(Part 2) Best products from r/AndroidGaming

Old Shield user here.. it's great but if you can't find one these are your next best options.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LB08BH6 - Huawei + Harman Kardon MediaPad M3 8.0 Octa Core 8.4" Android (Marshmallow) +EMUI Tablet, WiFi only, 32GB

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MATMXZV - ASUS ZenPad 3S 10 9.7" (2048x1536), 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC, 5MP Front / 8MP Rear Camera, Android 6.0, Tablet

I bought the first one end of January this year still going strong with a 200gb Micro SD Card.

Main strong points to get the Asus or Huawei over the Nvidia

• 2k screen vs 1080p screen
  
• 4gb ram vs 2gb ram
  
• personally I found the Wi-Fi range better in my Huawei than when I had my nvidia but was very negligible but could be just build quality or positioning or 2013 hardware vs 2016 hardware who knows
  
• This one is also anecdotal but battery drain for my nvidia was very fast compared to my Huawei even when properly plugged in into a 2A charger
  
  Main strong points to get the Nvidia over the Asus or Huawei
  
• GPU is like at least 50% better if not more
  
• usually can be found for at least $100 USD cheaper if not more when you do find one
  
• nvidia shield controller is really good, very easy gamepad mapping functionality
  
• nvidia native software is also really really good, twitch streaming and video recording/screenshot features are top notch and have all the features and then some unlike my Huawei (I probably miss this the most)
  
• close to stock android no bloatware
  
• nvidia is such a cool gaming technology brand logo to have and usually plays nice with other nvidia features like pc game streaming if you have the right nvidia hardware
  
• depending on which version you get; a stylus and stylus holder (K1 version doesn't have this only original)
  
• lastly having seen both up front and close and personal the 1080p screen on the nvidia does look nicer than my Huawei but just maybe by a little bit the UI is definitely nicer and crisper
  
  In closing, if nvidia just put more ram into their old tablet I would recommend it every time but because I ran into so many issues regarding ram limitations while I was putting extra stuff running in the background I was forced to switch to a larger ram tablet.
  
  If you can control your multi tasking and don't run too many apps at one time then nvidia is for you.
  
  But if you want more breathing area and room to play with then the Asus or Huawei is for you.
  
  I only got the Huawei because at the time the Asus wasn't shipping to my country (Australia) but a month later they were.. ah well.. the Asus has more features, screen real estate and base storage than the Huawei for cheaper but the Huawei has some nice Harman Kardon speakers on each side in landscape so less chance of blocking the sound in landscape.. decisions decisions if I could try again I would get the Asus with LTE so it could be my phone and still have all the features but eh I'm stuck with this now until I figure out how I can replace it.
  
  Good luck OP I hope this helps.

Any free RPGs or other games with good controls (not a fan of virtual pads) that can be played offline?

I've been playing a couple or downloading them and trying them, so this is what I've found. Granted they're not all RPGs because I like some puzzle games too.

Merchant has been stealing a lot more of my time than I'd like to admit. I'm still pretty early and not devoting too much time to it despite what I said above, but it's very easy to check something and spend about ten minutes setting up actions and so on.

Inflation RPG is just a weird game. You wander around a field area with boundaries set up describing what enemy levels are at, and you get into random encounters that play out automatically and you level a whole bunch--and then you get to allocate stats so there's some strategy here. You're given a number of fights to get as high a level as you can, and then you start over but not before using the gold you amassed to buy items and other upgrades for the next toon.

I also tried the above dev's Tower of Hero. It's pretty much a clicker game but it's at least structured differently. There's a tower that grows as your manually-summoned heroes and the auto-summoned soldiers spawn and kill monsters and climb up, and you use the gold they drop to power everyone up and get upgrades to set the spawn point up further in the tower. Somewhat interesting since monsters respawn and they can impede your allies, but I didn't keep it. I put enough time in Clicker Heroes on PC, though the change in how this is played was nice.

Another clicker was Automatic RPG. It seems kinda silly but it's an okay time waster. No nags or anything so that's cool. Tower of Hero and this game seem to have sprites from another game or another resource--I'd like to find where they came from. Deck de Dungeon seems to use some too.

I've been playing The First Tactics Free off and on. Strategy RPG, basic presentation, horrid translation though. There seems to be an energy system but I didn't play enough for it to be an issue, and so far it hasn't bombed me with ads (but I'm playing an older version so maybe...).

