Apple Arcade

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Apple Arcade
Apple-arcade-logo.svg
Developer Apple
Type Video game subscription service
Launch dateSeptember 19, 2019;4 years ago (2019-09-19)
Platform(s) iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Vision Pro
Operating system(s) iOS 13 or later, iPadOS 13 or later, macOS Catalina or later, tvOS 13 or later, VisionOS
StatusActive
Pricing modelUS$6.99 per month or US$49.99 annually
Website Apple Arcade

Apple Arcade is a video game subscription service offered by Apple. It is available through a dedicated tab of the App Store on devices running iOS 13, VisionOS, tvOS 13, iPadOS 13, and macOS Catalina or later. [1] [2] The service launched on September 19, 2019. [3]

Contents

It offers video games that exclude practices such as in-app purchases and advertisements. Most games on the service are indie games or previously existing mobile games.

Features

All games available on the service are free of advertisements, in-app purchases, data tracking processes, and always-on DRM, meaning games can be played offline and without interruptions. [2] Subscribers can share access with up to five others through family sharing and the service can also be purchased through the Apple One bundle. Both standalone subscriptions and the Apple One bundle provide a free one-month trial and can be cancelled at any time.

Games on the service feature integration with Game Center and iCloud, allowing games to implement social features such as achievements and leaderboards, and to carry data between devices when linked to the same iCloud account. In addition to Apple's own products, many games are compatible with third-party controllers such as the DualShock 4, DualSense and Xbox Wireless Controller, [1] with support for Joy-Con and the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller added with the release of iOS 16. [4] By extension, controllers modeled after classic Nintendo and Sega gamepads for use with Nintendo Switch Online are also supported with iOS 16. [5] On Apple TV, some Apple Arcade games require controllers outright, for instance Sonic Dream Team.

Although some games on the service have watchOS support in game versions that are not on Apple Arcade, for instance Lifeline, [6] no game versions that are included in Apple Arcade have watchOS support.

History

Apple Arcade was announced in March 2019 at an Apple Event showcasing their various upcoming services. It launched in September 2019 with 71 games, with Apple stating that the number would grow to over 100 by 2020. [7] The apps support a minimum of 14 languages and can be accessed in over 150 countries. [7] Launch titles included Sneaky Sasquatch , What the Golf , Sayonara Wild Hearts , Rayman Mini , Exit the Gungeon , and Lego Brawls . [8]

Noted publishers and developers that have partnered with Apple to create Arcade games include Capcom, Sega, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Konami, and Annapurna Interactive. [3] Developers cannot release their Apple Arcade games on other mobile platforms due to exclusivity agreements, but are allowed to release their games on console or PC. Apple does not share game performance metrics with developers, only revealing whether the game has been accepted onto the Apple Arcade platform. [9]

There are several categories within the platform that group together similar games based on their premise, genre, level of difficulty and more. Some categories include "adventure", "puzzle", and "education". [2] There is also a category called "daily play suggestions", which offers a curated selection of games based on the consumer's download and gameplay history. [2]

In June 2020, Bloomberg reported that Apple ended its contract with some future Arcade titles and shifted its strategy to seek games with stronger engagement to retain subscribers. It was further noted that Apple invited former Arcade partners to return and develop titles that would fit Apple's new strategy. [10]

On April 2, 2021, Apple released a number of new games and announced that it would be bringing "Timeless Classics" and "App Store Greats" to the service. These are versions of pre-existing popular games already available on the App Store with in-app purchases and ads removed, denoted by a "+" at the end of the application name. Notable games added to the service include Fruit Ninja Classic +, Monument Valley +, and Threes!+ . [11] [12] Unlike titles developed exclusively for Apple Arcade, these games are only available for iOS and iPadOS devices, and are largely intact versions of the original games without microtransactions.

