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Simple learning games for very young children, no ads or microtransactions, free on Google Play

Simple balancing arcade game for Android, free (reduced from a whopping 19p!) on Google Play

Retro football (and football manager) game for Android, free on Google Play

Three gentle simulators for Android:

• Traffix: Traffic Simulator
• Railways - Train Simulator
• Package Inc - Cargo Simulator (this one apparently has IAPs)

• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.reeltoreal.survivor_adventure_pro
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mgif.heroeslegend.idlebattle.action.rpg.premium
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pockettrend.neomonsters
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pgstudio.bowmasters.rpg.shooting.monster
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ondi.shadowslayer.premium
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.nextdoors.fastarvip
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buffstudio.mysticguardian.paid
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alien.shooter.galaxy.attack.premium
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bigshotgames.legendaryItemVip
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.divmob.epicheroeswar.en.freemium
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.catlab.cookglobalvip
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bigshotgames.hero_managervip

Fantasy RPG for Android, free on Google Play. No IAPs, ads, or tracking, so it gets it's own post!

Survival horror for Android, free on Google Play. Also no IAPs, ads or tracking!

Indie FPS for Android, free on Google Play

Quote from the game's description:

>This game contains NO advertisement, in-game stores or IAP of any kind. There is NO pay-to-win, NO artificial delays, NO useless gamicifation or other monetising strategies. No psychological tricks whatsoever to make you waste money, just a plain shooter.

>And as you can see I had lots of fun fun making it!

• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Gcenter.WindWings.SpaceShooter.Premium
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ninetailgames.roguehearts.paid
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fansipan.stickman.shadow.knights.fightinggames
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zitga.empire.warriors.td.tower.defense
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=perfectplan.warring.kingdom.btd.epic.tower.defense.premium
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zenstudios.StarWarsPinball

Tower-defence games Defense Zone HD and Defense Zone 2 HD for Android, free on Google Play. These ones get their own post as they don't have ads or IAPs (though there is still some data collected, so take care). Part 3 is included in the other post as it has IAPs.

• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shadow.survival.rogue.action.shooter.game.premium
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.catlab.blacksmithvip
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.clockmaker.jewellegend.classic.match3.puzzle
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.divmob.epicheroeswar.en.freemium
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.norizabob.coinprincessvip
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.defensezone3.ultra
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zabob.infinitydungeon2vip
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sosc.firstfantasy1super

All the usual tracking, IAPs and ads, I can't be bothered typing out the weird poorly-translated names anymore

• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.superclay.vipfreecashknight
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Bravestars.Stick.Fight.ShadowOfDeath2
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pgstudio.bowmasters.rpg.shooting.monster
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.reeltoreal.survivor_adventure_pro
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.livezen.retroshooting.vip
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.redantz.game.za2p
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buffstudio.themesolitaire.pv
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lonewolfgames.blackthorncastle
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pixelstar.GrowSpaceshipVIP
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.unimob.mini.restaurant.premium

Some of them claim not to even have ads (still MTX though, obviously)

• Demon Hunter: Premium
• Slime Legends - Survivor
• Grow Heroes VIP : Idle Rpg
• Zombie Age 3 Premium: Survival
• Stickman Master Premium
• Secret Tower VIP
• Cartoon Craft
• Stockman Warriors Super Heroes
• Stickman Warriors Dragon Hero
• Evertale

Spooky mystery for Android, free on Google Play. This one gets its own post because it doesn't seem to have any ads, tracking, or microtransactions!

• Bricks Breaker Pro
• MR RACER : Premium Racing Game
• Heroes Legend - Epic Fantasy
• PIXEL BLADE M VIP : Season 6
• Undead City: Survivor Premium
• Live Or Die: Survival Pro
• Final Castle Defence:Idle RPG

Sadly they all look like the usual MTX, ads, and tracking-filled dross, I'll update with any more that appear during the week.

• Shadow Knight: Ninja Assassin
• Summoners Era: Idle Strategy
• Grow Zombie VIP: Merge Zombie
• Coin Princess!
• The Weapon King VIP
• Dungeon Corp. P (Idle RPG)
• [VIP] Missile Dude RPG : idle
• Kingdom War Premium TD Offline
• Empire Warriors: TD Dungeon

A few here that actually claim to have no IAPs, ads, or trackers, which shouldn't be a surprise but is!

• The Lonely Hacker
• World War 3 - Tower Defense
• Legend of the Moon

These ones are a bit more business-as-usual, unfortunately:

• Galaxy Attack (Premium)
• Defense Zone 3 Ultra HD
• Hero Z
• Mystic Guardian PV: Action RPG
• Cooking Quest VIP: Food Wagon
• EHW Premium &101 classic games
• ExtremeJobsKnight'sManager VIP
• Warriors' Market Mayhem VIP
• Stickman Legends: Offline Game
• Lowriders Comeback 2: Cruising
• Traffic Jam Cars Puzzle Legend
• WingWings: Galaxy attack Pro

I'll add to the list if any more turn up during the week.

A few normally-paid Android games currently available for free on Google Play, though they all seem to still contain ads and/or microtransactions so I don't know if the premium part is basically a scam. Comment if you can be bothered to investigate, I know I can't!

• Rogue Hearts
• FASTAR VIP
• Sky Wings VIP: Pixel Fighters
• Grow Spaceship VIP
• Cooking Kawaii
• RUSTY : Island Survival Pro
• Shadow Slayer: Ninja Warrior
• Neo Monsters
• Shadow of Death 2: Premium

Logic puzzles, simple as! This is my go-to recommendation when someone wants simple, free mobile games that are fun and don't have microtransactions, ads, tracking, and all the other shit which you think of when you hear the phrase "mobile game". Minesweeper and sudoku are the big names, but there are plenty of better ones in there too.

These will run on most devices you can think of, and the source code is available if you want to port it somewhere else.

• There are versions (newfangled web assembly or classic java applet) versions you can play in browser from the main page
• Android version on Google Play or GitHub
• iOS version on the Apple App Store
• Windows exe files for each individual game, or a zip file of them all
• Windows msi installer if you fancy
• Windows version if you prefer the Microsoft Store
• Mac dmg which might not get any more updates unless someone with a newer Mac wants to maintain it
• Source archive to compile for Linux
• Symbian version for old (but not that old) Nokias (I think!)
• PalmOS version if you're still rocking one of them
• Rockbox version if you want to play on a classic iPod