About

Pocket Verdict started as a group chat where four of us kept arguing about which games were worth reinstalling after a factory reset. At some point the arguments got long enough that we figured we should just write them down. That turned into this site.,We play on a mix of hardware, from an aging mid-range Android to a current iPhone, because a game that runs smooth on flagship silicon can stutter badly on the phone most people actually own. Every review reflects at least a few sessions, not a ten-minute poke.,Games get picked for coverage based on what the community is asking about and what we stumble onto ourselves. We don't chase only the top charts; sometimes the most interesting stuff is buried a few pages down. If a game bores us or feels broken, we say so.,Nobody here gets paid to be nice. We buy or download the games like anyone else, and the only thing we owe readers is a straight answer.

Lena Brandt — Lena has been reviewing mobile and handheld games for over a decade and still keeps three phones charging on her desk at all times.