New game digest: Guild Wars, Zynga’s board game adventure, Scopely’s next game, UFC, The Traitors, more

 

Here every Friday you’ll find the latest global releases, game dates, new soft launches and everything in between.

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Guild Wars Reforged (ArenaNet)

The classic MMO Guild Wars is now fully playable on iOS and Android in this port, which allows players to share the same world as PC players.

Dice Companions (Zynga)

After a limited US release earlier this year, this ‘cosy board game adventure’ is picking up a small number of downloads in the US again. It appears to be a mix of Dice Dreams / Monopoly Go style board game action and cutesy character collecting and minigames.

WWE Generations: Eras Collide (Scopely)

This turn-based RPG lets players build, battle and manage a team of WWE stars from different eras. It has soft launched on iOS only in the Philippines, according to Appmagic.

UFC: KO (Rollic)

Players create their own fighter and challenge UFC stars in this sports game. It’s picking up a small number of downloads on iOS mainly in the US, but also in markets like Turkiye, India, Russia and China, according to Appmagic.

Farm Rush Fever (Rollic / Take-Two)

This farm-themed puzzle matching game appears to be approaching soft launch on iOS, according to Appmagic.

The Traitors: Anywhere (CityDays)

Supporting groups of up to 30 players, this is an officially licensed social deduction game inspired by the hit TV series The Traitors. Played entirely through WhatsApp, it will initially be open to players in the UK and Ireland aged 16 or over when it launches later this year.

Unhinged (Netflix)

Players use their phone as the controller and a means of escape in this first-person thriller-turned-horror game. Starring Zoë Kravitz (The Batman) Sadie Sink (Stranger Things) and Troy Baker (The Last of Us), and developed by Oxenfree maker Night School Studio, it launches on June 30 exclusively for Netflix subscribers.

Mistbound (Bilibili)

The first collectible card game spin-off set within the Guild Wars universe is in development for mobile and PC, but there’s no word on a release date yet.

And Roger (Kodansha Game Lab)

Following its PC and Switch release last year, this award-winning animated interactive novel has made the jump to Switch 2 and mobile, with the iOS and Android versions available for $3.99.

Cueva de las Manos (Philipp Stollenmayer)

This Apple Vision Pro exclusive puzzle game promises to turn your home into a painted stone age cave. It will cost $2.99 when it’s released on August 12.

ColorSweeper (Com2uS)

Players use number clues to fill grids with colour and reveal hidden patterns in this logic puzzle game, which is due to launch globally on July 2 for iOS and Android.