I've also been working with /u/polytopey to get their Raid Tactics to work on my phone since it seems up my alley, but my phone won't have any of it. Amusingly enough, my tablet from 2011 runs it no problem apart from being extremely slow. Tech just has to be difficult, huh.

I've briefly dipped my toes into Gacha World, surprised that it actually is offline. It seemed all right, but it was incredibly laggy at points.

I got The Enchanted Cave for free a long time ago and only just now got around to it. Rogue-like, part of the strategy seems to be picking your fights since monsters don't move (so far), so it's a question of saving up your health or taking on a monster for the chest they're guarding.

Literally today just tried out Age of Strategy and Age of Fantasy. There look to be a lot of maps and while it's turn-based, you generate units ala Advance Wars I guess? Which I never really played. We'll see how those go too.

For non-RPGs...

I tried Delight Games (full library) out for a couple of pages. I like how they mention that playing offline gives you ad-free, and while you have access to all of the books of the paid version as far as I can tell, you have to go through the series from the beginning and score well enough to advance to the next. We'll see if I have any issues with that.

Ambar's Fate is another gamebook RPG thingy. I got a few pages into it the other day, but it's just one story it looks like.

I ended up playing more of Transmission than I wanted to for a first look. Connect nodes to complete the missions, but they gradually add new rules and then start adding additional mission-clear starts, so that's cool. Some of them get a bit tricky and I'm only on the third world!

I did a little bit of ColorHex last night. There are two modes, and both of them have you fill the board in the requested pattern. In swap mode, coloring panels replaces the prior ones, but mix mode mixes the colors together. It looks hard.

I honestly got Simon Tatham's Puzzles just for the network game (rotate tiles to connect all nodes to the power station). There's more there, but yeah.

As for other games I've had before...

Galaxy Hero is an RPG crossed with a shmup, though not the danmaku/bullet hell of today. It's sorta like the older games, like Raptor Call of the Shadows or Tyrian (even taking sprites from the latter), and it's pretty ugly/basic-looking and unfinished but there's still quite a bit there. I like it.

Doctor Who Legacy is a Puzzle and Dragons alike (I think) but at least there's no stamina and you can play offline. The devs added ads to the game some time ago, though they only come up after finishing a mission. You don't need to know anything about the show to enjoy this, though it seems pretty grindy. Not a fan of how purchases on one device don't transfer over, but that's probably the norm.

Match 3 Quest is another one I used to play on my tablet a long time ago, and it still seems nice. It plays a bit closer to Puzzle Quest than PvZ, though you still have separate team members who can be targeted and everyone has a special attack that automatically activates when you match gems matching their color. It's only asked me to download data once but we'll see if it asks again. There's a small nag to get your friends playing too but it so far hasn't gotten in the way. Much faster-paced than DWL.

And I keep Puzzle Wars on hand even if I don't play it much. It's yet another gem-matching game, but it seems to focus more on building combos with falling gems than trying to get more than three pieces matched like in the above two. There's equipment and spells, but I remember the translation/story was kinda okay.

ChuChu Rocket was pulled from all stores but I keep the version I bought from Amazon on my phone. I never got to play the Dreamcast original, but Puzzle here was pretty nice. You have a limited number of arrows to use to guide the mice to the rockets, without letting a single mouse die to a hole or a wandering cat (or let the cat on the rocket because seriously). There were a bunch of maps and some of them were damned hard to figure out too. Really wish Sega would make a sequel and have a stage builder feature or something.

...uh, anyway, that's my contribution?

There are really 2 classes of mobile controllers. You have the "pocketable" ones and you have the "full-sized" controllers.

Are you looking for something you can put in your pocket? Or is this going into a backpack or someplace where you'll have more room?

for the "pocketable" controllers, there aren't a ton of options. A few of the more popular ones:

• MOGA Pocket MOGA's first foray into controllers. No D-pad. Kind of cramped. Only 1 set of shoulder buttons. But it's only $18 right now (in the US at least).
  
• MOGA Hero Power Update version of the Pocket. Slightly larger and more comfortable. Has a d-pad. But still only 1 set of shoulder buttons.(fixed) Quite a bit more expensive at $45 USD.
  
• Ipega bluetooth controller d-pad, dual-analog sticks, 1 set of shoulder buttons. There are similar ones made by Nyko and some other companies. I think they're just re-brands of the same generic controller though. $22 USD
  
  I haven't used those, but from what I've read they work pretty well for shorter gaming sessions. An hour or more and your hand is going to feel pretty cramped though.
  
  for the full-sized controllers there are more options.
  
