About

PocketLane started as a group chat where a few of us kept swapping screenshots of mobile games we liked. At some point we got tired of app store descriptions that promise the world and deliver a loading screen, so we decided to write proper notes ourselves.,We lean toward racing and arcade titles because that's what we play most, but the catalog covers RPGs, strategy, adventures and the odd simulator too. If a game is fun on a bus ride, it has a good shot at ending up here.,Every game gets real play time before we write a word. We note how the controls feel on a touch screen, whether the pacing drags, and how the game behaves on a mid-range phone, not just a flagship. No scoring by press kit.,The site is run by a small editorial team. We don't take money to bump a rating, and we say so plainly when something is average. Our goal is simple: help you pick the next game worth your evening.

Elias Hartmann — Elias has been reviewing mobile games for about eight years and still owns a drawer full of old phones for testing. He mostly covers racers and arcades.