Good games on tablet

[Ikajo]

Hello, I bought myself a very expensive Christmas present (toy), namely a tablet. Not an Ipad but the same thing though it's android. Is there anyone who knows any really or average good games for a tablet?

 

[Corven]

There's a humble bundle going on right now where the games are compatible with both the android and the pc, if you want to check those out.

Games that I had on my tablet, that I can recommend are:

Frozen synapse
World of goo
canabalt
super hexagon
superbrothers: sword and sorcery LP

There are others as well, you can find all 3 of the ps2 era GTA games on the marketplace now, and I hear they're pretty good ports.

 

[Eamar]

I was about to start a thread asking the same thing, so I'd also love some suggestions!

OP, I have and can vouch for:

World of Goo
Plants vs Zombies (1 and 2)
Super Hexagon
Ridiculous Fishing

I also have the standard mobile games - Cut the Rope, Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja etc

Personally, I'd be particularly interested to try some less traditionally "mobile-y" games on my tablet if anyone can recommend some good ones?

 

[UniversalRonin]

Okay, I use my Nexus 7 for gaming, a lot. And some of the paid for titles are worth their money.
Shadowrun Returns,
Breach and Clear,
Robot unicorn Attack,
Naval Clash, (there are loads of online battleship games- this is my favourite one. Pen and paper styled graphics. Beaut.)
Elder Sign: Omens
Arma Tactics
Vessel Self Driving
COD BLOPS Zombies (yes, it is fun, and worth a fiver.)

Dark Dawn encounters, still a demo, but sure as hell going to be hot once it's finished

Most of the games on here cost money- most of them aren't expensive, and sales come up every now and again. A lot of the time Android games, you honestly get what you're prepared to pay for, and I haven't played anything on my PC for ages (Since FFVII came out on Steam in fact.) because I've been using my tablet for it so much.

 

[Pinkamena]

I just bought Rayman jungle run, it's a lot of fun.

 

[kasperbbs]

I don't really use my tablet for games, but i found Badlands to be quite entertaining and if it has decent specs it could run some psp games on an emulator called ppsspp, so far i only played tekken 6 and god of war, with a little fiddling they run quite well.

 

[Shdwrnr]

I would check with the humble bundle. They have tablet games with increasing frequency. Some of them have been very good and even if what they offer isn't your cup of tea, you're still contributing to a worthy charity.

As for actual recommendations, these are the ones I have most enjoyed:
World of Goo
Kingdom Rush
Uplink
Star Command
Avadon (the entire series)

 

[Ikajo]

Thanks for all the suggestions, I'm kind of picky when it comes to games and usually doesn't buy my mobile games. Still I found some interesting stuff. A few easy played games, time-killers more or less. And a rpg that's not to bad but a bit boring after a while. My tablet doesn't have 3G or 4G so I can't have games that require connection to work.

Actually is anyone some good fantasy rpg:s for tablet it would be wonderful. Free or not free.

With the enormous amount of games for tablet it's hard to find anything good. Not to mention I'm always have a hard time finding good games...

The games I've found so far:
Reverse
Dots
Candy Crush saga (I know, I know)
Machine Knight

Not so many, but hey. I bought the tablet on Christmas day!

 

[UniversalRonin]

Well, one good way to get good 'free' games is to use the Mupen64 emulator, and download roms of the old n64 games you already own. Though it takes a while to get back into the paradigm of using the analogue stick for everything!

I'm kind of picky when it comes to games and usually doesn't buy my mobile games. Still I found some interesting stuff.

With the enormous amount of games for tablet it's hard to find anything good. Not to mention I'm always have a hard time finding good games...

While I understand this, and felt the same way when I first bought my tablet, I can promise you that if you're prepared to spend a little bit of money on android games, it really pays off in the quality of game, and number of micro-transactions it tries to make you buy. For instance- I downloaded Agent P DoofenDash this week, (I love Phineas and Ferb.) for free, and it's trying to make me pay for things left right and centre, and throwing up adverts for other games almost each time I die. Whereas, of the list I put up earlier, only 1 has any micro transactions.

As for good fantasy RPG's, Gurk was ace when I first got an android phone, looks very NES, but it looked quite messy on the full sized tablet, and fantasy's not really my market. Still, congratulations on joining the next (r)evolution of computing, and gaming! and good luck finding sifting out the good games among the chaff that can be the android market place!

 

[Ikajo]

Well, one good way to get good 'free' games is to use the Mupen64 emulator, and download roms of the old n64 games you already own. Though it takes a while to get back into the paradigm of using the analogue stick for everything!

I'm kind of picky when it comes to games and usually doesn't buy my mobile games. Still I found some interesting stuff.

With the enormous amount of games for tablet it's hard to find anything good. Not to mention I'm always have a hard time finding good games...

While I understand this, and felt the same way when I first bought my tablet, I can promise you that if you're prepared to spend a little bit of money on android games, it really pays off in the quality of game, and number of micro-transactions it tries to make you buy. For instance- I downloaded Agent P DoofenDash this week, (I love Phineas and Ferb.) for free, and it's trying to make me pay for things left right and centre, and throwing up adverts for other games almost each time I die. Whereas, of the list I put up earlier, only 1 has any micro transactions.

