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by drdaeman 3739 days ago
> There are plenty of good games out there.

I've always assumed the contrary (no games, with markets full of absolutely unplayable and terribly boring "my clash of tower defense sniper sugar pizzeria"-grade crapware), but gave it another thought today. I think now I know why I believed there are "no games" on mobile, while there probably are. The explanation is quite simple I'm not sure why I haven't really noticed this earlier - the genres I generally like are basically unplayable on the mobile form factor. And genres of the games suggested (say, puzzles or platformers) generally aren't really appealing to me.

So, when you hear someone says that there's no games - maybe the reason is just the person's preferences.

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Every genre is covered with high-quality mobile games. They have to adapt to different form factor and player habits, but they do exist. The huge problem is discoverability. You have to specifically ask for your genre and you'll get some good recommendations.