NeverWinter Nights Rewind Review
A D&D RPG Classic Originally released for PC in 2002, Neverwinter Nights is a classic Dungeons & Dragons RPG. NeverWinter Nights Enhanced Edition first graced Android devices back in 2018, … Read more
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An archive of Hardcore Droid reviews of some of the finest games created we’ve covered. We cover the most seminal mobile titles.
Hardcore Droid’s rewind reviews cover Android RPGs, Android strategy games and Android action games. Hardcore Droid’s rewind reviews celebrate the absolute best in hardcore Android games.
We assess a mobile game’s value from the perspective of the average hardcore gamer’s experience. These are people who love RPGs, FPSs, and adventure and strategy games of various stripes. So the question of how the average core gamer would enjoy a game is always be in the forefront of our Android game reviews.
How a core gamer would enjoy a particular game is always central to our reviews. We evaluate the best and most critically acclaimed premium Android games and generally cover genres that are most popular in the core gaming sphere. In other words the types of video games found on PCs and consoles.
This concept of core gaming on Android speaks to the central theme of Hardcore Droid. We are looking to laud mobile games, more particularly Android games that contain the depth, richness and narrative complexity of core video games.
To this end, we prefer to cover and review premium mobile games over free mobile games. To this end, we are more likely to review and assess paid games over freemium to play games. As we are more likely to evaluate games that are sophisticated, multi-faceted and complex.
Rewind Review: Oxenfree
Be Kind Rewind Retrospection has been a common theme in our world lately. “In retrospect, I should have gotten to go to this restaurant before the pandemic closed it for … Read more
Rewind Review: The Silent Age
A Janitor’s Quest Become a time-traveling janitor on a quest to save the world in The Silent Age. This title by House on Fire is a point-and-click adventure game that … Read more
Rewind Review: Stardew Valley
What’s All the Fuss? Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone’s solo developed farming simulator Stardew Valley first released in 2016. Inspired by the Harvest Moon series and similar games, Barone’s creation kind of … Read more
Rewind Review: Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery
The Destined Detective An empty town. A trail of clues. Your father… Missing? Dead? That mystery is yours to solve. Siberian developer Kiary Games’ Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery offers … Read more
Rewind Review: Alto’s Odyssey
Uncover the Mysteries of the Desert An award-winning little gem that launched on multiple platforms in 2018, Alto’s Odyssey puts players on a sandboard and sets them loose to glide, … Read more
Rewind Review: Knights of the Old Republic
“Oh, my dear friend. How I’ve missed you.” Bioware’s Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remains one of the greatest Star Wars games ever made thanks to its charming … Read more
Riptide GP 2 Review
The New Champ No one saw Riptide GP coming. Developed by a core team of only two people, the uber-indie racer managed to blow away the AAA developers in just … Read more
The Shadow Sun Review
A Mobile Gem Ossian Studios’ The Shadow Sun is a rare bird in Mobile gaming. In the main, Mobile gaming does not have vast, resource-rich development houses like Bethesda working … Read more
Crystal Story Review
Indie Gem Ever since I started playing Crystal Story, I’ve been searching for the right way to describe how intensely addicting it is. I’m sure you’ve already seen the headlines—“Woman … Read more
Crystal Story II: War of the Shattered Sky Review
Whacks the Mole on the Head A quick perusal of the Play Store shows us the hit-or-miss quality of JRPGs on Android. The grievances echo through many a player review. … Read more
QuestLord Review
8-bit Elegance QuestLord, from Eric Kinkead, is an accessible – but not necessarily lite – retro role-playing adventure. The game opens with the sweet RPG classics. Your character is a … Read more
Heroes of Steel Elite Review
Indie RPG Treasure A few months ago I had the privilege of reviewing a lovely old-school style RPG called Heroes of Steel. While it was only the first episode of … Read more
9th Dawn Review
Indie Gem ValorWare’s new game 9th Dawn offers so much to love for fans of old RPGs. The world is huge and open. 9th Dawn provides a vast, contiguous world … Read more
Dungeon Crawlers Review
Who You Gonna Crow? If you’ve never seen it, do yourself a favor and watch the movie Ghostbusters. Not only is it a comedy classic, but it’ll help you to … Read more
Final Fantasy IX Review
The Final Fantasy series is a hallowed relic from the era of yesteryear, a series that has not necessarily gotten better with age, but is known for the ponderous gravitas … Read more
LoneWolf Review
LoneWolf, developed by (take a deep breath) FDG Entertainment GmbH and Co.KG, is described by the company as a neo-noir sniper game, and, really, that is the best description for … Read more
Vector Review
Vector is an arcade style free running game with a simple story, loads of diverse level designs, intuitive gameplay mechanics and beautiful aesthetics. Vector tells the story of a man … Read more
Super Hexagon Review
Geometric crack. Full disclosure: though I always do my best to finish a title completely before reviewing it, I’ve only beaten the first stage of Super Hexagon. And the first … Read more
You Must Build a Boat Review
Many videogame snobs will reject match-3 puzzle games like Candy Crush outright for a perceived lack of plot. But the plot of a videogame, like any form of storytelling, can … Read more