One of the coolest new features of iOS 14 is something called App Clips, and if you’re an Android user, you’re probably already familiar with how it works. Basically App Clips are little slices of a full app that you can access through various means such as Safari, through NFC, through links in Messages, as a Card in the Maps app, and more. It lets a user enjoy the functions of an app or service without having to actually download the full app. So for instance, if you wanted to rent a bike or scooter but don’t have the Bird…

Hello everyone, and welcome to the week! It’s time once again for our look back at the noteworthy updates of the last seven days. You know it’s one of those weeks when Shaun has to throw more than one free-to-play matching puzzle game update in the list. Don’t worry, we have some cool stuff in the mix too. And you get to see Shaun kick King Robert, an activity we all enjoy. Of course, you can keep an eye out for updates yourself by participating in the TouchArcade forums. This weekly summary is just here to fill you in on…

Following developer TRAGsoft bringing monster collecting game Coromon to mobile after it debuted on PC and Switch, we are getting a roguelite spin-off in the form of Coromon: Rogue Planet (Free) due next year for not only Steam and Switch, but also iOS and Android. Coromon: Rogue Planet aims to blend in the turn-based combat of the main game with roguelite gameplay to deliver an endlessly replayable monster collecting gameplay loop. The Steam page mentions “10 ever changing biomes”, 7 different playable characters, over 130 monsters, and more. Watch the Coromon: Rogue Planet official announcement trailer below: The original Coromon…

It’s that time again: eShop sale time! Nintendo’s calling this one the Blockbuster Sale, so I’m sure we can expect a lot of VHS tapes and stale candy. Hm? Oh, it means big games. Alright, that does make some sense. At any rate, there are a ton of games on sale right now, too many to really deal with on your own. As ever, TouchArcade is here to help you out with a list of fifteen hot discounts you should consider. No first party games, but there are still a ton of great games to pick from. No particular order…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for September 2nd, 2024. I think it’s a holiday today in the United States, but here in Japan it’s Monday as usual. That means I’ve got some goodies for you, and in our typical week-starting fashion that means a bunch of reviews. Three written by yours truly, and one from our pal Mikhail. I take a look at Bakeru, Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, and Mika and the Witch’s Mountain. Mikhail dives once more into Peglin, a game he can speak to better than anyone else at TouchArcade Towers. Beyond that, we’ve…

Summer holidays might be over, but fans of Gunship Battle: Total Warfare are still in for a treat as Joycity released one of the game’s most impressive updates that introduces Sky Ace alongside numerous QOL enhancements and a special event to keep things as exciting as possible this fall. Sky Ace is a classic 2D puzzle shooter that pays homage to the legendary shooters of console gaming with an unquestionably high level of polish and prestige. It also has its own storyline. With the help of a famous cast of fighter jets, players will be able to engage in aerial…

Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home has been a very interesting game to follow pre-release. I say this not only because it is a premium mobile-first Harvest Moon game, but also because the reactions from my friends who are longtime fans of the series have gone from apathy to interest with every bit of gameplay shown. Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home launched recently on iOS and Android as a mobile-exclusive entry in Natsume’s Harvest Moon series, and I’ve been playing it for about a week and a half now on iPhone 15 Pro and iPad Pro for review. Harvest Moon: Home…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for September 3rd, 2024. In today’s article, I have a few more reviews for you. Some lengthy thoughts on Castlevania Dominus Collection, a look at Shadow of the Ninja – Reborn, and some quick critiques of a pair of Pinball FX tables that recently arrived as DLC. After that, we check out the new releases of the day including the quirky and cool Bakeru, then roll into the latest sales and expiring discounts for the day. Let’s get into it! Reviews & Mini-Views Castlevania Dominus Collection ($24.99) Say what you will…

With August in the rear-view mirror, taking the Young Avengers with it, we’re about due for another season in Marvel Snap (Free). And indeed, a new one has kicked off today! What is the theme, you might be wondering? Why it’s the best kind of Marvel theme! The deadly… the terrifying… the Amazing Spider-Season!  BONESAW IS READY! Sorry, Bonesaw isn’t in this season. Maybe someday. But there are some cool new cards and locations, so let’s check them out! This season is a bit of a doozy as it is introducing a new type of card ability: Activate. With Activate,…

While most fans have been looking forward to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 or basically a sequel to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine for many years, I wasn’t really aware of the first game until I played Total War: Warhammer and was looking into other Warhammer 40,000 games. Since then, I’ve played many of them, with my favorites being Boltgun and Rogue Trader. I did end up playing some of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine on Steam Deck many months ago to see how it felt. Having played many of the Warhammer 40,000 games on PC and even console more recently, I…

Mobile games don’t have to make sense, as evidenced by the enduring popularity of a franchise that sees players catapulting birds (which can fly) at pigs (green). But even in the topsy-turvy world of mobile game concepts, Foxy’s Football Islands is gloriously out on a limb. The hypercasual gameplay spans a number of different genres, including football, building, collection, and multiplayer tit-for-tat. These genres aren’t natural bedfellows, any more than a fox is an obvious choice for a football game, but it all works like a dream. Here’s how it all works. Your first port of call is an island…

Let’s dive in earlier this month to make up for last month’s slightly late edition. A new month and season is upon us, and I’m ready to help you out with some deck-building advice to keep you competitive in Marvel Snap (Free). Truth be told, I feel like the game got into a decently balanced zone over the course of the last month. A new season means new cards though, so it’s all about to go topsy-turvy again. Let’s do our best to figure out where things are going, shall we? Remember as ever: today’s winning deck could be tomorrow’s…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for September 4th, 2024. The long summer has more or less come to an end. It was sometimes hot and uncomfortable, but we had some good times that are worth remembering. I’m a little older and a little wiser than I was at the start, and I’m grateful I got to make that journey with all of you. As we head into another new season in our lives, I just want to say that no matter what happens from here you were all the best summer pals a person could ask…

After tackling the best party games on Switch in 2024, the recent release of Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club being as amazing as it is pushed me to write about what I consider the best visual novels and adventure games on Switch to play right now. I’ve included both because some games are pure visual novels while some are adventure games (and not visual novels). This list has quite a few games from across regions and release years, and I hope you find something you end up loving here. As usual, this list is in no particular…

Beginning today, Apple will have released one new Apple Vision Pro game, one App Store Great, and upgrading an App Store Great to an Apple Arcade Original (as a standalone release) alongside some notable udpates. NFL Retro Bowl 25 (Edit: No longer an update) will let players create their own dynasty using official NFL teams and players featuring official retro art, attributes, stats, and contracts. Since this was announced, I was surprised at how much interest I saw for it online. I don’t follow the NFL much, but I didn’t expect as much of a positive reaction to the NFL…

It has been pointed out to me that perhaps I could be fairer to other Marvel games. I’m always covering Marvel Snap (Free) whenever it gets any kind of update, but the others tend to get relegated to the Best Updates articles on Mondays. That… is a valid point! And thus, let us enjoy a Marvel Minute and see how other Marvel games are faring at the moment. It turns out that both Marvel Future Fight (Free) and Marvel Contest of Champions (Free) have some cool events going on at the moment. Let’s have a look-see! First up, over in Marvel Future…

Balatro from developer LocalThunk and publisher Playstack is finally coming to mobile later this month on iOS, Android, and also directly on Apple Arcade. Yes, this will be a premium release on iOS and Android, but also one available as a “+” version on Apple Arcade from day one. The Poker-inspired roguelike Balatro has sold over 2 million units across PS5, Switch, Steam, PS4, and Xbox platforms in less than six months, and I can’t wait to see how it performs on mobile with more planned including a major free update in 2025 bringing new ideas and strategies. Balatro will…

In the latest look at retro game offerings on the Nintendo Switch, I’ve opted to take a different approach. You see, there aren’t quite so many distinct Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS ports on the Switch as some other consoles. I know, it surprised me too! So they’re going to be sharing a list, much like how they shared a few years on retail shelves. While you can find plenty of great games from the Game Boy Advance in the Nintendo Switch Online app, we’re instead looking at those games that dare to exist in the wilds of the…

