When comparing Bad Hotel vs Galaxy Trucker, the Slant community recommends Galaxy Trucker for most people. In the question“What are the best Android games without in-app purchases/paywalls?” Galaxy Trucker is ranked 59th while Bad Hotel is ranked 84th. The most important reason people chose Galaxy Trucker is:
Users have to strategize how much time they can spend on balancing their ships to how much time spent looking at the upcoming rounds cards. This makes for fast paced decision making.
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Pros
Pro Good controls
The drag and drop controls work well for this type of game.
Pro Streamlined tower defense mechanics
Bad Hotel has stripped away all of the fluff from tower defense and has boiled it down to it's essence without making it too simple.
Pro Time based strategy
Users have to strategize how much time they can spend on balancing their ships to how much time spent looking at the upcoming rounds cards. This makes for fast paced decision making.
Pro Even doing poorly at the game is fun
Galaxy Trucker has lighthearted humor that can make even loosing at the game fun due to the scenarios that can play out.
Pro Fastest player sets the pace
Some games can be slowed down by a player that is lagging behind but in Galaxy Trucker the gameplay is set by the fastest player, which is refreshing.
Cons
Con Irritating sound design
The samples used in the music of this game can be irritating and annoying.
Con Beginning of game is more exciting than the last two parts
The game is broken up into three phases with the first being the most exciting. This makes for unbalanced gameplay in that the other two sections feel a bit dull.