Years after its launch, the service had been met with significant criticism for its engagement-based payment and removal of video games, rendering some exclusive titles to be lost media, a perceived lack of new content as well as the shift of focus to a family audience. Apple Arcade head Alex Rofman noted that while games with low player counts had to be removed as they could not "grow its player base month over month", they are still "an outlet for indies with creative, innovative ideas", contradicting reports of Apple's apparent ill treatment of independent game studios and cancellation of an unknown number of games that were in development. [13] [14]

Reception

According to CNET, "Every game platform rises or falls on whether it has games that people actually want to play. The breadth of Apple Arcade's catalog, bolstered by consistent new releases and updates, is impressive. There are a ton of different types of games -- mystery games, family games, puzzle games, nostalgic games and more." [15]

In TechRadar, David Lumb wrote, "The hope is that Arcade games distinguish themselves, and the service as a whole, thanks to Apple assistance written into the platform. When developers sign their games up to be on Arcade, the company pledges an undefined level of financial support to give creators breathing room to make the games they want to make." [16]

Referencing Lifewire, artist and programmer Tyrone Evans Clark told Lifewire, "I feel personally more attracted to the Apple Arcade because they have more of a variety pack of games to choose from," "Nintendo's Switch Game Store has a limited number of games, and they are mostly predominantly Nintendo brands such as anything relating to the characters Mario, Zelda, Pokémon, etc. Apple Arcade, on the other hand, has a little bit of everything for everyone." [17]

Jordan Minor of PC Magazine wrote, "That's why, as someone who believes in mobile gaming's potential, Apple Arcade's launch was so exciting. For $5 per month, Apple gives you access to a fast-growing library of nearly 200 premium games to enjoy on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV with a real controller connected. None of these games compromise their design with garbage F2P mechanics, and that's so refreshing to see in this space." [18]

Revenue

In 2018, premium games on the App Store generated US$476 million while free-to-play games produced US$21.3 billion in revenue. [9] Also, the number of premium apps available on the App Store fell from 21.6% of total App Store games in 2014 to 9.3% in 2018. [9] Some analysts argue that this is a contributing factor to the development and founding of Apple Arcade, with the economic perspective that consumers will be more incentivized to pay a subscription fee to access a range of premium apps rather than purchasing individual premium games. [19] Others have argued that Apple Arcade is another source of revenue for Apple and enables them to compete with other video-game subscription services like Google Play Pass and Xbox Game Pass. [3]

Apple spent $500 million to launch Apple Arcade. Apple pays app developers an upfront fee to create video-games for the platform and corresponds with some developers in the development process. [9]

While developer payouts were initially lucrative, it was reported that Apple Arcade’s upfront payments and per-play bonus pool started to decline around October 2020, and has continued since. [20]

Original games

This list is for video games on the service that are not "plus games", i.e. preexisting video games released on the service. All games are released on iOS, macOS and tvOS unless otherwise noted.

