Following its announcement for mobile back in March, Playdigious has released Legend of Keepers($4.99) from Goblinz Studio on both iOS and Android as a premium release. If you’ve not played it yet, Legend of Keepers is a mix of roguelite and dungeon management and it has been available only on Switch and Steam until today. On iOS and Android, Legend of Keepers lets you play as a dungeon manager hiring monsters, building traps, and more as you try and defeat heroes trying to get your gold in a “Reverse-Darkest Dungeon” experience. Legend of Keepers for iOS also includes iCloud save support, achievements, MFi controller support, and an interface designed for mobile. Watch the Legend of Keepers mobile launch trailer below:
Legend of Keepers is priced at $6.99 on both iOS and Android. We likely will be reviewing this one in the near future. If you’d like to check it out, you can buy Legend of Keepers on the App Store for iOS here and on Google Play for Android here. Check out our new forum thread for the game’s mobile launch here. If you’d like impressions from the PC version, head over to the Legend of Keepers Steam page here. Have you played Legend of Keepers before or will you be trying it on mobile today?
Ahead of its launch on Wednesday, the Genshin Impact(Free) version 3.7 – “Duel! The Summoners’ Summit” update can now be pre-installed on iOS, Android, and PC platforms. Genshin Impact 3.7 focuses on the King of Invokations Grand Prix with 4 TCG-themed mini-games, more than 60 cards being added, special PvP and PvE TCG modes, new four-star character Kirara joining, and Yoimiya’s story quest. It will also bring in the Evermotion Mechanical Painting and Heart of the Dice mini-games when it launches on May 24th. On iOS, you can either tap the Pre-Install Resource Package icon on the title screen after logging in before you get into the actual game. If you don’t do it here, you can do it in-game from the Paimon menu by going into settings, resources, and then tapping the Pre-Install Resource Package button. The pre-download size for Genshin Impact version 3.7 update – “Dual! The Summoners’ Summit” is 2.41GB on iPad if you’re curious about the size. Watch the Genshin Impact – Kirara: Twin-Tailed Courier character demo trailer below:
If you’re curious about pre-installation on Android and PC, read the official announcement post here. If you haven’t checked out Genshin Impact yet, you can download it for free on the App Store for iOS here and on Google Play for Android here. The PC version is available on the official website here and the Epic Games Store. If you play on iOS, with iOS 14.5 or iPadOS 14.5 and later, you can use PS5 and Xbox Series X|S controllers to play Genshin Impact. We featured Genshin Impact as our Game of the Week when it released and awarded it our 2020 Game of the Year. I also featured it as one of the best iOS games to play with a controller. What do you think of Genshin Impact 3.7 so far?
Today, Nintendo and The Pokemon Company announced that a major update for Pokemon Home(Free) will arrive next week on iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch. This update, the Pokemon Home 3.0.0 update, will finally bring in compatibility for Pokemon Home with Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. If you’ve not gotten that yet, read Shaun’s review here. Pokemon Home 3.0.0 will let you convert Pokemon Home points into League Points, change a Pokemon’s summary page to display information from other games, change moves going into a linked game, solve specific challenges in Pokemon Home on mobile to unlock stickers as rewards, and also bring Gimmighoul (roaming form) from Pokemon GO into Pokemon Scarlet and Violet through Pokemon Home. Check out the chart below for Pokemon Home 3.0.0:
The big Pokemon Home 3.0.0 update goes live beginning May 24th on all platforms. I’m surprised it took so long given Pokemon Scarlet and Violet launched back in November 2022. If you’ve not downloaded it yet, Pokemon Home is available for free on the App Store for iOS, Google Play for Android, and the eShop for Nintendo Switch. Details for the paid plans are available here. Check out the official Pokemon Home website here. What do you think of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet if you played it on Switch and do you still play Pokemon Legends?
