As the title suggests, this game is just the opportunity to play detective — but it’s not about theft, kidnapping or murder this time round. In Kayo Games’ PlayDetective: Heartbreakers, you get to take on the role of a private investigator for a whole new range of cases: think cheating girlfriends, wayward husbands and flirtatious [...]

We were terribly excited to learn that one of the top games of the last year, Azada, finally had a sequel. But is it as good as the original? Does it have the same great mix of mystery, story, and minigames? Would it keep us amused nearly as long? All good questions, and sadly, the [...]

Innovation is hard to come by, especially in the casual games industry where the same old game idea can sell more than a creative one. So when Punch Entertainment’s EGO came along, and we heard it won the Most Innovative Game award at this year’s Independent Games Festival (IGF) Mobile, we wanted to see what [...]

At the hands of a pro, an Etch-a-Sketch toy can make the most amazing black-and-white works of art. But if you don’t know how to control it, you’ll probably end up frustrated. The same can be said for Etch-a-Sketch: Knobby’s Quest.

Dream Day Wedding: Married in Manhattan is a lovely, romantic hidden object game that doubles as a wedding gift. Appropriately, it seems designed just for that beautiful occassion; it’s the casual game industry’s answer to wedding gifts and souvenirs. The theme of marriage is so strong that it’s easy to feel out of place playing [...]

You know a game is good when the 60-minute trial is suddenly over before you know it, and you feel rudely interrupted because you still wanted to keep playing. That’s what happened to me with Jenny’s Fish Shop. It’s a click-management game, where your character Jenny starts a fish-selling business - from a small “hut” [...]

I’m pretty convinced that there must be a textbook on making time management games out there. Many studios seem to be developing games of this genre with stunning similarities. Spa Mania is among the ranks, sharing many of the same good qualities, like a functional mechanic and a fair gameplay style, which results in a [...]

Enchanted Cavern is the kind of game that you need to spend time with in order to like. My first impression was that it was a typical, straightforward Match-3 game: click on groups of three or more jewels in order to clear marked tiles on the board. No dragging, no swapping - just click on [...]

Hidden object games have a certain style and atmosphere about them. They often are presented in a manner of sophistication, encouraging patience and thoughtfulness. Considering that, The Three Stooges: Treasure Hunt Hijinks does far more than offering a contrasting take on the genre.

Little Farm is a beautiful piece of work from MumboJumbo and Hot Lava, which the former acquired about a year ago. It introduces plenty to the family of match-3 games. An obvious observation is that you’re matching four this time, rather than three, but that doesn’t make the game unnecessarily more complicated or tedious than [...]