# Are there any Android games that don't suck? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 28, 2012, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-android-games-that-dont-suck/617058 "2012-03-28T16:45:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-android-games-that-dont-suck/617058/21 "2012-03-29T10:29:13Z")
> [@lazybratsche](#): > > You should check out the current [Humble Indie Bundle](http://www.humblebundle.com/), which has some decent games that you can pay whatever you want for. I purchased it but haven’t yet explored the current games very thoroughly, but I’ve played Cogs on PC and it’s a very good sliding-blocks puzzle game. It also has Swords and Soldiers, which I have on the Wii but there it was hampered by the controls. Haven’t tried it on a tablet yet. > > World of Goo is one of the best construction/puzzle games by far, and easily worth the price. I also got Anomaly Warzone Earth with the last Bundle, and it’s occupied much of my couch time for the past couple weeks. Basically, think “reverse tower defense”: you have to run your units past a gauntlet of towers. Other people really like Osmos, but I find it swinging between boring and frustratingly difficult. I bought the humble Indie bundle. Most of the games won’t install due to something called a parse error. I don’t know what that is and don’t have time to fuck with it right now. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Lantern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-android-games-that-dont-suck/617058/22 "2012-03-29T10:52:43Z")
Actually I have been impressed with the quality of Android games. I bought the Galaxy Note a few months back and it’s a stellar gaming device which got me buying and playing a bunch of Android games. Here are some that I have enjoyed: Osmos HD World of Goo Riptide GP Sentinel 3 Quell Reflect Air Attack HD Flick Soccer Apparatus Zixxby Great Little War I think all of them have paid ad-free versions. Angry Birds Space is also available paid without ads. Where’s my water? and Anomaly Warzone also look interesting and I may give them a go sometime. There are also a bunch of Kairosoft games which people like. I downloaded the free version of Game Developer Story. It seems quite fun and I may get the paid version later. ---
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-android-games-that-dont-suck/617058/23 "2012-03-29T13:38:32Z")
I don’t know how it would be to play it on a tablet, but Plants vs Zombies is great fun for the xbox and pc. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-android-games-that-dont-suck/617058/24 "2012-03-29T13:42:21Z")
> [@erislover](#): > > I don’t know how it would be to play it on a tablet, but Plants vs Zombies is great fun for the xbox and pc. I’ve played it on my phone and on my GF’s Kindle Fire. It’s actually a bit easier, you don’t have to bother with a cursor, you just touch and drop, or drag. ---
**Author:** ![willthekittensurvive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-android-games-that-dont-suck/617058/25 "2012-03-29T14:43:16Z")
Tripletown is realy fun/cute puzzel game, you have to build a kingdom by combining groups of 3, 3 grass makes 1 bush 3 bushes makes 1 tree 3 trees makes 1 hut 3 huts makes 1 house etc, etc you can play it for free but you get a limit on how many moves you can make each day, or buy for less then you would pay for a cup of coffee and get unlimited turns ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-android-games-that-dont-suck/617058/26 "2012-03-29T14:58:12Z")
One fun little diversion is **Alchemy**. You start with the four classic elements, Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, and combine them two at a time to make something new. Like, earth plus fire makes lava, lava plus air makes stone, stone plus water makes sand, sand plus fire makes glass, and so on. As the materials get more complex, the combinations get more creative. Like, Coca-Cola plus country makes USA. Don’t forget to combine something with itself once in a while to see what happens, like city plus city makes country. ---
**Author:** ![lazybratsche](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ba8739/32.png) [@lazybratsche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lazybratsche)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-android-games-that-dont-suck/617058/27 "2012-03-29T15:30:53Z")
> [@erislover](#): > > I don’t know how it would be to play it on a tablet, but Plants vs Zombies is great fun for the xbox and pc. Unfortunately, the only “tablet” edition of Plants vs Zombies is for the Kindle Fire. The normal android phone version is buggy and has lots of compatibility issues, and from my cursory research it also doesn’t run on the latest version of Android (ICS). Even if it will run, it will be rather stretchy since the graphics were intended for much smaller, lower-resolution phones. Which is a damn shame. It’s an amazing game, and I’ve heard that the ipad version is essentially the best, since it works so well with the tablet interface. ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-android-games-that-dont-suck/617058/28 "2012-03-29T15:38:32Z")
