New game digest: Pokémon, Kingdom Rush, Barbie, soft launches from Century and Miniclip, more

 

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

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Pokémon Champions (The Pokémon Company)

This battle-focused Pokémon game has made the jump from Switch consoles to mobile. It’s free to play with a premium battle pass priced at $9.99, one month of membership at $4.99 and annual membership at $49.99.

Kingdom Rush 6 Genesis TD (Ironhide Game Studio)

This fantasy tower defence strategy sequel has received a September 24 release date for PC and mobile. A Steam demo has launched to coincide with the announcement, as have pre-orders on iOS and Android, where the game’s priced at $6.99.

Barbie Horse Ride & Rescue (PikPok)

This equestrian adventure has launched worldwide on mobile, with Steam and Nintendo Switch 2 releases to follow next year.

Top General (Century Games)

This military 4X strategy game from the Whiteout Survival maker has soft launched on the App Store and Google Play, according to Appmagic. It’s currently generating downloads in the US, UK, Brazil and Philippines.

Rival Nations (Miniclip/Green Horse)

This multiplayer war game has soft launched on Android in Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia and France, according to Appmagic.

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor (Ghost Ship Publishing)

The sci-fi auto-shooter’s first expansion is out now on mobile, priced at $9.99. Players must own the main game ($12.99) to unlock the DLC, with a Complete Edition currently available for $18.

Pudgy Party (Pudgy Penguins)

Less than a year after its release, blockchain game Pudgy Party is being wound down so that Pudgy Penguins can shift its focus to its web-based game Pudgy World.

Star Sailors (Com2uS)

Pre-registration for this collectible, turn-based RPG has opened on Google Play and the App Store ahead of its June 30 global launch.

Tomb Busters (Giant Network)

Players compete to loot cursed tombs in this horror extraction game, which has racked up over 200m downloads in Asia. It’s now available on iOS and Android in the west too, featuring PC and mobile cross-play.

Case Solved: The London Files  (Minimol Games)

This “cozy noir puzzle” game sees players investigating a series of murders in London. It’s coming to PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch consoles and mobile this year.