Casual
A bright collection of quick arcade mini-games wrapped in a cheerful cartoon world.
★★★★☆ 4.3
Indie Mobile Games Worth Your Time
We dig through the app stores so you don't have to, pulling out the small-studio gems hiding between the clones. Lately we spent a week with Casinacho Games, and you'll find that write-up along with reviews across every genre we can get our hands on.
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Casual · 4.3★
144games tested
69articles written
2years running
0paid placements
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Strategy
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★★★★★ 4.5
Racing
An arcade racer about weaving through endless rain-slicked city highways at night.
★★★★☆ 4.2
Adventure
A gentle point-and-tap adventure about exploring an abandoned lighthouse and its secrets.
★★★★★ 4.6
Simulation
A cozy tea-house management sim where you brew, decorate, and keep regulars happy.
★★★★☆ 4.4
Editor’s pick
RPG
Ember of the Hollow
★★★★★ 4.7
Ember of the Hollow is the kind of RPG that trusts you to pay attention. There's no bloated map full of icons. Instead you follow a single winding road, lighting lamps and slowly pushing back a fog that's been eating the land for years. The turn-based combat is tight, built around positioning and a timing meter that rewards patience.
- Beautiful hand-drawn fog-and-lantern art
- Combat that respects your time
- A story that ends before it overstays
Latest articles
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What readers say
«A bright collection of quick arcade mini-games wrapped in a cheerful cartoon world.»
Anders · Casinacho Games
«A hand-drawn turn-based RPG about a lamplighter trying to reach a village swallowed by fog.»
Lena · Ember of the Hollow
«A slow-burn naval strategy game where you rebuild a fleet from a single battered trawler.»
Jonas · Tidelock Command
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