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<center>''"Be together. Not the same."'' [https://youtu.be/hr0HBLGFEsA]</center>
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<center>''"Be together. Not the same."'' [https://youtu.be/TRmgMe2STL0]</center>
   
Google's Android is the world's most popular mobile operating system, towering above Apple's [[iOS]] everywhere but in the USA and a handful of other countries. Commercial developers still tend to prefer Apple, as its users seem to have more disposable income, but indie and emulator developers have flocked to Android because it is much less locked down (yarr!). So it's basically PC mustard race, for phones. Speaking of which, it is possible to run it on your PC with [http://www.android-x86.org/ Android x86].
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Google's Android is the world's most popular mobile operating system, towering above Apple's [[iOS]] everywhere but in the USA. Commercial developers still tend to prefer Apple, as its users seem to have more disposable income, but indie and emulator developers have flocked to Android because it is much less locked down (yarr!). So it's basically PC mustard race, for phones. Speaking of which, it is possible to run it on your PC with [http://www.android-x86.org/ Android x86].
   
 
'''Get your apps from:'''
 
'''Get your apps from:'''
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!Screenshot
 
!Screenshot
 
!Title
 
!Title
 
!Genre
 
!Genre
 
!Description
 
!Description
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|[[File:Atomas.png|100px]]
 
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sirnic.atomas Atomas]
 
|Puzzle
 
|Cool incremental puzzle where you must fuse elements on a wheel. Good to memorize the elements on the periodic table.
 
 
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|[[File:Alchemy-Android1.jpg|100px]]
 
|[[File:Alchemy-Android1.jpg|100px]]
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|Puzzle/Toy
 
|Puzzle/Toy
 
|You start with Earth, Fire, Air and Water, and from various combinations of these, create different elements. There's 370 in the game. Not great for much but dicking around and seeing what you can make, but hey, it's mostly free.
 
|You start with Earth, Fire, Air and Water, and from various combinations of these, create different elements. There's 370 in the game. Not great for much but dicking around and seeing what you can make, but hey, it's mostly free.
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|[[File:Asphalt 8 Android screenshot.png|200px]]
 
|[[File:Asphalt 8 Android screenshot.png|200px]]
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|Racing
 
|Racing
 
|Over-the-top arcade racer in the same vein of Burnout. Excellent graphics that wouldn't be out of place in a regular console. Great intense gameplay and wubwub soundtrack.
 
|Over-the-top arcade racer in the same vein of Burnout. Excellent graphics that wouldn't be out of place in a regular console. Great intense gameplay and wubwub soundtrack.
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|[[File:Beach-Buggy-Blitz-Collect-coins-1-.png|200px]]
 
|[[File:Beach-Buggy-Blitz-Collect-coins-1-.png|200px]]
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|Racing
 
|Racing
 
|Kart racer from the makers of Riptide GP. Drive around the beach collecting coins that look suspiciously like the awesome face. Graphics are detailed and crisp in standard Vector Unit fashion, and the game is optimized for Tegra 3. Originally a paid app, it is now free, so you should pick it up!
 
|Kart racer from the makers of Riptide GP. Drive around the beach collecting coins that look suspiciously like the awesome face. Graphics are detailed and crisp in standard Vector Unit fashion, and the game is optimized for Tegra 3. Originally a paid app, it is now free, so you should pick it up!
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|[[File:Buddy-rush-20110418014154364_640w.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:Buddy-rush-20110418014154364_640w.jpg|200px]]
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|Sand Simulator
 
|Sand Simulator
 
|Sand.
 
|Sand.
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|[[Image:Cartoon Wars 2.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[Image:Cartoon Wars 2.jpg|200px]]
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|Tower Defense
 
|Tower Defense
 
|Tower defense game with cartoon characters. Expands on the first game in a lot of ways, and adds in Cartoon Wars: Gunner levels as part of the campaign.
 
|Tower defense game with cartoon characters. Expands on the first game in a lot of ways, and adds in Cartoon Wars: Gunner levels as part of the campaign.
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|[[File:Cheeseman-iphone-1-1-.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:Cheeseman-iphone-1-1-.jpg|200px]]
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|Platformer
 
|Platformer
 
|What seems like Alphanoize's answer to Super Meat Boy, only with 100% less pretentious developer soapboxing. More or less the same rules. Avoid the blades and make your way to the goal. Simple art style, no lives, no game overs.
 
|What seems like Alphanoize's answer to Super Meat Boy, only with 100% less pretentious developer soapboxing. More or less the same rules. Avoid the blades and make your way to the goal. Simple art style, no lives, no game overs.
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|[[File:Crazy Taxi Classic Android screenshot.png|200px]]
 
|[[File:Crazy Taxi Classic Android screenshot.png|200px]]
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|Racing
 
|Racing
 
|A Dreamcast classic in your pocket. Make some crazy money driving people around to the sound of Bad Religion and The Offspring.
 
|A Dreamcast classic in your pocket. Make some crazy money driving people around to the sound of Bad Religion and The Offspring.
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|[[Image:Cut-The-Rope-2.png|100px]]
 
|[[Image:Cut-The-Rope-2.png|100px]]
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|Puzzle
 
|Puzzle
 
|Physics-based puzzle game where you cut ropes to swing a piece of candy along a level. Well-designed.
 
|Physics-based puzzle game where you cut ropes to swing a piece of candy along a level. Well-designed.
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|[[File:Cyclone 2000 Android screenshot.png|200px]]
 
|[[File:Cyclone 2000 Android screenshot.png|200px]]
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.nocrew.tomas.cyclone2000.demo Cyclone 2000]
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![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.nocrew.tomas.cyclone2000.demo Cyclone 2000]
 
|Shooter
 
|Shooter
 
|Cool clone of the classic Tempest 2000.
 
|Cool clone of the classic Tempest 2000.
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|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Mzl.womcpbob.480x480-75.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:Mzl.womcpbob.480x480-75.jpg|200px]]
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rayark.Cytus.full Cytus]
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![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rayark.Cytus.full Cytus]
 
|Rhythm
 
|Rhythm
 
|Great <strike>Osu clone</strike> rhythm game based on a moving bar and non-specific button spots, meaning that the buttons could be anywhere, as opposed to only using, like, 5 columns. In my opinion, good songs, wiith varying difficulty from really easy to really tough. Also can be paid for to remove short timers, and is also available for iOS.
 
|Great <strike>Osu clone</strike> rhythm game based on a moving bar and non-specific button spots, meaning that the buttons could be anywhere, as opposed to only using, like, 5 columns. In my opinion, good songs, wiith varying difficulty from really easy to really tough. Also can be paid for to remove short timers, and is also available for iOS.
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|[[File:Dan The Man Android screenshot.png|200px]]
 
|[[File:Dan The Man Android screenshot.png|200px]]
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|Platformer
 
|Platformer
 
|Cartoony arcadey 2D platformer/brawler. Punch and kick the thugs who are oppressing the peasants.
 
|Cartoony arcadey 2D platformer/brawler. Punch and kick the thugs who are oppressing the peasants.
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|[[File:DDeathScreen.png|100px]]
 
|[[File:DDeathScreen.png|100px]]
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|Shmup
 
|Shmup
 
|A bosses-only bullet hell game. Dodge bullets, try to stay in front of the boss as much as possible and use your force field wisely.
 
|A bosses-only bullet hell game. Dodge bullets, try to stay in front of the boss as much as possible and use your force field wisely.
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|-
 
|[[File:Dead Space Android screenshot.png|200px]]
 
|[[File:Dead Space Android screenshot.png|200px]]
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|Survival horror
 
|Survival horror
 
|Completely new game in Dead Space setting.
 
|Completely new game in Dead Space setting.
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|[[File:Dead Trigger Android screenshot.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:Dead Trigger Android screenshot.jpg|200px]]
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![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Nussygame.DeckDeDungeon Deck De Dungeon]
 
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Nussygame.DeckDeDungeon Deck De Dungeon]
 
|Dungeon Crawl / Card Game
 
|Dungeon Crawl / Card Game
| A full featured dungeon crawler where you use a deck of cards to defeat various enemies gathering more cards along the way. One death and it's game over: time to restart! Has hundreds of cards and over a dozen characters to pick from each with their own decks and differing playstyles. Has zero microtransactions (no, really!). The only ad is one for Deck De Dungeon 2 and it appears once each game as a single closeable ad. Requires an internet connection to load said ad but after that can be played offline.
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| A full featured dungeon crawler where you use a deck of cards to defeat various enemies gathering more cards along the way. One death and it's game over: time to restart! Has hundreds of cards and over a dozen characters to pick from each with their own decks and differing playstyles. Has zero microtransactions (no, really!). The only ad is one for Deck De Dungeon 2 and it appears once each game as a single closeable ad. Requires an internet connection to load said ad but after that can be played offline.
 
