# Android Omnibus for Choice of Games now available **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Created:** [July 24, 2019, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/android-omnibus-for-choice-of-games-now-available/60844 "2019-07-24T22:28:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dfabulich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/dfabulich/32/198373_2.png) [@dfabulich](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/dfabulich)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/android-omnibus-for-choice-of-games-now-available/60844/1 "2019-07-24T22:28:11Z")
There’s a new app from Choice of Games available for Android called [Choice of Games](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.choiceofgames.omnibus). It’s an “omnibus app,” a single app that collects all of our Choice of Games titles in one place. It’s just like the iOS omnibus we’ve had for more than a year now, but now it works on Android. > > > The choice is yours! > > Choice of Games is a magnificent library of interactive novels: action, adventure, drama, historical, war, humor, supernatural, and more. Our games are entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. Choose your path: your choices control the story. > > Try a few of these Choice of Games classics: > > • Affairs of the Court: Choice of Romance — Plunge into court politics and change the course of history, or purs... If you have an Android phone, please give it a try! No doubt you have a lot of questions, so we’ve written up an [Omnibus FAQ](https://www.choiceofgames.com/omnibus-faq/). It answers these questions in more detail: - [What is an omnibus app?](https://www.choiceofgames.com/omnibus-faq/#what) - [When will the Choice of Games omnibus be available for the Amazon Appstore for Android? (Soon)](https://www.choiceofgames.com/omnibus-faq/#amazon) - [Will you make an omnibus app for Steam? (Probably not)](https://www.choiceofgames.com/omnibus-faq/#steam) - [Will new games be available in a separate app or in the omnibus?](https://www.choiceofgames.com/omnibus-faq/#newgames) - [Why does Apple require Choice of Games to deliver an omnibus app?](https://www.choiceofgames.com/omnibus-faq/#whyapple) - [Why is Choice of Games releasing an Android omnibus? Is Google forcing you to do this? (No)](https://www.choiceofgames.com/omnibus-faq/#whyandroid) - [If I purchase/purchased a game as a separate app, can I play it in the omnibus? (Yes)](https://www.choiceofgames.com/omnibus-faq/#apptransfer) - [If I purchase a game on choiceofgames.com, can I play it in the omnibus? (Yes)](https://www.choiceofgames.com/omnibus-faq/#webstore) - [If I purchase a game on Steam, can I play it in the omnibus? (No)](https://www.choiceofgames.com/omnibus-faq/#steamtransfer) - [If I purchase a game in the omnibus, can I play it on choiceofgames.com?](https://www.choiceofgames.com/omnibus-faq/#omnibustransfer) - [Can I play games offline in the omnibus app? (Yes)](https://www.choiceofgames.com/omnibus-faq/#offline) - [Will the omnibus app take up more space on my phone or tablet? (No)](https://www.choiceofgames.com/omnibus-faq/#space) - [Will the omnibus app have Game Center achievements? (No)](https://www.choiceofgames.com/omnibus-faq/#gamecenter) - [Can I rate and review games inside the omnibus app?](https://www.choiceofgames.com/omnibus-faq/#rating) - [Can I search for games by title, author, and genre in the omnibus? (Yes)](https://www.choiceofgames.com/omnibus-faq/#search) - [Can I sort games by title, author, release date, etc. in the omnibus? (Yes)](https://www.choiceofgames.com/omnibus-faq/#sort) ---
**Author:** ![Mary\_Duffy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/mary_duffy/32/5311_2.png) [@Mary\_Duffy](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Mary_Duffy)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/android-omnibus-for-choice-of-games-now-available/60844/2 "2019-07-24T22:29:54Z")
Pinned on July 24, 2019, 10:29pm UTC ---
**Author:** ![HarrisPS](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/harrisps/32/240120_2.png) [@HarrisPS](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/HarrisPS)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 12:16am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/android-omnibus-for-choice-of-games-now-available/60844/3 "2019-07-25T00:16:06Z")
Looks very swish! ---
**Author:** ![GreekWinter](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/greekwinter/32/47097_2.png) [@GreekWinter](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/GreekWinter)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 5:22am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/android-omnibus-for-choice-of-games-now-available/60844/4 "2019-07-25T05:22:40Z")
Really nervous about how this will affect sales and reduce reviews significantly on the Play store, but I’ve aired those concerns before… I’ll give it a try… ---
**Author:** ![Cari-san](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/cari-san/32/154922_2.png) [@Cari-san](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Cari-san)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 6:03am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/android-omnibus-for-choice-of-games-now-available/60844/5 "2019-07-25T06:03:21Z")
I noticed that there is a"free" category among the genres. Imo it’d be better with that being taken out or be more clear about only the demo being free, or the problem will stay I think that people will complain about it being misleading after all iirc the only game we can actually play complately without paying for it would be Creatures Such as We. ---
**Author:** ![GreekWinter](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/greekwinter/32/47097_2.png) [@GreekWinter](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/GreekWinter)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 6:15am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/android-omnibus-for-choice-of-games-now-available/60844/6 "2019-07-25T06:15:53Z")
Few questions/maybe a bug? When hitting back from any search order other than ‘Bestselling’, the app returns to Bestselling, not the category you were viewing. Every time I want to check an app in the ‘Rating’ category, for example, I’m shunted back into bestselling after, and I have to manually switch back to ‘Rating’ order to check another. This feels like a bug and hurts navigation flow significantly. Also, there doesn’t seem to be any way to order our library? They all seem jumbled in there in no particular order with no sorting options at all. Will this be added? ---
**Author:** ![dfabulich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/dfabulich/32/198373_2.png) [@dfabulich](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/dfabulich)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 6:17am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/android-omnibus-for-choice-of-games-now-available/60844/7 "2019-07-25T06:17:33Z")
When you click the “Free” button, all eight of the games you see there can be played from beginning to end without paying. ---
**Author:** ![Cari-san](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/cari-san/32/154922_2.png) [@Cari-san](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Cari-san)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 6:23am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/android-omnibus-for-choice-of-games-now-available/60844/8 "2019-07-25T06:23:01Z")
So we only pay for removing ads now? Guess things changed then, pretty sure I paid for at least 3 or 4 of these games back then to get more than the demo… ---
