Saw a game on Google Play that had great reviews (4.6k AVG with 77k reviews) so downloaded it thinking I finally might have found a good mobile game only to find it was trash like almost every mobile game I’ve ever tried.

Is it me, am I the problem, or are virtually all mobile games terrible?


Edit

Thanks for everyone’s feedback and suggestions, I’ve been trying out some of your recommendations as well as trying out Steam Link to play my steam PC games

  • Glowing Lantern
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    471 year ago

    Generally, the games that have a larger up-front price are good. Bonus points, if they were ported from PC or consoles and don’t track you.

    • @[email protected]
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      111 year ago

      Exactly this. Every non-shit mobile game I ever found turned out to be a port from either PC or console.

    • @[email protected]
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      51 year ago

      I’ve not found that to be necessarily true, since some games just don’t feel that great translating over to a touchscreen coming from its basis being gamepad. I’ve bought lot of games from spare Google rewards points like Dead Cells which is a good game and playable but not really comfortable enough for me to play it on mobile, and getting controller out feels like I’m defeating the point of mobile game since usually it’s something I’ll play when all I have is my phone. Not going to stuff a gamepad in my pocket.

      Games that really do try to make use of the touchscreen in a great way I’ve found to actually be Nintendo DS games that were specifically designed to be played entirely with stylus. Other actual mobile games have felt more like gamepad games trying to translate over stuff to the touchscreen with non tactile elements. Kind of works, but feels off. Unless its like an RPG or a game like The World Ends with You which was made to be touchscreen from the start. That seems like a good port.

      • Glowing Lantern
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        91 year ago

        That’s why I prefer a Steam Deck or Nintendo Switch over phones for gaming 😄

        • @[email protected]
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          31 year ago

          Me too. If I’m at a place where I can grab a controller then usually it means I’ve got my switch or deck with me so would just opt for that if I’m in the mood for handheld. DS emulation on phone is the only one where I found the experience the best there over the alternatives I have available. Aside from an actual DS.