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|[[File:Img_0643.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:Img_0643.jpg|200px]]
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|MMORPG
 
|MMORPG
 
|Pretty much the only good MMO on the market, Elgard is an instance based MMO where you go into dungeons to complete quests with a boss waiting at the end of each dungeon. There is PvP, guilds, an auction house, and 3 difficulty modes for each dungeon. Elgard has 6 classes, with a 7th on the way, each with a bunch of flashy spells and unique playstyles. You can play the entire game solo or enjoy it with friends. Since all areas except for the main town are private, you don't have to compete with other people for quest objectives or farming. Has a nice OST too.
 
|Pretty much the only good MMO on the market, Elgard is an instance based MMO where you go into dungeons to complete quests with a boss waiting at the end of each dungeon. There is PvP, guilds, an auction house, and 3 difficulty modes for each dungeon. Elgard has 6 classes, with a 7th on the way, each with a bunch of flashy spells and unique playstyles. You can play the entire game solo or enjoy it with friends. Since all areas except for the main town are private, you don't have to compete with other people for quest objectives or farming. Has a nice OST too.
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|[[File:Final Fantasy Brave Exvius Android screenshot.jpg|100px]]
 
|[[File:Final Fantasy Brave Exvius Android screenshot.jpg|100px]]
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|Racing
 
|Racing
 
|Remember OutRun? This game's creator likely does. It absolutely drips with nostalgia for 80s arcade racers.
 
|Remember OutRun? This game's creator likely does. It absolutely drips with nostalgia for 80s arcade racers.
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|[[File:Flow Free Android screenshot.jpg|100px]]
 
|[[File:Flow Free Android screenshot.jpg|100px]]
 
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bigduckgames.flow Flow Free]
 
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bigduckgames.flow Flow Free]
 
|Puzzle
 
|Puzzle
|Connect the color dots, but don't cross the pipes. Pretty addictive. Sort of a "cousin" to Huebrix. Has three spin-offs: Bridges (the pipes can cross at specific points), Hexes (play on a hexagonal field), and Warps (the pipes can go from one end to the other of the field).
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|Connect the color dots, but don't cross the pipes. Pretty addictive. Sort of a "cousin" to Huebrix. Has two spin-offs, Bridges (the pipes can cross at specific points) and Hexes (play on a hexagonal field).
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|[[File:GimmieFriction.png|200px]]
 
|[[File:GimmieFriction.png|200px]]
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|Puzzle / Shooter
 
|Puzzle / Shooter
 
|Damn simple one-button game, timing is everything.
 
|Damn simple one-button game, timing is everything.
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|[[File:Gabriel Knight Sins of Fathers Android screenshot.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:Gabriel Knight Sins of Fathers Android screenshot.jpg|200px]]
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|Adventure
 
|Adventure
 
|A series of voodoo-themed murders haunts New Orleans. A local writer investigates them, meaning to use that as the basis for his new novel, unaware that the crimes involve his own family's dark legacy. A true PC classic, and one of the darkest games of the genre, with updated graphics and redone soundtrack.
 
|A series of voodoo-themed murders haunts New Orleans. A local writer investigates them, meaning to use that as the basis for his new novel, unaware that the crimes involve his own family's dark legacy. A true PC classic, and one of the darkest games of the genre, with updated graphics and redone soundtrack.
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|[[File:Gloomy-dungeons-3d-free-demo-4-2.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:Gloomy-dungeons-3d-free-demo-4-2.jpg|200px]]
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|FPS
 
|FPS
 
|A game that's similar to Doom. It has bad movement controls, but you will get used to it soon.
 
|A game that's similar to Doom. It has bad movement controls, but you will get used to it soon.
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|[[File:grabatron_004.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:grabatron_004.jpg|200px]]
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|Arcade/Physics
 
|Arcade/Physics
 
|Grabatron is about playing a UFO in 2D space, your mission is to destroy as much as you can before you get shot down. There are two control schemes; tilt to move and touch to move. Tilt to move allows you to calibrate the center position so you can play it properly from any angle. Your primary weapon is your claw, which you touch to lower and it'll automatically grab anything you hit with it. Swiping across the screen flings whatever is in your claw. The sound and animation is superb, it used to be a paid game but they swapped it over to the F2P model and made it so you could buy in-game currency instead.
 
|Grabatron is about playing a UFO in 2D space, your mission is to destroy as much as you can before you get shot down. There are two control schemes; tilt to move and touch to move. Tilt to move allows you to calibrate the center position so you can play it properly from any angle. Your primary weapon is your claw, which you touch to lower and it'll automatically grab anything you hit with it. Swiping across the screen flings whatever is in your claw. The sound and animation is superb, it used to be a paid game but they swapped it over to the F2P model and made it so you could buy in-game currency instead.
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|[[File:Gridrunner screenshot Android.png|100px]]
 
|[[File:Gridrunner screenshot Android.png|100px]]
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|Shooter
 
|Shooter
 
|Awesome shooter game with fairly smooth controls and a lot of levels.
 
|Awesome shooter game with fairly smooth controls and a lot of levels.
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|[[File:Huebrix Android screenshot.jpg|100px]]
 
|[[File:Huebrix Android screenshot.jpg|100px]]
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|Puzzle
 
|Puzzle
 
|An addictive abstract puzzler. Drag the multicolored squares to fill every bit of the field without crossing paths.
 
|An addictive abstract puzzler. Drag the multicolored squares to fill every bit of the field without crossing paths.
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|[[File:IcyTowerScreen.png|100px]]
 
|[[File:IcyTowerScreen.png|100px]]
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|Climbing
 
|Climbing
 
|You know what ''this'' is. Climb the tower's platforms before you're caught by its crumbling. Make lots of combos by bouncing around without stopping as much as possible.
 
|You know what ''this'' is. Climb the tower's platforms before you're caught by its crumbling. Make lots of combos by bouncing around without stopping as much as possible.
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|[[File:Maldita Castilla Android screenshot.png|200px]]
 
|[[File:Maldita Castilla Android screenshot.png|200px]]
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|[[File:Meganoid Android screenshot.png|200px]]
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|[[File:Meganoid-550x268.jpg|200px]]
 
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.meganoid.engine Meganoid]
 
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.meganoid.engine Meganoid]
 
|Platformer
 
|Platformer
 
|Avoid the spikes and enemies, get the orange diamonds and teleport to the next stage. Pretty simple game. Unfortunately it has a metric ton of levels and no continue. You also cannot grind for many extra lives.
 
|Avoid the spikes and enemies, get the orange diamonds and teleport to the next stage. Pretty simple game. Unfortunately it has a metric ton of levels and no continue. You also cannot grind for many extra lives.
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|-
 
|[[File:2014_05_07_00_43_26.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:2014_05_07_00_43_26.jpg|200px]]
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.snkplaymore.android003 Metal Slug Defense]
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![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.snkplaymore.android003 Metal Slug Defense]
 
|Tower Defense
 
|Tower Defense
 
|A Tower Defense game with Metal Slug characters and concepts that are actually implemented well. You spawn units by using an constantly refilling AP meter and watch them march ahead to fight, sometimes clicking to use their special moves.
 
|A Tower Defense game with Metal Slug characters and concepts that are actually implemented well. You spawn units by using an constantly refilling AP meter and watch them march ahead to fight, sometimes clicking to use their special moves.
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|FPS
 
|FPS
 
|A good Cawadoody-wannabe... although clearly a step backwards after the spectacular MC4, the campaign is more segmented like Dead Trigger, but as a free game you can't really complain much.
 
|A good Cawadoody-wannabe... although clearly a step backwards after the spectacular MC4, the campaign is more segmented like Dead Trigger, but as a free game you can't really complain much.
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|[[File:Mole-Kart-1-.png|200px]]
 
|[[File:Mole-Kart-1-.png|200px]]
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|Racing
 
|Racing
 
|It's Mario Kart, but with moles. No, I mean it is ''literally'' Mario Kart. The track designs have been shamelessly lifted from some of the later games in the series, including courses such as Moo Moo Farm and Mushroom Gorge. Despite its blatant ripping off, it's actually a decent kart racer for mobile with plenty of control options. Sadly, no online multiplayer.
 
|It's Mario Kart, but with moles. No, I mean it is ''literally'' Mario Kart. The track designs have been shamelessly lifted from some of the later games in the series, including courses such as Moo Moo Farm and Mushroom Gorge. Despite its blatant ripping off, it's actually a decent kart racer for mobile with plenty of control options. Sadly, no online multiplayer.
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|[[File:Neko_Atsume.png|100px]]
 
|[[File:Neko_Atsume.png|100px]]
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|Simulation
 
|Simulation
 
|Less of a game and more of a soothing distraction but addictive none the less. Set out food to lure in local cats. Take cute kitty pictures and try to collect all of the mementos left by your fuzzy friends. Has optional microtransactions or you can pay in-game money for the paid currency instead.
 
|Less of a game and more of a soothing distraction but addictive none the less. Set out food to lure in local cats. Take cute kitty pictures and try to collect all of the mementos left by your fuzzy friends. Has optional microtransactions or you can pay in-game money for the paid currency instead.
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|[[File:Nova 3 Android screenshot.png|200px]]
 
|[[File:Nova 3 Android screenshot.png|200px]]
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|FPS
 
|FPS
 
|Gameloft definitely is not the most original developer out there — if you've played Halo and Crysis 2, you will have many déjà vu moments — but they do make up for that in production values and solid gameplay.
 
|Gameloft definitely is not the most original developer out there — if you've played Halo and Crysis 2, you will have many déjà vu moments — but they do make up for that in production values and solid gameplay.
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|[[File:OpenTyrian Android screenshot.png|200px]]
 
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.googlecode.opentyrian OpenTyrian]
 
|Shmup
 
|Tyrian is a 1990s PC cult classic. Get in your spaceship and fight the evil corporation that wants to rule the galaxy.
 
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|[[File:Out Run Android screenshot.png|200px]]
 
![http://octo-dev.co.uk/projects/octo/outrun/ Out Run]
 
|Racing
 
|Unofficial port of Sega's arcade classic.
 
