No-Bullshit Games
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SHOW HN2020
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No-Bullshit Games
Tired of mobile games with IAP and ads, I made No-Bullshit Games
nobsgames.stavros.io#mobile games#no ads#no in-app purchases#game list#ad-free games
How HN took it
49 positive, 73 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 21 critical, out of 149 comments about the project. Thread score +0.26.
Idea: 24 for, 2 againstPricing: 9 for, 10 againstDesign: 4 for, 6 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful concept for finding games without predatory monetization
From 3 comments
Haven't had time to look through the list, but this is exactly what I've been looking for. While I don't play mobile games myself, my (older) relatives do a lot, but since…
franga2000 on HNHuge huge upvote from me. So dead tired of IAP for my 7 year old daughter.. The amount of money wasted on crap in Toca world or similar.. Thank you!
tdalaa on HNSometimes I hate that I can give only one upvote to a story. Back when the iPad 1 was new, I was actually playing games on mine. Then everything turned into a mess of IAP…
nottorp on HN
Clean, quick to browse
From 2 comments
Haven't had time to look through the list, but this is exactly what I've been looking for. While I don't play mobile games myself, my (older) relatives do a lot, but since…
franga2000 on HNAwesome website! Great work, it would be nice to have a sort parameter to sort by score or price.
bpg_92 on HN
Objections
Mobile table hard to use, requires horizontal scrolling
From 1 comment
The table that has the game list in it doesn't work very well on my iPhone. I have to scroll horizontally.
bathtub365 on HN
Columns only sort descending
From 1 comment
Columns can only be sorted descending. https://nobsgames.stavros.io/ios/?s=price
nwsm on HN
Unclear what IAP means and what counts as bullshit
From 1 comment
Strong suggestion: define "IAP" I'm always amazed how many sites like this make wild assumptions about the domain knowledege of all the people that might come across the site. I…
stevage on HN
Requests
Add sorting by price and review count
From 3 comments
Awesome website! Great work, it would be nice to have a sort parameter to sort by score or price.
bpg_92 on HNGreat idea... I don't mind paying for good games, but what i do mind is games that try to squeeze as much money out of you for just playing it, which fits your definition of…
d4n3 on HNColumns can only be sorted descending. https://nobsgames.stavros.io/ios/?s=price
nwsm on HN
Include web games and non-game apps like calculators
From 3 comments
I would request you to consider web apps as well. I tried submitting http://arcadejack.com but no luck. Here is what I had entered as comment: "Consider this no-bullshit math…
riantogo on HNWould you be open to adding other Genre's of applications in there? iPad has no built in Calculater application and it has been a beyond infuriating experience simply finding a…
farisjarrah on HNStrong suggestion: define "IAP" I'm always amazed how many sites like this make wild assumptions about the domain knowledege of all the people that might come across the site. I…
stevage on HN
Allow DLC or one-time purchases and add a rejected list
From 2 comments
Clever idea. I'm curious why you decided to allow games with DLC though. That's technically an In-App Purchase. I get it's not a Consumable IAP, but it's still IAP. Also you can…
cableshaft on HNReally nice idea! I added a few. But one that I added didn't make it to the list and I don't know why: Spaceteam…
jlv2 on HN
Add notifications for new games
From 1 comment
This is awesome, but I'm going to forget it exists, so: please take my email address and feed me notifications about when new games get added. (I might want to be notified…
exikyut on HN
Questions
How can a studio earn money without IAP or ads?
From 1 comment
No IAP and no ads? How does a game studio should earn money then? Knowing the fact that business model of games are moving to free to play and than players are now reluctant more…
Fr33maan on HN
Why is the genre filter a text input rather than a dropdown?
From 1 comment
Any reason why the Genre filter field is a text input rather than a dropdown? I went to look at the Genres available to see which ones I might like but the only way I can see to…
aphit on HN
Alternatives named
Apple Arcade
From 1 comment
This is why I’ve embraced Apple Arcade... it’s inexpensive and no games have in app purchases or ads it’s great
givinguflac on HN
Honest Android Games
From 1 comment
Reminds me of Honest Android Games.
anonymousab on HN
darkpattern.games
From 1 comment
I built a site that’s adjacent to this idea (www.darkpattern.games). It catalogs the dark patterns found in mobile games. Premium currency and ads are two of them but there are…
offsky on HN