Humble Bundle For Android 3 Released

alancronin writes with news that the Humble Bundle for Android 3 has gone live, with a selection of games that run on Android, Linux, Mac, and Windows. As with previous bundles, buyers can choose how much they want to pay, and what portion of the proceeds go to the developers or to charity. From the article: "The latest bundle includes the games BIT.TRIP BEAT, Fieldrunners, SpaceChem, and Uplink, along with each of their soundtracks. Plus, if you donate above the average price, which is currently $6.07, you can also get the puzzle game Spirits. ... The average purchase price is currently $6.07, with Linux users typically paying the most. Linux users have paid an average of $8.83, followed by Mac users at $6.59 and Windows users at $5.42. "

Comments

SpaceChem = Tablet

[Anonymous Coward]

For fans of SpaceChem, the Android port is unfortunately basically a direct port. The UI is pretty much identical to the PC version, and although the game runs on a recent phone with a decent-sized screen (The S2, for example), the UI does not scale to match the screen. It's playable on the S2, but just barely. The game was ported with tablets in mind (which makes sense, they ported to IOS for the iPad first)

However, if you have not played SpaceChem, grab this bundle just for the PC version. It's a fantastic puzzler.

Repeat titles

[Enderandrew]

I want to support this on principle, but several bundles have featured repeat titles. I already purchased Uplink and SpaceChem through Humble Bundles. That is half of the base bundle here. Unless there are more new titles added as bonuses later, I'll pass. Fieldrunners HD is fun, but $2.99 by itself. Normally I throw $15-$20 at these bundles to support them, but it just doesn't seem worthwhile here.

Re:Repeat titles

[humanrev]

This however is the first time you can get Uplink and SpaceChem for Android though. Besides, a lot of people would have not bought the previous packs which had Uplink and SpaceChem anyway, and given the fact you often can't get a lot of the games features on these bundles anywhere else but on the humble bundle (and especially Linux versions), there's a lot of value in repeat bundles.

Re:Does "Linux users" include Android?

[anipokez]

So Linux users pay the most but does that figure include Android linux? I suspect not. Else it would be low like the windows average. (I pay $1.)

The blog for Humble Bundle had a post about Android users. Based on user specified platform, Android users on average pay relatively well for the Humble Bundle ($7.43 for Android vs $5.73 for Windows vs $9.92 for Linux). http://blog.humblebundle.com/post/20036460987/android-gamers-showing-their-generosity

Too fast

[phorm]

Does anyone else feel like these are just coming out a bit too fast?
I mean, I like having cool, affordable, and charity-benefitting games and all, but it seems that the "Humble Bundle's" are cranking out every month or two.

Beyond that, we have FieldRunners which is... yet *another* tower defence game. It seems like the IOS/Android market are full of these. A bit more originality would be nice, especially since the earlier bundles seemed to be about games that were - while not the best graphically - often quite original in gameplay/theme (the rest in the bundle seem to fit this fairly well)

Re:Too fast

[Sparton]

FieldRunners was one of the first hit tower defense games on iOS, which predates the Android market completely, I believe. Based on the continued polish the game got, it's probably worth checking out, even if you've seen many other games in that genre on the platform.

PC too, with reviews

[imunfair]

Remember, all these include PC games too. If you haven't played SpaceChem and BIT.TRIP BEAT this is well worth grabbing. If you want to see 2 minute reviews of any of the games I have a playlist over here with 4 out of the 5: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2CA23F2EE37011DC

Wouldn't mind trying Spirits, but I all but one of these already and didn't want to spend an extra $5 for that alone. Maybe if they add another bonus later to sweeten the pot a bit. Normally don't mind dropping a dollar or two each game, though I can't justify much more than that because I generally only play each for a couple hours. (Steam says I own 428 games)

Apple users are broke

[Tough Love]

Apple users are broke after maxing out their credit on iThings.