  
• PS3 controller with a gameKlip. I haven't used this myself but people are constantly praising it. Personally, I can't stand the analog stick placement on PS controllers, but if you like it then this is a good solution. However, you said that you're using a tablet, so the gameklip probably won't help you.
  
• XBOX 360 controller with an OTG cable. I use this one all the time. It works really well. Very comfortable, plenty of buttons. Although the d-pad sucks. Another downside is wires. You need the OTG cable to connect to either a wired XBOX controller, or to the xbox wireless receiver
  
• MOGA Pro / Pro Power I have the MOGA Pro, and I use it pretty frequently. I typically use the xbox controller at home, and the MOGA while on the road. It's about 3/4 the size of an xbox controller and therefore not quite as comfortable. It does work very well though. Haven't tried the Pro Power, but it's the newer version. Since they're the same price I'd pick the Pro Power over the older Pro.
  
• NYKO playpad I think this is really very similar to the IPEGA one in terms of build quality. However it has triggers as well as shoulder buttons, a d-pad, and extended grips. Plus it's cheap. Only $20 USD.
  
  One of the main benefits with the MOGA line of controllers is that they have the phone-holder clip built right in. But if you're using this for a tablet, then that doesn't really help you. Therefore I think I'd recommend that you get either an XBOX 360 controller or a PS3 controller. You simply can't beat the quality of those two. MOGA's coming close, but it's not there yet.
  
  
  |Controller Model|Full-Sized|D-Pad|Shoulder Triggers|Wireless|Phone-Holder|Price (USD)|
  |:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|
  |MOGA Pocket| | | | X | X | 18|
  |MOGA Hero Power | | X | X | X | X | 45|
  |MOGA Pro Power| X | X | X | X | X | 50|
  | Ipega bluetooth controller| | X | | X | X | 20|
  |NYKO Playpad | | X | | X | X | 15 |
  |NYKO Playpad Pro| X | X | X | X| | 20|
  | DualShock 3* | X | X | X | X | w/ gameKlip| 40|
  | Wired XBOX 360 Controller | X | X | X | | | 35|
  
  * Dualshock 3 controller (PS3 Controller) requires the Sixaxis app($2.50) and Root (if you want to use bluetooth instead of the OTG)
  \ Xbox 360 Controller requires USB OTG cable (~ $5 shipped)
  

Yes it will be coming shortly - just got the Amazon FireTV version ready (which means making the touch navigation menus navigable by joypad and then we have to get the Vita version out too (which you can even have a glance behind you using the rear touch pad - well the middle 75% of it any way (kept touching the edges of it so using the full width of the rear pad was a no go - too annoying hitting it by accident)). I have to say, the version on Amazon is rather good. We've had a number of people having problems with cloudsave going awry - but on Amazon it's just you and your local saved game - no such issues. Pretty good version and I've just lowered the price a little too as I hadn't realised that Amazon add's sales taxes one afterwards so when I priced it at $2.99 I was seeing it on the store at $3.59. It's definitely worth a few dollars :) Just had a guy post me an amazing drift high score of 322,000....I've only ever seen one other guy break 300k and he was the programmer of the original iOS version. Oh and I might well be wrong about the Samsung Store going to other devices....but Amazon App Store is a goer :)

Amazon link....http://www.amazon.com/Table-Top-Racing-Gamer-Edition/dp/B00I46T7W4

UPDATE: Samsung have offered us a promotional slot, but they only promote $0.99 and free apps, so on the samsung store it will be $0.99 until the 13/05/2014

Not really a traditional RTS, but Majesty is an RTS/Sim that lets you build your base and hire heroes to take out monsters. You can't directly control the heroes but you have to put bounties on monsters or monster lairs to entice the heroes to get rid of those monsters.

Pretty decent game for $1 (There's a free demo version on the Playstore too). There are IAPs for gold and unlocking chapters but they aren't necessary. The difficulty is similar to a normal PC RTS and you unlock chapters normally as you play. Though, to unlock the final chapter you have to get the gold ranking for all previous chapters, so it might be a red flag if you mind these kind of things.

I got this game using the free Amazon coins and enjoyed it enough to dig up all the Majesty games that I buried deep in my Steam games backlog and finished them.

