Here every Friday you’ll find the latest global releases, new soft launches and everything in between.
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Hole Stars: Puzzle Game (Moon Active)
This appears to be Coin Master maker Moon Active’s take on Voodoo’s Hole.io, and it has soft launched on iOS in the Philippines, according to Appmagic. It follows on from another recent Moon Active soft launch, Coin Master – Board Adventure, which appears to be the Israeli firm’s spin on Monopoly Go (which is itself a take on Coin Master).
Kingdom Rush Battles (Ironhide)
The first-ever multiplayer entry in the Kingdom Rush series is a player versus player tower defence game. It’s soft launched on Android and iOS in Canada, Indonesia, the Philippines and Uruguay.
Hitman: Absolution (Feral Interactive)
Originally released in 2012, IO Interactive’s stealth action game is coming to iOS and Android this autumn via port specialist Feral. It’s available to pre-order on the App Store for $14.99, or pre-register on Google Play. It’s also coming to Switch in late 2025 and Switch 2 in 2026.
Digimon Alysion (Bandai Namco)
Players can now apply to participate in a closed beta test for this mobile card game. There are 10,000 spaces available and registration is open until August 3 on Android and iOS, PocketGamer reports.
Farlight 84 (Farlight Games)
This pet-catching battle royale will receive a major update on August 7, an effective reboot and relaunch of the game. The V2 introduces a new first-person mode, upgraded graphics, redesigned gameplay systems and fresh mechanics.
Realm: Boundary Sword (ByteDance)
According to Appmagic, TikTok owner ByteDance is the publisher of a new action RPG based on the hit manga franchise Bleach.
Warline: Sniper Strike (Lilith Games)
This military sniper strategy game has soft launched on Android in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Puerto Rico, Appmagic reports.
Pilgrims (Amanita Design)
This week’s free Epic Games Store title on mobile is an adventure game from the team behind Machinarium and Samorost. It’s available to claim until August 7 through the Epic Games Store on Android worldwide and iOS in the EU only.
The Kingdom: Middle Ages (BoomBit Games)
Boombit has billed this as a “cozy yet deep” life sim-RPG. It has soft launched in Germany, ahead of a worldwide release, which is apparently “soon”.
Criss Cross Castle (Simply Sweet Games)
This word-based puzzle adventure game is available now on iOS and Android.
