Amber Neely
Apple has released a new video to their YouTube highlighting some upcoming titles to Apple Arcade, showing off a wide variety of games from both big name and indie developers.
The video is a 100-second promo of some of the titles we can expect to show up on Apple Arcades' launch day. Titles showcased include many that we've already seen highlighted elsewhere.
Hot Lava by Klei Entertainment, a competitive platformer that reimagines the childhood game "the floor is lava." Players will dash through levels in an attempt to complete objectives before others.
Earth Knight by Cleaversoft is a hand-painted, randomly generated side scrolling runner. Every time a player launches the game, they'll be greeted with a new experience.
Skate City by Snowman is a fresh take on the skating genre. Players can pull off complex stunts with intuitive tapping and swiping gestures
Jenny LeClue - Detectivu by Mografi is a narrative-driven game where players control both Jenny, the titular character, as well as a second main character — the author writing about Jenny's adventures.
Lego Brawls by LEGO allows up to 12 friends to come together to create, customize, collaborate, and brawl together in classic Lego style. Lego Brawls will also allow players to turn their Apple TV into a scoreboard for everyone who is playing.
Sayonara: Wild Hearts by Annapurna is a music-heavy game designed to make players feel as though they're playing in a music video. Every stage is a different song and incorporates elements of both endless runners and rhythm-based games.
Sonic Racing by SEGA, Pac-Man Party Royale by Bandai Namco Entertainment, and Frogger in Toy Town by Konami bring beloved characters to Apple Arcade and into the hands of players everywhere.
Other titles shown in the video include Shinsekai: Into the Depths, Cricket Through the Ages, ShockRods, Redout: Space Assault, Super Impossible Road, Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm, and several others.
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I’m a Diablo (or clone) and Civilization kind of guy. I can see a Diablo clone benefiting from a subscription model... but I’m not seeing anything from Apple that is remotely close to that.
I’m sure people will give it a try at 5$ but the content (I’ve seen) is directed at children...PG13 and under.
Well the price is attractive but the games seem a little 1980s influenced. A sideways scrolling runner, a platformer, Frogger and Pac Man: I'm a little disappointed but perhaps there're other genres as yet unannounced.
No, but making something “directed at children” DOES mean that it will be PG-13 and under. Which is all that he is saying. Why are you twisting his words around?
A few of the games shown caught my eye (especially Shinsekai), some are clearly not aimed at me, but as noted on stage the entire array comprises over 100 games. It is a super safe bet that you'll find at least one that's worth $5 to play for a month. That's a great price for the amount of entertainment a typical user will get out of it.