About Erik Johansson
Erik Johansson tests Android strategy games on real hardware and writes the guides to prove it. Since 2019 he has covered install behavior, balance, performance, and the practical questions players actually ask, from XAPK quirks to late-game frame pacing.
On this site Erik personally clears every 9 Kings build before its download button goes live: publisher trace, malware scan, install trials across the test phones, and genuine playtime through real runs. The king guides, tier lists, and build articles are written from that playtime, with screenshots from the actual game.
His standing rule is simple: if a claim cannot be verified on a real phone, it does not get published. Corrections from readers are investigated, not dismissed.
Areas of expertise
- Android strategy games
- Roguelike deckbuilders
- APK testing
- Mobile performance
- XAPK installation
- Game balance analysis
How Erik Johansson reviews APKs
Every APK listed here is installed and tested on real Android devices before it is published. Version numbers, file sizes, permissions, and compatibility are verified by hand; nothing is uploaded on the basis of a description alone. Read the full process on the testing charter page.