Back in April, the Razer Nexus (Free) app on iOS and Android was updated with support added for an unannounced “Razer Kishi Ultra” controller boasting features like analog stick deadzone customization and more. Since then, Razer has announced and released the Razer Kishi Ultra with support for more than just phones. The Razer Kishi Ultra is also the most expensive mobile controller as far as I’m aware, but it offers more features than expected for specific devices. Having used the Razer Kishi and the Backbone One including the new USB-C versions for years now, I didn’t think I needed a…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for September 5th, 2024. Thursday already, eh? Where does the time go? We’re going in hard on the reviews again today. I have two for you, covering Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate. Our pal Mikhail chimes in today too, with his looks at Nour: Play With Your Food, Fate/stay night REMASTERED, and TOKYO CHRONOS & ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos TWIN PACK. We then move into the finest new releases of the day, then sweep up with the lists of new and expiring…

Well here it is, friends. This will be the last of my retro game eShop lists, mostly because I am running out of retro consoles with a good variety of games to choose from. I’ve left one of the best for last, though: the PlayStation. Sony’s first whack at the ol’ console market succeeded beyond any expectations, and it’s little wonder it built a library so full of great games that we still see re-releases to this day. Sure, these games gave Nintendo a black eye a quarter of a century ago, but it’s all smiles now for everyone who…

Apple just announced October 2024’s new Apple Arcade games with NBA 2K25 Arcade Edition as the headliner. Following yesterday’s news about Balatro, Apple confirmed that NBA 2K25 Arcade Edition will release on October 3rd with three App Store Greats. NBA 2K25 Arcade Edition is notable because it marks the debut of The Neighborhood on iOS letting you explore the immersive world, outdoor streetball courts, NBA legends recruiting, a new badge system, and more with limited-time quests planned. Check out the NBA 2K25 Arcade Edition gameplay screenshot below: Alongside NBA 2K25 Arcade Edition, we have Smash Hit+, Furistas Cat Cafe+, and…

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Steam Deck Weekly. If you missed my Warhammer 40000: Space Marine 2 Steam Deck review, read it here. Today’s article focuses on Steam Deck impressions and reviews for many games I’ve been playing over the last few weeks with the Steam Deck Verified games and one notable set of discounts on right now. Steam Deck Game Reviews & Impressions NBA 2K25 Steam Deck Review While many scoff at yearly sports releases, I’ve always been a fan of 2K’s NBA games despite the issues. NBA 2K25 is notable for a few reasons. The first…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for September 6th, 2024. Well, this is the last one. You’ll see one more special from me next week with a few reviews that have specific embargo dates, but this is the final regular SwitchArcade Round-Up for TouchArcade by yours truly. We’ve been at this for several years and I wish I could have seen the Switch through to its end with these articles, but circumstances dictate another course. We’re going out with another chunky one, with a pair of reviews from our pal Mikhail, a pair of Shaun reviews, a…

Later this month on September 27th, NIS America will release FuRyu’s action RPG Reynatis for Switch, Steam, PS5, and PS4 in the West. Ahead of the launch, I had a chance to talk to Creative Producer TAKUMI, Scenario Writer Kazushige Nojima, and Composer Yoko Shimomura about the game, inspirations, collaborations, how the project came into being, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, coffee, a potential Xbox release, and much more. This interview was conducted in parts with TAKUMI’s portion being done on video call with Alan from NIS America translating and then it being transcribed and edited for brevity. The portion with…

For a lot of folks who have been following Capcom’s fighting games over the years, the Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics announcement was unbelievable given recent events and the reception of the last Marvel vs Capcom game. As someone who has only played Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 and Marvel vs Capcom Infinite, I had always wanted to play the earlier games given the praise a few of them got from competitive and casual players. I’d be lying if I said I also wasn’t just excited to hear the Marvel vs Capcom 2 music officially because it is…

Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics ($49.99) As a fan of Marvel, Capcom, and fighting games back in the 1990s, Capcom’s line of fighters based on Marvel’s characters were like a dream come true. Starting off with the excellent X-Men: Children of the Atom, these games just kept getting bigger and better. Moving on to the wider Marvel Universe with Marvel Super Heroes, then the at-the-time unbelievable crossovers between Marvel and Street Fighter, on to the over the top Marvel vs. Capcom, and then the wildly over-the-top in all the right ways Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Capcom kept raising…

Over the years, I’ve been able to interview some of my favorite developers ever including a few I never though would be possible, but it isn’t often I get to talk to one of the few people responsible for what is likely my favorite game of all time. That’s where Christopher Ortiz AKA kiririn51 of Sukeban Games comes into the picture. We’ve covered their titles on TouchArcade for years because at one point VA-11 Hall-A was even supposed to come to iPad (and I asked about that later in this interview). With Sukeban Games’ newest project, .45 PARABELLUM BLOODHOUND, officially…

Back in December, I reviewed Square Enix’s monster collecting RPG Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince on Switch. I loved my time with it despite its many technical issues. I expected it to hit PC like Dragon Quest Treasures, another Nintendo Switch exclusive, but I didn’t expect a mobile release. Square Enix’s newest release of Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince on iOS, Android, and Steam brings all prior paid DLC into the game at a lower entry point, but removes one feature. This is the online real-time multiplayer battles. Beyond that, Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince on Steam…

When I first wrote about boomer shooters last year on Steam Deck and also on Switch, aside from New Blood and Nightdive, the most common name was Andrew Hulshult who has done some amazing music over the years. He recently was involved with the DOOM + DOOM II re-release that included his IDKFA soundtrack with new music for DOOM II, and having wanted to interview him for a while now, I finally had a chance to chat with him on call for a few hours to discuss game soundtracks, composition, bands he likes, guitar strings, pickups, cold brew coffee, his…

A lot of folks got into the SaGa series a long time ago through its many releases on prior console generations. For me, Romancing Saga 2 on iOS was actually my gateway into the series nearly a decade ago, and I remember struggling with it quite a bit initially because I kept playing it like a normal JRPG. Fast forward to today, I adore the SaGa series as you can see in the photograph at the bottom of this article, and I was surprised to see Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven, a full remake of Romancing SaGa 2,…

For our last full controller review on TouchArcade, I’ve been using the Victrix Pro BFG Tekken 8 Rage Art Edition for PC and PlayStation across my Steam Deck, PS5, and PS4 Pro for over a month now. Before I interviewed PDP Victrix about the controller and arcade sticks, I was very curious about the controller for its modular nature and also because I’ve wanted to try out another “Pro” controller after adoring the Xbox Elite (1st generation) and DualSense Edge over the years. Victrix Pro BFG Tekken 8 Rage Art Edition Controller – what’s in the box Usually, controllers just…

This is a post that I’ve known was coming for quite some time, but that doesn’t make it any easier to write. After more than 16 years TouchArcade will be closing its doors and shutting down operations. There may be an additional post here or there in the coming weeks as we try to honor any previously agreed to obligations, and a proper farewell post is in the works too, but as of now our normal daily operations have ceased. The reason we’re shutting down probably isn’t a surprising one: Money. Many of you who have followed TouchArcade for a…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for July 11th, 2024. In today’s article, we’ve got the nicest bunch of new releases we’ve seen in a little while. Ace Combat 7! Muv-Luv! Princess Maker 2! Parasol Stars! Tinkle Pit? We summarize all that is worth summarizing, then roll on over to the usual lists of new and expiring sales for the day. Let’s get to the games! Select New Releases Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Deluxe Edition ($59.99) Oh hey, an actual recent-ish Namco game on Switch that isn’t licensed fare. That doesn’t happen often. This is a…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for July 10th, 2024. It’s another Wednesday, and following in the theme of this week it is a very quiet day. Business is going to pick up tomorrow, but for today all we have is a bit of news, a single new release, and our usual lists of new and expiring sales for the day. But hey, that’s fine. It’s been so hot lately I have about 10% of my usual energy. So we’ll call it a half-break and move along. Let’s get to what we’ve got! News ‘Nintendo Switch Sports’…

Each and every day new mobile games are hitting the App Store, and so each week we put together a big old list of all the best new releases of the past seven days. Back in the day the App Store would showcase the same games for a week, and then refresh those features each Thursday. Because of that developers got into the habit of releasing their games throughout Wednesday or very early Thursday in order to hopefully get one of those coveted features spots. Nowadays the App Store refreshes constantly, so the need for everyone to release all on…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for July 9th, 2024. Another quiet release day today, but don’t worry because Thursday is looking loaded with new games. Good new games? I guess we’ll see. For today, I have a detailed hands-on with the cute SPYxFAMILY game that came out recently. Our pal Mikhail will be reviewing the Steam version of the game soon, so do keep an eye out for that. There’s one new release to check out, and that’s a licensed thing too. Then we have the usual lists of new and expiring sales, because we can’t…

