Casual/казуальная
A bright, tappy reel-matching puzzle built around a cast of little fantasy heroes.
★★★★☆ 4.3
Indie Games for Phones, Picked by Hand
We play a lot and write about the ones that stick with us, across every genre you can think of. No rankings bought with favors, just notes from people who actually finished the levels. This week we spent a good while with Legends of Slots and wrote down what we found.
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Casual/казуальная · 4.3★
144games tested
69articles written
2years running
0paid placements
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Puzzles, racers, RPGs, card games, quiet simulators. If it's interesting, it gets a fair look.
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A pocket-sized role-playing journey with turn-based fights and a melancholy world.
★★★★★ 4.6
Strategy/стратегия
A real-time coastal strategy game where you hold back the sea and rival clans at once.
★★★★☆ 4.4
Racing/гонки
A tilt-and-tap desert racer with drift chains and a thumping soundtrack.
★★★★☆ 4.2
Adventure/приключение
A hand-painted walking adventure about a cartographer mapping a forest that moves.
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Simulation/симулятор
A gentle shop simulator about reviving a seaside bakery one recipe at a time.
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Editor’s pick
RPG/ролевая
Ember of the Lost Vale
★★★★★ 4.6
Ember of the Lost Vale is the kind of RPG that respects a small screen. Combat is turn-based and happens on a tidy little grid, so you never fumble a command because your thumb covered the action. Between fights you wander a hand-drawn valley meeting people who all seem to have lost something.
- Grid combat built for thumbs
- Branching party based on your choices
- Saves and resumes instantly
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What readers say
«A bright, tappy reel-matching puzzle built around a cast of little fantasy heroes.»
Sofia · Legends of Slots
«A pocket-sized role-playing journey with turn-based fights and a melancholy world.»
Ida · Ember of the Lost Vale
«A real-time coastal strategy game where you hold back the sea and rival clans at once.»
Lena · Tidewall Command
Questions & answers
How do you choose which games to review?
We play widely and cover the ones that do something with real care, across every genre. There's no quota and no schedule pressure, so a game only goes up once someone here has actually played it properly. Reader suggestions push titles up our list too.
Do developers pay you for reviews?
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Can I suggest a game you should look at?
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