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How do I turn a massive spreadsheet of in-game items into a workable app or website to easily look up info about each item? [more inside]
posted by creatrixtiara on Nov 27, 2022 - 4 answers

I'm looking for games available on iPhone and Android systems where the main character solves puzzles and explores various settings, ideally creepy ones, but that has minimal combat and certainly no realistic violence or "mature themes." (I'm not a video game person, so I may be using all these terms wrong.) [more inside]
posted by slidell on Feb 20, 2021 - 16 answers

When my large family (70-ish parents through teen/tween niblings, but mostly my adult siblings) gets together we play things like Boggle, Scrabble, Balderdash, Bananagrams, Code Words, Apples to Apples, charades, Jackbox games, etc. We all live in different time zones. What mobile/web games should we play now, all together or in smaller groups of 2 or more? [more inside]
posted by doift on Apr 12, 2020 - 3 answers

Looking for non-violent , entertaining and at-least-a-little educational electronic games for my kids. An alternative to the approx half hour of shows they watch per day. The 4 year old loves vehicles/police trucks / fire rescue, and doesn’t like things that are explicitly academic, but I thInk could be persuaded to play some kind of matching game (esp if it involves said vehicles). The 7 year old likes simple video games like those found on pbs.org. I like them too because they are innocent, non-gender-oriented and have a variety of options. Anything you recommend? Thanks! Ideally they can be played independently and with minimal adult supervision (so, no commercials or opportunities to spend money). Thanks!!
posted by leslievictoria on Jul 1, 2018 - 9 answers

You know when a friend says "You should watch the tv show X", or you read a music review of an album and think to yourself "I should really listen to that album Y". How do you guys keep track of that stuff so you don't forget it? I feel like a need an app or something. [more inside]
posted by gkhan on Apr 3, 2017 - 19 answers

Patchwork's newest update is so buggy it crashes the game. But I'm addicted! Need some other boardgame app to binge play! (On iPhone) [more inside]
posted by Omnomnom on Mar 19, 2016 - 7 answers

I make Windows videogames, and my latest engine doesn't let you select screen resolutions. I could change it so it does, but I'd rather make a small program that first lets you choose resolution (and set fullscreen and such), then launches the game app. But then wait (I said in my head), hasn't someone already created this launcher tool? Please help me out. Have they? [more inside]
posted by Techbear on Jun 22, 2015 - 4 answers

I’m looking for a game, playable on my iPhone, with probably crazy specific requirements. I fell in love with and completed (twice, once with huts and once without) A Dark Room. If I could erase my memory of playing that game and do it again, that’s basically what I’m after. [more inside]
posted by DulcineaX on Jul 10, 2014 - 11 answers

Looking for top notch, detailed but fun games to play on an iPod Touch. Games like Tower Defense (Lost Earth) or the Angry Birds series, where you can make progress and pick up from where you left off. Not games like Temple Run/Jetpack Joyride/Robot Unicorn Attack where you start from scratch every time (even if you do get upgrades or badges). I am not really interested in Plants vs Zombies or Tiny Wings for whatever reason.
posted by cashman on Apr 19, 2012 - 33 answers

I want to get into game development for android. Where do I hang out online, who do I talk to, what do I need to know, and what do I read? [more inside]
posted by Cogentesque on Jun 6, 2011 - 6 answers

Help me come up with rules for an Angry Birds drinking game- Two people each with their own copy of angry birds- Both start at same level. I thought when you complete a level 1st you drink. That is as far as I have gotten. Wondering if someone has a bit more imagination out there. Thanks!
posted by tgelston on Jan 8, 2011 - 10 answers

Got a transcontinental flight in a couple of hours with two adults, two kids and two iPhone 4s. What games or apps will delight, entertain, educate and otherwise keep a 5 and a 7 boy year old occupied? [more inside]
posted by digitalprimate on Aug 14, 2010 - 16 answers

A question for iPhone/iPad/iPod touch app developers: How many iDevices can connect to each other through a local wifi network? What is the maximum number of players you can have in a game at the same time locally? [more inside]
posted by smersh on Apr 12, 2010 - 11 answers

What are some multiplayer iPhone games that don't require players to be actively using their phone to play? [more inside]
posted by Tu13es on Dec 14, 2009 - 3 answers

I love Ferry Halim's Orisinal games. What are some games for the iPhone with a similar beautiful aesthetic and simple gameplay? Bonus points, as always, for free or cheap.
posted by fiercecupcake on May 4, 2009 - 8 answers