> [@PetW](#): > > There’s ChessCom - the app for [Chess.com](http://Chess.com). You can play against other people, even if they’re playing from a computer or a different phone platform. \ Does it have any annotated games / classic games database? I’m struggling to find a chess app that has this feature (all the reviews of chess apps just go on about engine strength, which is far from a concern at my level). ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-android-games-that-dont-suck/617058/29 "2012-03-29T16:16:28Z")
> [@HookerChemical](#): > > I’m a fan of Androminion, a free implementation of the card game Dominion against AIs. The AI isn’t as strong as a good human player, but it’s certainly good to learn against. If you like Dominion, there’s also Fortunes of War, which is quite similar (without the depth of cards). It has the advantage of supporting multiplayer. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-android-games-that-dont-suck/617058/30 "2012-03-29T16:22:46Z")
> [@lazybratsche](#): > > Unfortunately, the only “tablet” edition of Plants vs Zombies is for the Kindle Fire. The normal android phone version is buggy and has lots of compatibility issues, and from my cursory research it also doesn’t run on the latest version of Android (ICS). Even if it will run, it will be rather stretchy since the graphics were intended for much smaller, lower-resolution phones. > > Which is a damn shame. It’s an amazing game, and I’ve heard that the ipad version is essentially the best, since it works so well with the tablet interface. They have fixed at least the bug where on the Roof levels the zombies do not appear at all times to be in the lane that the computer thinks they’re in. But more importantly, the Android version has no Zen Garden or Puzzle and Survival modes. It’s really a fraction of the game that you can apparently get on iPod. ---
**Author:** ![antonio107](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-android-games-that-dont-suck/617058/31 "2012-03-29T18:24:45Z")
Paladog came free as part of some Samsung package for my phone. I believe other android tablets have to pay for it. It’s the funnest tower defense/offense game that I have played on a touchscreen device. I love it. ---
**Author:** ![Blaster\_Master](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@Blaster\_Master](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blaster_Master)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-android-games-that-dont-suck/617058/32 "2012-03-29T18:34:46Z")
I don’t see it mentioned here, but I like Defender, the slightly upgraded Defender 2 was just released last week and is even better. I’m a big fan of upgrade based games, and that’s the main focus of this. It’s very addictive if you love upgrades, but probably equally repetitive if you don’t. ---
**Author:** ![PetW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@PetW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PetW)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-android-games-that-dont-suck/617058/33 "2012-03-29T21:22:39Z")
> [@Mijin](#): > > \ > > Does it have any annotated games / classic games database? > I’m struggling to find a chess app that has this feature (all the reviews of chess apps just go on about engine strength, which is far from a concern at my level). There is a video tab, and one of the categories it has is “amazing games” - i have no idea if they’re annoted or not though, and it’s only available to paid subscribers. Info on the different subscriptions is available on the chess website - I’m not sure which one you need to have access to the videos on the app, though. > **[Improve Your Chess with a Premium Membership](https://www.chess.com/membership)** > > Unlock all the benefits of the Chess.com Premium Membership and take your chess to the next level. Sharpen your skills with chess puzzles, take unlimited lessons, watch and learn with videos from masters, analyze your games with the best computer... ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2012, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-android-games-that-dont-suck/617058/34 "2012-03-30T00:48:23Z")
I’ll second Alchemy. Creative and fun. ---
**Author:** ![elbravoiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@elbravoiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbravoiv)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-android-games-that-dont-suck/617058/35 "2012-04-07T02:50:59Z")
fruit ninja ---
**Author:** ![Kuru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@Kuru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuru)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-android-games-that-dont-suck/617058/36 "2012-04-07T10:59:24Z")
I really enjoyed [Gurk II](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.larvalabs.gurk2&feature=search_result). It’s a simple 8-bit RPG along the lines of the old Ultima and early D&D games for C64. The original Gurk is free but not quite as much fun. I also found it annoying to play on my Galaxy Tab due to the controls being too close together. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-android-games-that-dont-suck/617058.md?page=1)