12 Recommended Android Game Apps: Indie Apps on Google Play, by Genre

Published 2026/10/25 / by MASHIMARO produce

For anyone looking for game apps to play on Android, here are 12 games indie developer "Masimaro" distributes on Google Play, by genre. They range from puzzles you can play in short sessions to RPGs you can sink into. App names are our English translations of the Japanese titles.

Note: check price, whether there are in-app purchases and the supported Android version on each app's Google Play page.

Roguelike and RPG

• Isekai Henteko Dungeon: A turn-based roguelike RPG where you dive with a single pickaxe. The terrain changes every dive, and whenever you take a step the monsters take one too. Dig through walls to make paths and craft with materials to develop your town. (Google Play)
• Kowloon Cavern: Solitaire RPG: A board-game-style dungeon RPG where you fight monsters through Klondike solitaire and take on the black dragon with a 52-card deck. (Google Play)
• Isekai Idle RPG: Hero of the Star Shards: Isekai reincarnation x idle RPG. A hack-and-slash adventure where you gather gear, raise your hero and search for seven star shards. (Google Play)
• Isekai Nostalgia Hero: Fantasy RPG: A high school student summoned to another world sets out with companions on a five-chapter journey. A classic retro RPG with job changes and pixel art. (Google Play)

If roguelikes interest you, it's also a good idea to try free roguelike games in the browser first.

Puzzle

• Meteor Merge: Planet Merge Puzzle: A physics puzzle where you pull the screen back and release to fire meteors like a slingshot, using the sun's gravity to merge planets. You grow a meteor into the Moon, Mars, Earth and on to Jupiter. It has five modes. (Google Play)
• Tetropolis: City Growth Puzzle: A city-development puzzle where you fit together four-square pieces to grow a small village into a world city. (Google Play)
• Village Sweeper: Frontier Puzzle: Open up unknown land using number and color hints. A deduction x nation-building puzzle where your town grows and civilization advances. (Google Play)
• Puzzle Box Escape: A 3D escape puzzle where you turn an intricate three-dimensional puzzle box and solve the mechanisms hidden on its six faces in the right order. Four boxes are included. (Google Play)

Horror and finding things

• Midnight Road Drive: Strange-Phenomena Horror Game: A horror game where a car drives itself along a night road and you only choose left or right at forks. "If you see it, go the other way." You compare the road a sign points to with the anomaly you saw, and choose. (Google Play)
• Seeker Guild: Item-Hunting Fantasy: A game where, using the portrait on a request sheet as a clue, you find a person in a town crowd within a time limit. Confusing look-alikes are mixed in, but if you compare carefully you can always reach the answer. Ten stages are included. (Google Play)

Crafting and simulation

• Card Craft: Craft & Survive With Cards: A one-handed, portrait craft-and-survival game where you tap a 5x7 = 35-card layout to gather materials and craft 87 kinds of items to survive. You travel through eight worlds with day and night cycles. (Google Play)
• Creature Reincarnation: Life Simulation: You're reincarnated by a lottery weighted by the number of lives on Earth. A reincarnation simulation where you live out the lives of 51 species, from bacteria to elephants, dinosaurs and humans. (Google Play)

The browser version of Card Craft is free to play with no installation.

Tips for downloading Android apps safely

1. Get apps from the official Google Play: avoid files from distribution sites other than the official store.
2. Check the developer name: on the store page, check that the developer is "Masimaro".
3. Check price and purchases: check on the store page before downloading.
4. Free space and OS version: check in the store information that your device is supported.

If you want to play on iPhone too

Six of them, Isekai Henteko Dungeon, Meteor Merge, Midnight Road Drive, Seeker Guild, Puzzle Box Escape and Card Craft, are also distributed on iPhone (App Store). See iPhone game app recommendations for details.

Summary

For Android game apps, we recommend choosing by genre and play time. If you're unsure, check your taste with a free browser game first, then choose an app. All apps are on the smartphone apps page (Japanese); overall picks are in 17 smartphone game apps.

FAQ

Q. Which game apps do you recommend for Android?

A. There's the turn-based roguelike RPG "Isekai Henteko Dungeon", the physics puzzle "Meteor Merge" and the horror game "Midnight Road Drive", among others.

Q. Are the Android apps free?

A. It depends on the app. Check the price and whether there are in-app purchases on each app's Google Play page.

Q. Can I download the apps safely?

A. Download from the official Google Play store, checking the page of the developer name "Masimaro". We don't recommend getting them from sites other than the official store.

Q. Can I play on iPhone too?

A. Some apps are also distributed on iPhone (App Store). See the iPhone game app article for details.