Best Apple Arcade games and Android alternatives
Apple Arcade prioritizes quality over quantity, sosubscribers are guaranteed a quality gaming experience. However, newcomers to the service may find it difficult to know where to start. We’ve picked out the best of the best to help you start with this fantastic service.
While there are plenty of excellent games on Apple Arcade, the Play Store offers Android users an even more extensive selection of games. We’ve listed the Play Store equivalent for each game so you could enjoy a similar experience regardless of platform. If you’re an iOS user considering the switch, thebest Android budget phonescan offer flagship quality at lower prices.
1Mini Motorways
Mini Motorwaysis the follow-up to Mini Metro, the chaotically compelling puzzle game from Dinosaur Polo Club. Mini Motorways tasks you with connecting a steadily expanding town with roads, bridges, tunnels, and motorways. While the game starts easy, you’ll soon panic as traffic piles up, orders go unfilled, and chaos ensues.
Despite the inevitability of failure, Mini Motorways is a must-play. Give it a go, and experience how fun building roads can be.
While Mini Motorways has yet to make its way to Google Play, you may experienceMini Metro for free with Play Pass.
2LEGO Builder’s Journey
LEGO Builder’s Journeyis a unique creation in the LEGO franchise. Rather than free-roaming sandboxes, or colorful adaptions of popular franchises, Builder’s Journey is a meditative puzzle game. Through your adventure, you’ll need to consider how the rules apply, but don’t be afraid to think outside the box. To progress, you’ll need to bend and break the rules. Rigid adherence to what you know won’t get you far. Give it a go if you want to experience a stunning LEGO game that’ll bend your mind.
Play Store users can enjoy Lego Bricktales, a physics-based puzzle game where you must employ all your LEGO knowledge to progress.
3Asphalt 8: Airborne+
Many of thebest racing gamesencourage realism over action.Asphalt 8: Airborneknows that sometimes you only want to experience high-octane racing without strict physics engines holding you back. That’s not to say it isn’t hard. Airborne is a tightly focused racing game that will push your racing skills. Try it against your friends or with up to 12 people online. Grab agaming controller for the best experience(many of these controllers work just as well for iOS devices).
While it’s not identical, it’s possible to downloadAsphalt 8 from the Play Store. This version has fewer bells and whistles, but it’s just as fun.
4Alto’s Adventure — Remastered
Alto’s Adventureis a classic mobile game. If you haven’t touched it for years, try this remastered version. Along with all the content from the original game, you’ll get new levels to speed through, goals to achieve, and a new character. You can also import all your progress from the original Alto’s Adventure, so there’s no excuse not to try this. If you’re new to the franchise, Alto’s Adventure is an enjoyable physics-based snowboarding game where you’ll perform tricks, jump ravines, and collect coins, all to the background of stunning set pieces and enchanting music.
You can play theoriginal game on the Play Store.
5Cat Quest II
Cat Quest IIis an open-world RPG set in a fantasy realm of cats and dogs. It’s a direct sequel to the original game, bringing tons of new gameplay elements, including the addition of co-op gameplay. Switch between a cat and a dog as you play, or invite a friend and adventure together. It’s a charming adventure bound to appeal to all RPG fans.
Play the first game,Cat Quest, on the Play Store.
6Pocket Build+
Pocket Buildis the ultimate sandbox builder. There’s no story, no goals, and no challenges. You’re free to build how you like. While the colossal amount of structures available can seem overwhelming, it’s neatly categorized into styles and environments. There’s no limit to your imagination. It’s ideal for anyone who enjoys city builders but doesn’t enjoy managing money and resources. you could even walk around your town in first person.
Pocket Build is also available on thePlay Store.
7Really Bad Chess+
Really Bad Chessis chess with random pieces. It’s a simple concept but opens the door to a world of possibilities. It’s perfect for chess veterans and beginners alike, as its unique look at the rules creates a new way to experience the classic strategy game. Play this if you’re bored by the strict rules of chess, and want something with a little more variety.
Really Bad Chess is also available from thePlay Store.
8What The Golf?
What The Golf?is to golf, what Really Bad Chess is to chess. While each level is loosely inspired by golf, levels also revolve around houses, cats, lamps, caterpillars, and silly humor. It’s an ideal game to play with friends, as every level is different, and there’s enough to keep you occupied for hours. Play What The Golf? if you think regular golf could be improved if it took a few steps back from reality.
You won’t find an equivalent to What The Golf? on the Play Store. But if you don’t mind changing genres, try the quirky puzzlerGolf Peaks.
9Exit the Gungeon
Unlike the top-down approach of the prequel,Exit the Gungeonis a dungeon climber that follows on from the story of Enter the Gungeon. Despite the change in level design, you can expect the same level of bullet-hell mania found in the first game. However, the chaos involved (your gun switches every few minutes) may frustrate you. Still, it’s a fantastic roguelite that we recommend giving a few tries.
Play Store users should giveDownwella try. It’s another Devolver Digital title that offers a different approach to the dungeon-climber roguelite genre.
10The Oregon Trail
Even if you played the original game to death, we recommend picking up Apple Arcade’s version ofThe Oregon Trail. Beyond the beautiful graphics, you’re able to expect a complete reimagining of the classic game. Rather than overhauling the game’s mechanics, this version updates the game for a new generation, offering refinements to gameplay that all players will appreciate.
Fans of 2D survivor games on the Play Store should tryThe Bonfire: Forsaken Landsinstead. While the gameplay is different from The Oregon Trail, it offers a similarly satisfying blend of survival mechanics.
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