New game digest: Lumines, Fortnite, Rust, Honor of Kings, Transformers, Plants Vs Zombies 3, a Moon Active soft launch and more

 

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

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Lumines Remastered (Sound Games)

Sound Games and Enhance have launched Lumines Remastered on iOS and Android, with a free-to-try version and the full game priced at $7.99.

It’s built using Sound Games’ self-publishing tool Shipmate, and supports touch or gamepad controls, cloud saves and local two player multiplayer. The game’s original soundtrack, from Takayuki Nakamura and Katsumi Yokota, has also launched digitally for the first time.

Fortnite, Rocket League and the Epic Games Store go live in Brazil

The Epic Games Store is now available on iPhones in Brazil, launching with Fortnite and Rocket League Sideswipe. Epic is offering 20% back in Epic Rewards on Fortnite purchases made through its store, a discount it says Apple’s rules prevent it from offering via the App Store in Brazil. The store is also available on Android and PC worldwide.

Honor of Kings: Ace (Level Infinite)

Level Infinite has announced Honor of Kings: Ace, a strategy hero card battler set in the Honor of Kings universe with cross-platform progression across mobile and PC.

It will be playable for the first time by overseas players at Gamescom 2026, alongside the franchise’s three other titles.

Plants vs. Zombies 3: Evolved (PopCap/EA)

After a long spell in soft launch, this one’s edging closer to going global with Title Update 1.0.5, which reworks the new player tutorial and rebalances rewards ahead of further Early Access region rollouts. The game is currently in soft launch on iOS and Android in Philippines, Indonesia, UK and several other markets.

Rust Mobile (Level Infinite/Facepunch)

Rust Mobile opens its second beta test on August 23, with pre-downloads from August 22 via Google Play and APK, plus a limited iOS TestFlight intake. The beta supports 13 languages and follows over three million pre-registrations.

Transformers: Eternal War (Wanda Cinemas Games)

Hasbro and Wanda have opened global pre-registration for Transformers: Eternal War on iOS and Android. It’s an idle RPG featuring G1 Autobots and Decepticons, and pre-registering unlocks a Transformers: The Movie 40th Anniversary avatar frame and nameplate, among other launch rewards. The game previously ran closed beta tests in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and the Philippines earlier this year.

Royal Splash: Tower Blast (Moon Active)

Moon Active’s latest physics puzzler, Royal Splash: Tower Blast, has popped up on Appmagic, available on Android and iOS in India and Israel. The Coin Master maker also has several other titles in soft launch right now, detailed here.

Reigns: Beyond (Devolver)

Nerial and Devolver’s card-flipping roguelike Reigns: Beyond has opened pre-registration on iOS and Android ahead of an August 12 launch priced at $4.99. It was previously released through Apple Arcade.

Netflix Minigolf (Netflix)

Netflix has launched Netflix Minigolf, a free four-player couch co-op party game developed by Next Games, with over 60 courses themed around Bridgerton, Squid Game and Stranger Things.

Guardian Maiden (Kakao Games)

Kakao Games has signed a global publishing deal for Guardian Maiden, a pixel art action RPG from Kong Studios, the team behind Guardian Tales. It’s launching on PC and mobile later this year.

Case Solved: The London Files (SpecNext)

SpecNext and developer Minimol Games have launched Case Solved: The London Files, a noir-themed logic puzzle game, on PC via Steam, iOS, Android, Xbox, PS5 and Switch/Switch 2. It’s priced at $9.99 on most platforms, $3.99 on Google Play, with a 15% launch discount.

Medal Hunter (Ten Square Games)

Ten Square Games has launched Medal Hunter globally on iOS and Android, a military-themed PvP shooter and the studio’s first major step outside its usual hobby/outdoor genre. Ten Square says the game has moved from technical release to global launch in under a year.