Arcade
A fast, colorful arcade spinner about lining up glowing symbols before the timer runs dry.
★★★★☆ 4.4
Indie Games That Deserve a Spot on Your Phone
We dig through the noise of the app stores so you don't have to. From tiny puzzle boxes to sprawling little RPGs, this is where we share the mobile games that actually kept us playing past the tutorial. Last week we finally sat down with Volcane Spins, and it's earned a place in the catalog.
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Arcade · 4.4★
144games tested
69articles written
2years running
0paid placements
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Every Genre Welcome
Puzzles, RPGs, racers, strategy — we don't stick to one lane, and neither should your library.
Games
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RPG
A pocket-sized fantasy RPG with turn-based fights and a surprisingly warm story.
★★★★★ 4.6
Strategy
Build and defend a floating harbor city one careful decision at a time.
★★★★☆ 4.3
Adventure
A quiet point-and-tap adventure through a fog-wrapped village and its secrets.
★★★★★ 4.5
Simulation
A cozy farming sim about growing fruit trees and knowing your neighbors.
★★★★☆ 4.1
Editor’s pick
RPG
Emberfall Saga
★★★★★ 4.6
Emberfall Saga proves you don't need a console to tell a good fantasy story. You lead a small band of travelers across a broken kingdom, recruiting oddballs along the way and fighting in clean, readable turn-based battles. The writing has a dry sense of humor that sneaks up on you.
- Charming, genuinely funny writing
- Tactical battles that punish autopilot
- Runs smoothly even on older phones
Latest articles
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What readers say
«A fast, colorful arcade spinner about lining up glowing symbols before the timer runs dry.»
Mila · Volcane Spins
«A pocket-sized fantasy RPG with turn-based fights and a surprisingly warm story.»
Sofia · Emberfall Saga
«Build and defend a floating harbor city one careful decision at a time.»
Rafael · Tidewatch Command
Questions & answers
How do you choose which games to review?
Someone on the team has to actually want to keep playing it, and it needs to run decently on an average phone. We lean toward indie and small-studio releases that don't get much coverage elsewhere. Trending isn't a factor for us.
Do developers pay you for reviews?
No, and they never will. We download or buy every game ourselves and write about our honest experience. A good score here can't be purchased under any circumstances.
Can I suggest a game for you to cover?
Absolutely, we love getting recommendations. Just email us with the game's name and why you think it's worth our time. We read everything, though we can't promise to review every suggestion.
Is there advertising on the site?
We may run a small amount of basic advertising to keep the lights on, but it never influences our reviews. For example, our writeup of Volcane Spins was done entirely on our own terms, with no involvement from anyone but the editor who played it. Editorial and ads stay completely separate.