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What are the best single-screen versus games for Android with super-simple gameplay mechanics?

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6 Games Considered

Best single-screen versus games for Android with super-simple gameplay mechanics	Price	Publisher	Controller Support
-- Battle Slimes	-	Dodreams Ltd.	None
-- FOTONICA	$2.99	Santa Ragione s.r.l.	None
-- Ready Steady Bang	Free	Noodlecake Studios Inc	None
-- 4 Player Reactor	-	cool cherry trees	None
-- Circulets	$0.99	Hashstash	None

Battle Slimes

Top Pro

Empowering powerups

Like many arena style battle games there are powerups the player can use to their advantage such as shields or extra speed. These empower the player who reaches them giving advantage in the arena for a short period of time. See More

Top Con

Difficult to play on smaller screens

Depending on the devices screen size, Battle Slimes may become a little too crowded for all 4 players to comfortably play on the same device. See More

Specs

Controller Support:None

Top Pro

Differing arenas that change the flow of battle

There is a selection of arenas for players to do battle in with each having a different design that can change up how a game is played. See More

Top Pro

Simple and quick

The gameplay itself is pretty simple consisting of jump and shoot, combined with a fast rounds of play, Battle Slimes is a great option for a quick local multiplayer gaming session. See More

FOTONICA

Top Pro

Allows for endless gameplay

There are three additional endless stages, for classic endless runner gameplay. The three stages are randomly generated making for a new experience each playthrough. See More

Top Con

No cloud saves

There is no built in cloud save, meaning users cannot pick up where they left off on a different device. See More

Specs

Controller Support:None

Genre:Arcade / Endless Runner

Top Pro

Conforms to a users preferred orientation

Users can play the game in portrait or landscape, depending on which suits their needs and device better. See More

Top Pro

Unique vector graphics style that focuses on the core gameplay

The levels as well as the player is all made up of wireframe vector graphics, which not only give a pretty original look to the game itself but allows for a graphical view that is non distracting to the task at hand. See More

4 Player Reactor

Top Pro

The list of minigames is evergrowing

With over 28 mini-games available developer cool cherry tress offers a large assortment of mini-games that is continuously growing. See More

Top Con

Visual design can be offputting

4 Player Reactor could use better design for the graphics. All the art in the game is very simplistic which does detract from the overall polish of the title, though not from the gameplay itself. See More

Specs

Controller Support:None

Top Pro

Enjoyable, reaction based gameplay

All of the minigames in 4 Player Reactor follow the same principle in that each player tries to have the fastest reaction, beating out all other players. mainly each player will be looking for something on screen, the first one to notice it needs to tap their corresponding corner of the device. While simple in design, the gameplay is enjoyable. See More

Top Pro

Free version of the title available

There is a free version of 4 Player Reactor available on the Play Store called 2 Player reactor that has limited game modes and is advertisement supported. See More

Circulets

Top Pro

Potentially frantic gameplay

Main gameplay mechanic consists of grabbing circles of specific colors by swiping them downward. Each player gets a point for grabbing a circle of correct color, a point gets deducted for grabbing a circle that's intended for the opponent and 2 points are awarded for grabbing a circle of a special third color. See More

Top Con

Easy to cheat

It is too easy to drag personal circulets into opponents end. See More

Specs

Controller Support:None

Top Pro

Easily customized before each match

Users can pick the theme and timing option before a game, allowing for customization to suit a players mode or time restraints. This way the game allows itself to appeal to a wide range of situations. See More

Top Con

Works best on a tablet

Circulets does not work well on phones as their screens are too small to allow each player enough room to make their moves. See More

Top Pro

Gameplay open to interpretation

The games rules are not enforced, so you can play as you want making for a sandbox type experience. See More

Top Con

Limited to multiplayer

Circulets is strictly a two player game, there are no single player modes. This makes practicing difficult as you will need to play against an opponent. See More

Top Con

It's easy to accidentally push the device off of any surface it's on

As the gameplay consists of frantic swiping motions, it's easy to accidentally push the device off of any surface it's on or into surrounding objects. See More

Circle Rush

Top Pro

Ads are opt-in

Advertisements are not on by default, user need to turn them on in the settings. This allows the user to decide if they want to contribute to the dev, which is a remarkably clever way to go about allowing users to support a free app. See More

Top Con

Advertisements can slow down the game

The optional advertisements, when turned on do slow the game down a little bit, which can detract from the gameplay. See More

Specs

Controller Support:None

Top Pro

Creative gameplay mechanic

Creative idea with super simple controls. Easy to pick up, hard to master. The gameplay consists of the players white ball dodging all red balls in the two outline circles. By tapping the screen the player can slow down or speed up their white ball. See More

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Runs smoothly

Being that there is not much graphics to push the game runs very smoothly on all devices. See More

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Beautiful, minimalistic design

The graphics are simple yet hold to a true minimalistic design. See More

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