The soft launch games you need to know about

 

Take a peek at the games in testing from mobile’s biggest developers.

For ease of use, the below games are sorted by publisher, and then listed alphabetically. All details are subject to change. This article is updated as games drop in and out every other week.

Since the last update, Moon Active has removed Match Dreams: Tile Puzzle from soft launch.

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EA
EA Sports FC Tactical

This has launched on the App Store and Google Play in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia only. There are more regions coming soon, according to EA’s social feeds.

Plants Vs Zombies 3 Evolved

Newly subtitled Evolved, Plants Vs Zombies 3 is back for its third round of Android-only soft launch testing in the UK, Singapore, Ireland and Kazakhstan, according to Appmagic.

The Sims Labs: Town Stories

Another potential Sims game is in testing on iOS in Australia, South Africa and Philippines on iOS. It’s the same markets on Android, plus Argentina, according to Appmagic.

Fingersoft
Hill Climb Racing 3

The latest entry in the physics-driven racing series introduces real-time multiplayer for the first time. It has soft launched on Google Play in the UK, Norway, Sweden, and Finland.

FunPlus
Dark Shot Survival

Appmagic says this post-apocalyptic survival strategy game has soft launched on Android in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the UK and the US.

Garena
Garena Free City

The Free Fire maker appears to be gearing up to launch a GTA-like game. It first soft launched on Android in Argentina only, according to Appmagic, but it is now registering downloads in Philippines, Algeria, Egypt and other smaller markets.

Hoyoverse
Petit Planet

A closed beta for this cosmic life simulation game will launch on November 7. This test will be available on PC and iOS, but not on Android.

Level Infinite/Tencent
Pool City – 8 Ball

Appmagic says this new 8 Ball Pool rival is now in soft launch on Google Play in Australia, Canada, China, Indonesia, Mexico and the Philippines. The iOS version is available in Indonesia and the Philippines too.

Metacore
Havisham Park

Havisham Park is Metacore’s latest soft launch, following on from the now-removed Marigold’s Estate, Mystic Tide, To Pie For, Fantastipark, Homestead Revival, Boho Resort, Farmerge, Merge Plaza, Sugar Works and more.

Grandma’s Solitaire Secrets has also been removed from soft launch recently, having been in beta since November 2024.

Miniclip/Sybo
Farm Rush: Harvest Tycoon

This farm simulator has soft launched on the App Store in the Turks and Caicos Islands, according to Appmagic.

Paint Brawl: Color of War

This multiplayer paint brawler has been spotted on Google Play in Australia, Portugal and the Philippines, but isn’t currently available, says Appmagic.

Pure Crime: Gangster Shooting

Miniclip’s Derby studio appears to be taking on GTA with this new open world crime game. It popped up on Appmagic in Philippines as a Google Play-only placeholder.

Puzzling.com

This puzzle game offers players new challenges daily including Crossword, Sudoku and Word Search. It’s currently testing on Google Play in the UK, according to Appmagic.

Subway Surfers City

Sybo’s newest infinite runner is out now on iOS and Android in Denmark, Canada, Indonesia, Netherlands, Philippines and UK.

Triple Match Stickers

The maker of Triple Match, Ilyon Games, is testing a new sticker-themed variation on the formula. Appmagic says it is picking up downloads in Brazil, Israel, Finland and several other smaller markets.

Moon Active
Coin Master – Board Adventure

The minds behind Coin Master appear to be taking on Monopoly Go with this one – which itself is Scopely’s big-brand version of Coin Master.

It’s currently available on iOS and Android in Canada, India, Philippines, Romania and Sweden, according to Appmagic.

Hole Stars: Puzzle Game

This appears to be Coin Master maker Moon Active’s take on Voodoo’s Hole.io, and it has soft launched on iOS in India and Philippines, according to Appmagic.

Playrix
Aqua Match

Playrix takes its match 3 formula underwater. Aqua Match is currently available in 12 markets on both iOS and Android.

Austin’s Odyssey

This was first launched under Playrix’s test account, Max Go. This one’s a new casual match-3 puzzle title, and is currently out in soft launch on Google Play only in Australia, Canada, India and the United States, according to Appmagic.