 
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|-
 
|[[File:PewPewScreen.png|200px]]
 
|[[File:PewPewScreen.png|200px]]
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|Arcade shooter
 
|Arcade shooter
 
|A Geometry Wars style game with great controls, and will run on anything. Loads of fun and quite challenging.
 
|A Geometry Wars style game with great controls, and will run on anything. Loads of fun and quite challenging.
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|[[File:PixelDungeon.png|100px]]
 
|[[File:PixelDungeon.png|100px]]
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|Roguelike
 
|Roguelike
 
|Best Roguelike RPG available on Android. This is the Dark Souls of mobile roguelikes. The game is brutally difficult for beginners yet extremely addicting. You start as one of four classes that can each advance into one of two job types after you progress deeper down the dungeon, changing the way you fight enemies. You build your character by finding/upgrading weapons, armor, magic rings, magic wands, scrolls, potions and seeds. If the difficulty of the base game isn't to your liking, there are branches available to make the game easier, harder, or updated with different items or classes.
 
|Best Roguelike RPG available on Android. This is the Dark Souls of mobile roguelikes. The game is brutally difficult for beginners yet extremely addicting. You start as one of four classes that can each advance into one of two job types after you progress deeper down the dungeon, changing the way you fight enemies. You build your character by finding/upgrading weapons, armor, magic rings, magic wands, scrolls, potions and seeds. If the difficulty of the base game isn't to your liking, there are branches available to make the game easier, harder, or updated with different items or classes.
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|[[File:PPC.png|100px]]
 
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.konami.mo.pvt.aww Pixel Puzzle Collection]
 
|Puzzle
 
|Picross-style puzzle. Upon completing a puzzle you unlock a picture based on one of the various Konami classic titles.
 
 
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|[[Image:Plants War.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[Image:Plants War.jpg|200px]]
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|MOBA
 
|MOBA
 
|MOBA game where you play as plant creatures to defend your forest home as a hero with legions of AI to back you up. Think mobile DOTA or League of Legends.
 
|MOBA game where you play as plant creatures to defend your forest home as a hero with legions of AI to back you up. Think mobile DOTA or League of Legends.
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|[[File:Punch-Hero-2-1-.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:Punch-Hero-2-1-.jpg|200px]]
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|Fighting
 
|Fighting
 
|Think Punch Out or Wii Boxing with touch controls. Unfortunately requires an internet connection to play and includes a couple of microtransactions for customizing/upgrading your character. Also features online multiplayer. Graphics are decent but textures look disgustingly choppy on HDMI.
 
|Think Punch Out or Wii Boxing with touch controls. Unfortunately requires an internet connection to play and includes a couple of microtransactions for customizing/upgrading your character. Also features online multiplayer. Graphics are decent but textures look disgustingly choppy on HDMI.
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|[[File:Puzzle And Dragons Android screenshot.jpg|100px]]
 
|[[File:Puzzle And Dragons Android screenshot.jpg|100px]]
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|Puzzle
 
|Puzzle
 
|A set of 8 puzzle games made by the creators of Super Action Hero and Slice It.
 
|A set of 8 puzzle games made by the creators of Super Action Hero and Slice It.
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|[[File:Real Racing 3 Android screenshot.png|200px]]
 
|[[File:Real Racing 3 Android screenshot.png|200px]]
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|Racing
 
|Racing
 
|Perhaps the best-looking racer on Android, on par with Asphalt 8, only with a far more realistic tone.
 
|Perhaps the best-looking racer on Android, on par with Asphalt 8, only with a far more realistic tone.
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|[[File:ReplicaIsland.png|200px]]
 
|[[File:ReplicaIsland.png|200px]]
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|Platformer
 
|Platformer
 
|Good, polished free platform game. Puts the trackball to good use.(if you have one)
 
|Good, polished free platform game. Puts the trackball to good use.(if you have one)
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|[[File:Robotek HD Android screenshot.png|200px]]
 
|[[File:Robotek HD Android screenshot.png|200px]]
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|Fighter
 
|Fighter
 
|You're a robot that controls robots and you fight robots with robots with robotic powers. Requires in-game purchase pretty early on if you suck at the game. (which you probably will)
 
|You're a robot that controls robots and you fight robots with robots with robotic powers. Requires in-game purchase pretty early on if you suck at the game. (which you probably will)
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|-
 
|[[File:Sega Forever cover.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:Sega Forever cover.jpg|200px]]
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|Various
 
|Various
 
|Sega's project to offer tons of their classics for free, adding more every month.
 
|Sega's project to offer tons of their classics for free, adding more every month.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Shift_1.png|200px]]
 
|[[File:Shift_1.png|200px]]
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|Puzzle/Adventure
 
|Puzzle/Adventure
 
|Shift is a puzzle/adventure game where the objective is to get to the door at the end of the level. The cool thing about Shift is that in order to solve these puzzles, you can shift the stage to be upsidedown or rightsideup. There will be obstacles such as spikes which kill you, a timer, keys, etc., that all hinder you to your objective of getting to the next level.
 
|Shift is a puzzle/adventure game where the objective is to get to the door at the end of the level. The cool thing about Shift is that in order to solve these puzzles, you can shift the stage to be upsidedown or rightsideup. There will be obstacles such as spikes which kill you, a timer, keys, etc., that all hinder you to your objective of getting to the next level.
  +
|-
 
|[[File:SwordOfXolan.png|200px]]
 
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Alper.SwordOfXolan Sword of Xolan]
 
|Platformer
 
|Pixel-style action platformer, explore, slash enemies, rescue hostages and collect treasures.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Tatham-Puzzles.gif|150px]]
 
|[[File:Tatham-Puzzles.gif|150px]]
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|Puzzle
 
|Puzzle
 
|A variety of open-source puzzle games. Great for killing time, as it can randomly generate new configurations. Non-copyright-infringing Sudoku, Kenken, and other, less newspapery games. Be sure to look in the menu, as each comes with an explanation of how to play.
 
|A variety of open-source puzzle games. Great for killing time, as it can randomly generate new configurations. Non-copyright-infringing Sudoku, Kenken, and other, less newspapery games. Be sure to look in the menu, as each comes with an explanation of how to play.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Sliceit_screen2.jpg|100px]]
 
|[[File:Sliceit_screen2.jpg|100px]]
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|Puzzle
 
|Puzzle
 
|You're given a shape and you have to draw straight lines through it, separating it into a certain number of pieces of equal size, while using a specific number of strokes. Might take a little getting used to, because you HAVE to use the given number of strokes, but it's easy to kill time with. Beat levels by getting the pieces close enough in size to get up to 5 stars per stage, and you'll unlock other chapters when you get enough stars. As you play you'll get hint points you can use if you need them.
 
|You're given a shape and you have to draw straight lines through it, separating it into a certain number of pieces of equal size, while using a specific number of strokes. Might take a little getting used to, because you HAVE to use the given number of strokes, but it's easy to kill time with. Beat levels by getting the pieces close enough in size to get up to 5 stars per stage, and you'll unlock other chapters when you get enough stars. As you play you'll get hint points you can use if you need them.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Snake Rewind screenshot.png|200px]]
 
|[[File:Snake Rewind screenshot.png|200px]]
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|Casual
 
|Casual
 
|The best-selling mobile game ever... no, ''the best-selling game ever, period'' (it was bundled with hundreds of millions of Nokia cell phones after all) is back, from the same guy actually. But now it has modernized graphics, some chill music, and revamped gameplay.
 
|The best-selling mobile game ever... no, ''the best-selling game ever, period'' (it was bundled with hundreds of millions of Nokia cell phones after all) is back, from the same guy actually. But now it has modernized graphics, some chill music, and revamped gameplay.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:StairD.jpg|100px]]
 
|[[File:StairD.jpg|100px]]
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|Virtual pet
 
|Virtual pet
 
|It's a 100% free 2D platformer mimicking Super Mario Bros. 3; unlike SMB3, though, all the levels are randomly generated. You can use lame touchscreen controls, tilt your phone or tablet to move your character, or map your game controller or hardware keyboard to the game's functions.
 
|It's a 100% free 2D platformer mimicking Super Mario Bros. 3; unlike SMB3, though, all the levels are randomly generated. You can use lame touchscreen controls, tilt your phone or tablet to move your character, or map your game controller or hardware keyboard to the game's functions.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:The Harmony Of Buku Android screenshot.png|200px]]
 
|[[File:The Harmony Of Buku Android screenshot.png|200px]]
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|Platformer
 
|Platformer
 
|A fun little game, clearly inspired by Crash Bandicoot (even the description says so). You're a little knight, traversing several colorful monster-filled stages to recover the music that's been stolen from the world.
 
|A fun little game, clearly inspired by Crash Bandicoot (even the description says so). You're a little knight, traversing several colorful monster-filled stages to recover the music that's been stolen from the world.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Zenonia.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:Zenonia.jpg|200px]]
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!Genre
 
!Genre
 
!Description
 
!Description
  +
|-
 
|[[File:ArkanoidSpaceInvadesr.png|100px]]
 
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.squareenixmontreal.avssi Arkanoid vs Space Invaders]
 
|Paddle
 
|Crossover between Taito's classic franchises, you control the Vaus and must deflect the invaders shots back at them to defeat them. While you can't die, stages are timed, so be careful. Features a ton of classic Taito characters as supports which grant special abilities.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Blazing_star_screenshot_01-1-.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:Blazing_star_screenshot_01-1-.jpg|200px]]
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|Shoot 'em up
 
|Shoot 'em up
 
|The classic arcade shooter from SNK, now on your Android device, featuring local co-op via-Bluetooth.
 
