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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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Puzzle · 3.5★
144games tested
69articles written
2years running
0paid placements
Why us
Battery and size
How much space it takes and how quickly it drains a phone — both are in the review.
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.
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.
Games
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Casual
A slow gardening game with real waiting. Fine in short visits, tedious in long ones.
★★★★☆ 3.5
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
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
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A week with the game, the purchases bought with our own money, and notes taken as we go.
Seven games you can start and finish without a calendar reminder.
Twelve months after the reviews, only four survived on our phones.
Everything here can be paused mid-level without losing anything.
What readers say
«A minimal line puzzle with a thousand levels and very little else.»
Hugo · Big Bass Splash
«A calm match puzzle with a harbour to rebuild between levels.»
Jonas · Tile Harbour
«A slow gardening game with real waiting. Fine in short visits, tedious in long ones.»
Elin · Garden Floor
Questions & answers
Can I republish your reviews?
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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.
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.