Android dungeon crawlers, roguelikes, and WRPGs.

[Exhuminator]

There've been some nice Android threads lately, a fact I enjoy as I'm a fan of the platform. Smartphone gaming has certainly come a long way in the past few years, and it's good enough now, that even a stubborn ol' curmudgeon like me finds some Android experiences of equal merit to dedicated handhelds. There are of course many genres of games available for Android, but the ones I find myself spending the most time with are dungeon crawlers, roguelikes, and WRPGs. I don't know why that is, I guess I find them the most rewarding in short bursts. So in that regard, I'm going to take some time here to talk about choice games I enjoy in those genres on this platform.

To save load times I'll just post screenshots for random entries. Check the links if you want to see screenshots for any one particular game.

ROGUELIKES

1-Bit Rogue
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... .bit.rogue
1-Bit Rogue is a simple roguelike! It’s a monochrome game featuring super simple retro pixelart! Features a chiptune soundtrack for that nostalgic PSG sound chip feel!


Card Dungeon
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... ardDungeon
Take control of Crusader and free the lands from the hordes of the Nethermist in this turn based strategy rogue. Card Dungeon is a completely unique and handcrafted board / card /rogue-like game experience unlike anything you have played before. Easy to pick up and play for 10 minutes, but has enough depth and strategy that you will still be playing after multiple hours.

Cardinal Quest 2
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... est.google
Root for loot in dangerous dungeons! Encounter dangerous enemies in melee battles! Cast magical spells to help you grow in power and avoid the ever-present threat of death! Challenge yourself in this this retro roguelike RPG! Alchemist, fighter, or thief: play as all three!


Darkness Survival
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... splus.rpg1
When the huge portal opened, darkness dominated the world and people moaned in despair. Time goes by, people were talking about a legendary girl who shall close the portal and save the world. And one day, a girl came from somewhere and entered to the portal. Can you guide her to victory against the darkness? I doubt it. This game will beat your pansy ass into a sniveling pulp.


Delver
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... dungeoneer
Delver is a first person action roguelike dungeon crawl with crunchy pixels. Take the role of an adventurer that tries their fate in the dark dungeons (and probably dies horribly). Fight monsters, grab loot, horde potions, and level up! Quest for the Yithidian orb at the darkest depths of the dungeon and attempt to bring it back to the surface. Getting to it may be the easy part. Levels are randomly generated in each playthrough - you'll never know quite what's around the corner.

Dungeoneers
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... neers.game
Dungeoneers is a party based, first-person, dungeon exploration game. Create your party from 6 unique classes, and attempt to reach the bottom of an ever-changing randomly generated labyrinth.

MicRogue
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... microguead
Climb a dark tower in this Micro sized Chess Style Rogue-like that focuses more on
character movement, than stats and gear. Can you retrieve the treasure and escape the dragon’s wrath?

Out There: Ω Edition
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... s.outthere
You are an astronaut awaking from cryonics not in the solar system, but... out there... in a far and unknown place of the galaxy. In Out There, you will have to survive, tinkering your ship with what you can gather drifting in the void, and spot garden planets to refill your oxygen supply.

Shattered Pixel Dungeon
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... xeldungeon
Pixel Dungeon is a free open source roguelike, there are various forks of it, this is the best one I've played.


Sproggiwood
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... proggiwood
Sproggiwood distills the roguelike genre down to its core fun ingredients: inspired character classes, loads of interesting loot, and procedurally populated dungeons with monsters and traps that combine to produce totally unique tactical challenges.

Tiny Rogue
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... .tinyrogue
In Tiny Rogue you will descend as deep into the randomized dungeons as you can. Strategize your turns moving through the dungeons collecting treasure, using potions and spells, slaying foes, earning experiences and levelling up your hero.


Unity Rogue
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... udio.rogue
While inheriting the Rogue original difficulty and rules, it has to that view of the world that has been expressed in 3D equipped with a UI that can be easily operated with the thumb one. To such a Rogue fan who feel the catharsis what to thrill that such as survive a lot of pinch, than get high scores or to be completed game also. Pretty girl is of hero can saving the time of dungeon spent!

Wayward Souls
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... ywardsouls
Wayward Souls is an action-adventure game built for quick playthroughs and massive amounts of replay value. It was inspired by Spelunky, Secret of Mana, and our previous game, Mage Gauntlet. Procedurally generated random levels mean that every time you play the game, it's a different experience.

DUNGEON CRAWLERS

Arcane Quest 2
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... ex.xquest2
This is a clone of HeroQuest, but a damn good one, with a campaign to play through.

