The coronavirus has forced us to confine ourselves at home, which gives us more time to spend as a family. Fortunately, there are many activities that can be done in a group, like watching those Netflix series ideal for a quarantine . Between series and series there is also time to play and no, you don’t need a next-generation game console to do it.
Your Android mobile is the only tool you need to have fun thanks to these 33 games to play as a family . Grab a pencil and paper, because you are going to discover the best Android games for families to enjoy during confinement, both paid and free . Action, adventure, table, sports, educational … There is something for all tastes. Let’s get to know them!
Sea Battle 2 (Sink the Fleet)
We start with a classic that can never be missed to have fun with the family. In this Sea Battle 2, an updated version of Sink the Fleet, you must guess where your rivals have placed their ships . The first to sink the enemy fleet will be victorious. In addition to respecting the classic rules of the game, Sea Battle 2 includes new features such as the ability to rise from sailor to admiral and become the hero of your port city.
Price: Free.
Play Store | Sea Battle 2
Galaxy Bowling
With this confinement you can’t leave the house to go bowling with your family. However, that does not matter, since you can download this Galaxy Bowling for free with which you can continue the challenge among yourselves to see who is better at bowling . Thanks to its 4-player mode, the bowling alley is now on your mobile.
Price: Free.
Play Store | Galaxy Bowling
OK Golf
In addition to apps to exercise at home , there are other apps with which you can enjoy your favorite sports without going outside. For example, with this OK Golf, you can perfect your technique and face your family thanks to its multiplayer mode . Who is the best golfer of all? Time to find out.
Price: Free.
Play Store | OK Golf
Mini Metro
One of the most original games that you can play as a family is this Mini Metro, in which the objective is to design the metro network of a growing city . You have to modify it as new stations open, and all this making it always efficient. In short, a game to show who is capable of creating the best metro network of all.
Price: 1.19 euros.
Play Store | Mini Metro
Traffix
Traffix, a game recommended by our colleague Christian Collado in the Andro4all leisure guide to pass the quarantine , consists of regulating the traffic of a city by controlling the color of the traffic lights . Download Traffix and play with the family to discover who is able to establish peace in the streets by preventing vehicles from colliding with each other.
Price: 2.39 euros.
Play Store | Traffix
Taxi Game 2
Time to get behind the wheel with this driving game in which you’ll have to develop your skills as taxi drivers. Driving in this chaotic city is not easy at all, so you will have to take passengers to their destinations avoiding the cars and pedestrians that appear. In addition, this Taxi Game 2 includes a racing mode with which you can compete to see who is the best driver .
Price: Free.
Play Store | Taxi Game 2
This War of Mine
In this survival game during a war you will have to control a group of civilians trying to stay alive in a city devastated by bombs. Although it is not a fun game as such, This War of Mine is necessary to learn with your relatives the catastrophic consequences of a war .
Price: 11.99 euros.
Play Store | This War of Mine
Dog Hotel Premium
You love animals? With Dog Hotel Premium you and your family can run a hotel for dogs in which you will have to take care of the canines so that they return happy at the hands of their owners. Feeding, bathing and training them are just some of the activities that you will have to do with them. Be careful, because not all dogs are the same, each one needs different care to be in good shape.
Price: 16.99 euros.
Play Store | Dog Hotel Premium
Dance School Tales
Dancing is the main protagonist of this game that you can share with your children. In it, you will control a dancer who dreams of becoming a star . To do this, she enters a dance school where she will have to give everything to master styles such as ballet, hip hop, jazz and Latin dance. Advance little by little in school, make the best decisions and help the dancer fulfill her dreams.
Price: Free.
Play Store | Dance School Tales
Star Wars ™: KOTOR
If you are one of those who watch Star Wars as a family a thousand times, you can enjoy this game based on the history of the most popular distant galaxy. The main character is the last hope of the Jedi Order, but can he master the power of the Force to save the Republic? Or will he become a villain? You will be in charge of determining his future by controlling the character and helping him to use the Force.