As for good fantasy RPG's, Gurk was ace when I first got an android phone, looks very NES, but it looked quite messy on the full sized tablet, and fantasy's not really my market. Still, congratulations on joining the next (r)evolution of computing, and gaming! and good luck finding sifting out the good games among the chaff that can be the android market place!

Yeah, but the tablet itself was quite expensive and I rather buy books than games. For now, I try out some more free games. Then I don't need to bother when I don't like them or a bored.

I actually doesn't play a lot of games at all and I bought an tablet to replace the need of an laptop. I use a stationary one usually but at school, it's nice to makes notes on the tablet instead of using pen and paper. But well, it is still the new toy. In Sweden, where I live, there is a traditional sale in the days between Christmas and new year so I and every other Swede flee our homes and travel to the stores to find things we might need to a cheaper price. That's kind of what happened this year.

 

[UniversalRonin]

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Yeah, but the tablet itself was quite expensive and I rather buy books than games. For now, I try out some more free games. Then I don't need to bother when I don't like them or a bored.

I actually doesn't play a lot of games at all and I bought an tablet to replace the need of an laptop. I use a stationary one usually but at school, it's nice to makes notes on the tablet instead of using pen and paper. But well, it is still the new toy. In Sweden, where I live, there is a traditional sale in the days between Christmas and new year so I and every other Swede flee our homes and travel to the stores to find things we might need to a cheaper price. That's kind of what happened this year.[/quote]

Haha!! Impulse tabletage! Mine was a treat after I finally got out of my overdraft after getting back to work! I know what you mean though, since getting a tablet, almost all my laptop is used for is DVD's! Over here we have boxing day sales, and then we used to have January sales, but now they all seem to have merged into these sales that seem to come and go all year, seemingly at random!

 

[Itchi_da_killa]

I was using an Asus TF300 with Android Jelly bean

My favorites have been:

- Arkeon https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.hyperfiction.arkeon&hl=en

- Machinarium https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.net.machinarium.Machinarium&hl=en

- Minecraft Pocket Edition https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mojang.minecraftpe&hl=en

- iFighter 1945 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.epicforce.iFighter&hl=en

 

[Ikajo]

Haha!! Impulse tabletage! Mine was a treat after I finally got out of my overdraft after getting back to work! I know what you mean though, since getting a tablet, almost all my laptop is used for is DVD's! Over here we have boxing day sales, and then we used to have January sales, but now they all seem to have merged into these sales that seem to come and go all year, seemingly at random!

Well, I've thought about since the first Ipad but I couldn't find a reason to buy one before now. And I wanted a little thing for quite a while.

I actually have both a TV and a dvd-player, so I can watch movies on a big screen. And I use my stationary computer quite a lot. For one thing I'm writing. I'm actually quite happy right know. I've written on a total about 150 pages on my novel and more than eight pages in two day. While it not may seem as much I've actually haven't written on my novel in almost a year and last time before now was when I hit the tenth chapter and the middle of the planned story. It felt quite good! Four years I'm been writing and I've changed computer two times since I started autumn 2009. So yeah, I use my computer

I found some paint apps that I like, those are quite relaxing.

Well, I guess there is a lot of that to but it's a tradition and everyone expect the sale in the middle days. We Swedes celebrate Christmas on the Christmas Eve, so the sales starts on Christmas day. When I was a child they waited a little bit more but now days they just wants more money.

 

[Zarkov]

I bought a Nexus 7 last year, and it has taken me quite awhile to find games I really enjoy. But eventually, I did find some really worth while games.

Here's a list of games I've compiled. Some of them I bought on the Google Play store, but most I got through the humble mobile bundles.

- Riptide GP2
One of the best games I've played on android, and I don't even like racing games.
-Jack Lumber
Unique little idea. Cutting logs in slomo is actually kinda cathartic.
-Aaaaaahahhaaaaahaaha!!!
I didn't bother actually getting the spelling right. The game was great though.
-The Room
The best puzzle game for android. Uses the touch capability wonderfully.
-Waking Mars
Another really good puzzle game, with a great story. Kinda thought provoking.
-Sonic CD
A classic. Go get it.
-Super Hexagon
I suck at this game, but it does have a special place in my heart as the most fucking difficult game I've played.
-Spelltower
I don't like these types of games. But I like this one. A lot.
-Anomaly HD
This is a given. There are a couple sequels as well.
-Game Dev Story
Adored this game. I wish there were more content.
-World of Goo
Another given. A very good physics puzzle game.
-Organ Trail
Zombies are out of style, but this game puts a grimy spin on the original Oregon Trail.
-Greed Corp
The game isn't great, but the idea is amazing. If this game was a bit tighter, it would have been my favorite strategy game for tablets.
-Rayman Jungle Run
One of the first games that convinced me that there are actually good games out there for android. A definite buy.
-Stealth Delux Bastard
The game was made with GameMaker: Studio. Quite amazing what the software can do!
-Ridiculous Fishing
This is my favorite game for my tablet. I think Jim said it best: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/jimquisition/8596-Jimquisition-Awards-2013-Ridiculous-Fishing

 

[Poppy JR.]

I'll +1 Ridiculous Fishing all day long. It's fun, portable, not too expensive, and goofy. What more could you want?