Adventure
A short story game about a night shift in a small town. Two evenings long.
★★★★★ 4.5
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Adventure · 4.5★
144games tested
69articles written
2years running
0paid placements
Why us
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.
Offline first
Every review says plainly whether the game works on a plane or a train without signal.
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.
Games
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Casual
A slow gardening game with real waiting. Fine in short visits, tedious in long ones.
★★★★☆ 3.5
Cards
Classic card games with a decent offline opponent and no forced online play.
★★★★☆ 4.0
Simulation
Run a small bakery through one night. Short shifts, warm art, no energy bar.
★★★★☆ 4.0
Strategy
Draw delivery lines across a growing town. Quiet, clever and unforgiving later on.
★★★★☆ 4.0
Puzzle
Rebuild broken radio circuits. Hard from the start and honest about it.
★★★★★ 4.5
Editor’s pick
Casual
Garden Floor
★★★★☆ 3.5
Garden Floor asks you to visit twice a day and do very little each time. If that suits your week, it is pleasant company for a month.
- Two short visits a day
- Pretty, unhurried art
- Timers can be skipped for money
- Small download
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.
Everything here can be paused mid-level without losing anything.
Where we stop recommending a game, no matter how good it is.
What readers say
«A short story game about a night shift in a small town. Two evenings long.»
Anders · Joker's Jewels
«A slow gardening game with real waiting. Fine in short visits, tedious in long ones.»
Ida · Garden Floor
«Classic card games with a decent offline opponent and no forced online play.»
Ida · Card Club
Questions & answers
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.
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 review paid games?
Yes, and we prefer them. A game you pay for once usually treats your attention better than a free one.