Top 10 best one-button games on Android phones and tablets
Who needs two thumbs anyway
Updated on December 23rd, 2024 - swapped 3 games.
When it comes to mobile games, you can end up with a mix of controls. Whether you are looking to play games with controllers or want something more simplistic, there is a lot of choice. Today, we are going to be taking a look at the more simple side of gaming - games that take literally one tap in order to play. You won’t need to tap two fingers at once - just one, a simple way of controlling things.
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Despite the control scheme being very simple, the titles in this list are more on the complex side, instead of being primarily hyper-casual games, though there are plenty of hyper casual games that could fit the concept of one button!
Let’s get into our list of the top 10 best one-button games on Android devices.
1
Alto's Adventure
Alto’s Adventure is a really sleek platformer where you find yourself skiing down beautiful mountains, achieving goals and unlocking new ones that you can then try to master. You will find yourself tapping to jump over hazards, collect coins, and keep gliding on the snowy hillside, as the background changes and you get further down the mountain. It's a classic one button game, you'll love it.
2
Jetpack Joyride (previously Machine Gun Jetpack)
Jetpack Joyride has you using your jetpack to keep to the sky, dodging obstacles and collecting coins along the way. There are a few different environments to fly through, a bunch of different jetpack types, and more for you to discover. Jetpack Joyride is one of those games you see at arcades - it’s hard to master but very easy to pick up and start playing - not to mention addictive!
3
Safari Forever
Safari Forever is an auto-platformer, meaning that you are automatically running forward, until you hit a wall and turn around. You can actually tap to jump in this game, giving you some movement choices and the ability to avoid obstacles to get to the end of the level. These levels are bright, colorful, and full of little polished details. If you really like it, you can also use the in-game level editor to create your own challenges.
4
Star Jolt - Retro challenge
Star Jolt is a quick-fire, challenging arcade game where you fly your ships around maps, collecting little cubes and trying to make it onto the high score list. The graphics themselves are simple but ones that feel nostalgic and fun to fly through. You can control the entire game with one finger!
5
Crossy Road
Another game you are likely to see in an arcade, Cross Road is a newer version of Frogger, where you are looking to tap to get your character across a long, never-ending world, full of all sorts of hazards that might end up directly in your way. It's another one button game on Android that is hard to master but easy to play, and is quite addictive.
6
Ord.
ORD. is a simplistic narrative-driven game where you are presented with a few words - most of the time there is only one word or possible there, with a few options as to what to choose. Your story will always go to different paths and it can end up becoming quite interesting - going through different worlds, fighting different monsters or just simply being scared.
7
A Dance of Fire and Ice
A Dance of Fire and Ice is a rhythm game where you need to tap to move your two circles onto the next panel, so that you can continue forward on your path. You don't want to tap at the wrong moment, as this can break the perfect peace between your two planets! It's an interesting and very tricky game to master.
8
Badland
Badland is a platformer where you are looking to guide a swarm of fluffy winged creatures through a level filled with loads of dangers. We are talking lasers, saw blades, sharp rocks and more. You will need to tap the screen to make the creatures flap their wings and move. Despite the controls being very simple, it's quite a challenge to make sure these strange blobs don't end up bashing themselves into something that will kill them.
9
Leap Day
Leap Day gives you a new level each and every day - which you can defeat by tapping to make your character jump. They run back and forth across a small portion of the level, and you need to jump to climb higher. You can double jump or wall jump, as long as you avoid the large number of dangers there are in each level. As you get higher, there are more enemies, spikes, lasers and other hazards to avoid, but there are also check points and fruit for you to pick up to keep you going.
10
Stretch Dungeon
Instead of climbing up, in Stretch Dungeon you are actually falling through endless dungeons, trying to avoid dangers as you fall. You can actually stretch the walls - making them move inwards by tapping the screen, which will allow you to bounce and slide around dangers. The layout of the dungeon is procedurally generated and there are four different zones, allowing you to see something new each time you play this one button wonder on your Android.