Deadly Dungeons
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... ngeons.App
Deadly Dungeons is a first person RPG developed exclusively for the Android platform. It is inspired by several classic dungeon crawlers and roguelikes.

Dungeon Escape VR
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... onEscapeVR
Strap on your virtual reality headset and become fully immersed in your new life as a prisoner. Explore secret rooms, avoid the guards, and regain your freedom!


Dungeon Legends
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... eonlegends
Dungeon Legends RPG is an adventure Role Playing Game referring to classic dungeon crawler titles, placed in a fantasy underground world. You are a hero returning from the war, that gets trapped in an old, abandoned ruins. Find your way through the labirynth of corridors full of monsters, puzzles, mysteries and lost items. Develop your character to defeat enemies. Search for weapons and equipment, learn new spells and find hidden passages.

Dungeon Nightmares
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... nightmares
Every night you go to bed, you find yourself in an endless nightmare that you must escape from. The dungeon is littered with items for you to collect, including Candles that help light up your path. But be warned, you will not be alone in there. You must survive each night and progress to another to find more clues about this nightmare. What do these nightmares mean?

Hammer Bomb
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... hammerbomb
Are you ready to enter dark mazes and dungeons - full of monster hordes and traps? Then brave the dungeon, Sir Hammer Bomb. Rescue your soldiers and find the treasure! Hammer Bomb is a new twist on dungeon style arcade games. Easy controls for anyone to play, but only a few will master! Drop bombs to open secret areas to find the best treasures!

Mighty Dungeons
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... tydungeons
Enjoy this fan-made dungeon crawler crossover between old-school boardgames like Heroquest, Warhammer Quests and good oldies like Diablo I and DungeonMaster.

WRPGS


7 Mages
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... sevenmages
The epic RPG 7 Mages in the tradition of the greatest classics of the genre takes you around the magical island of Roven. You will visit gloomy crypts beneath the city, cross an icy mountain pass, submerge beneath the surface of the ocean and venture into the guts of a dead dragon. And lots more too! The game offers unique and very tactical turn-based combat with the option to split up your team, use combat magic, elemental magic and all-new musical magic. THIS GAME KICKS ASS!

9th Dawn II
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... inthdawnii
Explore an expansive and rich world; venture through thick forests, ancient ruins, deep caverns, and besieged towns. From the southern sands of the frigid glaciers to the north, engage in battle with the terrifying monsters and other unsavoury figures that aim to stand in your way. Collect an enormous amount of items, loot, weapons and armour from a colossal variety of monsters. The people you meet, the decisions you make, and the adventures you share in will shape the future of the world in which you live.


Aralon: Forge and Flame
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... es.aralon2
Journey across three continents and diverse landscapes seeking a people once thought forever lost. The Throne of Aralon sits empty, and the noble families of Callaheim struggle to control the future of the kingdom.

Aralon: Sword and Shadow
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... mes.aralon
A 3d RPG inspired by that classic vein that focuses on a compelling story, a unique hero, and an open 3D world ready for exploration. Journey through the Kingdom of Aralon and unravel its mysteries.


Deus Ex: The Fall
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... reenix.dxm
Basically a gaiden story to Deus Ex: Human Revolution. It has the same exact gameplay but with a few new additions.

Exiles
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... mes.exiles
In the near future, a colony on a distant planet has been driven to isolation and desolation, as a corrupt government tries to enslave it with a lethal virus. Become one of the Elite Enforcers, and go on various missions that will unravel the secrets behind the plot to enslave the world. Unleash a large arsenal of weapons and items against vicious aliens and mechanized enemies.

Naroth
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... .games.rpg
You travel to Naroth, a green plateau located between the kingdoms of Vilden and Jarrad. On your quest for information about your father, you descend deeper and deeper into the abandoned mines to finally discover a threatening secret. Are you brave enough to face the danger?

QuestLord
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... .questlord
In QuestLord you assume the role of a lone hero out to save the Shattered Realm from certain destruction! A turn-based Role Playing Game in the classic style of the legendary Computer Role Playing Games that defined the genre.


Ravensword: Shadowlands
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... avensword2
Ravensword brings unprecedented visuals to the RPG and adventure games genre. Explore a vast and richly detailed world, gather powerful weapons, collect hundreds of items, increase your skills, and follow a deep storyline to solve the mysteries of the Kingdom of Tyreas.

