New game digest: The Walking Dead, Rust, Tencent’s take on GTA, another new Rollic game, Bleach, more

 

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

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The Walking Dead: Aftermath (Ares Interactive)

After a closed test last month The Walking Dead: Aftermath is launching on Apple and Android devices on July 16. Featuring some very familiar faces, players fight against swarms of enemies and fortify and upgrade their base to survive.

Rust Mobile (Tencent)

Developer Facepunch has just launched a second beta test, following a recent test in the US, Europe, and Asia. A precise global launch date is TBD.

Gangster Mirage City (Level Infinite)

According to AppMagic, Tencent’s GTA-like open-world game, Gangster Mirage City, has entered soft launch in the Philippines. It has not been officially announced just yet.

Infinite Crafter TD (Take-Two/Rollic)

This is a strategy game from Rollic in which players combine water, fire, earth, and wind to craft abilities and stop endless waves of enemies. It’s just entered early testing and is picking up downloads in the US.

Bleach Mirrors High (Bandai Namco)

Bleach Mirrors High, a new mobile action game set in the Thousand-Year Blood War arc of the animated TV show Bleach, is accepting closed-test applications. Players have until July 13 to sign up. The test itself will run for a week on both iOS and Android devices, going live on July 22 in traditional Chinese, English, French, German, Korean, and Japanese.

Phantom Tower (Horien Studio)

Coming to iOS, Android and PC (via Steam), roguelike action RPG Phantom Tower is set to drop on July 13. Players can buy the game on PC and the game will unlock for free on mobile devices, too, and progress will carry over. It doesn’t work the other way around, however!

Screw Triple Match (Supersonic)

This new puzzler from Supersonic appears to be approaching soft launch, according to AppMagic. The physics-based puzzler game has not picked up any downloads yet, so is likely in early testing.

New Apple Arcade games Family Feud Pocket (Gameloft)

A pocket-sized version of Family Feud – better known as Family Fortunes in the UK – is out now on Apple Arcade. Steve Harvey compares as you compete for the most popular survey questions and enjoy some classic clips from the archive.

Creatures of the Deep+ (Infinite Dreams)

Dubbed “the most unique single player fishing adventure on mobile,” Infinite Dreams’ hugely successful 2022 Creatures of the Deep is now available for Apple Arcade subscribers.

Pocket City 2+ (Engaged Labs Inc)

Like Creatures of the Deep+, Pocket City 2+ is an Apple Arcade version of Codebrew Games’ 2023 city builder, Pocket City 2. Create using roads, zones, landmarks, and special buildings, roam the streets in your own time, living the life of a successful mayor. It’s out now.

Dungeon Clawler+ (Stray Fawn Studio)

No, that’s not a typo! Roguelike claw-machine deckbuilder dungeon “clawler” is now available on Apple devices via Apple Arcade. Build your deck and pillage claw machines for the best weapons and items to battle enemies.

Draw It+ (Kwalee)

Kwalee’s 2019 party drawing game, Draw It, has joined the Apple Arcade library as Draw It+, and it’s available right now. According to AppMagic, the original has been downloaded 150m+ times.