Editorial standards

Our reviews are first-hand. We play the game on the kind of device a typical reader might use — often a mid-range Android phone — and we write about that session, not about a press deck.

What a review covers

• Feel and controls: how the game actually handles in a session, including default layouts and any changes we made.
• Session length and structure: whether a match or a career fixture fits a short break or needs a longer sitting.
• What is available without paying, and what sits behind optional purchases, described without a sales pitch.
• Performance: frame rate, heat, battery, install size when it matters, and whether you need to lower presets.
• Who the game is actually for, including when we would point you to a different title in the same set.

How we score

When we publish a score, it is a Session Feel editorial score out of 10. It is not a measurement from a lab we do not name, and it is not an average of other websites. It is a shorthand for the written review. If the review and the number seem to disagree, trust the review.

We also publish short breakdowns — Feel, Session fit, Performance, and What's free — so a single number is not asked to do all the work. Those breakdowns are editorial judgments as well, on the same 10-point scale.

Scores are not moved lightly. Games change, and a later update may fix a factual claim in the body of a review. In that case we prefer to update the page and note the change rather than quietly rewrite history.

Sources and official links

If a game is available through a public store or official site, we install that version. Download and official links on Session Feel point only to official destinations — the publisher's game site, or an official store page we have verified. We never invent application store identifiers or URLs. If we cannot verify a store URL, we link only the official site.

We are not affiliated with the publishers of the games we cover, and we do not accept payment for a favorable review.

Tone

We aim to be specific and calm. We will not pretend a mid-range phone is a flagship, and we will not treat optional purchases as something you ought to do. Hype, countdown language, and invented urgency do not belong on this site.