What is the best alternative to&#x20;Little Inferno?

Due to games ambient soundtrack and calm gameplay, this game creates a no-stress environment, allowing it to be thoroughly enjoyed at your own pace. See More

219 31

score 140 · Answer 2

Osmos HD

Top Con

Not available on Android anymore. PC only via Steam.

Top Pro

Relaxing all around design that is great for lounging and passive play

Top Con

Gameplay is too short

The content of the games lasts about 5 hours, which could be easily done in one sitting. See More

Top Pro

Multiple game modes to choose from keeps the gameplay fresh, by switching it up

There are two game modes for Osmos to choose from: Odyssey and Arcade. Odyssey is a 27-level long campaign mode that takes you through the story of Osmos, all the while progressing in complexity. On the other hand, Arcade is a free-play mode with adjustable difficulty and game types that are unlocked once Odyssey mode has been completed. See More

Top Con

Not free

Top Pro

Beautiful visual design that shows a lot of polish and love

The visual design is clear and beautiful, giving all the necessary gameplay information while being very pleasant to simply look at. See More

Top Pro

Wonderfully ambient soundtrack that suits the gameplay perfectly

This award-winning hypnotic ambient soundtrack will make you forget about your surroundings and completely engross you. See More

Top Pro

Accommodating multiplayer mode, whether you want to play locally or online

Osmos HD offers a local and online multiplayer mode that offers 6 distinct arenas. See More

Top Pro

Easily try the game for free thanks to a free demo that is available

If you are not convinced that this game is worth your money, you can download and play a demo from the Google Play store. See More

Specs

Genre:Puzzle / Arcade

A detailed aesthetic, a great score and an intriguing narrative together create a world that engrosses you from the very beginning. See More

140 25

score 529 · Answer 3

Superbrothers Sword & Sworcery

Top Con

Doesn't work on modern Android

Crash loop. See More

Top Pro

Excellent atmosphere that compliments the engrossing story

Top Con

Costs too much money

Top Pro

World enveloping puzzles that build upon the last in order to keep the player interested

Puzzles in this game are not too difficult and usually can be quickly figured out by being attentive of your surroundings. But they are not supposed to be hard, they are meant to bring you further into the world. It is through these puzzles that the player will feel more and more connected to the world and story of the game, making for an experience one will remember. See More

Top Con

Subpar gameplay

The gameplay often times feels convoluted or just too high concept. Art in the place of gameplay, which some may enjoy, but those looking for deep game mechanics should look elsewhere. See More

Specs

Genre:Puzzle / Adventure

Nearly everything is self-explanatory, and the bits that aren't get explained by your secretary. This makes for a game that is easy to understand, even if it does not seem evident at first. See More

529 86

score 144 · Answer 4

Game Dev Story

Top Pro

Simple and intuitive gameplay allows the game to be accessible, no matter the skill level

Top Con

Game is not free

Top Pro

Very engaging due to quick progression and frequent events

Contracts are measured in weeks and development cycles in months, but time passes at the rate of one day per second. Though the core gameplay involves watching little icons pop up over your employees' heads, rarely do five seconds go by without some player action being prudent, if not required. See More

Top Con

Punctuation and grammar errors

Game Dev Story is a Japanese game that was translated to English, which shows, as sometimes there are a few grammatical errors in game. This shows a lack of polish, which may aggravate some players. See More

Top Pro

Fulfils a fantasy of creating a game studio

You get to choose what type of game you want to make, what tools you use to make it, who you hire to make it, what systems you publish the final product on and you get to watch how it is received by the world. Then you do it all over again bigger. See More

Top Con

Unclear method of determining a game's success

Sometimes it is unclear how to find out how successful a game is. See More

Top Pro

A free demo version is available for anyone to try out

Game Dev Story Lite is available for free on the Google Play store. The Lite version ends after 2 in-game years. See More

Top Con

It's very hard to fail

Your employees' salaries are waived the first year ("government subsidy") and you can go into the red to pay them after that. You can't develop a game without some initial funds, but since you can always take a contract to make money, there's basically no hole you can't crawl out of. See More

Top Pro

Entertaining business success model typical for Kairosoft games

Specs

Genre:Economics / Casual / Simulation

There are multiple mods available that extend the gameplay or even just change it outright. This way there are many choices to the player as to how they would like the game to play. See More

