Here every Friday you’ll find the latest global releases, game dates, new soft launches and everything in between.
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Honkai: Nexus Anima (Hoyoverse)
Hoyoverse’s creature-catching RPG Honkai: Nexus Anima will run its last beta test, the final closed beta, from November 25 on PC, iOS and Android. Sign-ups are open now via a questionnaire on the official website, and all player data will be wiped when the test ends.
The open-world game is due to launch in spring 2027, and pre-registration is now open on the App Store.
As reported earlier this week, Hoyoverse also confirmed that its life sim Petit Planet is launching wordwide on December 4
WB All-Star Mayhem (Kabam)
Marvel Contest of Champions maker Kabam has quietly announced its next game, a squad RPG starring a mix of characters from Warner’s ‘cartooniverse’, including Batman, Bugs Bunny, Scooby Doo and more. There’s no trailer or any release date information yet.
Crossy Road Rush (Hipster Whale)
The latest Crossy Road game is launching as an Apple Arcade exclusive on November 5.
Atari and Hipster Whale describe Crossy Road Rush as an “arcade-action platforming runner” and can be played by up to four players around a single device or online.
A quick peek at the Arcade tab also tells us that there are two more titles being added to the line-up on November 5: State of Play’s chill colour puzzler Kami 2 and Food Stylist from Zeste, both reworked editions of the existing App Store games with the ads and IAPs removed.
Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar)
As spotted by Game File, What’s On Netflix reports that Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption is leaving Netflix in December. The western was added to the service around a year ago.
Vampirio (Outfit7)
Talking Tom maker Outfit7 has released Vampirio, a roguelike action RPG that mixes base-building and tower defence. Players build up their fort during the day and fight off waves of monsters at night, and can raid rival players’ forts.
It’s out now on iOS and Android everywhere except mainland China, Vietnam and Korea, and on Steam with a limited feature set. Vampirio is the first game from Cell Division, a new division within Outfit7 set up to try new genres and audiences.
Silver Palace (Elementa)
The Unreal Engine 5 game has passed 15m pre-registrations. It’s set in a Victorian-inspired city powered by a substance called Silverium, and has real-time character switching in combat. It’ll launch in 12 languages.
GigaBash (Passion Republic Games)
Kaiju brawler GigaBash is coming to mobile for the first time, launching on Google Play on November 10 at 7pm PST.
The mobile version will have crossover DLC packs featuring characters from Godzilla, Ultraman and Gamera Rebirth. GigaBash has passed 1m downloads across PC and console.
The Farmer Was Replaced (Metaroot)
Programming game The Farmer Was Replaced, in which players write code to automate a farming drone, is out now on iOS and Android. Swiss publisher Metaroot says the game has sold more than 1m copies on PC.
The mobile version was developed by Ateo and comes with a custom keyboard for writing code on a touchscreen. It also includes new DLC The Miner Was Replaced, which launched on Steam on the same day.
Gunboat God (Fireshine Games)
It costs $12.99/£9.99/€12.99 on Switch. It’s the first solo game from Melbourne-based developer Thomas Janson, aka Janson Rad, and has more than 200 levels.
Firsts (Bleppo Games)
Bleppo Games, the UK studio behind Word Salad and Number Salad, has announced Firsts, a daily mini crossword built for mobile. It launches on iOS, Android and web browsers on November 26.
Instead of typing, players swipe through letters on a hexagonal grid to answer clues, with the first letter of each answer marked in blue.
Absolum Mobile (Playdigious)
Indie roguelite Absolum is out now on iOS and Android through Playdigious. It available at a discounted $11.99 for two weeks.
