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Best ad-free simple multiplayer games? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm looking to play some mobile games online with my partner while we're away; something simple and potentially asynchronous but doesn't have to be. Something like Words With Friends but not cluttered and overrun with ads. Simple board games, strategy, or other casual games.

Anyone have any suggestions? Doesn't necessarily have to be free, but it is preferred. I've looked all over but navigating the Play Store is a nightmare if you're not looking for the top 20 grossing games.

Edit: Thank you to the very few who actually gave some recommendations closer to what I asked for. To be more clear, the kind of games I am looking for are:

Ad-free (it's okay if it's cheap to remove ads as long as the game is not overly monetized and cluttered)
Simple, quick
Online / remote
Asynchronous (not required)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you only want free ad-free or is it ok if you can pay to remove ads?

Free ad-free is kinda limited. Can't think of anything there right now.

Paid ad-free, there are lots of options. Most games offer an ad-free version/in-app-payment for a few Euros.

Alternatively, you can get rid of ads using NetGuard (only the versions from F-Droid and Github can block ads, the one on the play store cannot due to Googles restrictions).

NetGuard filters ads locally without sending leaking metadata to some ad-blocking DNS services.

And contrary to a Pi Hole it also works when you are not at home, since it runs directly on the phone.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Paid ad-free, there are lots of options

Can you name some? I don't want to go the adblock route for reasons mentioned in another comment

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'm not one for simple and quick games, so I'm the wrong one to ask.

I enjoyed Polytopia, Minecraft, Conspiracy (a Diplomacy clone), Bomb Squad and Star Realms a lot. But none of them are exactly simple. Maybe Conspiracy, but that's also not quick at all.