20 Android 'hidden gems,' i.e. excellent, mostly free, mostly lesser-known games.

JohnnyEnzyme@lemm.ee to Android@lemmy.world – 57 points –
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  • Asterius - Terrific, sprawling, puzzle-ish roguelike, easy to play but with lots of secrets to discover, and a long learning curve to win. (note: I've written a guide with hints, which I'd only recommend using as a last resort)

  • Bounty Hunter Space Lizard - Ah, so delicious. It's a fun roguelike, a bit like Pixel Dungeon, but with more condensed runs, and loads of character. As with PD, you'll move through different stages and battle different end-bosses.

(thanks for reading; the other 18 are in the link)

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I would like to add Payback 2, originally (since 1999) a nice and technically impressive GTA 1/2 clone, now it grew past just that concept and includes a bunch of game modes and nice multiplayer

Can confirm Hoplite is absolutely fantastic, been a near constant install since 2015, great way to kill 10 minutes.

I've probably spent at least 100 hours playing Solomon's Boneyard / Solomon's Keep.

You pick a wizard and in Boneyard you fight waves of enemies and in Keep it's more like a dungeon crawler.

They look good, thanks.

Also seem a bit in the Guidus genre.

EDIT: Yeah, tried the first one, and it seems like it really needs a physical controller. Static onscreen joysticks have never really worked for me. :/

Nice list, I was bit worried at first it'd be all roguelikes because of the first 3 games.

Total Party Kill looks really original and interesting, looking forward to try it.

I'm also surprised My Friend Pedro is on mobile and free. I've heard of it and thought it's a normal indie PC game.