Vampire Survivors+ and Temple Run: Legends headline August 2024’s new Apple Arcade games. The former is an App Store Great* while the latter is a new original game for the service. Both games arrive on August 1st, but there’s more planned through the coming weeks with Apple also confirming that Castle Crumble is getting an Apple Vision Pro update on August 29th. Vampire Survivors+ includes the base game and two DLCs. I’ve reached out to poncle to check if the remaining DLC will be arriving later if at all. While Vampire Survivors+ itself is free to play on iOS, it…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for July 8th, 2024. It’s a new week, and we starting things off with our usual review foot forward. I take a look at Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD and Cyber Citizen Shockman Zero, and I liked both of them. After that, there’s a new release to dig into. It’s not the most exciting of affairs, but some might pick it up anyway. Then, the sales. It’s the way we like to finish the articles around here, and today won’t be upsetting the order. Let’s get started on the week! Reviews &…

Hello everyone, and welcome to the week! It’s time once again for our look back at the noteworthy updates of the last seven days. It’s a relatively dire bunch this week, I regret to say. It’s like all the positive energy for the bunch was absorbed by a major update to a game that hasn’t seen much updating at all in the last fifteen years. Of course, you can keep an eye out for updates yourself by participating in the TouchArcade forums. This weekly summary is just here to fill you in on the things you might have missed. Let’s…

I feel like I just wrote about the last update for PiKuBo (Free) only a couple of weeks ago, and here we are again. If PiKuBo continues to grow at this rate, I predict the entire Earth itself will be swallowed up by November 23rd. We asked if we could get more puzzle packs, but we never stopped to ask if we should get more puzzle packs. Adequate intro. Let’s have a look-see at the latest update for this fun little 3D nonogram puzzler. Okay, the expected part first: there is a new puzzle pack you can buy for $0.99,…

I’m getting a little ahead of the curve this month, friends. While the new season has yet to drop thanks to the rather lengthy term of The Eternals, I’ve seen what is coming in Marvel Snap (Free), and I think it’s relatively safe to do our July deck-building guide right now. This was quite the month, with some long-standing tyrants of the meta finally taken down by some strong OTA balance tweaks. At least a couple of the Eternals have found their way into some decks as well. We’ll do our best to help you put together a deck that…

Updated on July 6th: Added new Anime Expo 2024 announcements from NIS America, Bandai Namco, Aksys, SEGA, and more. Welcome to this week’s edition of the Steam Deck Weekly. This week has been a bit light on news, and I was busy catching up with some long Switch games I’ve been reviewing like TSUKIHIME: A piece of blue glass moon and also Tekken 8 and Street Fighter 6 on PS5 and Deck. Anime Expo 2024 is on right now, and in addition to news from the event, there is a notable Humble Bundle and new Steam Deck Verified games this…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for July 5th, 2024. It’s Friday, and freedom has been defeated for yet another year. That means it’s time to look at the remaining Nintendo Switch releases of the week, plus a good bunch of sales coming in and going out. For a refreshing twist, our pal Mikhail also has a few reviews for you to check out. Let’s sally forth and get to the weekend! Reviews & Mini-Views TSUKIHIME: A piece of blue glass moon ($49.99) Many years ago, I played Steins;Gate as my first ever pure visual novel experience…

HoYoverse announced the next major Genshin Impact (Free) update with version 4.8 “Summertide Scales and Tales” for iOS, Android, PS4, PS5, and PC platforms. This update, releasing July 17th, will bring in a new limited-time summer map (Simulanka), the 5-star character Emilie, new outfits for Kirara and Nilou, seasonal events, a Yelan rerun, and much more. HoYoverse also mentions optimizations to long-term encounter points to store points and more coming in the update. As usual, pre-installation should go live a few days prior on mobile and PC. Watch the new Genshin Impact 4.8 “Summertide Scales and Tales” update trailer below:…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for July 4th, 2024. Happy July 4th to all our American readers out there! I’m not American and do not live in America, so I am working as usual. It’s a weird day today. Nintendo popped a huge new sale and dropped several games on the NES app for Nintendo Switch Online. And that’s a good thing because, perhaps owing to the holiday, the new release list is very thin indeed. Let’s check out what we have! News Seven NES Games Have Been Added to Nintendo Switch Online This was certainly…

Last month, tactical roguelike deckbuilder Wildfrost (Free) from Chucklefish got its major Friends & Foes update on Steam with it set to hit mobile and Switch as well later on. It did arrive on Switch soon after Steam, but the mobile version wasn’t available until right now in the 1.2.1 update. If you’ve not followed the game, Wildfrost hit mobile following its debut last year on Switch and Steam. Read my iOS review here. Wildfrost 1.2.1 on iOS and Android brings in 13 new enemies across four new battles, 20 new player cards, 13 new companions, 1 new pet, 12…

Each and every day new mobile games are hitting the App Store, and so each week we put together a big old list of all the best new releases of the past seven days. Back in the day the App Store would showcase the same games for a week, and then refresh those features each Thursday. Because of that developers got into the habit of releasing their games throughout Wednesday or very early Thursday in order to hopefully get one of those coveted features spots. Nowadays the App Store refreshes constantly, so the need for everyone to release all on…

Resident Evil 7 biohazard (Free) from Capcom released yesterday on iPhone 15 Pro (and Pro Max), iPadOS (M1 and later), and macOS (M1 and later) worldwide as a free to try game. It is a free to try game with a full game unlock in app purchase priced at $19.99 with an additional $19.99 purchase to upgrade it to the Gold Edition with all DLC. Following its launch, the excellent MrMacRight has uploaded a performance analysis video showcasing Resident Evil 7 biohazard on iPhone 15 Pro and three different iPad models showcasing the frame rate and resolution options. I haven’t…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for July 2nd, 2024. In today’s article, I have a few more reviews for you to dig into. I’ve got my assessments of Times & Galaxy, Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition, and Tchia. After that, there are a couple of new releases to check out. We’ll do that, then meet around the corner for the lists of the latest sales and expiring discounts for the day. Ready, steady, go! Reviews & Mini-Views Times & Galaxy ($19.99) This game is awfully clever. It has really sharp writing, and as far…

Ahead of its launch on Wednesday night (PDT) HoYoverse has started pre-loading for the mobile version of the urban fantasy action RPG Zenless Zone Zero (). Zenless Zone Zero will fully release on iOS, Android, PS5, and PC on July 3rd at 9 PM PDT. If you’re on iOS or Android, you should be able to download it right now. The initial download is a few GB, but the full game download from within is around 19GB on my iPhone 15 Pro. Alongside pre-installation going live, HoYoverse has revealed a few global events including the 2024 Zenless Zone Zero Global…

Resident Evil 7 biohazard () from Capcom has launched on iPhone 15 Pro (and Pro Max), iPadOS (M1 and later), and macOS (M1 and later) worldwide as a free to try game. If you missed the pricing info, Resident Evil 7 biohazard will have a full game unlock in app purchase priced at $19.99 with an additional $19.99 purchase to upgrade it to the Gold Edition with all DLC. Resident Evil 7 biohazard is the third modern Resident Evil release from Capcom on Apple hardware following Resident Evil Village and Resident Evil 4 Remake (Free). Capcom also announced that Resident…

Hello everyone, and welcome to the week! It’s time once again for our look back at the noteworthy updates of the last seven days. Lots of my favorites got updates this week, along with some games that are not so much my favorites. As a fun game, try to guess which are which. Either way, it’s a solid list this time. Of course, you can keep an eye out for updates yourself by participating in the TouchArcade forums. This weekly summary is just here to fill you in on the things you might have missed. Let’s go for it! Teeny…

Ever since its release in 2021 for Japan, my friends who play Falcom’s games kept telling me about how good The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak (henceforth Trails through Daybreak) was despite some rough edges at launch. It felt too good to be true back then because for a series like this, people (including myself) often joke about the barrier of entry across different platforms. I ended up trying the Japanese demo for Trails through Daybreak and was in love with the combat system and the visual upgrade. I had no idea about the story back then. Fast forward…

Next week, NIS America will launch The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak (known as Kuro no Kiseki in Japan) in the West for PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PS5. It is a masterpiece of an RPG and my current favorite Trails game. Read my review of it here. Ahead of the launch, I spoke to PH3’s Peter ‘Durante’ Thoman about the upcoming PC version, improvements since its Japanese release, working with Steam Deck OLED, HDR support, a potential PS5 release, and much more. There will be no spoilers in this interview, but we did discuss a lot about PC…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 28th, 2024. We’ve got several games to mop up in today’s new releases, with the Spy x Family game leading the pack. We take a look at all the games worth checking into, and then head on in to our well-liked lists of new and expiring sales for the day. Oh, and I did say I would remind you: that F-Zero 99 Maximus Cup event in Tetris 99 has officially kicked off. Go get those points so you can keep the theme. Let’s get to the games! Select New…

