I’m looking for Android games that are designed to be played vertically (portrait mode). Could be casual, action, puzzle, roguelike, or anything really. Best if it can be played one-handed.
Paid or not doesn’t matter.
Feel free to exclude the pay-to-win crowd. Still, name 'em if you feel you have an excellent exception.
Here is one that is quality and engaging if you like a good story:
Surprisingly, mindustry hasn’t been mentioned yet! Great quality, well thought out, addictive combination of tower defence, RTS and factory building.
I got it. What a masterpiece!
Downwell and Holedown are both fantastic games played in portrait. But I won’t lie; lately I’ve fallen back into Marvel Snap and I live it. (Not love, live.) But never spent a dollar on it.
I forgot about Holedown. So addictive! I always wish it were longer.
It’s an older game, but Downwell is fun. Just a little action/arcade game where you fall down a well and try to get combos by not touching the ground by bouncing off of enemies.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devolver.downwell_rerelease
Big fan of Melvor Idle, Assembly Line 2, Mindustry, and Homequest. I’ve played all of these a couple of times and even redownloaded them all at one time or another.
Never heard of Assembly Line 2. Thanks.
I guess it’s my turn to say it in a thread:
Best classic roguelike on mobile IMO
I was going to also suggest Downwell but it doesn’t seem to be available any more
Also, rat king pixel dungeon, a fun fork with added items.
Bump for Shattered
Dawncaster is a great deck builder that’s vertical if you are into those!
Great suggestion. Thanks!
Downwell is one of the best mobile games of all-time
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devolver.downwell_rerelease&hl=en_US
Except for the lack of official gamepad support, in before anyone links to that one github with the hardcoded screen coordinates
Rogue Adventure is great. I recently switched to iOS but I miss playing this game.
Backpack brawl is fun, township as well.
I am tempted by Backpack Brawl. Their data collection practices put me off a bit, sadly.
Thank you for the suggestions!
Thats totally fair. The gameplay itself is very fun. I would absolutely pick up a one time purchase version, but thats not an option for this game.
Deep rock galactic survivors is on mobile now and it works in both portrait and landscape mode
Goddamn this is knowledge you could have kept to yourself
I’m only just over having balatro on my phone
Thank you so much. I’ve been playing it on pc but haven’t found much time recently. This is perfect for me.
You can also play the PC version on Android with GameNative.
That’s interesting. I might look into it cause the playstore one requires playstore. I don’t have google apps and downloaded the apk. Weird cause most games work fine I have microg too.
If you enjoy pinball, this one is decent: https://f-droid.org/packages/com.dozingcatsoftware.bouncy
Also vector pinball is very good
Awesome.
Here is another that I found recently. Awesome little gem. Hoping it will get saving capability at one point, but it’s great as is:
The different types of Gameboys and most of their games emulate really well on a smart phone. I prefer playing them in landscape orientation for the larger display, but portrait mode gives a more accurate recreation with the screen on top and buttons on bottom.
I’m out of touch with what the latest best options are for emulators and where to source your ROMs, but if you ask around in communities focusing on things like piracy, they’ll point you in the right direction.
Recommended to use a VPN for any downloads.
