Regulating the time required to play a mobile game is probably its biggest challenge. In fact, mobile games are actually the antithesis of big console games: instead of requiring a large intellectual and scheduling investment, mobile games let you just chill for once. Unlike a full-fledged AAA game, you don’t have time to go ham on a mobile game for three or four hour gaming sessions. Regardless of how long each run takes you, the game never feels like it’s asking you for more time than you have, which brings me to my main point: mobile games are really just exercises in time management. Still, it might only take you five seconds, depending on how lucky your RNG is from the outset. Sure, it could take you three hours for one run if you’re skilled enough.
The reason Pixel Dungeon is perfect for mobile gaming has to do with a number of things, but the biggest factor, by far, is the time required to play. “Mobile games are really just exercises in time management” You encounter all kinds of mutant animals and treasures galore, all the while hoping desperately that you won’t starve to death. The game slaps you down in a dungeon shrouded in darkness with only one goal: go deeper. Pixel Dungeon, or more specifically, Shattered Pixel Dungeon (it’s updated mod), embodies everything I love about roguelikes: the tension of perma-death, the excitement of finding some new item, the complexity of managing resources. But what was it about this particular game that made it so addictive? All of this is just a prelude to me grabbing my new favorite mobile game, Pixel Dungeon, after finding it at the top of many bloggers’ “best of” lists. Even though I could find my old standbys like Threesand Crossy Road, I was having a really hard time finding any new, high-quality games on the bestseller lists. The Google Play Store, while more expansive, is way too inclusive. However, I didn’t realize how much I appreciated the Apple App Store until I got an Android.
I had that iPhone for almost three years and loved it, especially the way the App Store organized and presented games. This is only my second smartphone, an iPhone 4 being my first. Pixel Dungeon: what makes a mobile game amazing?
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