TitleDeveloper(s)Publisher(s)Release date
Agent Intercept PikPok September 19, 2019 [21]
Assemble with Care ustwo
ATONE: Heart of the Elder TreeWildboy Studios
Big Time SportsFrosty Pop
Bleak Sword more8bit Devolver Digital
BattleSky Brigade: HarpoonerBattleBrew Productions
Card of Darkness Choice Provisions Zach Gage
CardpocalypseGambrinous Versus Evil
Cat Quest II The Gentlebros
ChuChu Rocket! Universe Hardlight Sega
Cricket Through the Ages Free Lives Devolver Digital
Dear Reader Local No. 12
Dead End JobAnt Workshop Headup Games
Dodo PeakMoving Pieces
Don't Bug Me!Frosty Pop
Down in BermudaYak & Co.
Dread Nautical Zen Studios
EarthNightCleaversoft
Exit the Gungeon Dodge Roll Devolver Digital
ExplottensWeRPlay
Fledgling HeroesSubtle Boom
Frogger in Toy Town Q-Games Konami
Grindstone Capybara Games
Hexaflip: The Action PuzzlerDavid MarquardtRogue Games
Hot Lava Klei Entertainment
HyperBrawl TournamentMilky Tea
Jenny LeClue - Detectivú Mografi
King's League IIKurechii
Lego Brawls Red Games Co. Lego
LifeslideDreamteckBlock Zero
Mini Motorways Dinosaur Polo Club
Murder Mystery MachineBlazing Griffin
Mutazione Die Gute Fabrik
Neo Cab Chance Agency Fellow Traveller Games
Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm Cornfox & Bros.
Outlanders Pomelo Games
Overland Finji
Over the AlpsStave Studios
Painty MobFlee Punk Devolver Digital
PatternedBorderLeap
Possessions.Lucid LabsNoodlecake
Projection: First Light Shadowplay StudiosBlowfish Studios
Punch PlanetSector-K GamesBlock Zero
Rayman Mini Pastagames Ubisoft
Red Reign Ninja Kiwi
Sayonara Wild Hearts Simogo Annapurna Interactive
Shantae and the Seven Sirens WayForward
Shinsekai: Into the Depths Capcom
Skate CityAgens Snowman
Stranded SailsLemonbomb EntertainmentShifty Eye Games
Sneaky Sasquatch RAC7
Sonic Racing Hardlight Sega
SpacelandTortuga Team
Speed DemonsRadiangames
SpelldrifterFree Range Games
Spek. RAC7
Spidersaurs WayForward
Stellar CommandersBlindflug Studios
Super Impossible Road Wonderful LasersRogue Games
Tangle Tower SFB Games
The Enchanted WorldAI InteractiveNoodlecake
The Get Out KidsFrosty Pop
The Pinball Wizard
tint.Lykkegaard
Towaga: Among ShadowsSunnyside GamesNoodlecake
Various Daylife DokiDoki Groove Works Square Enix
Way of the Turtle Illusion Labs
What the Golf? Triband The Label
Where Cards Fall The Game Band Snowman
Word LacesMinimega
Nightmare FarmHit-PointOctober 6, 2019 [22]
Pilgrims Amanita Design
Redout: Space Assault34BigThings
The Bradwell ConspiracyA Brave Plan Bossa Studios
DecoherenceEfecto EstudiosOctober 11, 2019 [23]
Inmost Hidden Layer Games Chucklefish
Mind Symphony Empty Clip Studios
ShockRods Stainless Games
Stela SkyBox Labs
Ballistic Baseball Gameloft October 18, 2019 [24]
Manifold Garden William Chyr Studio
Pac-Man Party Royale Pastagames Bandai Namco Entertainment
Things That Go BumpTinybop
Fallen KnightFairPlay StudiosOctober 25, 2019 [25]
Hogwash Bossa Studios
Lifelike: Chapter Onekunabi brother
Tales of MemoTendays Studio
Yaga - The Roleplaying FolktaleBreadcrumbs Interactive Versus Evil
Jumper JonOgre PixelNovember 1, 2019 [26]
MonomalsPicomy
Super Mega Mini PartyRed Games Co.
Star FetchedCrescent Moon Games
Mosaic Krillbite Studio Raw Fury
DiscoloredGodbey GamesShifty Eye GamesNovember 8, 2019
Guildlings Sirvo Studios
Marble It Up: Mayhem The Marble Collective
Sociable Soccer [lower-alpha 1] Tower StudiosRogue Games
Takeshi and HiroshiOink Games
UFO on Tape: First ContactRevolutionary Concepts
