Casual
A colourful collection of quick arcade mini-games wrapped in a cheerful, cartoonish world.
★★★★☆ 4.3
Indie Mobile Games Worth Your Time
We dig through app stores so you don't have to, pulling out the small titles that actually surprise us. Recently the team spent a week with Casinacho Games, and this is where we keep all those notes, full reviews and odd finds across every genre.
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Casual · 4.3★
144games tested
69articles written
2years running
0paid placements
Why us
We finish games
Every review comes from someone who actually played to the end, or long enough to know how it falls apart.
No paid scores
Developers can send us a game, but they can't buy a rating. Our numbers are stubborn like that.
Tested on real phones
We run everything on a mix of cheap and flagship devices so performance notes mean something.
Games
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RPG
A hand-drawn role-playing adventure about reviving a world that has gone quiet.
★★★★★ 4.7
Strategy
Build island fortresses and out-think rival fleets in bite-sized tactical battles.
★★★★★ 4.5
Racing
An arcade racer built around long, glowing drifts through retro cityscapes.
★★★★☆ 4.2
Adventure
A moody point-and-tap adventure through an abandoned coastal town.
★★★★★ 4.6
Simulation
A gentle farming and village life sim with no timers rushing you along.
★★★★☆ 4.4
Editor’s pick
RPG
Emberbound Saga
★★★★★ 4.7
Emberbound Saga is the kind of mobile RPG that respects your thumbs. The turn-based battles are deep without being fiddly, and you can queue party actions with a single column of taps. Every character has a role that actually matters, so swapping your lineup before a tough fight feels like real strategy rather than busywork.
- Clever, readable turn-based combat
- Characters that remember your choices
- Reliable saves made for mobile play
Latest articles
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We kept Casinacho Games on our home screen for seven days to see if the charm held up.
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Why so many mobile games get the basics wrong, and the ones that get them right.
Big role-playing worlds can fit on a phone when the design is tight.
What readers say
«A colourful collection of quick arcade mini-games wrapped in a cheerful, cartoonish world.»
Jonas · Casinacho Games
«A hand-drawn role-playing adventure about reviving a world that has gone quiet.»
Pavel · Emberbound Saga
«Build island fortresses and out-think rival fleets in bite-sized tactical battles.»
Elin · Tidewardens
Questions & answers
How do you choose which games to review?
We look for small games that feel like someone put real care into them, across every genre. A game gets covered because it surprised us, not because it's popular. We play each one properly before deciding whether it's worth writing about.
Do developers pay you for reviews or scores?
No. Studios can send us a game to try, but money never changes a rating. Our scores stay independent, and if we ever receive a free copy we treat it exactly like one we downloaded ourselves.
Can I suggest a game for you to cover?
Absolutely, that's how we find half of what we play. Email us a link and a short note about why it stood out to you. We read everything, though we can't promise to review every suggestion.
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We keep ads minimal and clearly separate from our writing. Nothing marked as a review is sponsored content. For example, our Casinacho Games write-up was done on our own terms, like everything else here.