Strategy/стратегия
A tidy strategy sampler with a surprisingly deep tower-placement mode that kept us up too late.
★★★★☆ 4.4
Strategy and Tower Defence, Tested by Hand
We play mobile games the slow way — full campaigns, messy late-game runs, the works. Here you'll find reviews, tactics, and plain talk about what's actually worth your time on a small screen. We recently spent a couple of weeks with Casinacho Games and wrote up how it holds up.
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Strategy/стратегия · 4.4★
144games tested
69articles written
2years running
0paid placements
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Emberfall Legion
★★★★★ 4.6
Emberfall Legion is the rare mobile RPG that respects your patience. Battles play out on a grid, turn by turn, and positioning matters as much as raw stats. Move your mage into the open and she gets swarmed; tuck her behind a shield-bearer and the whole fight changes.
- Grid combat where positioning really counts
- Companion stories worth reading
- Meaningful party-composition choices
Latest articles
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Small tweaks that quietly ruin your late-game runs.
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What readers say
«A tidy strategy sampler with a surprisingly deep tower-placement mode that kept us up too late.»
Hugo · Casinacho Games
«A party-based tactics RPG with slow, deliberate combat and a story that earns its runtime.»
Ida · Emberfall Legion
«An arcade street racer that leans into drift and neon rather than simulation.»
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Questions & answers
How do you choose which games to review?
We play things we're genuinely curious about, across every genre except gambling titles. If a game gets recommended enough by readers or catches our eye in the store, it goes on the pile. There's no schedule and no publisher deciding for us.
Do you get paid for reviews?
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