'Alto's Odyssey: The Lost City' Launches on Apple Arcade on July 16

[MacRumors]

Toronto-based game developer Snowman today announced that "Alto's Odyssey: The Lost City" will be launching on Apple Arcade on Friday, July 16, as one of several new classic games being added to the subscription-based service.

First released in 2018, Alto's Odyssey is an award-winning endless sandboarding game with beautiful procedurally generated graphics, dynamic lighting and weather conditions, and original music. In the Apple Arcade edition of the game, players will embark on a sandboarding journey to find a new biome called The Lost City and unearth the secrets hidden within, with the classic Alto's Odyssey experience preserved.

At the heart of Alto's Odyssey and its 2015 predecessor, Alto's Adventure, is physics-based movement with a one-touch trick system.

A long list of classic games were added to Apple Arcade in April, including "Fruit Ninja" and "Monument Valley," and more classics are coming soon, including "Angry Birds Reloaded" and "Doodle God Universe." Priced at $4.99 per month, Apple Arcade provides access to a catalog of nearly 200 games without ads or in-app purchases across the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV, with additional titles added periodically.

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[0128672]

I love Alto's Odyssey and I look forward to The Lost City. I like Snowman's work and also look forward to the release of its game, Distant.

Snowman – A small studio handcrafting big ideas.

Snowman is a small studio handcrafting big ideas. Creators of The Alto Series, Where Cards Fall & Skate City. Coming Soon: DISTANT.

www.builtbysnowman.com

 

[satchmo]

Looks great.

I’m not a gamer, but I’m tempted to try Arcade via Apple One service as my Apple Music subscription is ending and my iCloud storage is filling up.

It’s easy to see how Apple services is killing it financially these past few years.

 

[syklee26]

Why doesnt Apple acquire old school game catalogs from Capcom or Neogeo or something…their arcade games will attract many people.

 

[iFan86]

So are the days of non subscription games over with? I only play a game once in a great while and even then it would be something considered very classic now days. Pac The Man, Maelstrom, Cro-Mag Rally use to always be on my Mac but now none are even compatible. Yes, I know I'm not in todays demographic but are us old guys out of luck when it comes to our classic games.

 

[iSayuSay]

In the end all the classics will be on board the Arcade. By that time I will subscribe into Apple One. Right now Apple Music should suffice for my needs.

 

[ghostface147]

Apple Arcade is so weak. They need AAA mobile games. The problem is that there’s no money in it. Companies make more money from IAP. Nintendo even said so.

 

[DeepIn2U]

Why doesnt Apple acquire old school game catalogs from Capcom or Neogeo or something…their arcade games will attract many people.

I don't the appeal for the target market is as high anymore. I think I used to remember NeoGeo (multi-game arcade boxes I think) and Capcom. It's possible some of their catalog is in extended licensing deals which could affect such acquisition interests. Most don't even recall those classic arcade games in their catalog.

 

[thefourthpope]

Alto has been a great series so far with such long playability. Can’t wait for this one.

 

[boswald]

Why doesnt Apple acquire old school game catalogs from Capcom or Neogeo or something…their arcade games will attract many people.

I would love to see Samurai Showdown on an iPhone! ❤️

 

[gaanee]

Does it mean that it's only available on Arcade and not a one-time purchase?
Alto's games are nice and I have purchased previous two games but can't justify a monthly subscription for a game which I play occasionally in spare time. I am not interested in subscribing to the entire Arcade catalog.
If they release it as a one-time purchase then I would happily get it.

 

[0128672]

Does it mean that it's only available on Arcade and not a one-time purchase?
Alto's games are nice and I have purchased previous two games but can't justify a monthly subscription for a game which I play occasionally in spare time. I am not interested in subscribing to the entire Arcade catalog.
If they release it as a one-time purchase then I would happily get it.

Yes, that's what it means.

 

[Johnny907]

I'm two months into my three month trial, and so far the only game I've played consistently enough to leave it downloaded is Solitaire+. Apple needs to get it together with this Arcade business.

 

[svish]

Really like the original game. Hoping this one will also be good.

 

[rolfwiggum]

I wish you could buy Apple Arcade games without a subscription. There isn’t enough for me to warrant paying for it constantly.

 

[Tech198]

These games always look good... There is already an offline 'Beyond a Steel Sky' version i have and it requires Directx 12 in windows...

Awesome games. I'd rather wait than pay for a subscription.

 

[millerlite]

So are the days of non subscription games over with? I only play a game once in a great while and even then it would be something considered very classic now days. Pac The Man, Maelstrom, Cro-Mag Rally use to always be on my Mac but now none are even compatible. Yes, I know I'm not in todays demographic but are us old guys out of luck when it comes to our classic games.

Get a raspberry pi