How we score

01The four parts

Calm: how relaxing it feels: no timers shouting at you, no pressure.

Charm: look, sound and the small touches that make you smile.

Brain: how much it gives your mind to do, and how long that stays interesting.

Fair to you: adverts, accounts and how easy it is to stop.

02How the score is made

Each part is marked out of five in tenths. The overall score is the plain average of the four parts, rounded to one decimal place.

03What we check every time

Whether the game runs in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari, whether it works on a phone, whether it shows adverts, whether it needs an account, whether other players can contact you, and how progress is saved.

04When scores change

Browser games are updated often. When a change matters, we play again, update the review and change the date at the bottom.