Wow, Vito Gesualdi from White Wizard Games here (creators of Star Realms). We are super amazed to have made the top fifty list, especially since this is both our first digital game release and the game has only been out for what, two months now? Glad you guys are loving the app!

As a heads up, we have lots of great suggestions coming from the community and we're working to integrate a bunch of them. Also, keep an eye out for our first expansion, which should add a new chapter to the campaign mode and a host of cool new cards!

I'd also suggest trying out the physical game if you can ever find it at MSRP (or don't mind paying scalper prices on Amazon... http://www.amazon.com/White-Wizard-Games-Realms-Deckbuilding/dp/B00HRGMPIU). We've got a third (and forth) printing on the way and four mini-expansion sets coming around the holidays.

Oh and uh, feel free to challenge 'Vito' on your device. I promise I won't hurt you too bad... ;D

I'm not particularly sensitive to accurate color representation, so I don't think I'll be bothered by it, but I will still adjust it to my liking.

That game does look beautiful. I'll have to try it out. Thanks for the suggestion!

Hopefully the compatibility should get better over time. Even then, I'm not a huge Android gamer and most of the games I do play on my phone I got from the Humble Bundles.

And I checked out tons of cases on Amazon and looked up reviews. I ended up getting this one which will arrive today. If I don't like it, I'll be sure to look more at the Fintie ones.

Thanks for your suggestions, I appreciate it.

Depends on your particular use case. I bought an Ipega 9055 specifically because it will hold most phones both vertically and horizontally. The build quality is acceptable, but definitely a little cheap feeling. I've used it on and off for 4ish months with no issue. Pairing it up is simple, and it's quite responsive. One caveat, howver, is that apparently the joysticks behave more like cleverly disguised 4-way dpads than true omni-directional joysticks. This may or may not be an issue for you, depending on what games you play. I really only play emulators or other tactics games, so I tend to use the dpad anyway.

I've been playing a lot more Android games now that I've upgraded to a Pixel 2 XL. I love this phone. I have very big hands (I'm 6'7"... generally most things are too small for me) and even when I customise the button layout for, say, My Boy! or My Old Boy! I still find my hands getting cramped after a while.

I have been looking at controllers that allow phones to clip on, and there's quite a few on Amazon Canada that look good. I am leaning towards the GameSir G3s with included bracket, GameSir T1s (slightly more expensive for some reason?) or the "Mad Giga". I also was considering the Bonusis STK7003 though it's more expensive and looks like it might be flimsier. Those are all generally within my budget -- $30-45ish.

When I used my Vita a lot, I had to buy a handgrip attachment for it, and even then I would still get hand cramps. It's very difficult to tell from the pictures which of these is the largest. As reference, I really like the size of the Steam Controller, which I've used a lot, and PS3 controllers are good for decent lengths of time as well (though I do eventually cramp up with those as well).

In any case, any recommendations or information about which of these controller types are good for large hands would be greatly appreciated! I could potentially just buy a controller-grip shaped case, but I think I'd prefer to actually have a full size controller.

If you're interested in a Playstation layout controller, I recently started using the 8BitDo SF30 Pro (or SN30 Pro) for emulation on the Android. It works PERFECTLY with Rules of Survival. I also opted for the phone clip which has come in SUPER handy.

There are some really good ports of Lego games:

• Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
  
• Lego Lord of the Rings
  
• Lego Batman: Beyond Gotham
  
• Lego Batman: DC Super Heroes
  
• Lego Marvel Super Heroes
  
  Here are some other good ports:
  
  
• Minecraft
  
• Mickey's Castle of Illusion
  
• Ducktales Remastered
  
• World of Goo
  
• Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing
  
• Sonic Racing Transformed
  
• Octodad: Dadliest Catch
  
• Goat Simulator
  
  As for some android originals, I have really enjoyed some of the stuff Amazon Game Studios has put out. They limit availability to Kindle devices, unfortunately, but if you have a Kindle you can play it there or back it up and copy it to another non-Kindle device where it also works fine.
  
  
• Lost Within
  
• Til Morning's Light
  
• Tales from Deep Space
  
• Sev Zero

Is this for a phone? If so, have a PS4 or Xbox One controller? Just get a phone clip. I don't use my PS4 controller via Bluetooth, so I can't attest to that, but my X1 controller is just perfect. Especially now that I got a phone clip for it. My Note 10+ fits perfectly.