|The classic arcade shooter from SNK, now on your Android device, featuring local co-op via-Bluetooth.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Cordy-3-1-.png|200px]]
 
|[[File:Cordy-3-1-.png|200px]]
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|Platformer
 
|Platformer
 
|Before big names such as Rayman and Sonic landed on Android, Cordy was probably the go to platformer. Gameplay resembles LittleBigPlanet and Sonic the Hedgehog, with an art style similar to Super Mario Galaxy. Simple sidescroller with native controller support. Even with its detailed 3D visuals, it runs smooth as silk on most devices. Compared to newer mobile platformers, there's no real challenge and it gives off a much more casual feeling overall (even carrying over the three star ranking system from games such as Angry Birds). But you can try the first levels for free before you buy.
 
|Before big names such as Rayman and Sonic landed on Android, Cordy was probably the go to platformer. Gameplay resembles LittleBigPlanet and Sonic the Hedgehog, with an art style similar to Super Mario Galaxy. Simple sidescroller with native controller support. Even with its detailed 3D visuals, it runs smooth as silk on most devices. Compared to newer mobile platformers, there's no real challenge and it gives off a much more casual feeling overall (even carrying over the three star ranking system from games such as Angry Birds). But you can try the first levels for free before you buy.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Cordy-2-1-1-.png|200px]]
 
|[[File:Cordy-2-1-1-.png|200px]]
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|Platformer
 
|Platformer
 
|The sequel to Cordy, including power-ups, bigger bosses, and better graphics and music. Like the first game, it has native controller support and again the first levels are free to give it a try.
 
|The sequel to Cordy, including power-ups, bigger bosses, and better graphics and music. Like the first game, it has native controller support and again the first levels are free to give it a try.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Deus Ex Android screenshot.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:Deus Ex Android screenshot.jpg|200px]]
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|FPS/RPG
 
|FPS/RPG
 
|An augmented mercenary finds he was tricked into joining the bad guys, and must uncover a global conspiracy in order to survive. A side-story to Human Revolution, with the same flexible gameplay: you can be sneaky or go all guns blazing, manipulate people and hack into systems.
 
|An augmented mercenary finds he was tricked into joining the bad guys, and must uncover a global conspiracy in order to survive. A side-story to Human Revolution, with the same flexible gameplay: you can be sneaky or go all guns blazing, manipulate people and hack into systems.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:45586547.jpg|100px]]
 
|[[File:45586547.jpg|100px]]
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|Puzzle
 
|Puzzle
 
|Jewelry-like rpg game where you must combo swords to kill enemies or collect money, armor or heath.
 
|Jewelry-like rpg game where you must combo swords to kill enemies or collect money, armor or heath.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Dodonpachi-daifukkatsu_hd_iphone_02-1-.jpg|100px]]
 
|[[File:Dodonpachi-daifukkatsu_hd_iphone_02-1-.jpg|100px]]
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|Shoot 'em up
 
|Shoot 'em up
 
|The classic Xbox 360 bullet hell shooter from Cave, now on your Android device, played vertically, with a new touch-based control scheme. A "lite" trial version is also available if you're wavering.
 
|The classic Xbox 360 bullet hell shooter from Cave, now on your Android device, played vertically, with a new touch-based control scheme. A "lite" trial version is also available if you're wavering.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:456_170111_1-1-.png|100px]]
 
|[[File:456_170111_1-1-.png|100px]]
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|Shoot 'em up
 
|Shoot 'em up
 
|The classic Xbox 360 bullet hell shooter from Cave, now on your Android device, played vertically, with a new touch-based control scheme. A "lite" trial version is also available if you're wavering.
 
|The classic Xbox 360 bullet hell shooter from Cave, now on your Android device, played vertically, with a new touch-based control scheme. A "lite" trial version is also available if you're wavering.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Image:Gamedevstory.png|100px]]
 
|[[Image:Gamedevstory.png|100px]]
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|Time Management
 
|Time Management
 
|Time management game where you create and manage your own video game company. Guaranteed to suck your life away. Similar games by Kairosoft like Dungeon Village, Hot Springs Story and Pocket League Story (soccer) are great as well.
 
|Time management game where you create and manage your own video game company. Guaranteed to suck your life away. Similar games by Kairosoft like Dungeon Village, Hot Springs Story and Pocket League Story (soccer) are great as well.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Giana-222-1-.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:Giana-222-1-.jpg|200px]]
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|Platformer
 
|Platformer
 
|Another one of the earlier platformers on Android with native (sort of) control support and optimized for Xperia Play, based loosely on the DS and Facebook remakes of Giana Sisters. Anyone who has even heard of Giana Sisters already knows the basics. It's Super Mario Brothers, except not. Become Punk Giana to shoot fireballs and smash bricks.
 
|Another one of the earlier platformers on Android with native (sort of) control support and optimized for Xperia Play, based loosely on the DS and Facebook remakes of Giana Sisters. Anyone who has even heard of Giana Sisters already knows the basics. It's Super Mario Brothers, except not. Become Punk Giana to shoot fireballs and smash bricks.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:GTA Vice City Android screenshot.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:GTA Vice City Android screenshot.jpg|200px]]
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|Sandbox
 
|Sandbox
 
|One of the greatest GTA games ported to Android to celebrate the series 10th birthday. Solid port with suprisingly good controls. Has nearly all the content of the PS2 game but on your fucking phone. (Will run like shit on weak devices.)
 
|One of the greatest GTA games ported to Android to celebrate the series 10th birthday. Solid port with suprisingly good controls. Has nearly all the content of the PS2 game but on your fucking phone. (Will run like shit on weak devices.)
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Horizon Chase screenshot.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:Horizon Chase screenshot.jpg|200px]]
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|Racing
 
|Racing
 
|A fantastic arcade-style racer with beautiful graphics that mix modern and old-school. Pretty much a spiritual sequel to SNES classic Top Gear, the favorite racer of 9 out of 10 Brazilians (they even hired the same composer).
 
|A fantastic arcade-style racer with beautiful graphics that mix modern and old-school. Pretty much a spiritual sequel to SNES classic Top Gear, the favorite racer of 9 out of 10 Brazilians (they even hired the same composer).
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Jezzball Classic screenshot.jpg|200px|center]]
 
|[[File:Jezzball Classic screenshot.jpg|200px|center]]
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.winterdust.jezzballclassic JezzBall Classic]
+
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.winterdust.jezzballclassic JezzBall Classic]
 
|Puzzle, Arcade
 
|Puzzle, Arcade
 
|It's just like the original ''JezzBall'' for Windows, only better. There's a [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.winterdust.jezzballclassiclite free version], but that only lets you get up to level 3.
 
|It's just like the original ''JezzBall'' for Windows, only better. There's a [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.winterdust.jezzballclassiclite free version], but that only lets you get up to level 3.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Knightsofpenandpaper.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:Knightsofpenandpaper.jpg|200px]]
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|RPG
 
|RPG
 
|From the same guys who made Magicka. A neat little "retro" style RPG that plays more like a tabletop Dungeons & Dragons game. Will keep you entertained on long car rides. It's recently been optimized for tablets.
 
|From the same guys who made Magicka. A neat little "retro" style RPG that plays more like a tabletop Dungeons & Dragons game. Will keep you entertained on long car rides. It's recently been optimized for tablets.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Scr01.png|200px]]
 
|[[File:Scr01.png|200px]]
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|Strategy, Puzzle
 
|Strategy, Puzzle
 
|Great Game If you like Risk, Stratego, or Chess then this game is for you. Easy to understand game play and very difficult to beat at times. There is also a custom level generator so you can play past the main game and two-three player mode.
 
|Great Game If you like Risk, Stratego, or Chess then this game is for you. Easy to understand game play and very difficult to beat at times. There is also a custom level generator so you can play past the main game and two-three player mode.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Modern Combat 4 Android screenshot.png|200px]]
 
|[[File:Modern Combat 4 Android screenshot.png|200px]]
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|FPS
 
|FPS
 
|So shamelessly "inspired" by Modern Warfare that it hurts, but damn, it actually works. Very good gameplay and excellent graphics.
 
|So shamelessly "inspired" by Modern Warfare that it hurts, but damn, it actually works. Very good gameplay and excellent graphics.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:O2JamAnalog.gif|200px]]
 
|[[File:O2JamAnalog.gif|200px]]
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|Rhythm
 
|Rhythm
 
|Oh shit nigger! Do you remember O2Jam? Of course you don't. It was a rhythm game MMO, similar to DJMAX and of course beatmania, that closed down. Now it's back on your phone! Contains most of the songs from the MMO, including [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuY7i6awXZI everyone's favorite]. The game is free, but songs are bought individually.
 
|Oh shit nigger! Do you remember O2Jam? Of course you don't. It was a rhythm game MMO, similar to DJMAX and of course beatmania, that closed down. Now it's back on your phone! Contains most of the songs from the MMO, including [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuY7i6awXZI everyone's favorite]. The game is free, but songs are bought individually.
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|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Oceanhorn Android screenshot.png|200px]]
 
|[[File:Oceanhorn Android screenshot.png|200px]]
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|Action RPG
 
|Action RPG
 
|Your dad disappeared while fighting an ancient monster. Now, young boy, take his sword and go save the world! Oceanhorn may feel a little too familiar - the setting is a shameless Wind Waker clone, and the tilted perspective gives it a Landstalker-ish flavor. Regardless, it is very enjoyable.
 