144 23

score 540 · Answer 5

Pixel Dungeon

Top Pro

A variety of mods are available, which extend the gameplay by a large margin

Top Con

Pixel Dungeon is hard

Pixel Dungeon's difficulty can be a turn off for some players as it is quite challenging. While there will be those that enjoy such difficulty, those looking for something easy may not enjoy the game. See More

Top Pro

Tons of replayability thanks to the randomly generated level

In true roguelike fashion, levels are randomly generated each time a new game is started. On top of this mechanic, Pixel Dungeon goes one step further by randomizing effects of all items as well, so it's impossible to tell if a dropped item will have a positive or a negative effect based on its sprite representation. See More

Top Con

Overly random

A lot of people see roguelike design as being based around randomness. It's actually a far more precise set of balances than that. A lot of roguelike developers shy way from "randomly generated content" in favor of the term "procedurally generated content." The reason for this is that a well designed roguelike is well balanced enough that if you lose or win, it's all because of the actions you took. Pixel Dungeon has a habit of sometimes generating dungeons that are basically impossible and sometimes generating dungeons that are laughably easy. See More

Top Pro

Challenging and fun gameplay that lends itself well to repeat plays

Pixel Dungeon's gameplay is intuitive, allowing for it to be easy to get into. What is great though is that it's also very challenging, quickly making the experience both rewarding and addictive. Just one more game is a thought many will have before actually turning off their device. See More

Top Con

Randomness cannot be turned off

Since everything in Pixel Dungeon is randomized, sometimes a player's character can get killed in ways that cannot be avoided. There is no way to escape this issue since randomization is baked in with no way to turn it off. See More

Top Pro

Detail-oriented design lends itself well to many gameplay elements, giving a feeling of polish and care not normally found on mobile

Small details in the art design helps to add immersion to the gameplay. See More

Top Pro

A good variation in items allows the player to constantly discover new and exciting ways to tackle the game

Next to the typical selection of buffs, de-buffs, potions (that can be either consumed or thrown), weapons and armor (the latter two have to identified and can carry with them bonuses and curses), there are also less common items like random teleportation scrolls, map reveals, etc. See More

Top Pro

Easily play without an internet connection as the game can be played in-full offline

Pixel Dungeon does not require an internet connection to use, making for a good game to play when there is no internet to connect to such as on flights. See More

Top Pro

Beautiful pixel artwork that should offer a good bit of nostalgia for anyone who grew up with games that look similar

This looks like one of the good SNES RPGs. For someone who grew up loving those games, that's a huge plus. See More

Top Pro

Being completely free and open-source means that anyone can try the game in order to see if they like it

No advertisements, no in-game store, and available for free with the source code available on GitHub. *There is a link in the game where users can donate money to the developer. This of course does not mean you have to, but it is marked as a game with in-app-purchased because of it. See More

Top Pro

Has a reasonable amount of strategical depth where the player can easily plan out their next move

The top-down, turn-based nature of the game gives the opportunity to plan out a complex series of moves. This way there is no time constraint, and the player can leisurely strategize what they would like to do next. See More

Top Pro

Hold your device as you like as the game can be played in portrait or landscape

Allowing the user to switch from portrait or landscape makes for an easy way to switch playstyles (one handed, two handed) depending on what device is being used (tablet, phone) as well as what is most comfortable for the user. See More

Specs

Genre:Roguelike

Controller Support:None

Publisher:watabou

For just the medium difficulty setting there is hours upon hours of content, and that's even if you skip all the side quests and just focus on the main story. Plus there are two harder difficulties to try and in the near future a tool will come out which will let you build your own adventures as well as play other people's. See More

540 75

score 527 · Answer 6

Crashlands

Top Pro

Hours of content just in the main quest alone gives the player plenty to do

Top Con

Cloud saves not through Google services

An extra account will need to be used in order to take advantage of the cloud saving as it does not work with Googles solution to cloud saves. While this does allow for the cloud saves to work cross platform, people may not want to take the extra step to make a new account with Butterscotch Shenanigans. See More

Top Pro

Pleasing graphics that show off a well designed and polished game

The graphics look nice and you can tell time has been put into designing them. While not the most flashy, there is a certain style to the whole game that makes for a very cohesive experience. See More

Top Con

Not free game

Top Pro

Pick up from your last save, no matter the device you are using, thanks to the built in cloud saving

Playable on Android, iOS and PC you're able to transfer the one game between multiple devices (on same or different operating systems) and take it with you anywhere you go. with a Butterscotch ID (the devs self implemented cloud save system). See More

