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Best Arcanas in Vampire Survivors and how to unlock them
Explore the best Arcana powerups to get even more enjoyment from the game
Part of the reason Vampire Survivors is so popular is the well-crafted power creep. When you first start the game your character is an under-powered, whip-wielding, Simon Belmont clone. It won’t be long before you start to power up and unlock new characters and new stages (if you’re ready to unlock a new phone, take a look at the best gaming phones of 2023). After a couple of hours of play time the once-difficult early stages become easy, you have a few favorite weapons (and know how to use them), and maybe even a favorite character. But this is about the time when Vampire Survivors drops a new mechanic on you that can change how you play the game: the Arcana.
Vampire Survivors' second DLC adds a fantasy twist to the popular roguelike
Prepare yourself for a fresh dose of bullet-hell fun
Vampire Survivors: Tides of the Foscari is out now on mobile! Unlike the previous DLC, Legacy of the Moonspell, which launched on mobile three months after PC and consoles, Tides of the Foscari is out simultaneously on all platforms, including Android.
Vampire Survivors brings first DLC to mobile — offers even more frantic bullet-hell fun
Legacy of the Moonspell won't disappoint fans
Three months after it hit PC and consoles, Vampire Survivors' first DLC is out now on Android. Legacy of the Moonspell has everything you would expect from the title that topped our list of best games of 2022, and best of all, the new content is just $0.99. It launched alongside a minor update that added a DLC store page, indicating that more is coming.
Vampire Survivors, the most addictive game of 2022, is out now for Android — and it's free
The hit roguelite has received a surprise mobile release
Vampire Survivors is the sleeper hit of 2022 (despite being released in 2021), appearing on numerous "Best Game" lists (and it'll probably join our best Android games list, too). It's a bizarre creation that feels better suited to a 2000's Flash game website rather than Steam, but it's addictive, exciting, and challenging, and in a surprise announcement, it's now available on the Play Store for free.
Here are the 10 indie Android games you'll want to pick up this weekend
These titles won Google Play's Indie Games Festival
Looking for some new games to pick up and play this weekend? Google has wrapped up its month-long Indie Games Festival, announcing ten winning titles from across Europe, Japan, and South Korea. Take a look and see if any of these numbers interest you.
Dicey Dungeons comes to Android with all-new free DLC in tow
For $5 you get the entire game and its new DLC
Terry Cavanagh's (of VVVVVV fame) roguelike deck builder Dicey Dungeons has finally launched on Android and iOS, along with all-new DLC for the game, which is now available on all supported platforms. Often compared favorably to Slay the Spire, Dicey Dungeons is a single-player experience where you won't have to continually spend money collecting cards to chase the meta. You can go at your own pace, building better and better decks as your progress, and since the mechanics are easy to understand, just about anyone can pick this up for an enjoyable gaming session or three. So if you've been itching for a fresh deck builder to play through and have yet to experience Dicey Dungeons, now is your chance to play on Android.
Delete After Reading is a new text adventure from Unmemory's developer, and it's coming to mobile
Shape your destiny by stealing a highly-coveted video game
Unmemory is a delightful text-based adventure game from Patrones & Escondites that landed on Android in 2020, and the developer has a new title in the works called Delete After Reading. Much like Unmemory, Delete After Reading is an indie text adventure, and this time around, you'll solve puzzles while escaping rooms, all in an effort to steal a coveted video game, though unintended consequences may unfold. Basically, Patrones & Escondites has a fresh adventure game in the works, and there's a trailer available if you'd like to take your first look.
Townscaper is a charming city-builder and one of the best sandbox games on Android
An excellent port for Android that shouldn't be missed
Townscaper is a well-reviewed indie city-building sandbox game that's been available on PC and consoles since August, and this week it has made its way to mobile. The developer describes it as an experimental passion project, and I'd have to say that lines up with my experience. This isn't a traditional game, there are no goals, but it is a delightful sandbox where you can build gorgeous Mediterranean-style towns and cities by simply tapping on your screen. It's so easy a child could do it. Ultimately, this part of the appeal, that anyone can pick up and play Townscaper, which suits on-the-go mobile play perfectly.
Indie darling Townscaper is a gorgeous city-builder making the jump from Steam to Android
Arriving in October, and you can pre-register right now
Raw Fury released a trailer in March that made it clear that it would be bringing the indie city-builder Townscaper to mobile sometime after the Nintendo Switch release, and today the game has popped up on the Google Play Store for pre-registration. While we still don't have a specific release date, a community trailer released at the end of August revealed the game would arrive on mobile sometime in October, which is only a month away. Clearly, Raw Fury is ramping up for the mobile release of Townscaper with today's pre-registration listing, which means this sandbox city-builder should launch on the platform sooner rather than later.
