Mobile games, reviewed properly
No press releases, no scores out of ten without an explanation. Just what the game is like to live with. Big Bass Slot.
Read the review «Big Bass Slot» →
Puzzle · 3.5★
144games tested
69articles written
2years running
0paid placements
Why us
Ads and purchases, measured
We count how often ads interrupt play and what the paid version actually removes.
Offline first
Every review says plainly whether the game works on a plane or a train without signal.
We finish what we start
A review only goes up after at least a week with the game, not after ten minutes of the tutorial.
Battery and size
How much space it takes and how quickly it drains a phone — both are in the review.
Games
All games →
Strategy
Build a small outpost and defend it. Thoughtful, slow, and fair with your time.
★★★★☆ 4.1
RPG
A pocket role-playing game with a real story and turn-based fights you can pause.
★★★★☆ 4.4
Adventure
A gentle point-and-click adventure set over one summer in a harbour town.
★★★★★ 4.6
Cards
Classic card games with a decent offline opponent and no forced online play.
★★★★☆ 4.0
Editor’s pick
Puzzle
Tile Harbour
★★★★★ 4.5
Tile Harbour is the rare match puzzle that does not push you towards a purchase every second screen. Levels are short, the difficulty curve is gentle for the first fifty stages and then turns properly demanding.
- Works fully offline
- No timers between levels
- One-off purchase removes ads
- About 180 MB installed
Latest articles
Articles →
Where the space actually goes, and what is safe to delete.
Where we stop recommending a game, no matter how good it is.
What still works on a plane, a train or a basement flat.
The three lines that tell you more than the screenshots.
What readers say
«A minimal line puzzle with a thousand levels and very little else.»
Bruno · Big Bass Slot
«A calm match puzzle with a harbour to rebuild between levels.»
Anders · Tile Harbour
«Build a small outpost and defend it. Thoughtful, slow, and fair with your time.»
Clara · Iron Frontier
Questions & answers
Can I republish your reviews?
A short quote with a link is fine. For anything longer, write to us first.
Why are there no scores out of ten?
A number without an explanation tells you nothing. We give a short verdict instead, and say who the game is for.
Do you accept payment for reviews?
No. We buy every game and every in-app purchase we write about, and we do not run sponsored posts.
How do you choose what to review?
Readers suggest most of them by email. The rest come from what we see people playing around us.