Top Pro

Excellent progression system where you never feel like you are grinding too much

Progression never feels sluggish or rushed, everything has a good pace to it from the farming of materials and grinding out the various components for the tons of items, to the incredibly unique combat/interaction system, it all blends well into a long gaming experience. See More

Top Pro

Hundreds items to craft in a deep and varied crafting system that will keep the user busy for hours and hours

There are over 500 items that can be crafted in the game, giving the player quite a lot to experiment with and explore when it comes to crafting items. See More

Top Pro

Great soundtrack that suits the humor and setting of the game quite well

A great mix of chill and energized music, that fits the setting of the game at all times. A pleasure to listen to on its own as well. See More

Top Pro

Multiple game modes

Once you've finished the basic mode there's also a challenging and insane mode for replayability. See More

Top Pro

Good writing

You don't need to read everything to enjoy the game but the writing is very good and really adds to the enjoyment. See More

Top Pro

Lots of entertaining pop-culture references

Specs

Genre:Adventure

Publisher:Butterscotch Shenanigans

Controller Support:Yes

The power struggle between gangs has resulted in the death of your father. You have flown from Hong Kong to avenge your father's death. The missions vary, and all could be plausible making it easy to get lost in the story. See More

527 85

score 183 · Answer 7

GTA: Chinatown Wars

Top Pro

Compelling events make the story interesting

Top Con

Controls on touchscreen are not that good

Driving can be pretty difficult with the touch screen controls, though there are two different settings, so one may work better than the other. See More

Top Pro

Local multiplayer is more fun than you'd think

The local multiplayer takes advantage of this open-world game in the best ways possible. You can challenge another player to different activities - including Death Races (last alive or first to the finish wins), Stash Dash (get to a delivery van first and make deliveries while the other player tries to stop you), Liberty City Survivor (1v1 battle against your opponent with many police around), and Defend the Base (co-operatively protect targets from incoming bad guys). See More

Top Con

Not an original game

While not a con for everybody, this game has virtually nothing new about it. It was originally launched for the PSP (PlayStation Personal) and Nintendo DS (dual screen - new generation of GameBoy). The tutorial is borrowed from the PSP version, while it retains the mini games from the DS version. See More

Top Pro

Decent graphics

The graphics and lighting effects have been improved over the original version (on the Nintendo DS) to a point where they're good enough for modern mobile gaming. See More

Top Pro

Controller support for improved controls

GTA: Chinatown Wars has built in controller support which means it is compatible with the Google Nexus Player as well as the Amazon Fire TV. This means you can play it on your phone/tablet with a Bluetooth controller, or on an Android console on the big-screen TV with a Bluetooth controller for an even more console-like feeling. Note: not all Bluetooth controllers are supported See More

Specs

Genre:Open World / Action

Publisher:Rockstar Games Inc.

Controller Support:HID

Out There procedurally generates the game by generating random modular elements on each playthrough, making for a unique experience on every play through. See More

183 40

score 154 · Answer 8

Out There: Ω Edition

Top Pro

Each playthrough is unique thanks to the procedurally generated levels

Top Con

Uninspiring gameplay

There is an extremely limited number of actions to undertake. Playing it sometimes feels like a grind. See More

Top Pro

Fun turn-based resource management where you are always juggling items on the fly, which requires a lot of quick thinking

Out There features a great mix of turn based strategy with complex resource management. The resource management works by only allowing you so many slots to store needed materials. These materials are collected on and around planets, and vary depending on where you are. So it makes for a situation where you need to carefully manage your inventory in order to have the necessary materials on hand to survive, which is no an easy task. See More

Top Con

The graphics are a power-hog

While the graphics are beautiful, the 3D graphics are a hog and if you're going to be playing this on the go you should probably grab a powerbank if you want to play it for any extended periods of time. See More

Top Pro

Beautiful art that shows off tons of polish, making for a gorgeous looking game

The game has beautiful hand drawn graphics as well as a great score with lonely overtones, which creates a fantastic and original feeling atmosphere. This sort of polish in a mobile game is not always the norm, which is why Out There tends to stand out above many other options. See More

Top Con

Each replay feels very similar

There is a multitude of ways to die in Out There, and being that the game is a roguelike, there will be a lot of restarts. Each and every death brings the player back to the beginning, to do everything over again. This can be frustrating, and a cause for lulls in play at each beginning. See More