|Your dad disappeared while fighting an ancient monster. Now, young boy, take his sword and go save the world! Oceanhorn may feel a little too familiar - the setting is a shameless Wind Waker clone, and the tilted perspective gives it a Landstalker-ish flavor. Regardless, it is very enjoyable.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Paper_monsters_retina1-1-.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:Paper_monsters_retina1-1-.jpg|200px]]
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|Platformer
 
|Platformer
 
|Simple 2D platformer with an art style similar to LittleBigPlanet. A bit like Cordy, but slower and with more focus on exploration. Tends to be compared with games such as Super Mario Bros and Donkey Kong Country. Unlike Cordy, it tends to lag on older/less powerful devices.
 
|Simple 2D platformer with an art style similar to LittleBigPlanet. A bit like Cordy, but slower and with more focus on exploration. Tends to be compared with games such as Super Mario Bros and Donkey Kong Country. Unlike Cordy, it tends to lag on older/less powerful devices.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Nexusae0_2012-12-04-19.56.25-1-.png|100px]]
 
|[[File:Nexusae0_2012-12-04-19.56.25-1-.png|100px]]
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|Compilation, Shoot 'em up
 
|Compilation, Shoot 'em up
 
|Four-game compilation similar to Xbox 360's Raiden Fighters Aces that includes the original Raiden, Raiden Fighters, Raiden Fighters 2, and Raiden Fighters Jet, played vertically using touch controls.
 
|Four-game compilation similar to Xbox 360's Raiden Fighters Aces that includes the original Raiden, Raiden Fighters, Raiden Fighters 2, and Raiden Fighters Jet, played vertically using touch controls.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:RSSS.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:RSSS.jpg|200px]]
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|Simulator
 
|Simulator
 
|From the creator of Enviro-Bear, RSSS is the greatest and the most realistic summer sports simulator ever made. 15 different events and everything is controlled simply with one finger. Compete against your friends or computer and see if you can beat all the world records.
 
|From the creator of Enviro-Bear, RSSS is the greatest and the most realistic summer sports simulator ever made. 15 different events and everything is controlled simply with one finger. Compete against your friends or computer and see if you can beat all the world records.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Realmyst Android screenshot.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:Realmyst Android screenshot.jpg|200px]]
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|Adventure
 
|Adventure
 
|You come across a book that serves as a portal to a deserted island, and as its puzzling structures lead to even more mysterious lands, you learn about a race who could turn writing into reality. Myst is a brain-melting classic of the adventure genre.
 
|You come across a book that serves as a portal to a deserted island, and as its puzzling structures lead to even more mysterious lands, you learn about a race who could turn writing into reality. Myst is a brain-melting classic of the adventure genre.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:RiptideGP_Launch_2011-04-13-1-.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:RiptideGP_Launch_2011-04-13-1-.jpg|200px]]
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|Racing
 
|Racing
 
|Wave Race meets F-Zero X. Choose between the accelerometer and the touch screen to steer. Perform stunts in midair to fill your boost gauge and then use it to plow through the competition. Has an online mode and looks stunning over HDMI out.
 
|Wave Race meets F-Zero X. Choose between the accelerometer and the touch screen to steer. Perform stunts in midair to fill your boost gauge and then use it to plow through the competition. Has an online mode and looks stunning over HDMI out.
  +
|-
 
|[[File:RomancingSaGa2Android.png|200px]]
 
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.android_googleplay.romancingsaga2_ww Romancing SaGa 2]
 
|RPG
 
|Awesome remaster of the classic Super Famicom RPG, now fully in English!
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Shadowgun Android screenshot.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:Shadowgun Android screenshot.jpg|200px]]
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|TPS
 
|TPS
 
|You're a mercenary sent to capture a bioengineer gone rogue, but you'll have to go through his mutant hordes to do the job. Yes, it's pretty much a Gears of War ripoff, but it's still a great-looking game with solid gameplay.
 
|You're a mercenary sent to capture a bioengineer gone rogue, but you'll have to go through his mutant hordes to do the job. Yes, it's pretty much a Gears of War ripoff, but it's still a great-looking game with solid gameplay.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Sonic 2 Android.png|200px]]
 
|[[File:Sonic 2 Android.png|200px]]
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|Platformers
 
|Platformers
 
|Excellent ports of the Blue Blur's first <s>three</s> two games. Rather than emulated, they were fully recreated on a new engine with many improvements, such as extra character choices, widescreen, better framerate for the bonus stages, saving, leaderboars, and achievements. Only the physics are a teeny weeny bit off... just enough for the most <s>autistic</s> devout fans to notice something amiss, perhaps a couple of times during a playthrough. Regardless, if you like 2D platformers, they are absolutely worth getting.
 
|Excellent ports of the Blue Blur's first <s>three</s> two games. Rather than emulated, they were fully recreated on a new engine with many improvements, such as extra character choices, widescreen, better framerate for the bonus stages, saving, leaderboars, and achievements. Only the physics are a teeny weeny bit off... just enough for the most <s>autistic</s> devout fans to notice something amiss, perhaps a couple of times during a playthrough. Regardless, if you like 2D platformers, they are absolutely worth getting.
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|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Sonic_4_Android.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:Sonic_4_Android.jpg|200px]]
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|Platformer
 
|Platformer
 
|Decent Sonic game that got good reviews. Physics are rather awkward in normal gameplay and outright terrible in the special stages. Level design is better than you would expect while the music is decent. It's one of the best Sonic games made recently, now on your Android phone.
 
|Decent Sonic game that got good reviews. Physics are rather awkward in normal gameplay and outright terrible in the special stages. Level design is better than you would expect while the music is decent. It's one of the best Sonic games made recently, now on your Android phone.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Sonic4Episode2-Android-2-1-.png|200px]]
 
|[[File:Sonic4Episode2-Android-2-1-.png|200px]]
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|Platformer
 
|Platformer
 
|The follow-up to Sonic 4: Episode I. Better graphics, better physics, and better music, but a bit slower and more puzzle-focused. Sonic is now accompanied by Tails, whom he must use to make it past certain areas. This bad boy is optimized for Tegra 3, but make sure your phone/tablet is powerful enough, as even the non-Tegra version tends to have severe lag on some devices. Also features co-op mode.
 
|The follow-up to Sonic 4: Episode I. Better graphics, better physics, and better music, but a bit slower and more puzzle-focused. Sonic is now accompanied by Tails, whom he must use to make it past certain areas. This bad boy is optimized for Tegra 3, but make sure your phone/tablet is powerful enough, as even the non-Tegra version tends to have severe lag on some devices. Also features co-op mode.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:2536607-1309806844654-1-.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:2536607-1309806844654-1-.jpg|200px]]
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|Action
 
|Action
 
|Simple but very creative action game. Defeat enemies by creating small whirlpools using your finger or stylus, but try not to crash into them. Art style is very reminiscent of Geometry Wars and can be played vertically or horizontally. Looks and plays surprisingly well even over HDMI out.
 
|Simple but very creative action game. Defeat enemies by creating small whirlpools using your finger or stylus, but try not to crash into them. Art style is very reminiscent of Geometry Wars and can be played vertically or horizontally. Looks and plays surprisingly well even over HDMI out.
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|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Standoff Android screenshot.png|200px|center]]
 
|[[File:Standoff Android screenshot.png|200px|center]]
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|Action, Arcade
 
|Action, Arcade
 
|If you've played "Wild Guns" for SNES, it's basically that with mobile controls. The campaign is very short, but the endurance mode is fun and challenging. Make sure to check the Settings page to see how to actually play.
 
|If you've played "Wild Guns" for SNES, it's basically that with mobile controls. The campaign is very short, but the endurance mode is fun and challenging. Make sure to check the Settings page to see how to actually play.
  +
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:TheConduitHD.jpg|200px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.highvoltage.theconduit The Conduit HD]
  +
|FPS
  +
|It says a lot about the Wii's lack of horsepower when your phone can run a Wii game in HD. You play as a U.S Secret Service agent who singlehandedly stops an alien invasion headed by ex-President John Adams in a generic, but nice-looking FPS with cool weapon design. The game got mixed reviews on the Wii, but the fact that it's a modern, non-Gameloft Android FPS makes it worth checking out. First 2 levels are free.
 
|}
 
|}
   
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!Genre
 
!Genre
 
!Description
 
!Description
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:After Burner Climax Android screenshot.png|200px]]
 
|[[File:After Burner Climax Android screenshot.png|200px]]
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|Rail shooter
 
|Rail shooter
 
|A pretty good version, even though it's far from the arcade's graphics.
 
|A pretty good version, even though it's far from the arcade's graphics.
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|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Battle Squadron One Android screenshot.png|200px]]
 
|[[File:Battle Squadron One Android screenshot.png|200px]]
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|Shoot 'em up
 
|Shoot 'em up
 
|Amigafags will remember this one. Fun and challenging, still looks and sounds damn good.
 
|Amigafags will remember this one. Fun and challenging, still looks and sounds damn good.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Mzl.ludjevfb.480x480-75-1-.jpg|100px]]
 
|[[File:Mzl.ludjevfb.480x480-75-1-.jpg|100px]]
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|Action
 
|Action
 
|Endless falling game. Guide Chipster down the yummy path of cookies and cakes while trying to escape the huge wave of milk from above by tilting.
 
|Endless falling game. Guide Chipster down the yummy path of cookies and cakes while trying to escape the huge wave of milk from above by tilting.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:ChuChuChuRocket05.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:ChuChuChuRocket05.jpg|200px]]
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|Puzzle
 
|Puzzle
 
|Good ole Chu Chu Rocket in your Android Phone. Hundreds of puzzles, challenge maps and classic battle mode. Good touchscreen controls, though people with big fingers may struggle a bit for precision.
 