Baba is You was one of the best games of 2019, but if you have yet to play it, it's finally coming to Android and iOS. A clever puzzle game where you win by changing the rules, it's a perfect fit for smartphones, and it's out on the Play Store right now.
My Time At Portia is going mobile, and you can pre-register right now
This popular farming sim is coming to Android and iOS on August 4
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If you're a big fan of games like Stardew Valley, Story of Seasons, and Animal Crossing, then the upcoming release for My Time at Portia should pique your interest. It's a farming simulation game at its core, but it also offers a host of life sim features, plus a few RPG mechanics, and it all takes place in a 3D open world. The game will arrive on Android and iOS this summer, but so far, there isn't a specific date.
Slay the Spire brings its deck-building roguelike action to Android
Humble Games delivers again — this studio is on a roll
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It's official. Humble Games will be bringing Slay the Spire to Android on February 3rd, which is only a few days away. The game was initially released in early access back in 2017 for PC, and then was officially launched on PC and consoles in 2019, and last year the game made its way to iOS, and now it's clear Android users will soon be able to get in on the fun. If you're unfamiliar with the title, it's a roguelike deck builder where you'll use your cards to battle enemies as you make your way up the spire in an effort to reach the top.
Indie developer uncovers nefarious plot to steal his game right out from under his nose
This should be the plot of the next Nancy Drew reboot
When games get popular on the Play Store, companies often try to copy their formula for success. But perhaps none have done it quite so blatantly as what's happening in the case of WorldBox, a game that indie developer Maxim Karpenko had been working for more than eight years when he discovered it was in the process of being stolen right out from under his nose.
Indie adventure game Kingdom Two Crowns lands on Android for $10
A quality sequel that adds co-op gameplay to the series
Raw Fury has announced today that it will release the indie adventure game Kingdom Two Crowns on the Play Store on April 28th. This title will serve as the sequel to Kingdom: New Lands, and since Kingdom Two Crowns has been available on Steam since 2018, we already know this sequel is a quality followup. Players can expect the same foundation of strategy mixed with exploration as the original, and this time around local co-op play is a major focus, even for the upcoming mobile version.
Indie puzzler Path to Mnemosyne just landed on the Play Store
Crescent Moon Games brings Path to Mnemosyne to Android
DevilishGames' indie puzzler Path to Mnemosyne was just published on the Play Store by Crescent Moon Games. The title has been available on consoles and PC since 2018, and today marks the official release on mobile. Most notably, Path to Mnemosyne offers a unique black and white design where the game's hand-drawn path continually zooms out, making for a surreal experience that's almost hypnotic. Of course, puzzles will play a significant role in your progression to ultimately restore a young girl's lost memories.
Raw Fury has just revealed that Plausible Concept's indie RTS roguelike Bad North is coming to Android on October 15th, and as of this morning, the title is already available on the Play Store for pre-registration. This announcement comes hot off the heels of the Nintendo Switch release in August, and we can expect to receive the complete Jotunn Edition that brings with it new items, commander traits, and enemies. It will be your job to defend an island kingdom against a horde of Viking invaders by taking command of the island's inhabitants in order to control the broad strokes of each procedurally generated battle, and so far PC and console reviews have remained positive since the initial release.
Back in December of 2018 we received Weappy Studio's indie simulation adventure game This Is the Police on Android, and today the sequel has popped up on the Play Store for pre-registration. An official announcement released today states that the game is coming to both Android and iOS sometime soon, and if you'd like to pre-register for the Android release, you can do so on the new Play Store listing.
NyxQuest started out as an indie WiiWare release in 2009. At the time it was heralded as "pure platforming bliss," so of course the title was ported over to PC and then eventually iOS. Android for one reason or another never received a port, until today. Over the Top Games has finally released its beautiful puzzle-platformer NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits on the Google Play Store.
This Is the Police is an indie simulation adventure game that has been ported to Android, and it's available on the Play Store as of this morning. You get to fill the role of a police chief who is in charge of a police department that's located in a city spiraling out of control. Will you choose the path of least resistance, lining your pockets with cash, or will you stand up for what's right, even if it's to the detriment of your career?
You may recall Game Dev Story, a mobile game where you had to create and manage your own game company. It is still popular, but it has largely stayed unchanged since it arrived on the Play Store in 2010. Game Dev Tycoon is a similar title, first released in 2012 for the PC and published on Steam in 2013. Greenheart Games, the studio behind the game, has announced that an Android version is coming in January 2018.