They got me! They got me good this time! Just a couple of days ago, Marvel Snap (Free) had a proper App Store update that didn’t contain any balance changes to the cards. I thought we were getting away with a peaceful week here after the last OTA update flipped the tea table into orbit. But no, we’ve got a sneaky little late-week OTA update here, and it has some changes that are definitely going to hit the meta. Let’s pick them apart. As usual it’s a mix of nerfs and buffs, but the biggest change here is to Angela.…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 27th, 2024. It’s Thursday, and the ball seems to be rolling again on eShop releases for this day of the week at least. We’ve got a bunch of games to check out today, including titles like Tchia, Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD, and NeoSprint. After that, there are the usual lists of new and expiring sales for the day in case your wallet needs further lightening. That’s us, the Lightening Force! Thunder sounds cooler. I’ll workshop it. Let’s go! Select New Releases Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD ($59.99) More Luigi? Sure,…

Hello again, friends. I’ve been having fun with this little series where I try to find games from other consoles that have been ported to the Switch, and it is time to pluck the low-hanging fruit. Indeed, this is the first article in this series where finding five more games I’d like to see is more difficult than finding ten that have already come. The Wii U had a tough life, and there are a lot of reasons why it failed but no one can say it didn’t have some great games. Many of them made the hop to the…

Each and every day new mobile games are hitting the App Store, and so each week we put together a big old list of all the best new releases of the past seven days. Back in the day the App Store would showcase the same games for a week, and then refresh those features each Thursday. Because of that developers got into the habit of releasing their games throughout Wednesday or very early Thursday in order to hopefully get one of those coveted features spots. Nowadays the App Store refreshes constantly, so the need for everyone to release all on…

Back in August last year, I wrote about the best boomer shooters on Steam Deck and PC. Since then, we’ve had new games, DLC, updates, and I’ve also gotten around to some I missed playing back then. This has been in the works for a while now, and I actually delayed it for Selaco (worth it) and Fallen Aces (this does not work on Deck yet, but will in the future). As with the last list, I’m not bothering with a fixed number and will be just including the games I want you to play in the genre on Steam…

Earlier this year, Hidden Variable’s Skullgirls Mobile (Free) revealed its roadmap for 2024 and we then saw the major version 6.2 update arrive with Prize Fight streak forgiveness where you can restore your streak for free once per Prize Fight with a low fixed cost beyond that, Marie’s stage joining in with new music, new monthly fighters, new fighters in standard relics, and free gifts for logging in. Today, Skullgirls Mobile 6.3 has gone live bringing in replays (finally!), a tune-up for Big Band, the Shard Exchange Store, new monthly fighters, balance adjustments, and more. The full Skullgirls Mobile version…

Hello everyone, and welcome to the week! It’s time once again for our look back at the noteworthy updates of the last seven days. As the temperatures rise and the kids finish out school for the summer, I’m sure we’ll be seeing plenty of seasonal updates rolling in over the next few weeks. We have a couple today, but it’s more the usual odds and ends than anything else. Of course, you can keep an eye out for updates yourself by participating in the TouchArcade forums. This weekly summary is just here to fill you in on the things you…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 19th, 2024. Yesterday we had that really nice Nintendo Direct, and I’m late to the party because of those villainous time zones. We’ll quickly run over some highlights from that presentation, go over another bit of news that I wanted to focus in on, then head into the new releases for the day. After that, we finish things up with the usual lists of new sales and expiring discounts. Let’s go! News Holy Smokes, What A Nintendo Direct That Was I went into this one with low expectations given…

Welcome to today’s edition of the Steam Deck Weekly. I didn’t think there would be much news this week, but the Nintendo Direct proved me wrong on many fronts as expected. Most of the third party games included are also coming to PC, and I will be playing them all on Steam Deck. Aside from the Nintendo Direct third party news, there are a few notable game releases this week including my early Steam Deck impressions of Elden Ring’s big expansion. Let’s get into the reviews and impressions first. Steam Deck Game Reviews & Impressions ELDEN RING Shadow of the…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 21st, 2024. We’re wrapping up the week today by taking a look at the remaining releases of the week to see if there’s anything cool in the lot. There might be! No spoilers. There might also be the usual lists of new and expiring sales of the day. Not telling! Wait, if I act coy about everything then there won’t be a hook to lure people into the article. Hoist by my own petard! Let’s get to work! Select New Releases Times & Galaxy ($19.99) You’re the first robo…

Hello again, friends. I’ve been having fun with this little series where I try to find games from other consoles that have been ported to the Switch, and with the port of Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon right around the corner I’ve decided to focus on Nintendo 3DS titles this time. Yes, Wii U is sitting right there. Maybe next time. Despite the inherent challenges in bringing 3DS games to a console without two screens, a relatively large number made the hop. We’ve got ten of our favorites here in no particular order, and for fun we’ve also added five more…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 20th, 2024. It’s Thursday today, and that means we have a number of new releases to check out. Nothing super high-profile, but some interesting looking games nonetheless. Maybe you shall buy one! Maybe you shan’t. I can only show them to you. I will also show you some sales, because that’s what we do around here. Let’s get to all of that now before someone else comes along to tempt you to spend money. That’s my job! Select New Releases Operation STEEL ($9.99) Despite the clear Gradius II homage…

If you missed my best Apple Arcade games feature covering what I consider the top tier games on the service, read this. This week’s Apple Arcade updates include one for Apple Vision Pro alongside the usual many game updates with new content and features. Apple just released Warped Kart Racers for Apple Vision Pro with Cityscapes: Sim Builder coming July 3rd for spatial gaming. Alongside that new release, many notable games have gotten updates. BEAST Season 6 is now live with four new perks, the Hero Road feature to unlock rewards for each character, and balance updates with 1.6.0. Japanese…

Each and every day new mobile games are hitting the App Store, and so each week we put together a big old list of all the best new releases of the past seven days. Back in the day the App Store would showcase the same games for a week, and then refresh those features each Thursday. Because of that developers got into the habit of releasing their games throughout Wednesday or very early Thursday in order to hopefully get one of those coveted features spots. Nowadays the App Store refreshes constantly, so the need for everyone to release all on…

Back when Apple announced multiple big console game ports for iPhone 15 Pro and iPad (with macOS in some cases), I had already experienced three out of the four games announced. The one I hadn’t really played, and one I decided to skip playing until iPhone, was Assassin’s Creed Mirage (Free) from Ubisoft. Assassin’s Creed Mirage was billed as a return to the more traditional entry in the series with a shorter runtime. That might not sound great to those who haven’t paid attention to Assassin’s Creed, but despite how good most of the new games are, there has been…

Last year, Shaun wrote about the best Apple Arcade games for 2023, but given how the service has been over the years, some games have been updated, others have left the service, and we’ve also had new additions. A lot has changed over the years, and I still can’t believe Apple Arcade is more than a few years old today. If you’re new to Apple Arcade or are thinking of subscribing soon, I hope this article helps you find something you like. All the games featured here are worth your time, and while some of them are available on other…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 17th, 2024. This is a fairly quiet Monday, and perhaps that isn’t surprising with all of the rumors out and about of an impending Nintendo Direct. Indeed, there’s a chance it has even been announced between when I write this and when it gets posted. Perhaps our pal Mikhail will slide that news in if it happens. We have no new releases today. It happens. We have two reviews today. That also happens. We have some sales! That always happens. Let’s get to all of that, shall we? Reviews…

Following its release date announcement, Honkai Star Rail (Free) version 2.3 pre-installation is now live. Honkai Star Rail 2.3 is titled “Farewell, Penacony”, and it launches beginning this Wednesday depending on your timezone for iOS, Android, PS5, and PC. Honkai Star Rail version 2.3 update will bring in the conclusion to the Penacony adventure, Firefly (5-star character), the Divergent Universe, Ruan Mei and Argenti as reruns, and a lot more with Origami Birds arriving as a new mini-game and Jade (5-star character). Watch the new Honkai Star Rail version 2.3 “Farewell, Penacony” update videos below: You can pre-install Honkai Star…

