Arcade
A bright, fast tap-and-match arcade game built around fruit symbols and quick reflexes.
★★★★☆ 4.3
Mobile Racing And Arcades, Reviewed
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Arcade · 4.3★
144games tested
69articles written
2years running
0paid placements
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★★★★★ 4.6
Neon Drift Alley is exactly the kind of racer phones were made for. One touch to steer, tilt or tap to drift, and a boost meter that fills the longer you keep the back wheels loose. It's tuned so precisely that within a lap you stop thinking and just feel the corners.
- Superb, learnable drift handling
- Runs well on modest phones
- Great track-time chasing loop
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What readers say
«A bright, fast tap-and-match arcade game built around fruit symbols and quick reflexes.»
Anders · Sizzling Hot
«An arcade drift racer where holding your slide through corners is the whole art.»
Sofia · Neon Drift Alley
«A story-driven mobile RPG with party building and turn-based fights you can pause.»
Elin · Ember of the Lost Kings
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How do you choose which games to review?
We pick games we're actually curious about, leaning toward racing, arcade, and anything nearby that plays well on a phone. Reader suggestions push a lot of them onto the list. If something can't hold our attention long enough to review fairly, we set it aside rather than fake a verdict.
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