Best android games for ever

Best android games for ever

There are a LOT of games in the Play Store (clue's in the name), and finding the games that are worth your time can be difficult. But don't worry, we've done the hard job of playing through the most promising titles out there to compile this list of the best Android games. Whether you're a hardcore handheld gamer or just looking for something to pass the time on your commute, we've got games for you. Join us as we explore various genres and present the best of the best games to install on your Android phone or tablet in 2018.

All the following games are fantastic, but we've used our gaming experience to organize the most impressive titles according to genre below. Whether you love solving tricky puzzle games, leading an army to battle in strategy games, or exploring new RPG worlds, just select a category below to find the cream of the crop.

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these Android sports games

Sports games are a tricky beast that usually take lots of hours of practice refining those skills. They're also likely dictated by the sort of sports you like, so if soccer is your game, you'll want to check out Fifa's latest installment and if basketball or baseball or more your speed, there are big name franchises to check out there too. What we've offered below are a couple of suggestions that should be fun for everyone, whatever sports you like.

Golf Clash

Golf Clash is one of the newer games on this list, but while it hasn't been around for too long, it's already attracted a lot of dedicated players.

As with any other golf game, the aim is pretty clear, but rather than put you through a time-consuming 9 or 18-hole round, all games take place against other real players and last just one hole. If you both take the same number of shots sinking the ball, you then need to win a one-shot closest to the pin shootout

Winning or losing carries a benefit or punishment of winning or losing the wagered coins and trophy points. As you get more trophy points, you can access games worth more coins - but losing games means you lose trophy points too.

There's no tournament mode as yet, but it's on it's way, and there is a weekly leaderboard with various different leagues so you can see how well you're progressing.

App version: 71.0.5.109.1
App size: 110 MB
Compatibility: Android 4.4 and up
Price: Free, with in-app purchases

Table Tennis Touch

Table Tennis Touch is by no means the only ping pong game available on Android, but it is one of the best, despite needing to pay $2.99 upfront to download it. Once you have, you'll realize that while the controls are simple, the level of precision required (and possible to get out of your shots) is immense. Topspin, backspin, sidespin and powerful smash shots are just a stroke away.

Gaming options are pretty simple - you can either play online against another real person, jump into a quick match versus AI or take part in a championship against AI opponents. The main section is a series of increasingly difficult matchings in the career mode, though there are a few mini-games thrown in to break things up.

App version: 2.2.1230.1
App size: 303 MB
Compatibility: Android 4.1 and up
Price: $2.99, with in-app purchases

games to play offline

Sometimes you end up in a situation where you've got no data or Wi-Fi connection available, and in those situations, you're going to need a fun game that plays well offline. The suggestions below lean towards the casual gamer, but a number of others in this list (Thimbleweed Park and Planescape: Torment particularly) are also huge game with hours of content that work without a connection.

Crashlands

Crashlands is a fantastically well-designed game that plonks your protagonist on a dangerous planet with a mission to build a base, defeat your enemies, and eventually escape back to space.

The combat system is simple and fun and a streamlined inventory makes it easy to harvest resources and craft your base and items.

The story is light-hearted with plenty of tongue-in-cheek humor. For $6.99, Crashlands offers potentially infinite addictive gameplay—once you've beaten the game, you can simply make more content yourself with the level editor.

Eternium

Eternium is an excellent Diablo-style hack and slash game in its own right, but it's helped even more by the fact that you can play it for as long as you like with no restrictions - there's no power gauge or stamina system that limits how much you can play each day without spending on coins or diamonds, as with many other games. It also works entirely offline once it's fully downloaded and updated.

The gameplay is classic action RPG fare with a huge variety of weapons, different characters to use (you can also create your own) and a crafting system for both abilities and weapon upgrades, which will keep you playing in pursuit of that next unlock.

Moving and attacking are simple, and you can execute special commands by drawing a sign on the screen. These commands are handily shown next to the moves as you play, in case you forget which is which. With lots to explore and craft, it'll keep you busy for a long time.

App version: 1.2.70
App size: 124 MB
Compatibility: Android 4.0 or higher
Price: Free, with in-app purchases

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Have fun figuring out these Android puzzle games

Need a brain scratcher to keep you entertained? These suggestions should have you covered, whether you like physics-based puzzlers or more exploratory games.

Rolling Snail

Sometimes the sheer simplicity of a game is what gets under your skin, and that's the case with Rolling Snail, which describes itself as a physics-based drawing game. The aim is simple: get your snail to the weird portal-looking thing to advance to the next level.

You do this by drawing a line for the snail to roll along, occassionally helping it along its way by dropping a rock on it or removing/snipping lines that you've already drawn.

Each level has three stars for you to collect on your way to the exit - the more stars you get, the more points you'll get for each level too. You might think it sounds a little too simple, but if you like an occasional puzzler, Rolling Snail is worth a look.

App version: 2.2.1230.1
App size: 303 MB
Compatibility: Android 4.1 and up
Price: $2.99, with in-app purchases

Thimbleweed Park

The latest adventure game from legendary Monkey Island series designer Ron Gilbert, perfectly blends nostalgia with modern convenience:

You control a pair of idiosyncratic FBI agents investigating a murder mystery in an equally idiosyncratic town, and in the mode of classic adventure games, you need to explore different environments, talk to quirky characters, and collect and use items in the right way to solve puzzles to progress.

Being able to switch between different characters in different locations adds another layer of depth, but if the head-scratchers are too much, there's even an 'easy' mode if you'd rather just enjoy the story and retro-style graphics.

App version: 1.0.4
App size: 0.92 GB
Compatibility: Android 4.4 and up
Price: $9.99

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