Strategy
Build a small outpost and defend it. Thoughtful, slow, and fair with your time.
★★★★☆ 4.1
What is actually worth playing this month
Short reviews of puzzle, card and casual games — with the things the store page leaves out. Big Bass Splash.
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Strategy · 4.1★
144games tested
69articles written
2years running
0paid placements
Why us
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.
Offline first
Every review says plainly whether the game works on a plane or a train without signal.
Ads and purchases, measured
We count how often ads interrupt play and what the paid version actually removes.
Games
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Adventure
A short story game about a night shift in a small town. Two evenings long.
★★★★★ 4.5
Casual
A slow gardening game with real waiting. Fine in short visits, tedious in long ones.
★★★★☆ 3.5
Puzzle
Rebuild broken radio circuits. Hard from the start and honest about it.
★★★★★ 4.5
Editor’s pick
Adventure
Lantern Street
★★★★★ 4.5
Lantern Street is a story you finish in two evenings, which is a compliment. You walk a night shift, talk to people at bus stops and decide how much to involve yourself.
- Around four hours long
- No in-app purchases
- Full text in six languages
- Works offline
Latest articles
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What readers say
«Build a small outpost and defend it. Thoughtful, slow, and fair with your time.»
Mila · Big Bass Splash
«A short story game about a night shift in a small town. Two evenings long.»
Rafael · Lantern Street
«A calm match puzzle with a harbour to rebuild between levels.»
Clara · Tile Harbour
Questions & answers
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 review paid games?
Yes, and we prefer them. A game you pay for once usually treats your attention better than a free one.
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.