|Good ole Chu Chu Rocket in your Android Phone. Hundreds of puzzles, challenge maps and classic battle mode. Good touchscreen controls, though people with big fingers may struggle a bit for precision.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Expendable Rearmed Android screenshot.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:Expendable Rearmed Android screenshot.jpg|200px]]
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|Shoot 'em up
 
|Shoot 'em up
 
|Updated version of a little-known Dreamcast gem. Play as a soldier clone - any one in an army of clones, they're all identical and expendable after all - against an invading force of biomechanical aliens. Very hardcore game.
 
|Updated version of a little-known Dreamcast gem. Play as a soldier clone - any one in an army of clones, they're all identical and expendable after all - against an invading force of biomechanical aliens. Very hardcore game.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:8180535162_a677d48d06_b-1-.jpeg|200px]]
 
|[[File:8180535162_a677d48d06_b-1-.jpeg|200px]]
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|3D Trick Platformer
 
|3D Trick Platformer
 
|Defying the stigma of "mobile isn't for 'real' games" once again, JSR is a full-fledged port of the original SEGA Dreamcast game with native MOGA controller support, with new features such as using your device's camera to create new tags.
 
|Defying the stigma of "mobile isn't for 'real' games" once again, JSR is a full-fledged port of the original SEGA Dreamcast game with native MOGA controller support, with new features such as using your device's camera to create new tags.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Mzl.gtwijdru.320x480-75-1-.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:Mzl.gtwijdru.320x480-75-1-.jpg|200px]]
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|Racing
 
|Racing
 
|Konami's answer to Mario Kart, complete with cartoony items, colorful tracks, bonus challenges, and online multiplayer. Choose from characters such as Rocket Knight, Octopus, Goemon, and even Pyramid Head and use the accelerometer or touch screen to steer. Graphics are reminiscent of Diddy Kong Racing or something of the like, while the music is as techno as it gets. Sadly no Vic Viper or Twinbee to choose from.
 
|Konami's answer to Mario Kart, complete with cartoony items, colorful tracks, bonus challenges, and online multiplayer. Choose from characters such as Rocket Knight, Octopus, Goemon, and even Pyramid Head and use the accelerometer or touch screen to steer. Graphics are reminiscent of Diddy Kong Racing or something of the like, while the music is as techno as it gets. Sadly no Vic Viper or Twinbee to choose from.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Mystique-chapter-1-foetus-girl-appear.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:Mystique-chapter-1-foetus-girl-appear.jpg|200px]]
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|Horror Adventure
 
|Horror Adventure
 
|Free episodic games. You play as a girl with amnesia trying to escape from an isolated location.
 
|Free episodic games. You play as a girl with amnesia trying to escape from an isolated location.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:N64oid Android icon.png|120px]]
 
|[[File:N64oid Android icon.png|120px]]
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|Emulator
 
|Emulator
 
|The fastest, most compatible Nintendo 64 emulator. It seems the author done goofed and violated the GPL, so it was removed from every store out there. But it's not hard to find it.
 
|The fastest, most compatible Nintendo 64 emulator. It seems the author done goofed and violated the GPL, so it was removed from every store out there. But it's not hard to find it.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Nexusae0_2012-11-13-16.03.50-1-.png|200px]]
 
|[[File:Nexusae0_2012-11-13-16.03.50-1-.png|200px]]
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|Platformer
 
|Platformer
 
|A retro 16-bit style platformer that hearkens back to SNES games such as Super Mario World and Marko's Magic Football. Unfortunately the game lacks native controller support, which sucks because of how awkwardly the on-screen controls are placed, but if you have a KeyToTouch-like app, this can probably be fixed. The controls can be a bit slippery at times as well.
 
|A retro 16-bit style platformer that hearkens back to SNES games such as Super Mario World and Marko's Magic Football. Unfortunately the game lacks native controller support, which sucks because of how awkwardly the on-screen controls are placed, but if you have a KeyToTouch-like app, this can probably be fixed. The controls can be a bit slippery at times as well.
  +
|-
 
|[[File:SalamanderHD.png|200px]]
 
!Salamander HD Remaster
 
|Shoot 'em Up
 
|HD remake of Life Force from the NES. Actually got cancelled before release, but one of its devs finished it and made it available for free on his [https://twitter.com/shmupemall/status/684434910896123906 Twitter page].
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:SonicCD_Android.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:SonicCD_Android.jpg|200px]]
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|Platformer
 
|Platformer
 
|A departure from the first game, as it was made by a different team while the original one moved to America to do Sonic 2. Still widely praised for its excellent graphics and the ambitious designs: in each stage you have opportunities to go back in time and destroy Robotnik's roboticizing machine, thus assuring a cleaner, non-roboticized future.
 
|A departure from the first game, as it was made by a different team while the original one moved to America to do Sonic 2. Still widely praised for its excellent graphics and the ambitious designs: in each stage you have opportunities to go back in time and destroy Robotnik's roboticizing machine, thus assuring a cleaner, non-roboticized future.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Super-monkey-ball-2-edition-sakura-ipad-001-1-.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:Super-monkey-ball-2-edition-sakura-ipad-001-1-.jpg|200px]]
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|Action/Party
 
|Action/Party
 
|Plays similarly to the Monkey Ball games on Wii. Use the accelerometer to collect bananas and roll your way to the goal. You will need a device with a good viewing angle to see where you're going, or just play through HDMI for cleaner results. Includes several multiplayer modes, including Monkey Target, Monkey Bowling, Monkey Golf, and Monkey Base (tablet only).
 
|Plays similarly to the Monkey Ball games on Wii. Use the accelerometer to collect bananas and roll your way to the goal. You will need a device with a good viewing angle to see where you're going, or just play through HDMI for cleaner results. Includes several multiplayer modes, including Monkey Target, Monkey Bowling, Monkey Golf, and Monkey Base (tablet only).
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Tamagotchi Life screenshot.jpg|100px]]
 
|[[File:Tamagotchi Life screenshot.jpg|100px]]
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|Virtual pet
 
|Virtual pet
 
|Remember the original Tamagotchi from 1997? This is a simulation of that version, along with the second edition that was released a couple months later. One mode gives you the Tamagotchi as you remember it, while the other is enhanced with color graphics and better touch-screen control. They even put in notification support, so you remember to clean your critter's shit. It's only free for US and Canadian users, though. If you're not from either place, you can either download the paid [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.namcobandaigames.tamagotchiclassic.apk ''Tamagotchi Classic''] app from Google Play, or download the .apk from [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13385976/Tamagotchi%20L.i.f.e.apk here].
 
|Remember the original Tamagotchi from 1997? This is a simulation of that version, along with the second edition that was released a couple months later. One mode gives you the Tamagotchi as you remember it, while the other is enhanced with color graphics and better touch-screen control. They even put in notification support, so you remember to clean your critter's shit. It's only free for US and Canadian users, though. If you're not from either place, you can either download the paid [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.namcobandaigames.tamagotchiclassic.apk ''Tamagotchi Classic''] app from Google Play, or download the .apk from [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13385976/Tamagotchi%20L.i.f.e.apk here].
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Tamagotchi Life Angel screenshot.png|100px]]
 
|[[File:Tamagotchi Life Angel screenshot.png|100px]]
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|Virtual pet
 
|Virtual pet
 
|Just like the original ''Tamagotchi L.i.f.e.'' app, except it simulates the Tamagotchi Angel instead. Like the other app, it's only free for US and Canadian users. If you're not from either place, you'll have to download the paid [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bandainamcogames.T_Angel_and ''Tamagotchi Angel''] from Google Play.
 
|Just like the original ''Tamagotchi L.i.f.e.'' app, except it simulates the Tamagotchi Angel instead. Like the other app, it's only free for US and Canadian users. If you're not from either place, you'll have to download the paid [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bandainamcogames.T_Angel_and ''Tamagotchi Angel''] from Google Play.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Tap-Sonic.jpg|200px]]
 
|[[File:Tap-Sonic.jpg|200px]]
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|Rhythm
 
|Rhythm
 
|Fun and challenging rhythm game by Neowiz. Uses the DJMAX soundtrack (since Neowiz is Pentavision's publisher), so it's the closest thing to a DJMAX on your phone. Available for free, but you have to buy song packs or some shit like that and it feels like they're ripping you off. Despite that, it's pretty hard to turn down on a good rhythm game.
 
|Fun and challenging rhythm game by Neowiz. Uses the DJMAX soundtrack (since Neowiz is Pentavision's publisher), so it's the closest thing to a DJMAX on your phone. Available for free, but you have to buy song packs or some shit like that and it feels like they're ripping you off. Despite that, it's pretty hard to turn down on a good rhythm game.
  +
|-
 
|[[File:TheConduitHD.jpg|200px]]
 
!The Conduit HD
 
|FPS
 
|It says a lot about the Wii's lack of horsepower when your phone can run a Wii game in HD. You play as a U.S Secret Service agent who singlehandedly stops an alien invasion headed by ex-President John Adams in a generic, but nice-looking FPS with cool weapon design. The game got mixed reviews on the Wii, but the fact that it's a modern, non-Gameloft Android FPS makes it worth checking out. First 2 levels are free.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Android_Tricodrder.png|200px]]
 
|[[File:Android_Tricodrder.png|200px]]
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|Toy
 
|Toy
 
|It turns your smartphone into a genuine sci-fi sensor device, using real data from anything in your phone that measures things. Looks and sounds like it came off the set of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Was removed from the public because CBS threatened to sue, so the app has been killed. (If they come out with an "officially licensed" version, be sure to take a big steaming shit on it.) If you have a rooted phone, you can still get it through the Blackmart Alpha appstore.
 
