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Ask HN: What games do you religiously play on your phone browser?

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PaulHoule 46h ago on HN

My favorite mobile game of all time is Arknights, although it isn't a browser game.

saimiam (author) 45h ago on HN

Not a fan of installing apps. Personal peeve.

At a high level, why do you like Arknights?

PaulHoule 32h ago on HN

I like the art and storytelling -- the characters are somewhere between unbearably cute and tough special forces lifestyle. It fits my kemo lifestyle [1]

I like the tower defense genre in general, there is a lot of depth to the mechanics, and many of the levels are challenging. It is a gacha game but it's fun to play if you don't spend any money or if you just get the $5 monthly card which I think is fair for the entertainment I get compared to other games. Unlike other gacha games (say Azur Lane) it doesn't try to take over your life with notifications and the UI is refined [2] Unlike, say, Genshin Impact, download sizes are reasonable.

[1] https://mastodon.social/@UP8/tagged/kemolife

[2] ... not like FGO or those games where you collect clothes other than Love Nikki

tkdb 46h ago on HN

It's been a bit since I've done anything other than Wordle.

Really Bad Chess was a daily driver for me. I loved the chaos, which strangely collapsed to recognizable patterns and strategies based on difficulty and board layout.

Oh, you said phone browser. Are you against native apps?

2048 is fun - you can probably find a browser version of that.

saimiam (author) 45h ago on HN

I don’t like installing apps but that’s a personal peeve. 2048 is a good one. Thank you.

Chess gives me anxiety - like I’m supposed to play to win and not just enjoy the game, unlike, say, Sudoku where getting stuck or filling the grid wrongly doesn’t seem as life or death.

tkdb 45h ago on HN

Well...people who like chess who I've showed Really Bad Chess to really don't like Really Bad Chess. Maybe the flip side is true?

You may find the same anxiety as in real Chess but for me RBC is just a fun, soft brained exercise.

mc3301 44h ago on HN

uncrossy. About twice a week I go and do the last few days of puzzles. Ever since I first saw it released here on HN.

nodivbyzero 44h ago on HN

DiceMerge, Yatzy

https://tapokgames.com/dicemerge.html

https://tapokgames.com/yatzy.html

saimiam (author) 34h ago on HN

Both these games need a proper "how to play" page. I couldn't figure out what I was doing in either.

ThrowawayTestr 43h ago on HN

That game where you sort the vials with different colored water in them. I'm on level 1473. Part of a collection called Offline Games

peatmoss 43h ago on HN

I'm shamefully obsessed with https://sudoku.coach

kazinator 43h ago on HN

That dinosaur hopping over cactuses thing in Chrome when the network is down. I saw a vid of Vlad Putin doing it and I want to emulate the dude.

bignrg 43h ago on HN

https://fryboxing.com/

deckplecksetter 43h ago on HN

enclose.horse is fun

spottedmarley 42h ago on HN

I used to play 247 Hearts a lot but then I built a better version for myself.

https://spottedmarley.com/hearts

The opponents are not AI powered but claude wrote some much better procedural opponent game rules and strategies so its much more challenging than 247 hearts.

satya71 42h ago on HN

https://whereabouts.earth/daily

Kurd 42h ago on HN

I play a lot of chess on lichess.org No login required and the matching system is very decent.

cpach 41h ago on HN

1010 https://poki.com/en/g/1010-deluxe

quuxplusone 39h ago on HN

Gerrymandle, although it's started the slow slide into ads and popups in the past month. https://gerrymandle.com/puzzles

saimiam's comment mentioned 2048, so I'll plug my variant:

https://quuxplusone.github.io/2048

perilunar 39h ago on HN

Since you're already on the NYT site/app, try Pips, Tiles, and Sodoku.

saimiam (author) 34h ago on HN

I tried Pips and play Sudoku already. Tiles is pretty rudimentary as a game, as far as I can tell.

Of these, I think Pips is probably something I should try more seriously.

fragmede 39h ago on HN

https://unflipgame.com/

abbadadda 37h ago on HN

A while back I was enjoying Mahjong Solitaire: https://www.crazygames.com/game/mahjongg-solitaire

rob001 36h ago on HN

Another word game, https://www.chiddle.net

hulitu 34h ago on HN

None. The Phone's browser is unsuitable for games and I am not masochistic.

joquarky 17h ago on HN

Not everyone is stuck with Safari only.

thorin 31h ago on HN

Wordle occasionally

Connections daily

Lichess most days

muzani 31h ago on HN

Lichess is fun to just drop on a stranger in a random chat room at times.

isaachh 23h ago on HN

https://swipetris.com/

I play this and compete for high scores against the other like 6 people who play it

ceving 15h ago on HN

Hearthstone: It's nice for passing the time while taking a shit.

tstrimple 14h ago on HN

For some reason, as an elder millennial, I don't use my phone in this way at all. I've tried getting into mobile games, but they are typically garbage in-app-purchase machines. The PC is for gaming and large purchases, the phone is for light browsing and apps I'm forced to install.

mikewarot 12h ago on HN

https://www.bellika.dk/exponentile - first seen here on ShowHN

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