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Are there any good casual/low-stress mobile games that aren't filled with microtransactions? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 months ago by PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works to c/games@lemmy.world

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Are there any good casual/low-stress mobile games that aren't filled with microtransactions? For example: easy puzzle games, match-3 games, low-difficulty adventure games, or clicker-style games.

So far, the only good examples I've found are Monument Valley, Suika Game, and (sort of) Vampire Survivors.

I'm personally looking for games that have more progression or variety, but any suggestions are welcome.

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[-] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

Gubbins is a fun word game, it's a one time purchase and apparently part of the profits go to charity due to Hank Green investing in it in a creative way.

[-] stardust@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

Emulating a Nintendo DS and looking for stylus only games is my recommendation. Games like Kirby Canvas Curse, Kirby Mass Attack, and Warioware Touched are fun.

[-] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

Oh n0 and Oh h1

[-] Cybersteel@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I play chess, mahjong on mobile.

There's also final fantasy pixel remasters, Baldurs Gate, planetscape torment, shadowrun games and trials of mana on mobile too.

[-] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

royal match has no ads at all, its pretty fun just gotta ignore the microtransactions which is pretty easy to do at least compared to other games

[-] Cringe2793@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

I tried playing this but I just suck at it. At higher levels I just get stuck at the same stage for a super long time.

[-] Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 months ago

Antimatter Dimensions

[-] keiichii12@ani.social 1 points 3 months ago

Potion Permit is about $7, but pretty fun. If you got $10 to spare, Ex Astris is a jrpg that's pretty good.

[-] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 1 points 3 months ago

Cosmic Combo, an iOS port of Johan Peitz’ PICO-8 game Cosmic Collapse, is good.

[-] Batman@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 months ago

Imagzle. There are "buy more levels" but there are plenty on the main one. It gives a picture, more or less, abstractly related to something. Art, movie, book, many random things

[-] DistractedDev@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Walk master

[-] Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Sparklite, I don't know what it looks like purchases-wise, it was free with gamepass and had no in-app purchases when acquired that way. It's probably one of the newest games I'll post about. New enough that it was possible to get it with gamepass, lol. The game sort of has a modern retro zelda feel. I don't think it's a particularly long game, but it's certainly enjoyable and pretty casual. I think if it has transactions, reading other reviews it might be like a "purchase the rest of the game" style thing. So basically a free demo that you can then choose if you like the game enough to pay.

[-] sem 1 points 3 months ago

I played a cool one called Pirate solitaire, very charming

[-] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

Star command, anomaly, world of goo, EDGE, knight of pen and paper...

These are some good ones I got from humble bundle over the years but many are quite dated so not sure if they're still around. No BS microtranactions

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Knight of Pen and Paper 2 collects data on mobile. Idk about 1.

[-] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

Never played 2. I got it on humble bundle aeons ago

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[-] Razzazzika@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Gardenscapes is the original match 3 and build a mansion and is still my favorite. There are micro transactions to get additional power ups, but the fact that they are constantly updating with new seasonal events and you never run out of levels