Rosie's RealityRosieReality [lower-alpha 2] November 15, 2019 [27]
Steven Universe: Unleash the Light Grumpyface Studios Cartoon Network Games November 27, 2019 [28]
Ultimate Rivals: The RinkBit Fry Game StudiosDecember 12, 2019 [29]
Lego Builder's Journey Light Brick Studio Lego December 20, 2019
Doomsday VaultFlightlessJanuary 3, 2020 [30]
No Way Home SMG Studio January 10, 2020 [31]
Kings of the CastleFrosty PopJanuary 17, 2020 [32]
Butter RoyaleMighty Bear GamesJanuary 24, 2020 [33]
Secret Oops!MixedBagJanuary 31, 2020 [34]
Charrua SoccerBatovi Games StudioFebruary 7, 2020 [35]
Loud House: Outta ControlDouble Stallion Games Nickelodeon February 14, 2020 [36]
Crossy Road Castle Hipster Whale February 27, 2020
RoundguardWonderbelly GamesMarch 13, 2020
Spyder Sumo Digital March 20, 2020
Beyond Blue E-Line MediaApril 17, 2020 [37]
A Fold ApartLightning Rod Games
Neversong Atmos GamesSerenity ForgeMay 1, 2020
The_OthersideBarbacube The Label May 8, 2020 [38]
Winding Worlds KO_OP May 15, 2020 [39]
Towers of EverlandCobra MobileMay 22, 2020 [40]
SpongeBob: Patty Pursuit Old Skull Games Nickelodeon May 28, 2020
Little Orpheus The Chinese Room Sumo DigitalJune 12, 2020
Beyond a Steel Sky Revolution Software June 25, 2020
Creaks Amanita Design July 10, 2020
Necrobarista Route 59July 17, 2020
The Lullaby of Life1 Simple GameJuly 24, 2020 [41]
Game of Thrones: Tale of Crows That Silly Studio Devolver Digital August 7, 2020
Next Stop Nowhere Night School Studio August 14, 2020
Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time Soleil Adult Swim Games August 21, 2020 [42]
The Last Campfire Hello Games August 27, 2020
World's End Club Too Kyo Games IzanagiGamesSeptember 4, 2020 [43]
A Monster's Expedition Draknek & FriendsSeptember 10, 2020
Marble Knights WayForward September 18, 2020 [44]
Slash QuestBig Green PillowNoodlecakeOctober 2, 2020 [45]
The Survivalists Team17 October 9, 2020
The Collage AtlasJohn William EvelynRobot House GamesOctober 16, 2020 [46]
South of the Circle State of Play GamesOctober 30, 2020
Reigns: Beyond Nerial Devolver Digital November 6, 2020 [47]
All of YouAlike Studio
The Pathless Giant Squid Annapurna Interactive November 12, 2020
Warp DriveSupergonkNovember 27, 2020 [48]
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure ustwo December 11, 2020
Oceanhorn: Chronos DungeonCornfox & Bros.January 8, 2021 [49]
lumen.LykkegaardFebruary 5, 2021
Spire BlastOrbital KnightJanuary 22, 2021
SP!NG SMG Studio March 5, 2021
Farm It!!Tummy GamesMarch 26, 2021
Backgammon AdikusApril 2, 2021
Cut the Rope RemasteredPaladin Studios ZeptoLab
Easy Come Easy Golf (prev. Clap Hanz Golf) Clap Hanz
Simon's Cat - Story TimeTactile Games
SongPop PartyGameloft
Star Trek: Legends Tilting Point
Taiko no Tatsujin Pop Tap BeatBandai Namco
The Oregon Trail Gameloft
Alto's Odyssey: RemasteredSnowmanJune 7, 2021
Legends of Kingdom RushIronhideJune 11, 2021
Angry Birds Reloaded RovioJune 15, 2021
Solitaire StoriesRed GamesJuly 2, 2021
wurdwebJuly 8, 2021
Doodle God UniverseJoyBitsJuly 16, 2021
Super Leap Day Nitrome August 6, 2021
Tetris Beat N3TWORK
Zen Pinball Party Zen Studios August 25, 2021
Asphalt 8: Airborne GameloftAugust 27, 2021
Baldo Naps Team August 27, 2021
MasterChef: Learn to Cook! Tilting Point August 27, 2021
Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Konami September 10, 2021
Zookeeper WorldKiteretsu Inc.
NBA 2K22 Arcade Edition 2K Games September 14, 2021
