Show HN: Tired of mobile games with IAP and ads, I made No-Bullshit Games
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Show HN: Tired of mobile games with IAP and ads, I made No-Bullshit Games
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Re: Show HN: Tired of mobile games with IAP and ads, I made No-Bullshit Games
#2A bit of ui advice — you can tell what phone I’m browsing on from user agent screen. You should default to showing me the right games right on the landing page.
Re: Show HN: Tired of mobile games with IAP and ads, I made No-Bullshit Games
#3A bit of ui advice — you can tell what phone I’m browsing on from user agent screen. You should default to showing me the right games right on the landing page.
I personally liked that I could pick. I was browsing HN on Android but wanted to see what games were available for my kids iOS device. I liked that the decision was mine and that it was presented clearly rather than being forced to see a pre-filtered list.
Re: Show HN: Tired of mobile games with IAP and ads, I made No-Bullshit Games
#4Top idea. Really really nice. I recently loaded up a blank Android phone with dozens and dozens of games, pretty much anything I could find for a 12h flight, only to realize most of them were an absolute horror show of IAPs and requiring internet connectivity for no apparent reason. So after you've grown this list (and it already looks amazing, excellent work!) maybe worthwhile considering to add an additional "works offline" flag, including the first start of the game. That would've been amazing to have. Either way — you've cracked the secret: make something people want (and saves them a lot of time).
Re: Show HN: Tired of mobile games with IAP and ads, I made No-Bullshit Games
#5Haven't had time to look through the list, but this is exactly what I've been looking for. While I don't play mobile games myself, my (older) relatives do a lot, but since something like the 10th time a scam ad almost got my grandmother to lose 300€, I no longer install anything with ads on their devices. It took me almost an hour to find a bullshit-free solitaire game in the Play Store. It took exactly 3 seconds here.
Re: Show HN: Tired of mobile games with IAP and ads, I made No-Bullshit Games
#6Top idea. Really really nice. I recently loaded up a blank Android phone with dozens and dozens of games, pretty much anything I could find for a 12h flight, only to realize most of them were an absolute horror show of IAPs and requiring internet connectivity for no apparent reason. So after you've grown this list (and it already looks amazing, excellent work!) maybe worthwhile considering to add an additional "works…
This is a great idea that lots of people have requested, and it's easy to add technically, the problem is in the messaging. The only way I get feedback now is through the "add new game" form, and in that you can tell me the reason for adding the game. However, "works offline" is a nice bit of info rather than a reason to add the game, so I don't exactly know where to ask for that...
Re: Show HN: Tired of mobile games with IAP and ads, I made No-Bullshit Games
#7Haven't had time to look through the list, but this is exactly what I've been looking for. While I don't play mobile games myself, my (older) relatives do a lot, but since something like the 10th time a scam ad almost got my grandmother to lose 300€, I no longer install anything with ads on their devices. It took me almost an hour to find a bullshit-free solitaire game in the Play Store. It took exactly 3 seconds her…
Thanks, I'm glad you like it! I was expecting to have to curate this list myself and that people wouldn't submit much, but I've found a bunch of amazing games just by reviewing the submissions (including the Solitaire game you're talking about, if I'm not mistaken).
Re: Show HN: Tired of mobile games with IAP and ads, I made No-Bullshit Games
#8A bit of ui advice — you can tell what phone I’m browsing on from user agent screen. You should default to showing me the right games right on the landing page.
Thanks for the feedback, I think it would be better if I let the user choose since I personally want to look at both lists sometimes (or I'm on the PC). Besides, it's very easy to just bookmark the platform you want and go there, but I will consider it.
Re: Show HN: Tired of mobile games with IAP and ads, I made No-Bullshit Games
#9Any reason why the Genre filter field is a text input rather than a dropdown? I went to look at the Genres available to see which ones I might like but the only way I can see to do this is by scrolling through the pages to look at the available options.
Re: Show HN: Tired of mobile games with IAP and ads, I made No-Bullshit Games
#10Any reason why the Genre filter field is a text input rather than a dropdown? I went to look at the Genres available to see which ones I might like but the only way I can see to do this is by scrolling through the pages to look at the available options.
Yes, Apple games can belong in multiple genres and it was easier to do it this way, but I'm probably going to make it a dropdown since it's more usable.