Opened once
Each card was read on the US English Play page on 16 October 2026.
A play canvas of four store cards
Protocol for 16 October 2026. Four Google Play listings were opened in a fixed order. The figures below are the ones those cards actually print.
4.8Highest star average on these cards, Shattered Pixel Dungeon
1B+Widest download band on these cards, Subway Surfers
16 OctDate this play canvas was checked
Result: the easel files the cards. It does not install them.
The four cards
Ratings drawn on this play canvas
Bar length is the star average divided by five. Counts are the review totals printed beside those averages.
Checked 16 October 2026.
Checks the play canvas actually ran
Order, not a score
NO. 1 is the first card opened, not a winner.
Gaps stay gaps
File size and version were not printed, so they are not filled in.
A written check
Every card links to its own note under /2026/.
The four cards on the play canvas
NO. 1
Mindustry
Anuken
The first play canvas card: a strategy listing for a factory and tower game.
4.5 · 139K reviews · 5M+ downloads · Everyone 10+ · Fantasy Violence · Free · Strategy · Updated 8 Oct 2026 · Android, Windows · no ads badge and no in-app purchases badge on the header · checked 16 October 2026
NO. 2
Shattered Pixel Dungeon
Shattered Pixel
The second play canvas card: a role-playing listing with the highest star average in this set.
4.8 · 173K reviews · 5M+ downloads · Everyone 10+ · Fantasy Violence, Mild Blood · In-Game Purchases · Free · Role Playing · Updated 7 Oct 2026 · checked 16 October 2026
NO. 3
Brawl Stars
Supercell
The third play canvas card: an action listing that also carries an Editors' Choice mark.
4.2 · 26.1M reviews · 500M+ downloads · Everyone 10+ · Fantasy Violence, Crude Humor · Users Interact · In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items) · Free · Action · Editors' Choice · Updated 2 Oct 2026 · checked 16 October 2026
NO. 4
Subway Surfers
SYBO Games
The fourth play canvas card: the listing whose chip reads arcade and whose header prints both ads and purchases.
4.5 · 41.5M reviews · 1B+ downloads · Everyone 10+ · Fantasy Violence · Contains ads · In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items) · Free · card chip “#6 top free arcade” · Editors' Choice · Updated 16 Oct 2026 · Android, Windows* · checked 16 October 2026
One-line play canvas verdicts
| Rank | Card | Verdict from the listing | Suited to |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO. 1 | Mindustry | Strategy card, 4.5 from 139K reviews, header silent on ads and purchases. | A factory-and-tower listing with a short data-safety line. |
| NO. 2 | Shattered Pixel Dungeon | Role Playing card, 4.8 from 173K reviews, in-game purchases printed. | A dungeon listing whose star average is the high mark in this set. |
| NO. 3 | Brawl Stars | Action card, 4.2 from 26.1M reviews, Editors' Choice printed. | A multiplayer listing that also names random items in purchases. |
| NO. 4 | Subway Surfers | Arcade chip, 4.5 from 41.5M reviews, ads and purchases both printed. | A runner listing with the widest download band here, 1B+. |
Checked 16 October 2026. Rank follows open order.
Leave this play canvas for the store
The binary is not on this domain. The first card opened is Mindustry.
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