Look, I know not every single update needs me to come rushing out and shouting as I run up and down the street in my underpants, but when I like a game I will tend to find any excuse to bring it up in polite company. And who, dear reader, could be more polite company than all of you? Hence, here I am to let all of you know that the highly enjoyable 3D Picross-style puzzle game PiKuBo (Free) has a spiffy new update you might be keen to check out. Some finer details are inside if you click. Please…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 13th, 2024. It’s Thursday today, and while it’s not a particularly busy Thursday, it’s a lot better than what we’ve been dealing with for the last few days. We have several new releases to check out, and while none of them are going to burn the barn down or anything, there are a few that are at least worth considering. After that, it’s time for the lists of new sales and expiring discounts. Again, both a bit healthier than yesterday. Let’s get to it! Select New Releases Astrune Academy…

Blizzard has just released a huge summer update for Diablo Immortal (Free), dubbed the ‘Writhing Abyss’ update bringing in two new PvE experiences, the Rune system, new equipment, recurring events beginning from tomorrow, and more. This Diablo Immortal update follows the major update bringing in the Tempest class. Diablo Immortal now has more endgame activities and systems in place with the game continuing to expand as a part of the Age of Unmaking. Check out the official update page for this patch here. Highlights include the Abyssal Verge open-world monster hunter challenges, Erbban (modelled after the Purge the Depths game…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 12th, 2024. Wow, this is one mighty quiet Wednesday. A tiny number of new sales. A couple new releases. Ol’ Shaun doesn’t have any reviews ready to go, and neither does our pal Mikhail. While there is some news, none of it is really breaking the Shaun threshold for this kind of article. So we’re just going to push ahead with what we have, comforted by the knowledge that some kind of Direct is likely coming in the next week or two. Let’s dig in to what’s here! Select…

Having played the original Shin Megami Tensei V over four times on Nintendo Switch, I clearly loved the game despite its few flaws. Back then I wondered if we’d just see it ported to more platforms eventually with all DLC, or have to wait for the Switch’s successor for any sort of re-release. Maybe we’d get something like Persona 5 Royal that was built on the original, or something like Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse. I didn’t expect Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance. Having spent over 170 hours with Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance mostly on Steam Deck, but also…

Following yesterday’s announcement of both Resident Evil 7 biohazard () and Resident Evil 2 Remake for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, pre-orders for the former have gone live on the App Store. Resident Evil 7 biohazard will launch as a free to try release on iPhone 15 Pro (and Pro Max), and iPad and Mac with M1 and later hardware. The full game unlock will cost $19.99 with an additional $19.99 purchase to upgrade it to the Gold Edition with all DLC. Resident Evil 7 biohazard follows Resident Evil 4 Remake (Free) on Apple devices, and Resident Evil 2 Remake will…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 10th, 2024. As Mondays go, this is a light one. Lots of that news going around, but it’s really too much to even begin to cover in an article of our scope. That leaves us with a review, the usual new release section, and the lists of new and expiring sales for the day. But hey, that’s how it goes some weeks. Let’s slide on in and check out what we’ve got to get the week going! Reviews & Mini-Views Rider’s Spirits ($5.99) I find it interesting that we’ve…

Coffee Stain had a 10 year celebration video for Goat Simulator and Pilgor last month with a tease for new Goat Simulator 3 DLC and a Switch port being the highlights. During the Future Games Show, Goat Simulator 3 Multiverse of Nonsense was revealed as the game’s first major DLC. This DLC takes place in a new world letting you explore a cartoon town, metropolis where goats are humans, a mountaintop cioty, and a lot more with new gear. Goat Simulator 3 Multiverse of Nonsense launches on June 19th for PC and console platforms, but there’s no word on when…

Earlier this week, Netflix announced that the co-op action RPG The Dragon Prince: Xadia () will launch on July 30th for iOS and Android. Today, pre-registrations and pre-orders are live for Wonderstorm’s game. The Dragon Prince: Xadia is developed by Wonderstorm, the creators of The Dragon Prince animated series. The Dragon Prince Season 6 begins on July 26th via Netflix as well, and this game has you taking on the role of Xadia’s champions in co-op missions to defeat villains from the show. Watch the new trailer for The Dragon Prince: Xadia on Netflix below: If you’d like to play…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 7th, 2024. Today’s article has a little slice of all the things we like. Some news, some new releases, some reviews, and a lot of sales. Not a whole ton of the first two categories, but we take what we can get. Our pal Mikhail has a pair of reviews for us today, looking at Megaton Musashi and Hauntii. There’s a lot going on news-wise right now since it is June, but we’ll wait until the dust settles to see what’s what. For now, let’s summarize and go over…

While many folks likely discovered Capybara Games through the likes of Critter Crunch or even Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes, I first heard of the studio when I played Sword and Sworcery EP many years ago. I’ve been following Capybara Games since, and I even loved the games the studio was involved with like Sony’s Sound Shapes and, more recently, Capy’s own Grindstone, which is one of Apple Arcade’s best games. Today, Capy announced Battle Vision Network, an online PvP puzzle battle game intertwining color-matching puzzles with turn-based tactics. Ahead of the reveal and its launch in 2025, I…

HoYoverse just had its newest livestream detailing Honkai Star Rail (Free) version 2.3 “Farewell, Penacony” confirming that it will launch on June 19th for iOS, Android, PS5, and PC platforms worldwide. The Honkai Star Rail version 2.3 update will bring in the conclusion to the Penacony adventure, 5-star Firefly the Stellaron Hunter, the Divergent Universe, Ruan Mei and Argenti as reruns, and a lot more. This update will also see Origami Birds arrive as a new mini-game alongside Jade, another 5-star character. If you’ve not kept up with Honkai Star Rail, for a while, I recommend getting back to it,…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 6th, 2024. It’s Thursday today, which usually means a ton of new releases. This week, however, we don’t have quite as full a selection. Maybe related to that whole Keighley business, I don’t know. We’ll take a look at what we have, an interesting batch led by Fading Afternoon. After that, we head into the usual lists of new and expiring sales. Some decent stuff in there, too. Let’s get into the games! Select New Releases Fading Afternoon ($19.99) From yeo, the developer behind The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa…

We all remember Marvel’s Eternals, the most successful movie ever released in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A landmark event in film history, it grossed four billion dollars and changed the way we think about the medium. Why, that year you could scarcely find a child on Halloween who wasn’t dressed as Sersi or Phastos. The only reason we don’t have a sequel yet is that no one can figure out how to top the first. While we wait for that, Marvel Snap (Free) has a brand new season for us based on this hot cross-media phenomenon. Let’s check out the…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 4th, 2024. It’s a relatively quiet day for new releases, but there are a couple at least. Before we look at those, I have a few reviews for you to enjoy. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, The Quintessential Quintuplets Double Pack, and Capes are in the spotlight today, and they’re all pretty good for what they are. In addition to the reviews and new releases, we have the usual lists of new and expiring sales for the day. Let’s dig in! Reviews & Mini-Views Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door…

The Southpaw Games-developed and Neowiz-published roguelite platformer Skul: The Hero Slayer () is now available on iOS and Android through Playdigious as a premium release. If you missed it, Playdigious released a new mobile gameplay trailer showcasing the interface and more last week. Watch it here. Skul: The Hero Slayer where you play as a skeleton slaying heroes to save the demon king from the army of Carleon. Following its debut back in 2021 on PC and consoles, it is available on mobile platforms, and I’m looking forward to playing it later today. If you pre-ordered or pre-registered for it,…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 3rd, 2024. In today’s article, we’ve got a handful of reviews to get the week going. All from Shaun today, as our pal Mikhail is busy with other affairs. I give my thoughts on Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord, Umbraclaw, Goliath Depot, and Arcadia: Colony. After that we have a few new releases to check out, plus the usual lists of new and expiring sales. Plenty enough for a Monday. Let’s get into it! Reviews & Mini-Views Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord ($29.99) It’s kind…

Capcom just announced a match 3 puzzler based on its Monster Hunter franchise in the form of Monster Hunter Puzzles (). Monster Hunter Puzzles is set to launch on June 27th for iOS and Android across the world. Monster Hunter Puzzles aims to deliver “advanced match 3 puzzles” with pieces moving diagonally, vertically, and horizontally as you try to solve puzzles and repel monsters. Monster Hunter Puzzles aims to be a cute puzzle game involving the Felynes from the series and it also features notable monsters from the series including Rathalos, Lagombi, and more. Watch the Monster Hunter Puzzles announcement…

