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Puzzle

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Hardcore Droid’s puzzle game reviews assess an assortment of Android Puzzle games.  Additionally, Hardcore Droid reviews cover various puzzle game types. Our writers cover indie puzzle games, RPG-Puzzle games and strategy-based puzzlers. We evaluate a mobile game’s value from the perspective of the average core gamer’s experience. The genres of puzzle games are one of the key mobile gaming genres, which is why they are vital to Hardcore Droid.

By core gamers we mean people who love RPGs, action, adventure and strategy games of various types. The question of how the average core gamer would assess a game is always the focus of our reviews. Consequently, our puzzle game reviews celebrate the best in hardcore Android puzzlers.

We assess the best and most critically acclaimed premium Android games. We also generally cover the genres that are popular in the hardcore gaming sphere. By which we mean the types of video games found on consoles and PC.

This concept of hardcore puzzlers on Android speaks to the focus of Hardcore Droid. We endeavor to gauge core Android games and to laud the finest hardcore games developed for Android. Also, Hardcore Droid extols the efforts of indie game developers, especially those who develop games for Mobile and Android specifically.

Gamers themselves, our puzzle game reviews celebrate the efforts of indie development houses. We also praise the efforts of smaller independent development houses who create puzzle games.

Hardcore Droid articles celebrate the best in Android puzzlers. In this space we shine a light on Android puzzle games that contain the depth, richness and complexity of hardcore video games.

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My Story – Mansion Makeover Review

  • February 17, 2021
  • Dylan Ely
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Picture Perfect Puzzle Palace “Welcome to My Story – Mansion Makeover, where all your dreams come true!” reads the opening promise made by one ZenLife Games, a dev studio specializing…
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  • Puzzle

Jewel of the Lost Viking Review

  • February 12, 2021
  • Chris Gruchacz
Achieve Your Goals Strategically uncover the mysteries of Norse culture in Jewel of the Lost Viking by ENP Games. This addictive match-three puzzler flips traditional jewel-matching on its head via…
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  • Puzzle

Hidden Lands – Visual Puzzles Review

  • February 8, 2021
  • Tyler Zelenko
Piecing it Together Over the past decade the prevailing school of thought in video game development has been bigger equals better. Bigger open worlds to explore. Higher fidelity graphics to…
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  • Adventure
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Ninja Arashi 2 Review

  • February 6, 2021
  • Xavier Geitz
Old Shinobi, New Jutsu Developed and published by Black Panther, Ninja Arashi 2 offers players an entertaining platform game experience combined with minor RPG elements. It places you back into…
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  • Puzzle

Secret House Review

  • February 3, 2021
  • Allison Van Oirschot
Little Witch Girl What would you do if you came home one day to find your friends and family under a curse? That’s what Momo, an aspiring witch, is faced…
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  • Reviews
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Angry Birds Journey Review

  • February 2, 2021
  • Peter Kochanek
Feathered Frenzy In a franchise with more sequels than they know what to do with, Angry Birds Journey does the most to keep things as simple as possible. All of…
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  • Puzzle

Doors: Origins Review

  • January 25, 2021
  • Chris Gruchacz
Expert Lock-Picking Required Imagine if Sherlock Holmes and Nicholas Cage in National Treasure had a baby. And what if that baby genius made an Android game? Enter Doors: Origins. The developers at…
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  • Free Games
  • Puzzle

Mystery Hotel Review

  • January 16, 2021
  • Dylan Ely
Murder Most Found I spy, with my little eye, the latest addition to Crisp App Studio’s repertoire of hidden object games. In what might be their most polished entry to…
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  • Adventure
  • Indie
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The Procession to Calvary Review

  • December 24, 2020
  • Peter Kochanek
High Art Ever since the sensation of Pong, people with expensive degrees in art history have asked: when will there be a video game for me? Well, it pleases me…
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  • Action
  • FPS
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The Lizard Man Review

  • November 29, 2020
  • Peter Kochanek
Screaming for the Wrong Reasons Most games deserve a fair shake before giving criticism or reverence. At the end of the day, however, a game needs to be playable. Such…
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  • Adventure
  • Puzzle

Diamond Quest 2: The Lost Temple Review

  • November 20, 2020
  • Pam K. Ferdinand
Been There, Done That Onesoft Studio’s recently released puzzle adventure title Diamond Quest 2: The Lost Temple likely won’t win awards for breaking new ground. The first game in the…
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  • Horror
  • Puzzle

Troll Face Quest Horror 2 Review

  • November 11, 2020
  • Kelly Mintzer
The Greatest Philosophical Quandary Troll Face Quest Horror 2 is not a game.  It is an existential crisis.  Threatening to render the most verbose reviewer mute, it challenges every perception…
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  • Puzzle

Ava’s Manor Review

  • November 3, 2020
  • Daniel Hughes
Murderous Mystery Tour You receive a strange letter from a relative that says you have inherited a mansion in a faraway place. No, this is not Luigi’s Mansion, but rather…
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  • Puzzle
  • Reviews

Darkness and Flame 4 Review

  • November 1, 2020
  • Dylan Ely
Puzzles and the Pursuit of Perfection A Homeric epic filled with trials of wit awaits you in FIVE-BN’s latest installment of their flagship series Darkness and Flame. To call this…
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  • Puzzle
  • Strategy

Criminal Case: Supernatural Investigations Review

  • October 27, 2020
  • Sophia Cuthrell
Everyone Loves a Mystery Here we go again with another crime-solving game! This is the seventh Criminal Case game by Pretty Simple. As the title suggests, the mysteries in this…
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  • Puzzle
  • Strategy

The Girl Next Door Review

  • October 23, 2020
  • William Padden
A Puzzling Challenge “Shut up, Meg!” Yes, that’s loveable buffoon, Peter Griffin. No, this isn’t an episode of the hit animated comedy, Family Guy, it certainly could be. Lion Studios’s third-person…
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  • Puzzle
  • Strategy

Cat Force Review

  • October 10, 2020
  • Sophia Cuthrell
Ward Off Catastrophe Cat Force is a brand-new puzzle game from Playtika Games. It’s your basic match-3 game (think Candy Crush or Jewel Quest). what’s new is that instead of…
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  • Puzzle
  • Reviews

Wobble Up Review

  • September 25, 2020
  • Chris Gruchacz
Colorful Platformer with Deformable Terrain Do you enjoy puzzle games but wish you could smash and destroy the difficult parts? Well, the developers at Skygo have just what you’re looking…
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  • Puzzle

Slayaway Camp: Free 2 Slay Review

  • August 26, 2020
  • Dylan Ely
In my line of work, I’ve seen more than my fair share of mobile games. I’ve seen games made with a myriad of intents: greed, ambition, greed, inspiration… But Blue…
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  • Puzzle

Aggretsuko Review

  • August 12, 2020
  • Pam K. Ferdinand
The Short Timer Strikes Back Developer ACT Games has created a quirky rendition of the traditional match-3 puzzle game with its title Aggretsuko, based on the Netflix series of the…
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