Most of the games are low effort mobile trash, just without the MTX and ads. This turns it from a chore to barely a game.
There *are* a handful of genuinely good titles on the service, but they are few and far between. Basically only Fantasian. Only game on there worth a damn.
The new titles also include a new city-building game by former SimCity developers…
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Apple added 20 new games to its Apple Arcade subscription service.
[*] Four of the games are brand new titles exclusive to Apple Arcade, while the other 16 are App Store games stripped of their microtransactions or ads.
[*] Cityscapes: Sim Builder is a new city-building game with a focus on sustainability.
[*] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate is a brand new roguelite game with co-op for up to four players.
[*] What the Car? is a third game by the comedy games studio Triband, billed as a racing game created by a team who knows nothing about cars.
[*] Disney Spellstruck is a word game developed in partnership with the co-creator of the popular game Words with Friends, featuring characters from Disney movies.
[*] All 20 games explained with screenshots are detailed in the article.
Octodad is a game where players control an octopus trying to pass off as a human, and it features comical gameplay.
PPKP+ is a pixel art game that combines RPG and beat 'em up elements, and players fight monsters to put things right in the city.
Snake.io+ is an updated version of the classic Snake game where players aim to become the biggest snake on the board by outlasting others.
Temple Run+ is an influential endless runner game that involves running along an infinite path while collecting items and avoiding obstacles.
Time Locker+ is a shooter game where players control the game's speed by moving their finger and stop time to plan moves.
Very Little Nightmares+ is a puzzle adventure prequel to Little Nightmares where players guide Six, a young girl in a yellow raincoat, through a strange mansion to help her escape.
Apple Arcade is a subscription-based gaming service that provides ad-free and in-app purchase-free versions of games.
The App Store versions of PPKP+, Snake.io+, Time Locker+, and Very Little Nightmares+ have in-app purchases or up-front fees, which are removed in the Apple Arcade versions.
Need to eventually cancel the 'Gold' part of the Gamepass Ultimate and just get Gamepass. Use the 5 bucks on Apple Arcade.
It's been over a year since I used the free months of Apple Arcade but it seemed almost worth it. They need to make more one finger playable games IMHO.