Simulation
A laid-back fishing sim where timing and patience matter more than reflexes.
★★★★☆ 4.4
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Simulation · 4.4★
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What readers say
«A laid-back fishing sim where timing and patience matter more than reflexes.»
Rafael · Big Bass Catch
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Questions & answers
How do you choose which games to review?
We follow what's trending, what readers ask about, and what catches our eye in the store, including small indie releases. Then we install a game on more than one phone and play it for at least several days before writing anything. If it doesn't survive that time, that becomes part of the review too.
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Have you reviewed anything specific I might know?
We cover a range of genres, from tactics to racing to relaxing sims. Big Bass Catch is a good example of the kind of thing we dig into — a simple mobile game we lived with for a week to test its controls, settings and battery behaviour. Browse the catalog to see the full list.