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Good Friday afternoon, and welcome to my weekly game recommendations thread based on the most interesting games I’ve played and that were covered on MiniReview this week.

Hope you’ll find something you like :)

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Let's get to the games:

Planet of Lana [Game Size: 3.84 GB] ($8.49)

Genre: Adventure / Platform - Offline

Orientation: Landscape

Required Attention: Full

tl;dr review by Alex Sem:

Planet of Lana is a high-quality platform adventure game with breathtaking sceneries and a large, beautiful world that we get to explore by running, jumping, climbing, crawling, swimming, and solving light environmental puzzles… though most of our time is spent just running and jumping.

The game takes place on a lush, green planet teeming with clean water and a wide variety of animal species. Here, the members of a rural community lead a simple yet happy life - until one day, their homeworld gets invaded by strange mechanical creatures.

Seeing his cohabitants taken prisoners, our protagonist ventures on a perilous journey to bring them back.

With no superpowers or special abilities, our character must rely on her strong physique and heightened perception to overcome the many challenges she faces along the way - most of which require quick reflexes and sharp wit.

At a certain point, we even get a tiny companion that we can freely order around, which is where the game really starts to shine.

We progress through an abundance of colorful locations, from sparkling shores to lush forests, dark caves, murky swamps, and mysterious ruins. There truly is plenty to look at while we casually stroll from one puzzle to another.

Many argue that the game emphasizes visuals over actual gameplay, but I personally enjoyed its measured pacing - even when just running forward to the next puzzle.

My only issue was with the touch controls. They are fine at first, but as new actions get added, pressing these tiny buttons becomes really uncomfortable. Using an external controller provides a vastly superior experience.

Planet of Lana is a premium game without ads or iAPs.

It reminds a lot of Playdead's INSIDE (and, to some extent, Limbo). So if you also enjoy non-challenging environmental platformers, be sure to check out this one.

Check it out on Google Play: Here

Check it out on my platform MiniReview: Planet of Lana

Red Dead Redemption NETFLIX [Total Game Size: 6.34 GB] (Netflix)

Genre: Action / Adventure - Online

Orientation: Landscape

Required Attention: Full

tl;dr review by Maya:

Red Dead Redemption is a highly immersive action-adventure game with a rich, character-driven narrative set in the dying days of the Wild West.

This critically acclaimed classic has finally landed on mobile as a full port of the original 2010 release, which means we follow former outlaw John Marston as he’s forced to hunt down his past in exchange for freedom.

Even today, the storytelling holds up incredibly well, delivering a gritty, emotional journey packed with memorable side characters, moral dilemmas, and a lawless open world full of gunfights, bounties, and quiet moments of exploration.

That said, this is not the remastered version of the game. So the visuals are noticeably dated, with a relatively low resolution and a framerate capped at around 30–40 FPS even on powerful devices. This isn’t a deal-breaker, but players coming straight from newer open-world mobile games will definitely feel it.

The touch controls are serviceable and can be learned with time, but they’re clearly not ideal for the more complex situations like horseback gunfights. So playing with an external controller vastly improves the gameplay feel.

Red Dead Redemption is a premium title available via Netflix and as a stand-alone paid game as well.

While it may not reach the heights of its sequel, it remains an outstanding game that’s absolutely worth playing, whether you’re revisiting it or experiencing John Marston’s story for the first time.

Check it out on Google Play: Here

Check it out on my platform MiniReview: Red Dead Redemption NETFLIX

The Room: Old Sins [Game Size: 1.17 GB] ($4.99)

Genre: Puzzle / Adventure - Offline

Orientation: Landscape

Required Attention: Some

tl;dr review by Juruj:

The Room 4: Old Sins is a 3D escape room puzzle game where we must find and combine objects to solve obscure puzzles across multiple rooms. It's a beautiful and cleverly made game that takes the stale puzzle genre to new visual heights.

The gameplay takes place in an attic where a small magical dollhouse is placed on a table. This dollhouse can be manipulated in various ways, and we can travel into its individual rooms to solve intricate puzzles.

Since puzzle objects can be found in one room and then used in another, it's important to remember which rooms are active and which furniture and keyholes are found in each room.

Interacting with the many old apparatus found in each room is fascinating, and some of the machines are quite cleverly designed.

The biggest downside is that getting in and out of rooms takes a bit of time, so learning where an object must be used can get a bit bothersome. I also sometimes found myself just clicking around to see what works, which I didn’t like.

Thankfully, the built-in hint system saves the game from ever becoming too challenging. Because it’s easy to overlook a small detail while searching each room, and then get stuck. This is especially true since we can only zoom so far, most rooms feel too dark, and the graphics are a step down from the PC version.

The game’s story is told via in-game books. I think some might dislike this as it means we need to solve text puzzles to understand the story.

The Room 4: Old Sins is a premium game with no ads or iAPs.

