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Re:Unciv by stavros on Sunday November 26, 2023 @08:16PM (#38426983)
Re:Unciv by shric on Sunday November 26, 2023 @10:53PM (#38427851)
Not a complaint, more an FYI. I see a large number of games were added in 2020. I tried 3 randomly and all were either "incompatible with my device" or "made for an older Android version". Should I report them, or is it best to leave them for people with older versions of Android?

Pixel 7 Pro / Android 14

Re:Unciv by stavros on Monday November 27, 2023 @05:06AM (#38430486)
Hmm, I think leave them, as long as they're not completely unavailable. It does lower the quality of my service a bit, though.
Re:Unciv by whizzter on Monday November 27, 2023 @09:26AM (#38432568)
Thank Google for that, they're depleting Play Store to play favourites with bigwig publishers.

https://developer.android.com/google/play/requirements/targe...

Re:Unciv by antifa on Monday November 27, 2023 @04:29PM (#38438630)
I've seen this in the wild, I'm guessing ethical indie devs are less likely to make new builds when new Android versions release.
Re:Unciv by karlgrz on Sunday November 26, 2023 @10:00PM (#38427586)
Fantastic, thank you for sharing this!
Re:Unciv by stavros on Sunday November 26, 2023 @10:04PM (#38427607)
You're welcome! Please help by submitting and reporting games.
Re:Unciv by duozerk on Sunday November 26, 2023 @08:42PM (#38427149)
This is great, thank you !
Re:Unciv by stavros on Sunday November 26, 2023 @08:43PM (#38427154)
You're welcome! I'm glad you like it.
Re:Unciv by subtra3t on Monday November 27, 2023 @01:59AM (#38429078)
I think this website misclassifies a few games. For example in Bastion (iOS) only the beginning can be paid for free. The rest of the game is unlocked via a one-time payment. However the website says that the one-time purchase removes ads/annoyances.
Re:Unciv by benj111 on Monday November 27, 2023 @03:41AM (#38429735)
>paid for free

Is that a typo, or an apt description of a lot of 'free to play' games?

Re:Unciv by subtra3t on Monday November 27, 2023 @04:12AM (#38430011)
typo lol, I meant to say played.
Re:Unciv by fho on Monday November 27, 2023 @05:05AM (#38430469)
Bastion was a great game ... And mostly for the narrator
Re:Unciv by stavros on Monday November 27, 2023 @05:07AM (#38430492)
I think that's fine, but maybe I will change the description to say "one-time payment unlocks the full game, without annoyances".
Re:Unciv by Al-Khwarizmi on Monday November 27, 2023 @05:20AM (#38430577)
Wow, I really needed that website. I spend a lot of time looking for games of this kind, since like 99% of Android games are, in your (rather precise) terms, bullshit, and after some experiences with those I don't want to pay any more, period.
Re:Unciv by stavros on Monday November 27, 2023 @05:22AM (#38430591)
Thanks, I had the same thought!
Re:Unciv by cgriswald on Monday November 27, 2023 @11:16AM (#38434117)
This is exactly what I’ve wanted. It’s impossible to find games on the app store. Other than a few publishers I trust, I’ve mostly stopped playing.

There appears to be a bug on your site. I can’t seem to both filter and sort at the same time on iOS Safari. Both work, but if I filter (I filtered on puzzle and free) it works, but if I then click the sort by “added” button it sorts and my filter is gone. If I sort and then apply the filter it goes back to the default order.

Re:Unciv by stavros on Monday November 27, 2023 @11:18AM (#38434157)
Yeah, unfortunately I haven't added code to persist the filter. I'll fix it, but you can manually add the parameter to the url and it should work.
Re:Unciv by polskibus on Monday November 27, 2023 @03:02PM (#38437433)
seems like last Android game was added in 2022-04
Re:Unciv by stavros on Monday November 27, 2023 @03:16PM (#38437626)
Can't be, I added some today. It might be the cache though.