In recent years, LEGO has been enjoying a profitable second life as a mash-up specialist, forming fruitful partnerships with IKEA, Batman, BTS, NASA, and countless other brands and entities. But its most successful collaborations have been in the world of video games. Ever since LEGO Harry Potter hit the shelves in 2001 we’ve seen a steady stream of blockbuster tie-ins involving franchises like Batman, Pirates of the Caribbean, Jurassic Park, Lord of the Rings, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now it’s the turn of Hill Climb Racing to share the limelight with Denmark’s most beloved export. In the unlikely event…

Next week, the Southpaw Games-developed and Neowiz-published roguelite platformer Skul: The Hero Slayer () hits iOS and Android from Playdigious. Ahead of its launch, Playdigious has released a new mobile gameplay trailer showcasing the Skul: The Hero Slayer interface and more. If you’ve not followed the game, Skul: The Hero Slayer launched back in 2021 on PC and consoles, and it has gone on to sell over 2 million units so far across platforms worldwide. Skul: The Hero Slayer has you playing as a skeleton slaying heroes to save the demon king from the army of Carleon. It has always…

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Steam Deck Weekly and the final one for the month. Ahead of the many gaming events and showcases in June, May isn’t showing any signs of slowing down with game releases. I’ve been slowly still catching up to older games on Steam Deck and the many new releases. This week’s article has many reviews and Steam Deck impressions. In addition to the games I’ve reviewed, there are game updates, trailers, news, and more as usual. Let’s get into the reviews and impressions first. Steam Deck Game Reviews & Impressions This week’s edition has…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 31st, 2024. In today’s article, we wrap up the month of May by looking at the last releases of this week. Not a whole ton, but a few interesting ones. Mostly reasonably priced, too. After that, we have some sales to check out. New sales, expiring sales, both of them get their own list as usual. A breezy close to a busy week. Let’s get to the weekend! Select New Releases O-VOID: Console Edition ($4.99) A simple one-button platformer that some of you might remember in its mobile form.…

This week, another notable Apple Arcade game has gotten an Apple Vision Pro release in Where Cards Fall (). It won an Apple Design Award back in 2020, and is now playable with tactile and accessible controls for Apple Vision Pro. It will feature natural gestures for controls, and remains one of the more interesting games available on the service from a few years ago. Alongside this major Apple Vision Pro game update, a few notable games have gotten content updates on Apple Arcade. Doodle God Universe has its summertime event on now with new elements and reactions. Crayola Adventures…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 30th, 2024. It’s Thursday, and that means a bunch of new games hit the eShop today. We’ve got summaries of all the games worth summarizing, and that’s the bulk of today’s festivities. After that, we’ve got the usual lists of sales. A healthier bunch of new sales than yesterday, and a small but steady list of expiring ones. Let’s get into the games, shall we? Select New Releases Ninja Kamui: Shinobi Origins ($24.99) I’m not familiar with the anime series this game is based on, but this G.rev-developed side-scrolling…

Each and every day new mobile games are hitting the App Store, and so each week we put together a big old list of all the best new releases of the past seven days. Back in the day the App Store would showcase the same games for a week, and then refresh those features each Thursday. Because of that developers got into the habit of releasing their games throughout Wednesday or very early Thursday in order to hopefully get one of those coveted features spots. Nowadays the App Store refreshes constantly, so the need for everyone to release all on…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 29th, 2024. In today’s article, I’ve got a big review for you to read covering 1000xRESIST, a game that completely blew my socks off. I love getting the occasional reminder of why I love this medium so much. After that, some new releases. You might like them! Then, a teeny-tiny list of new sales and a not-so-tiny list of expiring ones. Sure, that all sounds like a solid Wednesday. Let’s get to it! Reviews & Mini-Views 1000xRESIST ($19.99) Wow. That’s the first thing that comes to mind. After reading…

Apple just announced the Apple Design Awards nominees for 2024 ahead of WWDC. These include a plethora of games and apps across different categories and Apple platforms. The newest addition is spatial games here. The award categories are split up into: Delight and Fun, Inclusivity, Innovation, Interaction, Social Impact, Visuals & Graphics, and Spatial Computing. The game nominees for Delight and Fun are What The Car?, NYT Games, and Hello Kitty: Island Adventures. For inclusivity, the nominees are: Unpacking, Quadline, and Crayola Adventures. The innovation nominees are COD Warzone Mobile, Lost in Play, and Wavelength. The interaction nominees are Little…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 28th, 2024. Okay, I have to apologize. I planned on having some reviews ready today, but I played 1000xRESIST for several hours instead. The good news is that I should have my review of that game ready tomorrow, but that leaves us with a pretty sparse article for today. We have a few new releases to check out, and we’ll do just that. We also have the new and expiring sales, and that’s quite nice. That’s pretty much it, but it is what it is. I think if there’s…

Vampire the Masquerade – Coteries of New York ($4.99) from Draw Distance and Dear Villagers, the visual novel experience based on Vampire the Masquerade 5th Edition is now available on iOS as a premium release. The Android version will follow later today. The mobile version of Vampire the Masquerade – Coteries of New York has been handled by PID Games, and it features the complete experience of the power struggle between two vampiric factions set in the Big Apple. I skipped the Switch version of Vampire the Masquerade – Coteries of New York, but own it on Steam. If I…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 27th, 2024. Holiday? What holiday? Shaun never stops! And that’s a good thing, because neither does the eShop. I’ve got a couple short reviews for you today, looking at NecroBouncer and the latest EGGCONSOLE release Golvellius. After that, we have two new releases to check out. We wrap things up in our usual fashion, with a look at the lists of the latest sales and expiring discounts for the day. Let’s get to it! Reviews & Mini-Views NecroBouncer ($13.99) I found myself teetering on the line of what score…

Indie Live Expo 2024 took place this weekend, and there were a ton of announcements for Steam and consoles. Not much for mobile right now aside from one trailer and one announcement from Unreal Life publisher room6. room6 will be publishing (via Gematsu) the SYUPRO-DX-developed Feeling Death on mobile and PC platforms. Feeling Death involves the “Feeling Couple Game” that involves the protagonist of the story. The adventure game features investigations and more with the player deciding who survives. Obviously I’m reminded of Danganronpa with the pink blood in the screenshots, but I always love playing games like that. Watch…

PiKuBo (Free) pleased me greatly when it released a little while back. It’s essentially a take on Nintendo’s 3D Picross, but with a user interface that makes a lot of sense on mobile. With the way the game was set up, offering a free puzzle pack and selling a couple more as IAPs, it seemed inevitable we would be seeing more from it. And hey, here we are. So what exactly do we get in this new update? Shaun investigates! I like saying “Shaun investigates!”, it makes me feel like a proper journo. Okay, so about that PiKuBo update. One of…

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Steam Deck Weekly. Like I said last week, there are just too many interesting games releasing these days, and I’m trying to cover as much as I can. If you missed our coverage from earlier in the week, read about how awesome Final Fantasy XIV is on Steam Deck here and my thoughts on the early hours of Monster Hunter Stories’ remaster here. In addition to the games I’ve reviewed, there’s some interesting news across fighting games, Steam sales, and more today. Let’s get into the reviews and impressions first. Steam Deck Game…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 24th, 2024. We’ve wrapped up another week, and that means we’ve got some new releases to check out and a list of new sales to dig into. But today we also have a little bit of news and a full-sized review from our pal Mikhail to round things out, so that’s nice. Plenty here to keep you entertained and bereft of spending money, to be sure. Let’s dive in and put this week to bed! News iam8bit, Geometric Interactive, and Annapurna Interactive Launch Physical Release of Cocoon with Vinyl…

Is it time once again for more balance changes in Marvel Snap (Free)? I mean, I’m writing this so it must be. The meta in this game has been absolutely chaotic over the last couple of months, but the combination of new cards and a few of the previous balance changes have seen a particular deck or two rocketing to the top. This latest OTA update seeks to address some of that. And you probably know what that means: the ol’ nerf bat is out for blood. Let’s check the damage. There are definitely a lot of nerfs this time…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 23rd, 2024. It’s Thursday, so we have a lot of new games to take a look at. Indeed, there are plenty of ways to go broke today. Not just all the good new games, and there are several, but also courtesy of a decent list of new sales. We’ve got summaries of the best of the new releases, plus the usual lists of new and expiring sales. Let’s get into the games! Select New Releases Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door ($59.99) The GameCube classic returns in this remake of…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 22nd, 2024. In today’s article, we make our way through another somewhat slow Wednesday. I have a short review for you of the Switch port of SaGa Emerald Beyond, and there are a few new releases worth checking out as well. After that, it’s the usual lists of new and outgoing sales to consider. Tomorrow will be a lot busier on the whole as usual, so do look forward to that. Let’s get to the good stuff! Reviews & Mini-Views SaGa Emerald Beyond ($49.99) I wrote a lengthy review…

