Arcade
A bright, fast arcade collection built around quick reflex challenges and a surprisingly deep combo system.
★★★★☆ 4.4
Indie Mobile Games Worth Your Screen Time
We dig through app stores so you don't have to, pulling out the small games that actually stick. Every title here was played to the end of its loop, not just the tutorial. This week the team sank hours into Casinacho Games and came out with plenty to say.
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Arcade · 4.4★
144games tested
69articles written
2years running
0paid placements
Why us
We Finish Games
Before a review goes up, someone on the team has played the thing properly. No surface-level impressions dressed up as verdicts.
No Paid Scores
Studios can't buy a rating here. Our numbers come from how the game actually felt to play, full stop.
Every Genre Counts
Puzzles, racing, strategy, RPGs — we don't play favorites. A good small game is a good small game.
Games
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RPG
A turn-based RPG with hand-drawn party members and a world you slowly rebuild as you play.
★★★★★ 4.6
Strategy
A naval strategy game where you command a small fleet across a shifting archipelago.
★★★★☆ 4.3
Racing
A snappy arcade racer built entirely around drifting through glowing night tracks.
★★★★☆ 4.2
Adventure
A moody point-and-tap adventure through a sunken town full of small puzzles and quiet stories.
★★★★★ 4.7
Simulation
A cozy farming and crafting sim on a little island you shape at your own pace.
★★★★☆ 4.1
Editor’s pick
RPG
Emberfall Saga
★★★★★ 4.6
Emberfall Saga is the kind of mobile RPG that respects that you're playing in short bursts. Battles are turn-based and you can set them to auto when you just want to grind, but the real fun is in planning party setups manually. Each of your four characters has a tiny skill tree, and the way their abilities chain together matters a lot on the tougher fights.
- Thoughtful turn-based combat with skill chaining
- Satisfying base-building between dungeons
- Playable in short sessions or long ones
Latest articles
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Commute-friendly picks you can enjoy without a second thumb free.
Why the slower combat style fits a touchscreen better than anything action-heavy.
What readers say
«A bright, fast arcade collection built around quick reflex challenges and a surprisingly deep combo system.»
Anders · Casinacho Games
«A turn-based RPG with hand-drawn party members and a world you slowly rebuild as you play.»
Lena · Emberfall Saga
«A naval strategy game where you command a small fleet across a shifting archipelago.»
Nora · Tideborne Command
Questions & answers
How do you choose which games to review?
We play a lot of small games and flag the ones with a genuine idea behind them. If something hooks at least one of us past the first couple of hours, it goes on the shortlist. Genre doesn't matter — we cover everything from racing to RPGs.
Do studios pay you for reviews or scores?
No. Nobody can buy a rating or a favorable write-up here. Our scores come only from how a game actually played for us, and we'll happily say when something disappointed us, like we noted about the mid-game difficulty spike in Casinacho Games.
Can I suggest a game for you to cover?
Please do. Send us the name and a store link through the contact email and tell us why you like it. We read everything, though we can't promise to cover every suggestion since we only publish games we've played through properly.
Is there advertising on the site?
We may run light, clearly marked ads to keep the lights on, but they never affect our opinions or scores. Editorial and advertising stay completely separate, and we'll never dress up an ad as a review.