OpenTTD

They seem like an anachronism now but there was a time when Sim City and Railroad Tycoon were the in thing. OpenTTD rescues those games for Android

Experience the magic of the first Sims

When I was young (then in the Pleistocene), there was a genre of games that could not be missing from any computer of the time. I'm talking about construction and management simulators that have been experiencing a revival for a few years thanks to Cities Skylines. It was all "Sim": Sim City, Sim Copter, Sim Earth, Sim Ant, etc. However, these titles from Maxis didn't ride the crest of the wave for long.

Various companies tried to get their share of this lucrative market, including Microsoft. This attempt resulted in Transport Tycoon, which published an open source implementation for Android with OpenTTD. This is basically a direct port of the classic game for PC, with the same controls and the same need for a manual to review during the first few games.

A vintage flavor in every way

One of the things that will catch your eye if you're a nostalgic (like me) is that deliciously retro aura that's everywhere in OpenTTD: the menus, the mouse pointer, the graphics, the colors, etc. When you're not holding your phone, you might think you're back in front of those old PCs with VGA cards that showed a whopping 256 colors.

However, that very retro flavor is also one of the game's biggest weaknesses: it's not an intuitive game, players have to control too many variables, and you have to keep going back to the manual. However, if you manage to master the basic aspects, it becomes an extremely entertaining and very enjoyable experience.

Characteristics

• Build a transportation empire from your Android.
• Online multiplayer or against machine generated opponents.
• Fully open source.

Requirements and further information:

• Minimum operating system requirements: Android 4.1