Niantic and Capcom have just pushed out a new major feature update for Monster Hunter Now (Free) with version 76.2. This update brings in the Driftsmelting feature. Driftsmelting lets you add skills at random to your armor, upgrading it more than before. A new Driftsmelting menu is now in-game. This feature also encourages walking as the process is only completed after walking for a bit. An Insta-Smelt option will also be available. Driftsmelting adds one skill at random with a total of 10 skills that can be added to a single piece of armor. To Driftsmelt, you need Driftstones which…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 21st, 2024. In today’s thrilling Tuesday edition, we’ve got a couple more reviews for you to enjoy. I take a look at Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution first, then head into some very strange waters to give you my thoughts on PO’ed: Definitive Edition. After that, we’ve got a few new releases to check out, and then the usual lists of new sales and expiring discounts. Let’s get to work! Reviews & Mini-Views Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution ($49.99) Some games are more enjoyable than they really should be, and that’s…

Story-rich open world action RPG Wuthering Waves (Free) from Kuro Games launches worldwide beginning this Wednesday for iOS, Android, and PC. If you pre-ordered or pre-registered for it on mobile, you can now download Wuthering Waves ahead of its full launch. Wuthering Waves is from the developers of Punishing Gray Raven, and I’ve been looking forward to seeing how it feels on iOS for a while now. I just woke up to the pre-download notification on the App Store. If you do pre-download Wuthering Waves, launching it will have you accepting the terms and then a small download of 123MB…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 20th, 2024. It’s the start of a new week, and in this column that means you’re getting some reviews. Three this time, all from yours truly. I take a look at Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, Qualia: The Path of Promise, and Musashi vs Cthulhu. Really covering the whole spectrum there. We have a few new releases to look at today, and we naturally have our usual lists of new and outgoing sales for the day. Let’s get down to business! Reviews & Mini-Views Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes ($49.99) Broadly…

Dead Cells ($8.99) had an animated series announced last year, and we finally have our first trailer for it. The animated series is titled Dead Cells: Immortals, and it will debut on June 19th in French on Animation Digital Network’s official service. The animated series is being made by Bobbypills who do the superb animated trailers for the game and co-produced by Animation Digital Network in France. It will have its first five episodes on June 19th with the remaining to follow. The first trailer looks a bit different to what I had in mind, but it definitely captures the…

Each and every day new mobile games are hitting the App Store, and so each week we put together a big old list of all the best new releases of the past seven days. Back in the day the App Store would showcase the same games for a week, and then refresh those features each Thursday. Because of that developers got into the habit of releasing their games throughout Wednesday or very early Thursday in order to hopefully get one of those coveted features spots. Nowadays the App Store refreshes constantly, so the need for everyone to release all on…

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Steam Deck Weekly. I remember thinking May would be a leaner month to catch up on the backlog with. I couldn’t have been more wrong. There are just too many great games releasing lately, and I’ve been playing many of the ones I was interested in on Steam Deck. Some of those have been covered today through reviews and impressions. In addition to that, a superb Humble Bundle, interesting news, and Steam Deck Playable & Verified titles from Valve, round off this week’s feature. Let’s get into the reviews and impressions first. Steam…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 17th, 2024. In today’s article, our pal Mikhail has a whopping three reviews for you to enjoy. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer, and Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER all have titles that are a bit too long in my opinion, but how are the games themselves? Mikhail’s got you covered. After that, I take a look at the remaining noteworthy releases of the week, plus offer up the lists of the latest sales and expiring discounts. Let’s get to it! Reviews &…

Another week of new Apple Arcade game updates is upon us. This week’s highlights include Sunblink and Sanrio’s Hello Kitty Island Adventure (), Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop, Tamagotchi Adventure Kingdom, and Castle Crumble on Apple Arcade getting big updates alongside some smaller ones for other games on the service. Hello Kitty Island Adventure brings in photo opportunities in each island, the creation station in the Merry Meadow, mermaid scales appearing all over the island, Starfall, new stories, new visitors, and much more in this week’s major update out now. If you’ve not gotten Hello Kitty Island Adventure yet, read Shaun’s…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 16th, 2024. Heh, Lagwagon. It’s a Thursday today, and that means a whole bunch of games got dumped onto the eShop. I’ll remind folks that I am no longer covering every release, but I believe I have included a summary of just about every game worth considering today. Beyond that, we’ve just got the lists of new sales and expiring discounts, but that’s plenty. Let’s get into it! Select New Releases Lorelei and the Laser Eyes ($24.99) There are only three things you need to know about this one…

At the recent Triple I initiative showcase, top down roguelite shooter Brotato ($4.99) had new DLC revealed with a free local co-op update in the works for PC. This week, a new teaser video for the free local co-op update on PC revealed the Particle Accelerator weapon coming to Brotato. The Steam news story for this teaser doesn’t say much about it barring that it is an elemental weapon included free in the local co-op update coming this summer (to PC). It is worth noting that the local co-op update for Brotato hasn’t been confirmed for mobile yet. I assume…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 15th, 2024. In today’s article, we’ve got a little bit of everything. A pinch of news, a smidgen of reviews, a couple of new games, and the usual lists of new and outgoing sales. Truly, a blessed Wednesday. The review in question is for Rainbow Cotton, by the way. I wanted to get more reviews out today, but that’s how things go. Anyway, that’s probably enough of a preamble. Let’s get to the gaming goodness! News ‘Super Mario Land’ & Other Game Boy Launch Titles Join Nintendo Switch Online…

Mojang has been releasing a lot of new Minecraft ($6.99) content updates and paid DLC for the Bedrock version of Minecraft for all platforms, and we likely will learn more of what is coming this year during Xbox’s showcase next month. Ahead of that, Minecraft on iOS has gotten what feels like its first discount ever bringing it down to just $1.99 from $6.99. I know the game has seen some regional discounts before, but as far as I’m aware, this is the first global discount for the game on the App Store bringing it to just $1.99 if you…

Top Hat Studios’ recently announced comedy RPG from developer Nico Papalia Athenian Rhapsody has launched worldwide on iOS ahead of it hitting Android, PC, and consoles later today. If you’ve not kept up with it, Athenian Rhapsody is inspired by games like Earthbound and Undertale, it seems great based on the little I played today on iPhone. Athenian Rhapsody will be priced at $14.99 on PC and consoles, but the iOS version is a free to start game with a $7.99 single in app purchase to unlock the full game. I’m still curious to see what the “souls-like platonic dating…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 13th, 2024. In today’s article, we kick off the week with four reviews for you to enjoy. Our pal Mikhail has his full evaluations of Surmount and Tales of Kenzera: TAU, while I take a look at Endless Ocean Luminous and the EGGCONSOLE release of Wanderers from Ys. After that, we have a few new releases to check out, plus our usual lists of new and expiring sales. Let’s dig in! Reviews & Mini-Views Surmount ($14.99) Surmount is a physics-based platforming and climbing adventure game with a blend of…

During the Bloomberg Technology Summit (via The Verge), Xbox president Sarah Bond spoke about the Xbox mobile gaming store and how the company plans to launch it this July offering an experience that is accessible across all devices and countries independent of any closed ecosystem restrictions. This store will feature first party titles like Minecraft ($6.99) and Candy Crush, but she goes on to say that it will be extended to other parties as well. This will let Microsoft attempt to have an alternative to the App Store on iOS and Google Play on Android. It will start on the…

We all know how rich the Switch’s library is across most genres, but a few stand out more than others. Life simulation games, cozy games, farming simulation games, and hybrids of all three seem to do amazing on the system, but that isn’t surprising since the Switch is the “coziest” console of all time right? When I started playing Nintendo’s Endless Ocean Luminous, I realized just how much I enjoyed booting it up for a short session to unwind before moving to some RPG or the other. There are loads of games like that on Switch where I keep them…

Simogo has been one of the best developers on not just mobile, but in general over the years. Every game is a creativity explosion, and the developer’s newest hits Switch and Steam next week in Lorelei and the Laser Eyes. Read my thoughts on the opening hours here. Ahead of that launch, Simogo has launched a new version of its website to catalog its career across all games. The new site is also a way for the team to preserve its history and depend less on social media. I love how it looks, and I urge you to check it…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 10th, 2024. In today’s article, we’re closing out the week with a look at the remaining releases hitting the eShop today and one news story from Mikhail. No need for an abbreviated take this time; there are only four games total. We summarize most of them, throw one in the bins, and then mosey on over to the sales corner. There we find our lists of new sales and discounts set to expire over the weekend. Let’s finish things up! Sea of Stars Physical Release Out Now Sabotage Studio…

