Here every Friday you’ll find the latest global releases, new soft launches and everything in between.
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Sonic Rumble (Sega)
This Sega and Rovio collaboration is a party game featuring 32-player battle royale challenges. Following 900k pre-registrations, it will be released for iOS, Android and Steam on May 8.
Thronglets (Night School/Netflix)
This is perhaps Netflix’s most interesting transmedia effort yet – a real version of the fictional game that drives the Plaything episode in Black Mirror’s new season. It was released day and date with the new TV series yesterday, April 10. You can read much more about it here.
The World of Peppa Pig (Netflix)
Featuring puzzles, mini-games, memory challenges and colouring activities, this “all-in-one app” based on the popular children’s TV show is coming to Android and iOS in June for Netflix subscribers.
What the Clash? (Triband)
The latest title from What the Golf? and What the Car? maker Triband will launch on May 1 as an Apple Arcade exclusive.
Also new and incoming on Apple Arcade
Katamari Damacy Rolling Live, the latest entry in Namco’s quirky action-puzzle series, was one of six games added to Apple Arcade last week.
The others were Taito’s Space Invaders Infinity Gene Evolve, Lykkegaard’s jigsaw puzzle game Puffies, Atari’s theme park sim RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic+, Marmalade Game Studio’s digital board game The Game of Life 2+, and StoryToys’ educational adventure Sesame Street Mecha Builders+.
In May, the service will also welcome virtual pet game With My Buddy (developed by Neilo Inc), Lego Friends Heartlake Rush+ (StoryToys), Words of Wonders: Search+ (Fugo Games) and Sumi Sumi: Matching Puzzle+ (Imagineer).
Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead (Headup)
This oddball crossover of physicsy bridge building and zombie TV show is this week’s free game for those using the Epic Games Store for mobile, which is available worldwide on Android and in the EU only on iOS. The game is free until April 17.
Sweet Escapes Go (AppLovin)
This sweet-themed roguelike adventure has soft launched on Google Play in the US, Finland, India, Portugal and the Philippines, according to Appmagic.
World Reborn (Wicked Saints)
This blended-reality game with fantasy novel-style visuals is now available on the App Store. Players are required to complete various tasks in the real world in order to progress its choice-driven story, GamesBeat reports.
Out of the Park Baseball 26 Go (OOTP Developments)
The mobile version of this baseball management simulation game is now available on the App Store and Google Play, priced at $11.99.
Hungry Horrors (Clumsy Bear Studio)
While it’s coming to PC first, mobile and console versions of this culinary roguelite deckbuilder are also in the works, it’s been announced.
Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective (StoreRider)
Adapted from the children’s book series Pierre The Maze Detective, this adventure puzzle game is coming to Android soon, While pricing hasn’t been confirmed, the first chapter will be free, with an IAP required to unlock the full game. Players who pre-register will get 20% off the launch price.
Kingdomino Digital (Meeple Corp)
This official adaptation of the board game Kingdomino is coming to iOS and Android on June 26, priced at $4.99. The tile-placement strategy game will also be released for Steam in Q4 2025.
Minion Rumble (Com2uS)
This casual roguelike RPG is now available to download on the App Store and Google Play.
Athena: Blood Twins (EFUN)
Following 10m downloads in Asia, pre-registration for this MMORPG is now available on iOS and Android in Europe and America. While a release date hasn’t been confirmed, the App Store is listing May 15.