Temple Run: Puzzle AdventureScopelySeptember 17, 2021
Lego Star Wars Battles TT Games September 24, 2021
Lego Star Wars: Castaways GameloftNovember 19, 2021
Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis Viacom International December 14, 2021
Disney Melee ManiaMighty Bear GamesDecember 17, 2021
Gibbon: Beyond the Trees Broken Rules January 8, 2022
Wylde FlowersStudio DrydockJanuary 25, 2022
Bridge Constructor ClockStone SoftwareHeadup GmbHFebruary 4, 2022
Bloons TD 6 Ninja KiwiFebruary 11, 2022
Alto's Adventure: RemasteredSnowmanFebruary 28, 2022
Gear.Club Stradale Eden Games March 1, 2022
Badland PartyHypeHypeMarch 22, 2022
Moonshot - A Journey HomeNoodlecake StudiosApril 4, 2022
Warped Kart Racers Electric SquareApril 29, 2022
Cooking Mama: Cuisine!Office Create Corp.May 23, 2022
Frogger and the Rumbling Ruins Konami May 23, 2022
Air Twister Ys Net May 24, 2022
Subway Surfers TagSybo GamesJune 30, 2022
HEROishSunblinkJuly 22, 2022
Jetpack Joyride 2 Halfbrick Studios July 28, 2022
Amazing Bomberman Konami August 3, 2022
Horizon Chase 2 Aquiris Game StudioAugust 29, 2022
Hanx101 TriviaBlueLine StudiosAugust 30, 2022
Shovel Knight Dig Yacht Club Games August 30, 2022
NBA 2K23 Arcade Edition2K GamesSeptember 8, 2022
stitch.Lykkegaard Europe LimitedSeptember 26, 2022
SpongeBob SolitairePantsViacom InternationalOctober 29, 2022
Squiggle DropNoodlecake StudiosNovember 1, 2022
Football Manager TouchSEGANovember 8, 2022
JellyCar Worlds Walaber EntertainmentNovember 16, 2022
My Little Pony: Mane MergeGameloftNovember 18, 2022
FarmsideThe LabelDecember 9, 2022
Castle CrumbleOrbital KnightDecember 14, 2022
IllustratedBorderLeapDecember 20, 2022
Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On! Game Freak
Episode XOXOEpisode InteractiveJanuary 6, 2023
Kimono CatsHumanAture StudiosFebruary 13, 2023
Doctor Who: Hidden Mysteries Tilting Point March 24, 2023
Summon QuestThe Label Team17 March 27, 2023
Cityscapes: Sim BuilderMagic Fuel GamesPlaystackMay 4, 2023
Disney Coloring WorldStoryToys Entertainment Limited
Disney Getaway BlastGameloft
Disney SpellStruckArtist ArcadeWordplay Games, Block Zero Capital Management
TMNT Splintered Fate Viacom International
What the Car?Triband
Jet Dragon Grezzo May 26, 2023
Hello Kitty Island Adventure SunblinkJune 26, 2023
Ridiculous Fishing EX Vlambeer July 13, 2023
finity.SeabaaAugust 21, 2023
Samba de Amigo: Party-Go-Go SEGA August 29, 2023
Japanese Rural Life AdventureGame StartSeptember 15, 2023
Junkworld TDIronhideSeptember 22, 2023
Cypher 007 Tilting PointSeptember 29, 2023
NBA 2K24 Arcade Edition2K Games
Cut the Rope 3ZeptoLabOctober 13, 2023
Disney Dreamlight Valley Arcade EditionGameloft Montreal Gameloft December 5, 2023
Puzzle & Dragons StoryGungHo Online Entertainment
Sonic Dream Team Hardlight SEGA
CornsweeperRobert MorrisonwbuttrJanuary 4, 2024
Tamagotchi Adventure KingdomBandai Namco
BEAST: Bio Exo Arena Suit TeamOh BiBiFebruary 1, 2024
Crayola AdventuresRed GamesMarch 7, 2024
Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop h.a.n.d, SEGA SEGA April 4, 2024
Rabbids Multiverse Ubisoft June 6, 2024
Outlanders 2OutboxJuly 3, 2024

1 Requires gaming controllers for gameplay on Apple TV, with no versions of Apple TV remote controls supported.

See also

Notes

  1. Released on the service until 2021
  2. A startup company by Wyss Zurich, a startup accelerator owned by ETH Zurich and University of Zurich

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