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Steam Deck Weekly. I’m surprised at how many great games have been released lately, with more to come this month that I’m excited to cover. This week already saw four anticipated indies released and most have delivered. I’ll be covering a game I was waiting to see patched and more that I’ve been playing today across reviews and impressions with a bonus from Shaun. In addition to that, there’s been a lot of interesting games news and Steam Deck Playable & Verified titles from Valve in addition to an update for Steam Deck…

It never fails: Shaun drops a new deck building guide for Marvel Snap (Free), and a new balance patch hits the next day. It’s just the rules of the universe, my friends. This is one of the OTA (over-the-air) updates that comes a couple times a month, and as such it really just adjusts some values on a handful of cards. That said, Marvel Snap is a game where value adjustments can result in some big changes to how it plays. Let’s have a look and see what’s in this one, along with a little analysis. I think this time…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 9th, 2024. In today’s article, we’ve got a solid grab bag of goodies for you. A couple of news items, which is rare for a Thursday. Then, new releases. We’re doing something a little different from today forward. I will not be writing about every single game that comes out, but rather the ones that really look good. Something had to give for me time-wise, and this is what I chose. After that, we have the usual lists of new and outgoing sales. A big day, so let’s get…

After the Among Us collaboration DLC, I had no real idea what to expect from Vampire Survivors (Free) for its next potential DLC. I assumed that was a sign that we’d just see popular indies like maybe Risk of Rain, but never in a million years did I think we’d see Vampire Survivors collaborate with Contra. Can you imagine telling someone Vampire Survivors has a collaboration with a Konami IP, but it isn’t Castlevania? I sure wouldn’t have believed you back then. Today, the Vampire Survivors Operation Guns DLC is launching worldwide for iOS, Android, Switch, Xbox, and PC platforms.…

Thinking back to when I first got my iPhone, one of the earlier games I bought was a decent little take-off of Nintendo’s 3D Picross called Oh! Cube. It was implemented fairly well, and I had a nice time going through all of its puzzles. I expected more games along those lines, but just as on consoles, they never really came. Well, here’s one: PiKuBo (Free). It’s pretty clear what it’s doing if you’ve played 3D Picross before, but the devil as always is in the details. Is it worth trying out? Investigation time! Let’s talk the money stuff first,…

Following pre-installation going live earlier this week, HoYoverse has released the Honkai Star Rail (Free) version 2.2 update “Then Wake to Weep” on iOS, Android, PS5, and PC platforms worldwide. This update’s download size was 11.7GB approximately on iOS for the pre-installation with under 500MB required now. It includes new and returning characters with it being a culmination for the Penacony adventure. ARobin and Boothill will join as new characters alongside the return of Topaz & Numby who get a rerun. As for the main story content, players will be introduced to new Dreamscapes like the Dreamflux Reef, Moment of…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 7th, 2024. It’s a surprisingly slow day today outside of a bit of news from Nintendo’s president saying that the company will talk about Switch’s successor sometime this fiscal year, but not at the June Nintendo Direct. I do have one review for you to look at, and there are a couple of Bin Bunch new releases as well. Sales? We’ve got a few of them. Lists of new and expiring ones are here as ever. Let’s get to business! Reviews & Mini-Views Cyber Citizen Shockman 3: The Princess…

A few days ago, THQ Nordic announced its next digital showcase in the form of the aptly named THQ Nordic Digital Showcase 2024. This event is set for August 2nd at 3 PM EDT / 12:00 PM PDT with news around the publisher’s titles like Gothic 1 Remake and Titan Quest II which are both planned for PC and consoles. I missed the news that HandyGames would be hosting a pre-show for the showcase. This is great news for mobile players since I imagine we will get some port announcements or updates on existing games revealed during. If you’ve not…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 6th, 2024. In today’s article, we start off our week with a few reviews. I take a look at Class of Heroes 1 & 2: Complete Edition, El Shaddai Ascension of the Metatron HD Remaster, and Armed and Gelatinous: Couch Edition, three very different releases that each have their own quirks. After that, we head into the new releases of the day, and as usual for a Monday they’re bin-heavy. We finish things up in the usual fashion with the lists of new and expiring sales, and they’re not…

Ahead of its launch beginning this Wednesday, HoYoverse has begun Honkai Star Rail (Free) version 2.2 update “Then Wake to Weep” pre-installation on iOS, Android, and PC platforms. The full update launches on PS5 as well as announced recently. The Honkai Star Rail 2.2 update download size is 11.7GB approximately on iOS for the pre-installation. This update will include new and returning characters and it will be a culmination for the Penacony adventure. As for new characters, Robin and Boothill will join in alongside the return of Topaz & Numby who get a rerun. Honkai Star Rail 2.2’s main story…

Over the last few years, there have been many indie games that debuted on PC and consoles that felt like they’d be a perfect fit for mobile. Some of those took years to show up on mobile while others never made it so far. Devolver Digital and Four Quarters’ dark fantasy roguelike RPG Loop Hero (Free) hit mobile this week through Playdigious, and just like Slice&Dice, it feels dangerous to have installed. Don’t even ask me what will happen when Balatro finally arrives on iOS, but I’ll worry about that when it happens. Back to Loop Hero, which has been…

Welcome to this week’s long edition of the Steam Deck Weekly. I’ve been playing quite a few games on Steam Deck over the last few weeks, and have finally gotten around to re-testing a few I wanted to review before but held off on covering for some reason or another. This week, I’ve done a few reviews and Steam Deck gameplay impressions before we get into the many interesting Steam Deck Verified games including a few unreleased ones, EVO Japan 2024 news, and more. Steam Deck Game Reviews & Impressions The remake of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons was…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 3rd, 2024. May the third be with you! Hm. Doesn’t quite work, does it? No Star Wars surprises this year, friends. We have several new releases to look at, but perhaps owing to the Golden Week holidays in Japan, it’s not exactly a bumper crop. Lots of bin stuff, in fact. But there are a few cool games to consider, including one that you play using a box. After looking at those, we’ll go into our usual lists of new and expiring sales. Let’s finish the week! New Releases…

Civilization VI (Free) on iOS from Aspyr wasn’t working for those running iOS 17.4 and later, and the developer had no ETA on a fix. As of an hour ago, Civilization VI has finally been updated on iOS to address this. I have the game installed on iPhone 15 Pro and it now loads correctly and let me resume my cloud saves. I don’t have it installed on iPad right now, but I assume this also fixed launching the game there. Aspyr has updated its support page for this error as well to confirm that it has been fixed with…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 2nd, 2024. We’ve got a lovely Thursday platter full of new games to dig into today, including the latest release published by Nintendo: Endless Ocean Luminous. We summarize all the games worth summarizing, then head into the lists of new and expiring sales for the day. That will about do it, because I am bound and determined to get hot dinner tonight. Let’s get to the games! New Releases Endless Ocean Luminous ($49.99) The latest in Arika’s series of underwater exploration games takes things in a slightly new direction…

Following its announcement early last month, Apple just released the three new Apple Arcade games for May 2024. I say new because they are new to the service, but this month features only App Store Greats. The highlight of the month is definitely the incredible deckbuilding roguelike Dicey Dungeons+ (). Read my 5/5 review here and our Game of the Week feature on it here if you’ve not played it yet. Following that, A Slight Chance of Sawblades+ from Singaporean solo developer Yong Kian Chin and beach paradise adventure match-three puzzler Summer Pop+ join Apple Arcade. I’ve not played the…

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 1st, 2024. It’s a new month, and I’d like to say it’s bringing some excitement with it. Alas, it is a Wednesday, and that means it’s pretty quiet. There are a handful of new releases, but the most noteworthy is one of those deals where you pay more to play the game a bit early. We summarize the ones worth summarizing, toss a couple in the bins, and then head on over to the sales section to check the lists of new and expiring discounts. Let’s get to what…

Coffee Stain is celebrating 10 years of Goat Simulator and Pilgor with a brand-new video out now that goes over the many releases the franchise has seen over the years. The most recent releases are Goat Simulator 3 hitting iOS and Android as a premium release a few months ago, and it coming to Steam after being an Epic Games Store exclusive for a while. I still can’t believe it has been that long since Goat Simulator debuted, but here we are. The video stops with a tease for “2024 and beyond” revealing DLC and what is obviously a Switch…