Streaming > Streaming Devices The 12 Best Android TV Games of 2024 These Android games for your TV will keep you busy for hours By Stefanie Fogel Stefanie Fogel Writer, Editor, Commerce Producer University of Central Florida Stefanie Fogel has written about consumer technology since 2009. Her work has appeared on Variety, Engadget, Polygon, and many other online publications. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on January 22, 2024 Streaming Devices Roku Chromecast Fire TV Apple TV Trending Videos Close this video player Recently unboxed a fancy new Android TV and looking for some good games to play? Lifewire has you covered. Here's a list of this year's best games for Android TV. These picks cover the gamut of role-playing games, racing sims, retro titles, and more. The 10 Best Android TV Apps for 2024 01 of 12 Best for Storytelling: The Wolf Among Us (or Any Other Telltale Game) Telltale Games What We Like Excellent storytelling and voice acting A fascinating setting based on the Fables comic series What We Don't Like The demise of Telltale Games means there won't be a sequel. While developer Telltale Games closed in September 2018, unfortunately, you can still download its excellent episodic adventure games on Android TV. The Wolf Among Us is one of its best. Based on DC Vertigo's award-winning Fables comic book series, it follows fairy tale gumshoe, Bigby Wolf, as he investigates a gruesome murder. Like most Telltale titles, it features deft storytelling, excellent voice acting, and harrowing moral choices. Several other Telltale games are available for Android TV as well, and they're all worth checking out. Download The Wolf Among Us 02 of 12 Best for Platform Lovers: Super Phantom Cat Veewo Games What We Like Charming graphics and characters The retro aesthetic What We Don't Like The platforming is a bit basic Developed by Veewo Games, Super Phantom Cat is a retro-styled 2D platformer that pays homage to the 8- and 16-bit gaming eras. It features a quirky plot, a chiptune soundtrack, fully customizable controls, and even some bonus levels that promise more challenge and depth. Critics have praised the game for its visuals, classic gameplay, and charming unlockable characters. Download Super Phantom Cat 03 of 12 Best for People Who Love Stupid Animal Antics: Goat Simulator Coffee Stain Studios What We Like It's ridiculous fun What We Don't Like You need a game controller to play Coffee Stain Publishing's chaotic Goat Simulator is dumb in the best way. Its premise is simple: you are a goat; a physics-defying, nigh-indestructible goat who causes as much mayhem as possible. The developer compares it to an old-school skating game, but instead of doing ollies you're causing explosions, smashing property, and generally wrecking things. It's also filled with bugs and glitches, but that's all part of its charm. Coffee Stain is committed to keeping everything except game-breaking issues in the game because "everything else is hilarious." Download Goat Simulator 04 of 12 Best for Star Wars Fans: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic BioWare What We Like It's one of the best RPGs of all time What We Don't Like The combat is a bit dated Widely considered one of the best role-playing games of all time, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic takes place four thousand years before the rise of the Galactic Empire. Sith Lord Darth Malak has attacked the Republic with an armada, and it's up to the player to gather a party full of heroes and stop him. The Android TV version features iconic Star Wars locations like Tatooine and Kashyyk, over 40 different Force powers, a streamlined user interface, full HID controller support and more. It's the full KOTOR experience, with dozens of hours of gameplay, memorable characters, and sharp storytelling. Download Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 05 of 12 Best for Point-and-Click Adventure Fans: Machinarium Amanita Design What We Like The hand-drawn visuals What We Don't Like It's a bit short This award-winning indie adventure game from Amanita Design tells the story of a little robot named Josef who's searching for his girlfriend, Berta. Along the way, he'll uncover a plot by the Black Cap Brotherhood and solve a variety of logic puzzles, brain teasers, and a mini-game. There's no dialogue, except for some tutorials screens. Instead, the game tells its story via its visuals, animated thought bubbles, and a beautiful soundtrack composed by Floex. Download Machinarium 06 of 12 Best for Dads: Octodad: Dadliest Catch Young Horses What We Like Its charming and goofy premise What We Don't Like It requires a compatible game controller to play Like Goat Simulator, Octodad is mainly about having fun with physics and causing destruction. But, instead of a goat, you're an octopus masquerading as a human. It's your job to help him with his fatherly duties while keeping his cephalopodan nature a secret. That's kinda