|It turns your smartphone into a genuine sci-fi sensor device, using real data from anything in your phone that measures things. Looks and sounds like it came off the set of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Was removed from the public because CBS threatened to sue, so the app has been killed. (If they come out with an "officially licensed" version, be sure to take a big steaming shit on it.) If you have a rooted phone, you can still get it through the Blackmart Alpha appstore.
  +
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:IMG_1858-1-.png|100px]]
 
|[[File:IMG_1858-1-.png|100px]]
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|Compilation, Action
 
|Compilation, Action
 
|Mobile adaption of the film, including five games: the original Fix-It Felix Jr. game (a Donkey Kong-style endless arcade game), Sweet Climber (Doodle Jump with candy), Hero's Duty (a twin-stick Geometry Wars-alike), Turbotime (a top-down racer), Hero's Duty: Flight Commando (a shmup in a diagonal perspective). Actually a better and more accurate adaptation than Activision's Wii/3DS adaption.
 
|Mobile adaption of the film, including five games: the original Fix-It Felix Jr. game (a Donkey Kong-style endless arcade game), Sweet Climber (Doodle Jump with candy), Hero's Duty (a twin-stick Geometry Wars-alike), Turbotime (a top-down racer), Hero's Duty: Flight Commando (a shmup in a diagonal perspective). Actually a better and more accurate adaptation than Activision's Wii/3DS adaption.
  +
  +
|}
  +
  +
== Emulators ==
  +
  +
Just install and play the games of yesteryear directly on your phone! Also, did I mention that there's no rooting required for these apps to work?
  +
  +
===Free emulators===
  +
  +
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; width: auto; table-layout: fixed;" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"
  +
!Icon
  +
!Title
  +
!System
  +
!Description
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Retroarch Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.retroarch Retroarch]
  +
|Multiple
  +
|A single app to emulate several systems: PlayStation, NES, SNES, GameBoy, GameBoy Advance, Nintendo DS, Virtual Boy, arcades (Final Burn Alpha), Neo Geo Pocket, Master System, Game Gear, Mega Drive, Mega CD, 32X, TurboGrafx, WonderSwan, Atari 2600, and Lynx; it also has ports of ScummVM, Quake, Doom, and Cave Story. Of course, it is quite complicated by design. There's also [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.retroidnetplay RetroidNetplay], a fork that adds an online multiplayer function to it.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=V+Android V Android's emulators]
  +
|Multiple
  +
|Free builds of Robert Broglia's emulator ports. Haven't been updated since 2013.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Gameboid Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![http://sourceforge.net/projects/gameboid/ Gameboid]
  +
|GBA
  +
|GameBoy Advance emulator.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Mupen64plusAE Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=paulscode.android.mupen64plus.free Mupen64+AE FREE]
  +
|N64
  +
|Nintendo 64 emulator.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:MyBoy Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fastemulator.gbafree MyBoy]
  +
|GBA
  +
|GameBoy Advance emulator.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:PPSSPP Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.ppsspp.ppsspp PPSSPP]
  +
|PSP
  +
|PlayStation Portable emulator. While still a work in progress, it runs decently to really well on mid to high end devices respectively though it can only run a handful of games. Check it out.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Reicast Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.reicast.emulator Reicast]
  +
|Dreamcast
  +
|Dreamcast emulator. Still in an early stage, glitchy, but can run many games pretty well.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Snes9x EX plus Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.explusalpha.Snes9xPlus Snes9x EX+]
  +
|SNES
  +
|Super Nintendo emulator.
  +
|}
  +
  +
===Commercial emulators===
  +
  +
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; width: auto; table-layout: fixed;" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"
  +
!Icon
  +
!Title
  +
!System
  +
!Description
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Robert+Broglia Robert Broglia's emulators]
  +
|Multiple
  +
|Broglia's emulators are fast, reliable, and very authentic to the original systems. He is a fast developer, and likes talking to customers first hand if you throw him an e-mail.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:DraStic Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dsemu.drastic DraStic]
  +
|Nintendo DS
  +
|Runs at full speed and with multiple screen layout options. Definitely worth checking out, especially for touch-based games such as Animal Crossing.
  +
|}
  +
  +
== Useful apps and software ==
  +
  +
===Browsers===
  +
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; width: auto; table-layout: fixed;" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"
  +
!Icon
  +
!Title
  +
!Type
  +
!Description
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Chrome.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.chrome Chrome]
  +
|Web
  +
|Google is pushing for Chrome to now be the default browser for Android. Supposedly this means they're improving it. Extra features if you use Chrome on PC, like syncing your bookmarks and sending pages from one to the other.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Dolphin.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser Dolphin&nbsp;HD]
  +
|Web
  +
|Dolphin HD is a great browser, Opera Mobile is pretty cool too. I find the default browser perfectly acceptable though. Find what suits your taste.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Dukto Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![http://www.msec.it/blog/?page_id=11 Dukto]
  +
|File Transfer
  +
|Run this on your phone and another phone or PC to simply transfer files over wifi.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Firefox Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox Firefox]
  +
|Web
  +
|Still the only mobile browser with extensions. This means it's still the only complete, non-deprecated mobile browser. Supports many larger firefox extensions including uBlock Origin(even the element hiding tool!), Stylish, Greasemonkey... Chome for android deliberately refused to include this crucial, non-optional functionality.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Opera_Mini_icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opera.browser Opera]<br />[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opera.mini.native Opera&nbsp;Mini]
  +
|Web
  +
|Newbs won't know this, but Opera is the most renowned mobile web browser from ye olden days. If you've unfortunate enough to be on a network that limits your data, try the Mini version, which relies on Opera's servers to compress webpages, saving you data and long loading times.
  +
Opera was recently sold to a Chinese company, and launched a "free" VPN service (read: your data going through Chinese servers).
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Chant Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://bitbucket.org/dxh/chant/downloads Chant]
  +
|4chan
  +
|Even if 4chan has a mobile site now, a 4chan browser can be a lot more handy than relying on your web browser. Chant is a good free option, but sadly no longer available on Google Play because Google threw a fit about the adult boards. Grab the APK from the dev's Bitbucket (linked) instead.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Mimi.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.emogoth.android.phone.mimi Mimi]
  +
|4chan
  +
|An excellent 4chan browser. View GIFs and images in the app, scroll to read through more pages, favorite threads, save images to a folder, and the keyboard doesn't block the Captcha if you've got a longphone.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Clover Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://floens.github.io/Clover/ Clover]
  +
|4chan
  +
|The best 4chan browser right now. Smooth UI, lets you post, view webms, change color theme and watch threads in background.
  +
|}
  +
  +
===Launchers===
  +
  +
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; width: auto; table-layout: fixed;" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"
  +
!Icon
  +
!Title
  +
!Description
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Google Now Launcher icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.launcher Google Now Launcher]
  +
|Google's official "fuck manufacturer customizations" launcher: it restores Android's interface (mostly) to a "stock" state, like what you'd see on a Nexus.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Google Pixel Launcher icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://github.com/amirzaidi/Launcher3/releases/tag/Pixel-v1.0 Pixel Launcher]
  +
|An unofficial port of Google's new launcher that was supposed to be for Pixel devices only.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Launcher_pro.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adw.launcher ADW]<br />[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gau.go.launcherex Launcher GO]<br />[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fede.launcher LauncherPro]
  +
|ADW launcher or Launcher GO are both good homescreen replacements, or LauncherPro if you have a low end device. These allow for tons of customization, such as resizing widgets, icon packs, dock background, gestures to do certain things, and so on.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Zeam_launcher.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.zeam Zeam Launcher]
  +
|If you're getting bored with rice shit or your default home screen just isn't that great, this could be a great launcher for you. Unlike 3 other launchers mentioned here, this app follows the KISS principle and so it's resource usage is the best out of the lot.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Apex_lawnchair.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anddoes.launcher Apex Launcher]<br />[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDIxMiwiY29tLnRlc2xhY29pbHN3LmxhdW5jaGVyIl0. Nova Launcher]<br />[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobint.hololauncher#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDIxMiwiY29tLm1vYmludC5ob2xvbGF1bmNoZXIiXQ.. Holo Launcher]
  +
|ICS style launchers with lots of customization. Nova Launcher has certain features removed from the free version (resizing widgets etc).
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Smart Launcher Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ginlemon.flowerfree Smart Launcher]
  +
|A vastly different approach from every other launcher. This is a minimalistic launcher that cleans up your home screen, leaving only the most essential apps always available, and automatically organizes everything else into category drawers. The kind of thing you'd not imagine, but after using it for five minutes, you think: damn, this makes perfect sense.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:ZenUI Launcher Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asus.launcher ZenUI Launcher]
  +
|What you'd get if you had an Asus phone. Quite fine-looking, customizable without getting overwhelming.
  +
|}
  +
  +
===Media players===
  +
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; width: auto; table-layout: fixed;" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"
  +
!Icon
  +
!Title
  +
!Type
  +
!Description
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Mx_player.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mxtech.videoplayer.ad&feature=search_result MX Player]
  +
|Video
  +
|Great video player that suports hardware decoding, subtitles and whatnot.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Poweramp_music_player.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.maxmpz.audioplayer Poweramp Music Player]
  +
|Music
  +
|Hands down the best music player on the market. Buy it and never look back.
  +
v3 beta has many improvements.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Neutron Music Player Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neutroncode.mpeval Neutron Music Player]
  +
|Music
  +
|Poweramp competitor. Geared towards audiophiles. Commercial.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Droidsound.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.droidmjt.droidsounde DroidsoundE]
