Android

• Orzmic (itch.io) - Rhythm

• Satryn (itch.io) - Shooter

• Octo Blast - Shooter

• To arms!! ☕️ - Deck builder

• Drill Down ✅️ ☕️ (itch.io) - Management

• Techmino (GitHub) ✅️ - Puzzle

• AAAAXY ✅️ (F-droid or Play Store) - Puzzle

• osu!(lazer) ✅️ (official website) - Rhythm

• Forge ✅️ (GitHub) - Deck builder

• Anuto TD ✅️ (F-droid) - Tower defense

• Minesweeper - Antimine ✅️ (F-droid) - Puzzle

• Zoysii - Logic game ✅️ (F-droid) - Puzzle

• 2048 (Privacy Friendly) ✅️ (F-droid) - Puzzle

• Lato ✅️ (F-droid) - Casual

• Flowit ✅️ (F-droid) - Puzzle

• Dungeon Squire - Roguelike dungeon crawler

(scroll down for the actual list)

I recently realized there are still, to this day, some actual "hidden gems" in the Play Store. Not the fake ones everyone talks about which, in a way or another, often have a catch or aren't very "hidden". I mean free games with no ads or IAPs of any kind that are fun to play.

So I was thinking maybe it's time to compile a list of them. Please suggest the ones you've found and enjoyed!

Edit: I'm now including free games (no piracy) from other sources beside the Play Store (which will be specified within brackets), such as github or F-droid. If they're also FOSS, like all F-droid games, they'll have this green checkmark ✅️. For the games that have both F-droid and Play Store versions, the green checkmark is for the F-droid version.

I won't try them all as I did with my premium games list, because you could simply download and try them for yourself without spending a dime. I'll simply list them.

‼️Also, please do checkout MiniReview - Game Reviews for more free games that match the following criteria (use the "Browse" tab and select the correct filters). The same app for iOS - App Store - is here.‼️

I've saved this post so to keep it updated over time, for my own reference and for your benefit. So feel free to save it and check out new entries every so often.

1. FREE
2. NO ADS
3. STRICTLY NO IAPs (except donation buttons, but I'll have to check first)
4. NO PIRACY
5. it has to be a legit, full game you've played and liked. No demos, no emulators (everyone knows RetroArch anyways)
6. no entire repositories. You can recommend them in the comments if you really want, but this list is for games you'd like to recommend
7. if it's a Play Store game, it should be compatible with the latest Android version at the time of entry
8. must include a link to the game, especially if from sources outside the Play Store. Not direct-download links, just links to the page
9. sketchy sources won't be considered. Play Store, GitHub, and F-droid are welcome

[If you want to recommend paid games, without ads or predatory microtransactions, here is the list for you.]