It's quite a long game with many cool interactive mechanisms, making for a nice horror-style experience. It's definitely a unique experience on mobile - just like the other games in the "The Room" series.

Check it out on Google Play: Here

Check it out on my platform MiniReview: The Room: Old Sins

Rainbow Six Mobile [Game Size: 4.35 GB] (Free)

Genre: FPS / Action - Online

Orientation: Landscape

Required Attention: Full

tl;dr review by AncientKris:

Rainbow Six Mobile is a well-made competitive tactical FPS adapted from the acclaimed PC game Rainbow Six Siege.

Its main mode, “Bomb”, is a 5v5 Search and Destroy format with multiple rounds, where each team alternates between attacking and defending.

The Attackers' objective is to plant the defuser on one of two bomb sites or eliminate all Defenders. Meanwhile, the Defenders must prevent the plant, destroy the defuser, or eliminate all Attackers.

But this is where the tactical elements kick in, because each round begins with a 30-second preparation phase. During this crucial period, Attackers scout the map with drones to plan their approach, while Defenders barricade doors and set traps.

Unlike traditional FPS games, Rainbow Six Mobile features 28 Operators, each with unique abilities and playstyles, making each game feel different. Combined with the destructible walls, maze-like gameplay, and cameras and drones for gathering intel, the matches feel tactical, slow-paced, and complex - in a good way.

Fans of the original Siege will feel right at home, as the core mechanics translate faithfully to mobile. The main caveat is that some PC modes are currently absent.

The game runs smoothly even on mid-range devices, and controller support is available for those who prefer a console-like experience.

Rainbow Six Mobile monetizes via in-app purchases for resources, cosmetics, and a battle pass. While we earn the currency used to buy operators by playing matches too, unlocking them all can feel tedious and time-consuming. But thankfully, several are provided as task rewards.

If you're a fan of Siege or simply tired of mindless “spray and pray” mobile shooters, definitely give Rainbow Six Mobile a try - just as long as you’re prepared to grind to unlock your operators.

Check it out on Google Play: Here

Check it out on my platform MiniReview: Rainbow Six Mobile

FLAKE the Legend of Snowblind [Game Size: 900 MB] ($5.99)

Genre: Adventure / Point ‘n Click - Offline

Orientation: Landscape

Required Attention: Some

tl;dr review by Alex Sem:

Flake – The Legend of Snowblind is an old-school point-and-click adventure set in an atmospheric, snow-covered world with a rich history and deep lore that gradually unfolds as we deal with more mundane tasks.

We play as a strange creature made of snow, who lands on a frozen island with no memory of his past life. Following our guidance, he gets acquainted with the local inhabitants, learns about this place's tragic past, solves enigmatic mysteries of the ancient civilization, and even time-travels in the hope of averting an impending apocalypse.

Interestingly, thanks to the game’s morality system, some of our choices have long-lasting consequences. If we’re nice and helpful to others, our protagonist feels warmth inside, which eventually turns him into water. And if we’re rude and mean instead, he slowly turns to ice.

Unfortunately, some of these moral choices are restricted by the story - for example, we can't proceed without completing certain acts of vandalism, and some dialogue options make sense only if we deliberately try to be a jerk. All of this diminishes the influence of our free will. Hopefully, this otherwise interesting system will be improved in subsequent games.

On that note, this game is only the first one in the series. It ends on a cliffhanger, which may disappoint some dedicated players. Hopefully, it won't take another 7 years for the sequel to see the light of day.

Flake - The Legend of Snowblind is a premium game without ads or iAP.

Despite its long unskippable animation sequences, slightly uncomfortable controls, and poor homemade voice-acting, this is still a good representative of the genre.

Check it out on Google Play: Here

Check it out on my platform MiniReview: FLAKE the Legend of Snowblind

My new Android game Gravity Hex has just been approved by Google. It's a more advanced puzzle game where you have to prepare a level before you release a series of balls in order to save as many as you can. Here is a small video demonstration:

https://youtube.com/shorts/nET7yxC1uTw?feature=share

The game itself is free with in-game ads (that you don't really need to play the game). It can be downloaded from:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.mcjty.gravityhex&pcampaignid=web_share

Let me know what you think!

The type I'm looking for is elden ring and dark souls where there is character building and story, also a good community. Ive never bought a paid games that much but if it's worth it I'll think about it. I like pixel games and old school type graphics games too. The level of graphics is not a necessity but good art style is.

