Yes, I think it was through those services. You'd pay, receive a message with the link, and download the game. However, I've always done it the "alternative" way.
Although I had collected a bunch of them, I rarely found myself actually playing and enjoying them. The number pad, or stick, controls were atrocious and most games weren't that great. My most played were card games and Frozen Bubble (which is also on the Play Store now) on the phone, and Asphalt on my iPod Nano. Asphalt was really fun and with gyro controls.
Thanks. It seems like the message you see might be due, while misleading, to the device hardware rather than it's OS version. At least that's what came up as one of the possible reasons after a web search.
One more reason to keep "outdated" games still on the list, as they might work for someone!
Says it's made for an older version of android, and won't let me download
That's odd, but also it isn't the first time someone tells me that a game is outdated while seeming to be fine on my end. May I ask what device and Android version you use?
What does it say? It looks good on my end, with Android 14.
Can I suggest Drill Down
Yes, I'll add this as it's also FOSS. Thank you!
If you have other suggestions, next time please also provide a link to the game. This one has been delisted fron the Play Store so I found it on itch.io
It's still time-consuming and hard work, because I'll have to check on ALL games in the list. I can't just do it with some, or it will be confusing. I will think about it.
try asking Chat GPT or Perplexity. They can make a list similar to mine and divided it into genre, however I'm not sure to what degree they're reliable
Don't forget all smartphones—except iPhones of course—still use Android, which is a Google OS with Google services. In the smartphone world, there's no real alternative to American companies. It's pretty much an American monopoly.
Glad you like it :)