Simulation/симулятор
A laid-back fishing sim set along British rivers and lakes, all about patience and reading the water.
★★★★☆ 4.4
Mobile games, tested on real phones
We play games all the way through before writing a word, then tell you how they run, how they feel in the hand, and whether they eat your battery alive. No hype, just what we found. Big Bass UK — A laid-back fishing sim set along British rivers and lakes, all about patience and reading the water.
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Simulation/симулятор · 4.4★
144games tested
69articles written
2years running
0paid placements
Why us
We finish the game
No verdicts based on a trailer or the first tutorial. If it's rated here, someone played through the meat of it.
Real device notes
We test on mid-range and older phones too, not just the latest flagship, so the battery and heat notes actually mean something.
No paid placements
Nobody pays us to bump a score. When a game annoys us, we say so, and we say why.
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Editor’s pick
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Emberfall Saga
★★★★★ 4.6
Emberfall Saga surprised me. Mobile RPGs often bury a thin story under menus, but this one has writing worth slowing down for. You build a party of four, and each member has their own quirks and a personal arc that unfolds as you travel a fractured kingdom.
- Strong writing and character arcs
- Flexible build options
- Timing-based combat that stays fresh
Latest articles
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What readers say
«A laid-back fishing sim set along British rivers and lakes, all about patience and reading the water.»
Hugo · Big Bass
«A party-based fantasy RPG with hand-drawn characters and a story that actually keeps you reading.»
Wera · Emberfall Saga
«A grid strategy game about defending coastal towns from tide-driven invaders, one careful turn at a time.»
Anders · Tideborn Tactics
Questions & answers
How do you choose which games to review?
We follow what players are talking about and what the team stumbles onto and enjoys. There's no schedule or quota. If a game holds our attention long enough to play through the important parts, it gets a review.
Do developers pay you for reviews?
No. Nobody pays for a score or placement here, and we don't accept that kind of arrangement. When we like something we say so, and when a game frustrates us we explain exactly why, like we did in parts of our Big Bass UK write-up where we flagged the slower pace as not for everyone.
Can I suggest a game for you to cover?
Absolutely, that's how a lot of our picks start. Drop us an email with the name and why you think it's worth our time. We can't promise to cover everything, but we read every suggestion.
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We may run basic, clearly separated ads to help cover hosting, but they never influence what we write or how we score. Editorial and advertising stay completely apart, and no advertiser gets a say in our verdicts.