RPG
A pocket role-playing game with a real story and turn-based fights you can pause.
★★★★☆ 4.4
Small games, careful reviews
No press releases, no scores out of ten without an explanation. Just what the game is like to live with. Big Bass Splash.
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RPG · 4.4★
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.
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.
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.
Games
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Strategy
Build a small outpost and defend it. Thoughtful, slow, and fair with your time.
★★★★☆ 4.1
Puzzle
Rebuild broken radio circuits. Hard from the start and honest about it.
★★★★★ 4.5
Cards
Classic card games with a decent offline opponent and no forced online play.
★★★★☆ 4.0
Adventure
A gentle point-and-click adventure set over one summer in a harbour town.
★★★★★ 4.6
Editor’s pick
Strategy
Iron Frontier
★★★★☆ 4.1
Iron Frontier is a base-building strategy that does not run on timers. You lay out an outpost, plan defences and watch waves test them — then rebuild smarter. Nothing waits behind a clock.
- No build timers
- Cosmetic purchases only
- Offline campaign
- One hand in portrait
Latest articles
Articles →
The three lines that tell you more than the screenshots.
Twelve months after the reviews, only four survived on our phones.
Everything here can be paused mid-level without losing anything.
What still works on a plane, a train or a basement flat.
What readers say
«A pocket role-playing game with a real story and turn-based fights you can pause.»
Elin · Big Bass Splash
«Build a small outpost and defend it. Thoughtful, slow, and fair with your time.»
Bruno · Iron Frontier
«Rebuild broken radio circuits. Hard from the start and honest about it.»
Anders · Signal Lost
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 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.
Can I republish your reviews?
A short quote with a link is fine. For anything longer, write to us first.