tough when you don't have bones. Silly and charming, Octodad is a sweet meditation on deception and fatherhood. Download Octodad: Dadliest Catch 07 of 12 Best for Strategy Lovers: This War of Mine What We Like Moral decisions that feel weighty and consequential Proceeds from the DLC go to a worthy cause What We Don't Like The subject matter is a bit of a bummer Award-winning survival-themed strategy game This War of Mine has sold an impressive 4.5 million copies since its 2016 launch and has generally received positive reviews from critics. Inspired by the 1992–96 Siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War, it focuses on the daily lives of civilians caught up in an armed conflict. Trapped in their homes during the day, at night they struggle to find supplies, evade soldiers, and fight off hostile scavengers. Surviving often means making difficult decisions — do you try to protect everyone or sacrifice some for the greater good? This War of Mine's DLC, The Little Ones, is also available, and developer 11 Bit Studios is donating 100% of proceeds to the charity War Child. It's raised at least $500,000 to date. Download This War of Mine 08 of 12 Best for Zombie Lovers: Death Road to Canada Rocketcat Games What We Like Randomized locations, events, etc. provides lots of replay What We Don't Like A compatible game controller is required to play Developer Noodlecake Studios calls Death Road to Canada a "randomly-generated road trip action-RPG" where you "manage a group of jerks as they explore cities, find weird people, and face up to 500 zombies at once." Everything is randomized, including the locations, events, and survivors' personalities. There are also special events, rare encounters, and unique recruits, so each playthrough is nearly guaranteed to be different. This replay value of this game is massive. Download Death Road to Canada 09 of 12 Best for Beat-Em-Up Fans: Double Dragon Trilogy DotEmu What We Like It's one of gaming's seminal franchises all in one digital collection What We Don't Like Nothing — it's a classic for a reason Double Dragon is the grandpappy of beat-em-up action games. First released in arcades in 1987, it begins with one of the most recognizable video game openings of all time -- the kidnapping of a woman named Marian by the Black Shadows Gang. Her boyfriend, Billy, and his brother, Jimmy, are both martial arts experts, so they punch, kick, knee, and head-butt their way through an assortment of bad guys and levels to get her back. The Double Dragon Trilogy includes all three installments of the series optimized for mobile. Players looking for something closer to the 1987 experience can pick the "original" difficulty option or pick "expert" for a more significant challenge. Download Double Dragon Trilogy 10 of 12 Best for Laughs: The Bard's Tale inXile Entertainment What We Like It's genuinely funny What We Don't Like Outdated controls InXile Entertainment's 2004 role-playing game is a comedic spoof of its genre featuring The Princess Bride actor Cary Elwes as the titular performer. An incredulous and exasperated Tony Jay plays the Narrator. He mocks the Bard at every opportunity as he battles fire-breathing rats, breakdancing corpses, and more to rescue a princess. The game is genuinely funny if a bit dated. Plus the Android version includes an autosave feature and the original The Bard's Tale trilogy, giving you plenty of gameplay for the price. Download The Bard's Tale 11 of 12 Best for Frogger Fanatics: Crossy Road Hipster Whale Developed and released by indie studio Hipster Whale in 2014, Crossy Road is a viral hit with over 200 million players worldwide. It's like Frogger, but with a chicken. The idea is to cross an endless series of roads filled with dangerous obstacles for as long as possible without getting splattered. There are also coins scattered throughout the levels. Collecting them lets you unlock over 200 new characters, many of which are references to pop culture like the Android logo robot and comics character Archie. Download Crossy Road 12 of 12 Best for Racing Fans: Real Racing 3 EA What We Like There's a ton of content for the price What We Don't Like It's "freemium," so you will have to pay to unlock some features One of the best sim racing games on mobile, Real Racing 3 features 39 circuits at 17 real-world locations, including Silverstone, Hockenheimring, Le Mans, and Dubai Autodrome. It also has over 140 detailed cars from manufacturers like Ford, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Aston Martin, and Mercedes-Benz. Real-time multiplayer lets you challenge others in global 8-player, cross-platform races with drafting, while the time-shifted multiplayer mode lets you race against A.I.-controlled cars. Add to all of that over 4,000 events and challenges, and you have a game that will keep you hitting the tracks for dozens and dozens of hours. Download Real Racing 3 Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit