, but this is a huge deal. No other top-down mobile survival game in the world has tried non-targeting gameplay for their game, and as someone who has played all of these games I would say the non-targeting version is better in almost every way. The fighting in the game feels more natural. It feels more skill based, and in order for them to make sure that you hit the target that you are wanting to hit, they just made all the weapons do area effect damage. This is not only going to be fantastic for pvp but it also makes some interesting changes to pve. For example, in most of these games it is the worst thing in the world to attract a large number of enemies to attack you, but in Craft to Survival that is not necessarily true. If you've got a good enough weapon, sometimes the best thing to do is get a big group of enemies to attack you, and then kill them all with one swing. Now I know that some of you guys are probably thinking, "Really? Non-targeting gameplay is the number one reason to try out this game??".... and yes that is what I'm telling you. Guys, it is such a big difference than all of the other survival games. It really changes the feel of the survival game, and I think it makes it more skill based.

    But you guys go decide for yourself. Go try it out. It's a free game, and my guess is that with the exception of a few of you guys that don't like the play style, most of you are going to like the non-targeting gameplay more than the gameplay of any of the other survival games. Well that's it guys. Those are the five reasons why I think you should check out Craft of Survival Immortal. If you like it, please come back to this video, comment, and tell me your thoughts on it, so that I can get a better grasp on how all players of all different types are reacting to this game.

    Alright guys, I'll see you next time.

    tl;dr 1 - Craft of Survival Immortal started releasing globally today (5 countries every few days). It is different than many of the other top down survival games. I think it is worth playing for these 5 reasons:
    1. Newest Survival Game
    2. No Raiding
    3. F2P Friendly
    4. PVP Arena
    5. Non-Target Combat

    tl;dr 2 - I made all of this with game footage into a short HQ video here https://youtu.be/sIAyEOXh6H8

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    Looking for a good gaming tws earphones under $30 - $40

    Posted: 25 Feb 2022 05:54 AM PST

    Hi, i am looking for a good gaming tws earphones under $30 - $40. I want long battery life and decent mic quality. If anyone can suggest me one then it will be really helpfull. Thanks

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    Android game similar to frostborn

    Posted: 25 Feb 2022 05:53 AM PST

    Ive been playing alot of frostborn lately and it sure is a grind i dont mind the grind but its such p2w and i spend too much on it already only to lose it all again on lvl 4 classes, what do you guys play similar to this?

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    Why isn't there a game like Car Town already?

    Posted: 25 Feb 2022 05:09 AM PST

    Okay i was a huge fan of Car Town on FB and Car Town Streets on android. Car Town was the whole reason i had fb back then. But unfortunately the game was discontinued due to some reason. But i managed that loss because car town streets was still there but cts also said a goodbye after some time and it was disastrous for me. I think almost a decade has passed since CT was discontinued but we still don't have any game similar to these two. Is there any hope that someday a game similar to these will come back or should i just forget these games existed? Here's a picture of CT and CTS. CT CTS

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    Looking for games like Age of History 2

    Posted: 25 Feb 2022 04:34 AM PST

    The title says it, are there some gomes which have the same mechanics like AoH2 but that have something more interesting? In AoH2 the AI is super easy to beat and it can get boring pretty quick.

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    Night Skate - Endless fantasy skateboarding

    Posted: 24 Feb 2022 10:19 PM PST

    Google play store quest questions

    Posted: 25 Feb 2022 03:45 AM PST

    I've noticed I have been getting quests on my Google points/perk bar. I was wondering how do you get them and if there is any requirements to get them.

    I have other Gmail accounts and I checked to see if I had a quest on those accounts and I didnt

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    More Gameplay of my game Eerie, Find the odd one out (Sound On)

    Posted: 24 Feb 2022 02:08 AM PST

    Android Gaming Smartwatch Unboxing

    Posted: 25 Feb 2022 02:58 AM PST

    10v10 Android Games

    Posted: 24 Feb 2022 09:48 PM PST

    Hey'all! 👋🏻😊☺️💜

    How are you all doing? I hope you're all doing amazing, awesome, fantastic, great, nice and wonderful. 💜

    I would just like to ask if anyone knows any 10v10 Android games? Regardless of the genre, may it be shooting, fighting, brawl, battle royale, party...

    I just love games like those where it's all a rumble and mayhem but fun at the same time.

    I really appreciate and thank you all in advance for those who will answer and respond if ever there will be.

    💜😊☺️💜

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    Does anyone have an alternative for game pigeon that is on the iPhone?

    Posted: 25 Feb 2022 01:19 AM PST

    Tried Plato but don't like how you both have to play it live. Loved being able to play mini games with friends when we have the free time individually. Thank you.

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    Does eggns still require gamesir x2 to work?

    Posted: 25 Feb 2022 12:04 AM PST

    I just want to know if there are better controller that i can use

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    is there anything that could help me to close ads ?

    Posted: 25 Feb 2022 12:04 AM PST

    there are a lot of ads where i can't use the back button and i miss the small X very often,are there any other ways to close ads ?

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    Which point and click games do you absolutely swear by

    Posted: 24 Feb 2022 02:46 AM PST

    I loved loved loved loveddd playing NOBODIES and Rusty lake games😍😍 Im looking for more point and click games with excellent plotlines, which ones do you like???

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    Shootingplus v3

    Posted: 24 Feb 2022 07:31 PM PST

    Hola, instalé shootingplus v3 para jugar CoD Mobile con un gamepad pero la app no reconoce el mando a pesar de estar vinculado con el teléfono, que podría hacer?

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