Specs

Genre:Roguelike / Strategy / Simulation

Publisher:Mi-Clos Studio

The artistic design of the game is quite dream-like, with hand-drawn characters and levels. Its sound design is equally impressive. See More

154 44

score 5 · Answer 9

Spirits

Top Pro

Impressive style and quality

Top Con

Broken on Android Marshmallow devices

Unfortunately, Spirits doesn't work with Android devices with Android 6.0 Marshmallow installed (or higher). The game simply freezes or crashes instantly while loading. See More

Top Pro

Whimsical artistic style

This game is ethereal and relaxing, while at the same time engaging the player in challenging puzzles. The main character is comical, yet beautiful at the same time. It's almost like The Wisp and Lemmings had a child. See More

Top Con

Slow-moving gameplay

Spirits is intended to be a slow, relaxing game, though some may not enjoy the extent of the title's slowness. See More

Top Pro

Great atmosphere

Dream-like art direction with hand-drawn characters and levels, and excellent sound design. See More

Top Pro

Varied, Lemmings-style puzzles

The game has interesting and often challenging puzzles, especially if you wish to complete the level perfectly, made possible with varied abilities of spirits that get introduced throughout the game. See More

Specs

Genre:Puzzle

Touch controls for movements such as jump can be hard to pull off as the swipe gesture needs to be very exact. See More

5 0

score 16 · Answer 10

Another World

Top Con

Some issues with the control scheme

Top Pro

Challenging and fun

For what is a 20 year old game to still hold in gameplay, story and presentation is quite a feat and an enjoyable one at that. See More

Top Pro

Great remake

The newly added HD graphics show that much time was spent creating a fantastic remake of what was a very iconic game. See More

Top Pro

Controller support

Another World features controller support for MOGA devices as well as the Xperia Play. See More

Specs

Genre:Adventure

16 1

score 14 · Answer 11

Back to Bed

Top Pro

Interestingly uses mind bending architecture in the gameplay

Players must figure out how to traverse the architecture in order to get items they need to use to help guide the the main character, who is sleepwalking. It is through this mind bending architecture that the core of the gameplay lies as each level is a puzzle in and of itself to figure out how to gain all the items needed, which is only half the gameplay as once that is figured out they then need to guide the sleepwalker to their goal. See More

Top Con

Puzzles could be deeper

With such an amazing graphic design, the level of depth to the puzzles feels almost disappointing. See More

Top Pro

Excellent sound design

From its background music to its voice work, the sound design of The Room Two not only fits with the theme but adds to the player's immersion in the game and overall experience. See More

Top Pro

Surreal graphics

The graphics of Back to Bed are very surreal, as if Dahli and Escher had teamed up to design a game. See More

14 2

score 118 · Answer 12

Eufloria HD

Top Pro

Calm and minimalistic gameplay makes for a zen-like gaming experience

The game has a minimalistic approach towards audio design, visual representation, and gameplay mechanics, creating a calm, zen-like state while playing. This is great for those that do not wish to feel stressed about their gaming. A game that can be played in a relaxing manner. See More

Top Con

Lots of waiting around

Many portions of the game require waiting for events to unfold, even with the inclusion of a fast forward button, there will be a lot of waiting. This may not appeal to people who wish to play in short spurts of downtime, as not much will be happening when the player needs to wait on the game to finish tasks. See More

Top Pro

Good amount of content that should last the player

Eufloria has a three modes, two of them, Skirmish Arena and Dark Matter are unlocked after completing the Campaign Mode. Skirmish Arena has 8 maps to to test your skills against the AI, and Dark Matter takes certain maps from the campaign, which changes the aesthetic and increases the difficulty. The third mode is the default Relaxed Mode, this allows the player to play at their own pace. See More

Top Con

Expensive

How much for a mobile game?! Err, no thanks. See More

Top Pro

Great controls

The controls are designed for phones/tablets, so they are easy, accurate, and intuitive. See More

Specs

Genre:RTS / Arcade

Amoebattle has many colorful and friendly worlds and characters to offer. See More

118 16

score 9 · Answer 13

Amoebattle

Top Pro

Beautiful

Top Con

Gets difficult

Amoebattle is easy to learn but once a player gets into a bit of the game the battles become very tough. See More