Price: 10.99 euros.
Play Store | Star Wars ™: KOTOR
Catan Classic
Catan Classic is one of the best board games for Android phones or tablets . Based on the classic The Settlers of Catan, in this game you and your family will have to build your own cities and trade routes until you become the true rulers of all lands. Before that, you will have to agree when doing business to trade the land.
Price: 5.49 euros.
Play Store | Catan Classic
My Bakery Empire
Lizzie wants to open her own bakery and you have to help her fulfill her dream. Play with your family members to bake desserts and prepare delicious smoothies so that the protagonist can open her bakeries all over the world. In addition to entertaining yourself, you can get ideas to prepare those desserts in real life and take advantage of the confinement even more.
Price: Free.
Play Store | My bakery empire
Parcheesi Star
Parcheesi is the ideal game to play as a family. Pick a color, roll the dice, and start a game that won’t end until one of you wins. Of course, be careful with the tension that exists in some games of Parcheesi, which end some family relationships. By the way, if the mobile screen is too small, this game is also suitable for tablets.
Price: Free.
Play Store | Parchis Star
Monopoly
Monopoly is that strategy game with which you can spend hours and hours playing with your family members. Having a good business plan is key to having more properties in the city than your rivals and thus winning the game. This mobile adaptation of Monopoly has a multiplayer mode ideal for family play.
Price: 4.49 euros.
Play Store | Monopoly
Find the differences
We can provide little new information about this classic game in which the objective is to find the differences between one image and another . Who is the family member who has the best eye for differences? Start a game to find out. This game in question has 750 levels, so you can play non-stop until you get bored. By the way, there are images for both children and adults .
Price: Free.
Play Store | Find the differences
Bloons TD 6
This strategy game for the whole family consists of designing the best defense towers with monkeys of different types. You must know the characteristics of each one in order to create the best possible tower. Once designed, you must defeat all the bloons that come your way.
Price: 4.99 euros.
Play Store | Bloons TD 6
Fashion DIY Genius
If you share a passion for fashion with any of your family members, with this game you can work together to create DIY-style clothing design projects (do it yourself). Take the old clothes and give them a new look and turn the main character into a true fashion star.
Price: Free.
Play Store | Fashion DYI Genius
Farming Simulator
We completely changed the third to go to the world of agriculture and livestock with Farming Simulator, a game that you can share with your family if you like this area. The objective of the game is to harvest crops, take care of animals and sell your products in the market to become the best farmer in Farming Simulator.
Price: 6.49 euros.
Play Store | Farming Simulator
Monument valley 2
One of the most beautiful games to share with the family is Monument Valley 2, where you will have to guide a mother and her daughter in an original world full of puzzles that you will have to solve together. It is a visually attractive work that manages to catch you even more with a soundtrack composed specifically for the game.
Price: 5.49 euros.
Play Store | Monument valley 2
Bridge Constructor
It’s time to learn to build bridges over valleys, rivers and canals as a family. Bridge Constructor has 40 levels in which you will have to show that you know how to build a bridge that will then withstand thousands of cars, trucks and even tanker trucks. You have to control both the material and the budget that you have at your disposal. Who is the best in the family building bridges?
Price: 1.39 euros.
Play Store | Bridge Constructor
Sonic the Hedgehog ™ Classic
Relive with your children the mythical games with the hedgehog Sonic thanks to this adaptation for mobile phones in which there is no lack of rings, jumps and the evil Dr. Eggman. You can also play with the characters Tails and Knuckles and take advantage of their abilities to fly, climb and glide through the different levels.
Price: Free.
Play Store | Sonic the Hedgehog ™ Classic
DUAL!
As its name reflects, it is a game for two that works via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. Each player must use their mobile to shoot the opponent while trying to dodge their bullets by tilting the mobile sideways. In addition, you can play Defend mode together, where you will have to work together to defend yourself from other attackers.