FamilyScapes

This is a ‘scapes game that leans into a family drama type narrative. It appears to be in soft launch on Android only in the US, Canada, Australia, Indonesia and India.

Match Around

Appmagic says this new combo of match 3 and merge 2 mechanics is generating downloads in India and Indonesia, and is also set up for soft launch in Australia, Canada and the US. It’s Google Play only for now.

Questbound

Here’s something a bit different from Playrix, a squad battler with a fantasy theme. Appmagic says it is currently live in Australia, Canada, India, Indonesia and the US on Android only.

Roomscapes

This one is Google Play only, and is picking up a small number of downloads in India, US, Indonesia, Canada, Australia and other smaller markets.

Scopely
Monopoly Go Chat

This official Monopoly Go companion app lets users talk, text and play together. It’s soft launched on the App Store in France, according to Appmagic.

Sega/Rovio
Angry Birds Match World

As first spotted by pocketgamer.biz, Rovio is turning its hand to match 3 with its latest Angry Birds soft launch. It’s only available in Finland on iOS for now.

Angry Birds Rush

This one appears to be in early testing on iOS and Android in the US, according to Appmagic. It takes the classic catapult action of the originals and turns it into a third person game where players smash through “famous moments in history”, according to the game’s store page.

Bloom City Match

The Angry Birds maker has released this puzzle-and-decorate game in Canada, Denmark, Finland, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Czech Republic and the UK for both iOS and Android.

Sonic Blitz

Sega has launched a technical test for this collectible card game, which is developed by Rovio. It’s currently available on iOS and Android in Brazil and the Philippines.

Supercell
Boat Game

Following a recent invite only alpha test, this third person looter-shooter appears to be approaching soft launch on Google Play. It is poised for release in 29 markets, mainly in Europe, but also in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico, Appmagic says.

Project Rise

Supercell held an alpha playtest for this in-development action-RPG in January, but still no word on a soft or global launch just yet. Supercell rebooted Clash Heroes as Project Rise in June 2024, describing it as a “social action RPG roguelite”.

Supercent
Frozia: Eternal Frontier

This casual survival game is not picking up downloads yet, but it is set up for release in South Korea, Puerto Rico and the US on Google Play, according to Appmagic.

Jewelry Hunter Go

The Pizza Ready maker continues to test new titles in soft launch, and this one appears to be a match 3 with a Monopoly Go-like meta. It’s set up to be tested on Google Play in the US and South Korea.

Take-Two/Zynga
CSR 3 (NaturalMotion)

Zynga and NaturalMotion is testing the next CSR game in Malaysia, South Africa, Indonesia and Italy on iOS and Android.

Defend the Castle (Small Giant)

This card collecting tower defence game has soft launched in the Philippines on Google Play, according to Appmagic.

FruitFall! (Gram)

This Suika Game-inspired puzzler is in soft launch on iOS and Android in the UK.

Sort Factory (Rollic)

Color Block Jam maker Rollic appears to be testing this follow-up to Match Factory. It looks very similar to another game it had in soft launch recently called People Flow.

Top Goal: Soccer Champion (Nordeus)

This new PvP online football title from the maker of Top Eleven is in soft launch in 12 markets, including Canada, Malaysia, Argentina, Mexico, Italy and Colombia on iOS and Android.

Tripledot
Block Kingdom

This looks like a mix of Block Blast and Royal Match,  and some familiar renovation tropes. It’s in testing on iOS only in Turkiye.

BubbleGo

Tripledot’s take on the bubble shooter is now in soft launch on both iOS and Android in Indonesia and Philippines.

Marble Match: Sort Puzzle

This one’s being tested Indonesia and Philippines but on both iOS and Android.

Ubisoft
The Division Resurgence

This one has been in soft launch for years, but Ubisoft’s latest financials suggest it’s going global by March 31 2026 at the latest.

Rainbow Six Mobile

Ubisoft’s other long-in-development shooter is also expected to arrive globally by March 31 2026 at the latest. As we reported recently, Ubisoft has said the game is nearing a global release after over six and a half years in development and contributions from 11 different Ubisoft studios, plus input from Tencent.

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