You can try https://www.taptap.com/ I found many niche but amazing games on this website, and the community ratings are also highly reliable.
Ask HN: How do you find high quality mobile games?
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Re: Ask HN: How do you find high quality mobile games?
#112I don't have a great resource but I can recommend Polytopia and Rebel Inc, two games that are fun on mobile and don't have the predatory skinner box practices that so many games seem to have.
+1 for the Polytopia. You may like freeways, reigns, strategery, cardinal quest 2, subterfuge, final outpost. No or with very minimal micro transactions.
Re: Ask HN: How do you find high quality mobile games?
#113New Star Games is a great little indy games publisher with multiple titles for Android and iOS. My favorite is Retro Bowl [1], a fun little retro-style American football game. They also make Retro Goal [2], a football/soccer game. There are some IAPs, but they are mainly used to unlock the full game and are very reasonably priced.
[1] https://www.newstargames.com/servlet/Content/en/text/release...
[2] https://www.newstargames.com/servlet/Content/en/text/release...
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Re: Ask HN: How do you find high quality mobile games?
#114One way to find high-quality mobile games is by checking user reviews and ratings on app stores. You can also explore gaming communities, online forums, or social media groups to get recommendations and insights from fellow gamers. Happy gaming!
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#115Board game adaptations tend to be good. I can vouch for Through the Ages. Also, King of Dragon Pass and Six Ages: Ride like the wind. Rule of thumb: if it's a paid game where in-app purchases are limited to expansions, it's possibly good. If it's free to play with ads or microtransactions: it's garbage.
Yes, board game adaptations are just a digital version of the board game. And they're often well done.
One I just got recently and really like is The Grizzled, although I wouldn't recommend that to someone who isn't familiar with the game already (at least watch a video).
Some more accessible board game adaptations are Ticket to Ride, Carcassonne, Lost Cities, Kahuna, Raiders of the North Sea, Wingspan, Santorini, Sagrada.
If you want some games with more meat on them, check out Twilight Struggle, Spirit Island, Terraforming Mars, or the Through the Ages you recommended.
Re: Ask HN: How do you find high quality mobile games?
#116There's one publisher, "Yiotro", that I like to boost. I think it's just one eastern European guy who has published a dozen or so games. Pretty much no monetization, except for some enhanced versions of a couple of the games. I recommend Antiyoy, I've barely gone a day without playing it for years. Very simple, abstracted games.
100% agree. This person's work is outstanding. No ads, no gimiks. Simple to learn, but fun to play. Some of the games have a paid version that can be purchased just to show support.