  +
|Music
  +
|Excellent music player that runs just about every major game system's emulated music format (NSF, SPC, GBS, VGM, PSF, so on). Small tip: If your music's on an SD card, you may need to add its directory to DroidsoundE manually as a FileBrowser.
  +
|}
  +
  +
===Widgets===
  +
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; width: auto; table-layout: fixed;" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"
  +
!Icon
  +
!Title
  +
!Type
  +
!Description
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Beautiful_widgets.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.levelup.beautifulwidgets Beautiful Widgets]
  +
|Clock / Weather widget
  +
|Paid app. Lets you download tons of skins to customize your widget all you want.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Simi_clock.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.th.android.widget.gTabsimiClock SiMi Clock Widget]
  +
|Clock widget
  +
|A pretty and minimalist clock widget, and somewhat customizable too.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:UCCW Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.vineetsirohi.customwidget UCCW]
  +
|Widget
  +
|Amazingly customizable widget with a nice WYSIWYG editor. Can be used for clocks, battery, weather etc, sky's the limit. Lets you import/export skins so you don't have to do all the dirty work yourself.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:DashClock Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.nurik.roman.dashclock DashClock]
  +
|Widget
  +
|Highly customizable weather/news/alerts widget creator.
  +
|}
  +
  +
===Other utilities===
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; width: auto; table-layout: fixed;" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"
  +
!Icon
  +
!Title
  +
!Type
  +
!Description
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Google_apps.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Google+Inc.&start=0&num=12 Google apps]
  +
|All of them
  +
|Get everything that's applicable to you. They all pretty much work great. Besides, these are probably pre-installed anyway.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Tubemate2.png|64px]]
  +
![http://tubemate.net/ TubeMate]
  +
|Downloader (YouTube)
  +
|If you want to download YouTube videos to your phone, try this app out. Since YouTube's terms and conditions forbid saving videos on their site, TubeMate is not available on Google Play.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Solid_explorer.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.solidexplorer2 Solid Explorer]
  +
|File manager
  +
|Probably the best file manager currently on the market, but recently switched from free beta to a trial with a $2 paid version.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Amaze Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amaze.filemanager Amaze]
  +
|File manager
  +
|Open source Android file manager.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Dropbox.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dropbox.android Dropbox]
  +
|File storage
  +
|Dropbox. Who doesn't use Dropbox? Save a file on your PC, get it on your phone seconds after. They kinda fucked it up recently when they made it so fucking difficult to save files to the SD card, but it still works.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Gboard Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.latin Gboard]
  +
|Keyboard
  +
|Keyboard by Google. Supports many languages, has Google Search built in GIF integration.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Google_drive.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.docs Google Drive]
  +
|File storage / Google Docs
  +
|If you don't use Dropbox, maybe you use Google Drive. Comes with the extra bonus of Google Docs, as long as you're hooked up to the internet.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Quickpic.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder QuickPic][https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-quickpic-v4-5-2-classic-version-t3204543 4.5.2]
  +
|Gallery
  +
|I cannot stress this enough, if you have the 3D gallery and hate it as much as I did, go get this app. It runs great, no gimmicks, good overview of your photos, it just works.
  +
Recently sold to CM of Clean Master infamy. Get the 4.5.2 version instead of the one on PlayStore.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Imo.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imo.android.imoim IMO Messenger]
  +
|Instant messaging
  +
|Client that works with pretty much any service imaginable, msn, facebook, skype, even steam.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Swiftkey.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.touchtype.swiftkey SwiftKey]
  +
|Keyboard
  +
|SwiftKey X is a downright amazing keyboard replacement with astounding prediction accuracy. The only two (immediately) noticeable downsides are the pricetag ($5) and that the "learn from your messages/etc" menu is set to automagically post bullshit to your Facebook and Twitter pages.
  +
It is now free.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Thumb Keyboard Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beansoft.keyboardplus Thumb Keyboard]
  +
|Keyboard
  +
|Simple keyboard with a good amount of customization, and CURSOR KEYS which if your keyboard doesn't have you will wonder how you ever lived without.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Swype_Logo.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nuance.swype.dtc Swype]
  +
|Keyboard
  +
|Slide your finger across all the letters of a word to spell the word. Uses a good error-correction method, so you don't have to be super accurate. Will sometimes auto-correct you in odd ways. [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cootek.smartinputv5 TouchPal] works with a similar method, and so does the default keyboard in Android 4.2.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:widgetlocker.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker WidgetLocker]
  +
|Lockscreen
  +
|For ricers that absolutely must customize EVERYTHING, WidgetLocker lets you add widgets, apps and custom unlocking mechanics to your lockscreen. Not free though. If your device is going to get 4.2 and you can wait for it, 4.2 lets you put widgets on your lockscreen without any extra program.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:gmote.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.gmote.client.android Gmote]
  +
|Media control
  +
|Control your PC's media software from your phone.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Handcent_sms.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.handcent.app.nextsms Handcent SMS]
  +
|Messaging
  +
|Replace your default messaging app with Handcent, it's pretty neat. Looks pretty iPhone-ish. Think other messaging apps have been catching up to it lately, so maybe your default is just as good.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Barcode_scanner.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.zxing.client.android Barcode Scanner]
  +
|Scanner
  +
|QR codes, yeah? This scans them. Now you'll know what all those barcode squares are secretly saying.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Screen_filter.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.haxor Screen filter]
  +
|Utility
  +
|This applies an overlay which darkens the screen, if you need to make it really dark for whatever reason. (Like being an asshole and texting during a movie.)
  +
|}
  +
  +
=== Root required ===
  +
  +
1337 hackers only
  +
  +
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; width: auto; table-layout: fixed;" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"
  +
!Icon
  +
!Title
  +
!Type
  +
!Description
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Kingo Root Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![http://www.kingoapp.com/ Kingo Root]
  +
|Rooting
  +
|The easiest way to root your phone. Almost automatic, just follow the on-screen instructions. (Note, you will need a PC too.)
  +
Known to install a Chinese superuser manager. Since root tools have complete access to your device, choose one you would trust.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Adaway Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://adaway.org/ AdAway]
  +
|Ad blocker
  +
|Simple and effective system-wide ad blocker.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Titanium Backup Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup Titanium Backup]
  +
|Apps and settings backup
  +
|Lets you backup all your apps, along with app settings, phone settings and so on. It's a must have for any root user.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:SetCPU Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mhuang.overclocking SetCPU]
  +
|Overclocking
  +
|Paid app. Get some more juice out out of your shitty wildfire by overclocking it! Or alternatively underclock for less battery consumption. SetCPU lets you make profiles for when the screen is off, when the phone is charging, low battery etc.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Kernel Adiutor Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.grarak.kerneladiutor Kernel Adiutor]
  +
|System tweaks
  +
|Basically makes the app above obsolete. Visit the PlayStore page for full feature list.
  +
Some custom kernels will let you change more settings.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:screenshot Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.geeksoft.screenshot screenshot]
  +
|Screenshots
  +
|Although this one says it only works on rooted phones, it might also work fine on unrooted ones.
  +
Only for ancient phones. Android now has screenshot built-in.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Root Explorer Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.speedsoftware.rootexplorer Root Explorer]
  +
|File browser
  +
|Paid app, and not for the average user. Lets you mess around in the system files. Can be used to remove THE FUCKING 3D GALLERY or other useless system apps, change the boot animation (download one from deviantART you pony-loving faggot), or just completely break your phone if you don't know what you're doing.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:LCDDensity Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lv.n3o.lcddensity LCDDensity]
  +
|Fucking around
  +
|Change the density of your screen just for shits and giggles. Lower density makes everything tiny, high density makes everything huge. Too low density makes your phone crash if you're unlucky, so don't just tick off the set on boot option without testing first.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:GameCIH Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![http://www.cih.com.tw/gamecih.html GameCIH]
  +
|Cheat Engine
  +
|Allows you to mess with game values, set 9001 p2p coins, get max everything, and shit like that, also can speed up\slow down games. Don't bother with the play store version, it had memory hacking removed to comply with the terms.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:GameKiller Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![http://gamekiller.co/ GameKiller]
  +
|Cheat Engine
  +
|Almost same as GameCIH but sometimes works better. Don't bother with the play store version, it had memory hacking removed to comply with the terms.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:GameGuardian Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://gameguardian.net/ GameGuardian]
  +
|Cheat Engine
  +
|Another cheat tool. Has a nice static overlay button to bring it up from in-game.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Lucky Patcher Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://lucky-patcher.netbew.com/ Lucky Patcher]
  +
|License Remover
  +
|Allows you to block ads and remove license verification on apps that use it. Can also spoof the Play store's payment intent to get many in-app purchases for free, disable permissions in apps(can break them) and many, many more things. Works well most of the time.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Android icon.png|64px]]
  +
![https://in-appstore.com/ Freedom]
  +
|IAP spoof
  +
|Lets you perform In-App Purchases for free. Does not always work. Requires Internet to be disconnected.
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:V4Aicon.png|64px]]
  +
![http://vipersaudio.com/blog/?page_id=25 Viper4Android]
  +
|Audio Enhancer
  +
|Remember DSP Manager? This is basically an audiophile's dream. Lots of Audio-FX, Dual-Core device recommended.
 
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