Casual
A breezy card-matching puzzler with a warm art style and controls built for one thumb.
★★★★☆ 4.4
Mobile games, tested the hard way
We play every game on our own phones, drain the battery, poke at the settings, and then tell you what actually holds up. No fluff, just what it feels like after a week in your pocket. Casinacho — A breezy card-matching puzzler with a warm art style and controls built for one thumb.
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Casual · 4.4★
144games tested
69articles written
2years running
0paid placements
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★★★★★ 4.6
Ashvale Oath is a proper role-playing game that somehow fits into short mobile sessions. Combat is turn-based, so you can pause mid-fight, put the phone down, and come back without losing your read on the situation. The party of four grows over a dozen or so hours, and each character has a distinct role that actually matters when the difficulty ramps up.
- Turn-based combat forgiving of interruptions
- Clean radial skill menu
- Story paced for short sessions
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What readers say
«A breezy card-matching puzzler with a warm art style and controls built for one thumb.»
Tomas · Casinacho
«A pocket-sized party RPG with turn-based combat and a story that respects your time.»
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