PS4: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MQ0BGOL/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_pF7HDbWN0TY5P

X1: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DQBPH15/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_yJ7HDbYD8FJ85

Currently 33% off on both app stores:-

I bought it on 23/12/2014 for €4.65, Only now completed the full game on easy! that's a full month of occasionally playing it. Will be replaying it again at Normal level.

Highly recommend this game, works great on the Nexus 9, check the required specs for the game before purchasing.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Oddworld-Inhabitants-Inc-Strangers-Wrath/dp/B00QGUNJD8/

1. Can anyone suggest a good kit for stick-on buttons / directional stick? Something like these perhaps. Incidentally is the linked item any good? It was my first search result.
   
   
2. Is there any way to get lower latency for usb-connected gamepads? Such as with DS4. I'm using a galaxy s7 running Android 8 and I find the input lag to still be bad. Exceeds 50ms I'd say. Am I out of luck? Does some hardware handle better than other?
   
   Thanks very much!

Delta Touch - the best way to play Doom 1 & 2, Heretic, Hexen, Strife, and endless single player custom maps and mods. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opentouchgaming.deltatouch

Quad Touch - the best way to play Quake 1, Quake 2, Quake 3, Hexen 2, and endless single player custom maps and mods. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opentouchgaming.quadtouch

Xash3D - Half-Life, it's expansions, CS 1.6, and tons of mods. https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=7039367093104802597

JK2-Touch Jedi Outcast https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0143INHXG/ref=apps_sf_sta

JK3-Touch Jedi Academy https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0174XA4JC/ref=apps_sf_sta

RtCW Touch Return to Castle Wolfenstein https://www.amazon.com/dp/B010E3ZPMU/ref=apps_sf_sta

Diii4A - Doom 3, can't provide link.

Spelunky Classic HD https://yancharkin.itch.io/spelunky-classic-hd

AM2R r/AM2R

For those thinking about getting this game: It's free on the Amazon app store: http://www.amazon.com/True-Axis-Skate/dp/B00L436E7A/

You can also use your free amazon coins for the IAP.

Looks like it is free on Amazon

My PS3 Controller mount just arrived as shown here - https://www.amazon.ca/Adjustable-Bluetooth-Telescopic-Playstation-Controller/dp/B01ANH86F0/ref=sr_1_2?crid=NN0FMNE6ALX7&keywords=android+gaming+controller+mount&qid=1557941823&s=gateway&sprefix=android+gaming+%2Caps%2C142&sr=8-2

I have a PPSSPP emulator with a few tactics games on there that I want to start playing with the controller. I have a Note 9 with a USBC - UTC cable adapter to connect to the controller. Is there anything else I have to do to get the controller to work with the emulator or just plug and play? I read somewhere that with this setup you don't need to root your phone on download any 3rd party aps?

My controller is completely dead so I am charging it right now while at work. Will be able to try any and all suggestions later today.

Any help would mean a lot.

OP link is for australia. Get it free here

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KA7JIII/ref=cm_sw_su_dp

I don't have the Amazon app installed, so the only link I can provide is from a basic Google search. Still, hope this helps.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00P73L20M/ref=AGS_Spectre_gs_gp

I bought these and like them. Use them with my Note 9 now. Only thing I had to do is drill a hole for access to the connect button.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07DQBPH15

8Bitdo SN30 Pro Wireless Bluetooth Controller Gamepad Dual Classic Joystick for Windows, Mac OS, Android, Linux, Raspberry Pi, Steam, etc., Compatible with Nintendo Switch, with Extra Carrying Bag https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0781LDL1J/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_tXTCCbPX1DQ07

You can get them through Amazon app store.

https://www.amazon.com/Ubisoft-Prince-Persia%C2%AE-Shadow-Flame/dp/B00DYWO09I.

https://www.amazon.com.br/Ubisoft-Prince-of-Persia-Classic/dp/B0096MM9GG.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0174XA4JC/ref=apps_sf_sta

There are quite of bit of YouTube videos on how to install it. Mods work with it, and I beat it 2 times on my phone.

Here's the US link.

The gamesir g4s and t1s both feature USB dongles that you can plug into PC for wireless gaming. They are also Bluetooth for connecting to Android. G4s is Xbox controller layout, and t1s is closer to PS4 layout. They can also be hooked directly to Android or PC via USB cable if you do not want to use wireless.

G4s

T1s