Sorcery! 1-4
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... e.sorcery1
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... e.sorcery2
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... e.sorcery3
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... e.sorcery4
This is a four part adventure/RPG that will give you one of the most epic and malleable fantasy experiences you can find on Android. It's a masterpiece experience I can't recommend enough.


The Quest
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... t.thequest
The Quest is a beautifully hand-drawn open world role playing game with old school grid-based movement and turn based combat.

The Shadow Sun
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... eshadowsun
The ultimate Western action RPG has arrived on Android! Embark on an epic dark fantasy in the grand tradition of great, story-driven RPGs from PC and console, created by veterans of the Neverwinter Nights, Baldur’s Gate, and The Witcher franchises.

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Hope somebody found this thread useful. If anyone has suggestions that I missed by all means please post them.

[noiseredux]

damn, nice first post. Like you, I love these Android threads as tablets have become my handheld of choice over the past few years.

Also, thanks for pointing out some mobile VR stuff. Even though I have a Rift, I sometimes feel guilty for neglecting my GearVR.

[Exhuminator]

tablets have become my handheld of choice over the past few years.

As much as I love my 3DS and Vita (and I do), smartphone gaming has gotten so good that I don't even care if there's successors to either handheld. Never thought I'd see myself type that, but it's true nonetheless.

[Tanooki]

Meaty very meaty post with lots of choice. I have questlord and before that shattered pixel game of some variant it. I guess it's too corporate for the list but Baldurs Gate 1 and 2 (icewind dale maybe too?) are on the WRPG list of goodies for Android as well.

[Exhuminator]

I guess it's too corporate for the list but Baldurs Gate 1 and 2 (icewind dale maybe too?) are on the WRPG list of goodies for Android as well.

Quite a few mainstream WRPG titles have been ported to Android, yes. You mentioned some big ones but here's some more:

Star Wars™: KOTOR
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... otor&hl=en

Jade Empire: Special Edition
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... pire&hl=en

The Bard's Tale
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... e.BardTale

Titan Quest
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... uest&hl=en

And here's another WRPG to check out:

Earth And Legend
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... gend&hl=en
"The most advanced full-scaled multiplayer 3D RPG for Android has arrived in HD! The time has come to call for a hero. Join the battle in this epic RPG adventure delivered in stunning 3D"

[noiseredux]

and KOTOR is free if you get it through the Amazon Underground app.

[marlowe221]

Great thread!

There really is some good stuff out there for mobile systems. The problem is sorting through all the trash to get to the good stuff. A thread like this is just what we need for easy reference!

[Exhuminator]

A thread like this is just what we need for easy reference!

If I have one complaint about Android gaming, it's that the Google Play store is trash insofar as browsing it usefully is concerned. It needs a far better filtering system, but Google won't do that, for reasons which all boil down to $$$.

If you guys are interested in other genres let me know, I might have some goodies for ya.

[noiseredux]

I've always hated the ambiguity of release dates of mobile games. Basically, all you know is when a game was last updated. So when you look at "new games" (or rather "new and recently updated") you really aren't seeing new games as much as you are seeing recently updated games. It makes it tough to keep up with genuinely NEW releases.

Y'know, you look at something like Steam - PC games get updates all the time, but you can clearly read what the original release date was on those games.

Looking at the Play Store right now, I'm shown Angry Birds 2 (that's not new, right?), Fire Emblem Heroes (that is new), two different Walking Dead games (probably not new), Rayman Adventures (I actually have no idea), Lego Batman (totally not new), Bethesda Pinball (this one is new), among a bunch of really generic nondescript looking games with titles such as "Cooking" and "Monster."

Seriously, the Play Store is a mess.

[Tanooki]

Depends on the Lego Batman. If it's based on a movie, that just came out.

Either way though I agree, end up having to use Pocket Gamer a UK site that covers any form of handheld gaming (Nintendo, Sony, Android, iOS, etc things.) Great for reviews, break down of IAP usage in titles (if it's fair, abusive, a whale, etc), previews, weekly best releases, freebies, and other junk.


I think something that could be done is more lists like this covering popular genres. One could be solid arcade conversions as mobile gaming usually is a faster play pick up and play thing, which is what a quarter muncher is good for. Another could be on the flip, console conversions but that could get overlap (Bard's Tale, Soul Calibur.) One you don't see much of but I hear are nice on there are flight sims (anything from space to wannabe real sims) and not just planes but choppers, gliders, whatever. Given the nature of the site, popular emulators might be a welcome one too if you can give a gist of compatibility and system reqs to be right on what it's emulating.