Price: Free.
Play Store | DUAL!
Reporter
Family games can also be terrifying, like this Reporter who is advised to play in the dark, with headphones and, of course, always with someone . This game puts you in the shoes of a journalist who must search for the truth behind a series of strange events that take place in a city. There’s no shortage of scares, terrifying creatures, or chases in the dark in Reporter . Are you ready to be scared?
Price: 0.59 euros.
Play Store | Reporter
The House of Da Vinci
Da Vinci’s House is the place where you must go with your family to solve mechanical puzzles, find lost objects, escape rooms in the purest “Escape rooms” style and, in short, discover what is hidden behind your teacher, Leonardo Da Vinci. If you want to relive the Renaissance while working your mind with brain games and puzzles, The House of Da Vinci is the title you are looking for.
Price: 5.49 euros.
Play Store | The House of Da Vinci
Mars: Mars
The time has come to put aside confinement (for just a little while) and travel as a family to a place far, far away. Specifically, you can travel together to the red planet, Mars, with this game called Mars: Mars. You can get on the jet packs and explore faraway lands that will easily catch you thanks to minimalist and mesmerizing graphics.
Price: Free.
Play Store | Mars Mars
Suzy cube
We move on to adventure games with this title with which you can see who can last the longest by controlling Suzy Cube while jumping from platform to platform without falling into the void . The game has more than 40 levels full of secrets that you will have to discover little by little. If you want to compete a bit between jumps, Suzy Cube is a good option.
Price: 4.49 euros.
Play Store | Suzy cube
Pinball
This mythical game, which many of us used in old versions of Windows when we were bored, can also be played as a family if you organize a championship to see who is the best . Specifically, this Pinball for your mobile or tablet is interesting because it maintains the characteristics of the traditional game while betting on different board styles.
Price : Free.
Play Store | Pinball
Vertical Adventure: Jump, Die, Retry
Vertical Adventure is an arcade game designed specifically for mobiles, so it is played vertically and with just one finger, without virtual buttons. In each level, you must control a kind of worm so that it advances through the screen collecting the objectives without colliding with the enemies . Vertical Adventure is a skill game that you can download to compete as a family.
Price: Free.
Play Store Vertical Adventure: Jump, Die, Retry
RISK: Global Domination
This popular board game also has its adaptation for Android phones and tablets. Choose a team and face your family members to defend your territories on the board and destroy them, your great enemies . The mission is clear: take over the world. If you’ve never played Risk, you can start at the beginner level and work your way up.
Price: Free.
Play Store | RISK: Global Domination
Hidden Folks
How is your ability to find objects and characters in images? That’s what Hidden Folks is all about, where you’ll have to dig deep into dozens of hand-drawn landscapes until you discover where all the targets that appear on the list are . To do this, you will have to interact with the drawing itself, for example, opening doors, cutting down trees, moving some objects, etc. By the way, if the game gets complicated, you can always use the clues.
Price: Free.
Play Store | Hidden Folks
Bored button
If you can no longer confine yourself and you don’t know what to do to entertain yourself, we propose Bored Button, a curious game that aims to end boredom. You just have to click on the button on the screen to start appearing one game after another . If you particularly like any of them, you can save it as a favorite to play it on other occasions.
Price: Free.
Play Store | Bored button
Children’s doctor: dentist
You can also take advantage of family time to teach the little ones the importance of dental hygiene . This original animal dentist gives children the opportunity to do dental work on little hippos, lions or monkeys while learning how to take care of their own teeth.
Price: Free.
Play Store | Children’s doctor: dentist
Moto X3M Bike Race Game
We finish with a racing game, in this case about motorcycles, with which you can also compete as a family. Who is the best driver of all? You have to put on your helmet, grip the handlebars and accelerate while avoiding all the obstacles that appear along the way. Whoever reaches the finish line faster will have won the Moto X3M Bike Race Game family trophy.
