Casual
A bright, tap-friendly casual game built around spinning reels of themed symbols and gentle match goals.
★★★★☆ 4.3
Small studios, big surprises
We dig through app stores so you don't have to, playing everything from puzzles to racers and writing down what actually sticks. Lately the team has been hooked on Legends of Slots, and this is where we share the games that caught us off guard.
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Casual · 4.3★
144games tested
69articles written
2years running
0paid placements
Why us
We actually play
Every review comes from real sessions on real phones, not from a press kit. If we didn't finish it, we say so.
No paid scores
Developers can't buy a higher rating. Our opinions aren't for sale, and we'd rather lose a story than fake one.
All genres welcome
Puzzles, racers, RPGs, card games, strategy. We don't stick to one lane because good games don't either.
Games
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RPG
A turn-based mobile RPG with a hand-drawn world and a party you grow attached to.
★★★★★ 4.7
Strategy
A real-time strategy game about defending a drifting island fleet from raiders.
★★★★☆ 4.4
Racing
An arcade racer built around long, satisfying drifts through glowing night cities.
★★★★☆ 4.2
Adventure
A moody point-and-tap adventure through an abandoned lighthouse and the memories inside it.
★★★★★ 4.6
Cards
A roguelike deckbuilder where every run reshapes your hand of heroes and spells.
★★★★★ 4.5
Editor’s pick
RPG
Emberfall Chronicles
★★★★★ 4.7
Emberfall Chronicles is the kind of RPG that respects your thumbs and your time. Battles are turn-based and play out on a clean grid, so you can think through a fight on a bus without missing your stop. The combat gets surprisingly tactical once enemies start exploiting elemental weaknesses.
- Thoughtful turn-based combat
- A party you genuinely care about
- Gorgeous hand-drawn environments
Latest articles
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What readers say
«A bright, tap-friendly casual game built around spinning reels of themed symbols and gentle match goals.»
Sofia · Legends of Slots
«A turn-based mobile RPG with a hand-drawn world and a party you grow attached to.»
Mila · Emberfall Chronicles
«A real-time strategy game about defending a drifting island fleet from raiders.»
Tomas · Iron Tide Tactics
Questions & answers
How do you choose which games to cover?
We play a lot and write about the ones that stick with us, mostly from small and independent studios across every genre. There's no formula beyond "did this make us want to tell a friend about it." We skip anything we couldn't play enough to judge fairly.
Do developers pay you for reviews?
No. Nobody can pay for a review or for a higher rating, full stop. If a developer ever sends us a code to try something early, we'll mention that in the piece, but it never changes what we write.
Can I suggest a game for you to look at?
Absolutely, that's how we find half of what we cover. Email us a link and a line about why you like it. We can't promise to review everything, but we read every suggestion and have found some favorites this way, like Legends of Slots, which a reader pointed us to.
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