Casual
A breezy collection of quick mini-challenges held together by a warm, cartoonish presentation.
★★★★☆ 4.3
Indie Mobile Games, Across Every Genre
We dig through app stores so you don't have to, surfacing small-studio gems that deserve a spot on your phone. Last week we spent a few evenings with Casinacho Games, and this is where we share what stuck with us. Everything here is played, not skimmed from a press kit.
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Casual · 4.3★
144games tested
69articles written
2years running
0paid placements
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Across all genres
RPGs, racers, puzzlers, sims — we cover whatever caught our attention that month, not just one niche.
Games
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RPG
A turn-based mobile RPG with a hand-painted world and a surprisingly tense party system.
★★★★★ 4.7
Strategy
A coastal base-building strategy game where the sea itself is your biggest opponent.
★★★★★ 4.5
Racing
An arcade racer all about perfect drifts through glowing, synth-soaked city tracks.
★★★★☆ 4.2
Adventure
A quiet point-and-tap adventure through a foggy village full of small, clever puzzles.
★★★★★ 4.6
Simulation
A cozy farming sim set on floating islands you slowly reconnect with bridges.
★★★★☆ 4.4
Editor’s pick
RPG
Emberfall Saga
★★★★★ 4.7
Emberfall Saga is the kind of RPG that respects your thumbs. Combat is turn-based and plays out on a compact grid, so you can map out a whole fight without squinting. Your party of four each has a stance you toggle mid-battle, and switching at the right moment is the difference between a clean win and a slow bleed-out.
- Readable grid combat built for small screens
- Low-cost respecs that reward experimenting
- Gorgeous hand-painted town art
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What readers say
«A breezy collection of quick mini-challenges held together by a warm, cartoonish presentation.»
Sofia · Casinacho Games
«A turn-based mobile RPG with a hand-painted world and a surprisingly tense party system.»
Rafael · Emberfall Saga
«A coastal base-building strategy game where the sea itself is your biggest opponent.»
Ida · Tidehold Command
Questions & answers
How do you choose which games to review?
One of us installs something that caught our eye, usually an indie or small-studio release, and plays it properly. If it holds our interest through a second session, it gets a full write-up. If it doesn't, we move on.
Do studios pay you to review their games?
No. We don't accept payment for coverage or for a particular rating, and we don't run sponsored reviews dressed up as honest ones. When we liked something — like Casinacho Games — it's because we actually enjoyed playing it.
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