Cozy Grove does what many mobile games fail to do: it brings a full-fledged adventure to the tips of your fingers without asking too much of you.

When I arrived on the island of Cozy Grove, I didn’t know what to expect. Many of the Apple Arcade titles left me unsatisfied, often resulting in me dumping them from my phone almost as quickly as I installed them.

Cozy Grove is different. It draws you in with a heartwarming story, but never asks you to invest so much in that story that you have to stare at your smartphone screen for hours.

It’s a delicate balance that many mobile games have to walk, and one that many fail to achieve. Developer Spry Fox, however, has done a great job.