I would say, if you also mentioned the category of the game, it would be very helpful. I am looking for strategy games on Apple Arcade and no way to search and find them.
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All the Games on Apple Arcade at Launch
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Yesss angry 'real gamers' pleeeease don't stop
I had that same thought! I wish the games were labeled too. I like RPG.
I came into the forum to see if anyone was discussing the games themselves.
Same here. Signed up on iPhone X iOS 13GM. I’ve grabbed a few puzzlers (tint., Word Laces & Patterned) to try, but a category grouping would be very helpful. SO far its been scroll and stop on anything that looks vaguely puzzle-like.
One the plus side, the service is well presented in terms of descriptions, screenshots and preview videos.
Time to kick the tires.
Doesn't look boring to me and not bad for $5/mo. If they start putting classic 80s/90s games on here, it's a wrap.
"Grrrrrr ... so amazing"
For a launch, it isn't bad especially for the first free month. It'll get better.
I was thinking the same thing. I would imagine there will be lots of youtube videos showing the available options in days to come. The problem I have is I don't know any of them, but I'm interested to see what is available at around a fiver a month.
I hope it’s not like Netflix where games come and go, but I have a feeling it is.
Yeah that was exactly where I was coming from.
I know for at least some of them Apple was helping to fund them, so maybe they will be exclusive. I can't remember all the details.
Is it for hardcore gamers like you though?
I'll be subscribing purely for Beyond a Steel Sky. You're a gamer, doesn't a highly anticipated sequel like that excite you?
For me this is the ultimate example of how Apple has completely missed the ball when it comes to games on the iOS platform.
There are tons of existing and recent PC game titles that would work perfectly with touch, and they are just screaming out for a conversion to iPad / iPhone. Each and every one of those are almost certainly much better experiences than the games that have been produced for Arcade, even if some of them look promising.
Apple could have reached out to work with publishers / developers to help them convert quality titles and reward them for it, perhaps bringing them on board for future releases on the platform.
There are tons of existing and recent PC game titles that would work perfectly with touch, and they are just screaming out for a conversion to iPad / iPhone. Each and every one of those are almost certainly much better experiences than the games that have been produced for Arcade, even if some of them look promising.
Apple could have reached out to work with publishers / developers to help them convert quality titles and reward them for it, perhaps bringing them on board for future releases on the platform.
Patterned is my new favourite puzzler. The puzzle game equivalent of a long soak in a deep hot bath with salts. If there are just a handful of this sort of slow, gentle brain tickler on the service with more added/rotated in over time, then I’m in.
Tried Tint. (Watercolour based puzzler), Word Laces (make words from available letter/phonetic tiles relating to the picture clue), Grindstone (only tried briefly on the basis that the developer did the fantastic Might & Magic: Clash Of Heroes XBOX 350 game) and Patterened. So far I’ve enjoyed them all and not a time gate, Crystals/gems micro transactions or other ‘freemium’ nonsense in sight.
On the basis of the last hour alone I’ll be renewing the subscrption in a months time,
Tried Tint. (Watercolour based puzzler), Word Laces (make words from available letter/phonetic tiles relating to the picture clue), Grindstone (only tried briefly on the basis that the developer did the fantastic Might & Magic: Clash Of Heroes XBOX 350 game) and Patterened. So far I’ve enjoyed them all and not a time gate, Crystals/gems micro transactions or other ‘freemium’ nonsense in sight.
On the basis of the last hour alone I’ll be renewing the subscrption in a months time,
As a console/PC gamer there are a few developers here that pique my interest. Probably not for a long term subscription but perhaps for the trial period or a month longer.
Whilst Apple are just making more money by solving a problem they created with a problem of a race to the bottom, I'm glad there's an outlet for developers to put games without exploitative mechanics and have a chance at making some money back.
It'll be interesting to see if making these games exclusive (I assume they won't be on other platforms) is worth it in the long run. I can't imagine the profit per game being very high and how long does the tail go.
Whilst Apple are just making more money by solving a problem they created with a problem of a race to the bottom, I'm glad there's an outlet for developers to put games without exploitative mechanics and have a chance at making some money back.
It'll be interesting to see if making these games exclusive (I assume they won't be on other platforms) is worth it in the long run. I can't imagine the profit per game being very high and how long does the tail go.
Not worth it. None of the games on this subscription are worth a monthly fee.Yes, you can get Gungeon for $4.99 a month.
I was able to gain access:
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The lineup looks fantastic and is an incredible deal at $4.99 but it really should have been its own app. It doesn't make sense being a tab in the App Store. Hopefully Apple will realize that and have an Arcade app in the Home Screen and free up the App Store for downloading apps.
The lineup looks fantastic and is an incredible deal at $4.99 but it really should have been its own app. It doesn't make sense being a tab in the App Store. Hopefully Apple will realize that and have an Arcade app in the Home Screen and free up the App Store for downloading apps.
Honestly this is the only argument I can really see, here. A roguelike is something you buy once and play for, probably, years. Absolutely not worth 5 a month. I'd be you could find some other rad games in the arcade, but if you're just going for roguelikes then you've got a very valid point
Skate City is the best one I've played so far.
Overland would be good on an iPad.
Hot Lava has some screwy controls.
Those are the only ones I've played so far.
Overland would be good on an iPad.
Hot Lava has some screwy controls.
Those are the only ones I've played so far.