When comparing Osmos HD vs Crashlands, the Slant community recommends Osmos HD for most people. In the question“What are the best Android games without in-app purchases/paywalls?” Osmos HD is ranked 10th while Crashlands is ranked 18th. The most important reason people chose Osmos HD is:
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.
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Pros
Pro Relaxing all around design that is great for lounging and passive play
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pro Hours of content just in the main quest alone gives the player plenty to do
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Pro Multiple game modes
Once you've finished the basic mode there's also a challenging and insane mode for replayability.
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.
Pro Lots of entertaining pop-culture references
Cons
Con Not available on Android anymore
PC only via Steam.
Con Gameplay is too short
The content of the games lasts about 5 hours, which could be easily done in one sitting.
Con Not free
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.