Top Pro

8 to 10 hours of gameplay

There's quite a bit of gameplay and variety for a mobile RTS game. See More

9 2

score 4 · Answer 14

Dynamite Jack

Top Pro

User created levels

There are an assortment of user created levels available for download as well as any number that the user can come up with and create themselves. See More

Top Con

Gameplay somewhat overwhelming

When first starting out all of the pop ups on the display may be confusing or just too much for the player. See More

Top Pro

Looks great on AMOLED screens

Dynamite Jack uses sharp colors on a black background which look incredibly saturated when playing on an AMOLED device. See More

Top Pro

Two control schemes

There are two control schemes available in the settings. The forst is drawing lines that the character follows on screen and the other is a virtual thumbstick. See More

4 1

score 14 · Answer 15

TinyKeep

Top Pro

Randomly generated levels allows the game to always stay fresh and new

Each level is randomly generated, allowing each play to feel fresh and different from any other. There is no telling how each floor will be laid out, which makes for a game with limitless replayability. See More

Top Con

Only works on limited devices

TinyKeep, being a very graphically intensive game has been ported specifically for Tegra K1 devices with newly added support for the Tegra 4. Sadly this means that devices without a Tegra K1 or 4 will not be able to run the game. See More

Top Pro

Immersive mode suppot allows the game to play in full screen, hiding the software navigation and notification bars

TinyKeep has support for immersive mode on Android 4.4+. This allows the game to be played in the entire screen on devices that uses navigation software buttons. See More

Top Pro

Good controller support that makes for more tactical control of the game

TinyKeep has controller support for SHIELD devices as well as any HID controller, which is great for those that would prefer to play the game with a controller over using a touch screen. See More

Top Pro

Being SHIELD compatible and Tegra optimized allows for a more graphicly intensive experience over the majority of games found on Android

Tiny Keep works with all SHIELD devices as well as other Tegra devices such as the Nexus 9. This allows for a more graphically intensive game, due to taking advantage of the Tegra GPUs. See More

Top Pro

Different endings and Game+ mode give plenty incentive to play the game for a long time

There are 3 different endings to the game, which gives a good bit of incentive to replay numerous times in order to see them all as well as a Game+ mode that makes the game even more difficult. See More

Top Pro

Fun mechanic where the environment can be used against enemies

Parts of the environment in the game can be used against ones enemies, such as spike floor traps, turned over fire pits or even captive NPCs. Utilizing these objects or NPCs adds an extra set of tools to aid in the players fight to reach the end of each level. See More

Specs

Genre:Roguelike

Controller Support:SHIELD / HID

Publisher:Digital Tribe

The gaming genre of turn based strategy lends itself very well to touch screen devices. It is actually easier to interact with the characters on screen with ones fingers instead of a mouse. See More

14 5

score 195 · Answer 16

XCOM: Enemy Within

Top Pro

Turn based strategy works well on touchscreen devices

Top Con

Many crashing bugs

It may crash often when loading missions. See More

Top Pro

Enjoyable gameplay

XCOM sets the standard as to what to expect in turn based strategy gaming. Players use soldiers to fight off an alien invasion by utilizing cover, flanking and other strategy tactics to defeat the alien baddies on each level of grid based environments. See More

Top Con

Too expensive

Top Pro

Hardcore strategy gaming at it best on a mobile platform

For a series that is regarded as hardcore gaming even on PC, to see this franchise come to mobile is a godsend. See More

Top Con

Second half of game lacks as many options as first half

The second half of the game feels a bit lack luster in options when compared to the first half. See More

Top Pro

New upgrade resource

There is a new resource known as Meld that allows the user to purchase upgrades. See More

Top Pro

Cheaper than PC version

Epic game, same as PC version, for lower price. See More

Top Pro

Expansion on what was already a fantastic game

Enemy Within is and expansion on the classic Enemy Unknown. With Enemy Withing players are given new options such as maps, missions, enemies and of course the new Mech Suits. See More

Top Pro

Ethical choices effect long game

The choices the player makes from what kind of upgrades to use to what soldier to send where on a battle map will effect later game play. See More

Top Pro

Online multiplayer

There is support for asynchronous online multiplayer built into the game over Google Play Services. See More

Top Pro

Unexpected storyline

A strategy game such as this is often not expected to have a storyline, or if so, a good one. But this game has an interesting and surprising one. See More

Top Pro

Many upgrades

Many possibilities for upgrades are available in the game, which is impressive. Cybergenetics and genetics mods are some of the options you can use as upgrades in the game. See More