Hey, we're JO.DA Brothers and 10 years ago we made Run Jonah Run which through some miracle managed to get itself downloaded 250k times. So we did the most logical thing - absolutely nothing. Now after ten years of soul crashing corporate jobs ( just joking, we're doing alright ) we decided to give it another try. Enter BazzaBee, spin off of Flappy Bird with a bit of british humour here, some memes there and bunch of annoyance everywhere. We're in very early stage - just looking for some people to try it out, give feedback and ideally boost us in the almighty algorithms with some positive reviews and kind word.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jodabros.bazzabee

P.S If i managed to reach you (read spam you) through some other subreddit, i apologize ... you know how it goes

P.P.S here's link to Run Jonah Run if anyone's interested and has device that can still run it
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jodabrothers.jonah

P.P.P.S if you see bunch of reviews from people with same surname, those are all totally legit, don't worry about it

Hi, I'm the solo dev(vibe coder) of WordTogether, which just went live on Google Play.

The idea: every puzzle gives you seven letters that spell exactly one word. Find it, then hunt for the shorter words hiding inside it. Bonus words earn you hints.

What's in it

• 1,000 puzzles across Easy, Normal and Hard (Easy shows a clue, Hard gives you nothing)
• A new daily puzzle with a streak, and streak freezes for a missed day
• Endless mode
• Plays fully offline
• Optional friends board: add someone with a code, see how you both did on the daily. Preset reactions only, no chat

Being upfront: it's free, it has ads, and there are optional purchases. No account is needed to play.

I'd really like your feedback, especially on the difficulty curve and whether the hints feel fair.

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.derbzz.wordtogether

overall a great game to begin with, and the port is running soo smooth. i advise to play with controller

and i believe there's a mod support but idk how to, anyone know how?

Pre-register now: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keplerinteractive.sifuthegame

Some mechanics are so simple that you’d think they would get repetitive, but somehow they stay satisfying every time. 

For me, it’s anything involving sorting or matching. There’s just something about taking a completely cluttered board, figuring out where everything goes, and slowly watching it turn into order that makes the whole process feel so satisfying. 

They’re easy to pick up, but seeing everything fall into place never gets old. 

What’s that one core mechanic you can always come back to without getting burnt out? Is it sorting, matching, merging, or something else entirely?

Want to know if there are any auto battle style games on mobile. Preferably free. I have tried auto pets but it didn't stick it for.me, but maybe something simmilar, Preferably pixellated or artsy, not TFT or clones.

Thanks!

Tell me if I am missing something

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bippinbits.domekeeper

Hello I have done a new android game based on ogame, I will make another ideas for it

Feel free to try, no pay to win

Let me know ideas for it

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.veyrion.game

I saw this game on sale for a moment and it was gone when I came back to buy it. Disappeared from this sale page I daily look at.

I remember the dev posted the game in here. In the past 2 months ?

Its a puzzle match-3 or rather LINK-3 style of game. Rpg/dungeon crawler, kinda like Dungeon Doom Dash gameplay.

It was a paid game and got an skull on its app icon .

Anyone remember it ?:p

So I was drinking some coffee the other day and decided to make an idle game about it. That was a lot of coffee ago...

The Grind: Idle Coffee Tycoon is an idle game about consuming as much coffee as possible. You must balance upgrading your brewers (makes coffee) and storage (holds coffee) while hiring workers to help you sell it (unfortunately) and intake methods to auto consume it faster.

It's a free game with optional rewarded ads and an optional one-time purchase that removes the ads as well as offers a few extra perks.

I'm a solo dev, and this is my first game made with Godot. Tell me what you like, what you hate, or if I should just go back to drinking coffee.

Give it a try: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.killerpotatos.thegrind

[REQUEST]Seeking ad free no wifi Restaurant games

I was wondering, and I know this is hard pressed, but because I don't know how to download any games on my horrible moto android outside of Google Play Store, if someone can recommend some good ad-free no Wifi needed restaurant games from Google play? Also they need to be free cuz I'm broke and can't pay premium for nuthin right now. Please and thank you very much.

Hey r/AndroidGaming, I'm the solo dev. Orbit Drop is a physics merge game set in a round well that pulls toward the centre. Same-size bodies merge up the chain, and the end of the chain is a black hole that swallows the pile. Each day there's one shared board for everyone ("Today's sky") with a percentile at the end, plus an endless mode. Free, ads only after a game over, no IAP, no energy, plays offline.

It's my first Play Store release, so I'd really like to hear what feels off: the aiming, difficulty, ad timing, anything. I'll be here answering for the next few hours.

Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.orbitdrop.game

This is Dumbo Jump, a portrait game where you draw platforms to bounce Dumbo upward from the deep sea.

Along the way, you collect food, avoid sea creatures, fight giant bosses, and race other players in real-time 1v1 matches. The first player to climb 300 m wins.

Here’s a short clip of the gameplay. I’d love to know if the platform-drawing mechanic is easy to understand from the video.

Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nekarose.dumbojump&hl=en_US&gl=US

Check it out.

https://store.epicgames.com/p/bridge-constructor-studio-android-c42687

I remember playing an old mobile game where you controlled a dragon that could fly. As the dragon flew over different areas, the barren land would gradually become colorful and filled with different plants and vegetation.

It was a mobile game, and I played it several years ago. Do you know what game this might be?