**Author:** ![Jacic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/jacic/32/7061_2.png) [@Jacic](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Jacic)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 7:17am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/android-omnibus-for-choice-of-games-now-available/60844/9 "2019-07-25T07:17:45Z")
Maybe you paid to remove the ads or timers? There’s a number of official COG’s which have always been free to play all the way through. ---
**Author:** ![Szaal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/szaal/32/112202_2.png) [@Szaal](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Szaal)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 7:37am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/android-omnibus-for-choice-of-games-now-available/60844/10 "2019-07-25T07:37:26Z")
Free implies there’s no paywall. It may or may not contain ads, but, as Dan said, you can play it without limited to certain 3 first chapters. Other categories will have demo (which is usually play first 3 chapters for free, pay to full unlock). The buy/unlock button (the orange one) will always state whether you’re purchasing the full game or unlock its ad-free version, though I agree we can use extra clarity. * * * @GreekWinter by hitting “back,” do you meant going for other tab (and then return to search tab)? ---
**Author:** ![Cari-san](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/cari-san/32/154922_2.png) [@Cari-san](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Cari-san)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 8:45am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/android-omnibus-for-choice-of-games-now-available/60844/11 "2019-07-25T08:45:53Z")
I doubt that. Since imo CoG is discreet about implementing ads, not making them annoying pop up ads, just making them show up at the bottom of the screen I don’t really feel the need to pay just to remove those. Tho it’s been a few years since I’ve played any of those games so my memories might serve badly here. Edit: Just checked it quickly on the google store and For Rent: Haunted Hause (the stand alone app) still asks for money to play it? ![Screenshot_20190725-104635](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/original/3X/2/4/246439a116be66edae2a242c7ac116fe8b559b6a.png) ---
**Author:** ![Misswinter](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/misswinter/32/74960_2.png) [@Misswinter](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Misswinter)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 9:05am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/android-omnibus-for-choice-of-games-now-available/60844/12 "2019-07-25T09:05:02Z")
Downloaded, will be nice to have all my games in one place not a huuuuuge folder like I have now 😂 ---
**Author:** ![Jacic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/jacic/32/7061_2.png) [@Jacic](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Jacic)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 9:30am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/android-omnibus-for-choice-of-games-now-available/60844/13 "2019-07-25T09:30:38Z")
I downloaded the COG omnibus and some have changed category. Haunted house and deathless were paid apps. The others have always been free. ---
**Author:** ![Cari-san](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/cari-san/32/154922_2.png) [@Cari-san](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Cari-san)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/android-omnibus-for-choice-of-games-now-available/60844/14 "2019-07-25T10:40:28Z")
Anyway I think I came to like the idea of having all the games I ever purchased available, even those I didn’t enjoy that much, without having them all downloaded as stand alone apps. ---
**Author:** ![Laguz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/laguz/32/90734_2.png) [@Laguz](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Laguz)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/android-omnibus-for-choice-of-games-now-available/60844/15 "2019-07-25T10:44:34Z")
“Our games are entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.” Shouldn’t it be “ **the** vast, unstoppable power…” ---
**Author:** ![Mary\_Duffy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/mary_duffy/32/5311_2.png) [@Mary\_Duffy](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Mary_Duffy)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/android-omnibus-for-choice-of-games-now-available/60844/16 "2019-07-25T12:45:05Z")
One you release a game as a stand-alone app on Google Play you can never, ever change the initial pricing structure. So if you release it as “pay once and play” you can’t ever switch it to “free with in app purchases” or “free to win.” This does leave some disparity between the stand-alone apps and the omnibus on a Google Play. ---
**Author:** ![Tyler\_Bledsoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/tyler_bledsoe/32/97016_2.png) [@Tyler\_Bledsoe](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Tyler_Bledsoe)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/android-omnibus-for-choice-of-games-now-available/60844/17 "2019-07-25T13:24:01Z")
I really wish you would build a way to restore all purchases at once instead of making us go into each game individually to restore it. It’s very time consuming to do them one at a time. Otherwise I love the idea of having all the games in one place. ---
**Author:** ![Kaelyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/kaelyn/32/141616_2.png) [@Kaelyn](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Kaelyn)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/android-omnibus-for-choice-of-games-now-available/60844/18 "2019-07-25T13:30:42Z")
You could send your receipts to choice of Games and get the Games for the web site, than it is only one click ---
**Author:** ![Cari-san](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/cari-san/32/154922_2.png) [@Cari-san](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Cari-san)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/android-omnibus-for-choice-of-games-now-available/60844/19 "2019-07-25T13:59:24Z")
For that we’d have to find all the e-mails about the purchases right? That sounds even more of a chore to do, if even possible, to look for an e-mail about buying the full version of Choice of Vampire or some other really old game. ---
**Author:** ![abbytrevor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@abbytrevor](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/abbytrevor)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/android-omnibus-for-choice-of-games-now-available/60844/20 "2019-07-25T14:02:08Z")
If you look up your purchase history, you should be able to find the games you’ve purchased, and you can send in screenshots from there - any screenshots that show which games you’ve purchased are fine. That’s often easier than looking up individual email receipts. [Next page](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/android-omnibus-for-choice-of-games-now-available/60844.md?page=2)