Last week, Hamster and SNK released the The Super Spy on iOS and Android. Following that, the publisher has brought League Bowling to mobile worldwide as the newest ACA NeoGeo series release. The 1990-released bowling game has you selecting your dominant arm, ball weight, and more to bowl across three game modes. These are Regulation, Flash, and Strike 90. The modes that needed the connection jack aren’t included in this release. League Bowling includes usual features in Hamster’s ACA NeoGeo releases on mobile, and the publisher has slowly been improving controller support across the releases as well. If you’ve not kept up with the series and want to know which ones to grab first on mobile, read Shaun’s new feature here covering the 10 best games on mobile. A screenshot from the Android version of League Bowling is below:
You can buy League Bowling ACA NeoGeo on the App Store for iOS here and on Google Play for Android here. As with prior releases on mobile, this costs half of what it does on consoles at $3.99. If you’ve not heard of the series or seen it in action on mobile yet, Shaun has reviewed most of the releases so far in the ACA NeoGeo series on iOS. Check out his reviews for Sengoku 2here, Top Hunter Roddy & Cathyhere, Samurai Shodown IVhere, Alpha Mission IIhere, Metal Slug 5here, Shock Troopershere, NAM-1975here, ZED BLADEhere, PUZZLEDhere, The King of Fighters 2002here, Big Tournament Golfhere, King of the Monstershere, Last Resorthere, Aero Fighters 2here, Burning Fighthere, Robo Armyhere, Mutation Nationhere, Twinkle Star Spriteshere, Aero Fighters 3here, Prehistoric Isle 2here, Sengoku 3here, Samurai Shodown IIIhere, Ghost Pilots here, Stakes Winnerhere, Baseball Stars Professionalhere, Top Players Golfhere, Ninja Combathere, Riding Herohere, Savage Reignhere, and The Super Spyhere. Check out the official website for the series on mobile here. What’s your favorite recent ACA NeoGeo release and are you grabbing today’s release?
Following its announcement last week, Playdigious’ 8th anniversary sale is now live across iOS and Android with discounts on premium games and DLC. Dead Cells, Streets of Rage 4, and Northgard are 30% off. The Streets of Rage 4 DLC is 50% off right now while DLC for the others is 30% off. The Almost Gone is 90% off on iOS, Android, Switch, and Steam for a limited time as a part of this anniversary sale. Playdigious has brought mobile gamers many quality titles across premium releases and through subscription services. If you’re curious about how Playdigious ports games, works on subscription services, and more, read my Streets of Rage 4 interview here and TMNT Shredder’s Revenge interview here.
The games and store links are below, but keep in mind that some discounts might not have rolled out on all platforms yet:
This sale is be live from now until May 23rd. Streets of Rage 4 was our Game of the Week when it launched. I also reviewed it and compared to other versions. Read that here. If you’re curious about Dead Cells on mobile, read my feature on it. I’m interested to see what Playdigious brings to mobile this year. What is your favorite game by Playdigious on mobile and will you be grabbing anything during this sale?
Over the weekend, Humble Games celebrated its third anniversary with up to 80% off on games across various platforms. While the publisher only posted about the Switch and Steam deals on Twitter, the three mobile games published by Humble Games are also discounted. The sale on Steam is on for just under a week so the mobile deals will likely be available until then as well. Humble Games brought Forager($7.99), Crying Suns($5.99), and Slay the Spire($6.99) to mobile as premium releases. The discounts have Forager down to $4.99 from $7.99, Crying Suns down to $5.99 from $8.99, and Slay the Spire down to $6.99 from $9.99 on both iOS and Android. If you haven’t already, read our reviews of Foragerhere, Crying Sunshere, and Slay the Spirehere to learn about the conversions before buying them.
You can buy Forager on the App Store for iOS here and on Google Play for Android here. Slay the Spire is available on the App Store for iOS here and on Google Play for Android here. Crying Suns is available on the App Store for iOS here and on Google Play for Android here. Make sure to check out our forum threads for Forager, Slay the Spire, and Crying Suns. What is your favorite of the three games and what Humble Games release would you like to see hit mobile this year?
Playdigious is celebrating its 8th anniversary next week with a sale on its games across iOS and Android. Beginning May 16th, four Playdigious games and DLC will be discounted by varying amounts on mobile. For the games and DLC, the trio of Dead Cells, Streets of Rage 4, and Northgard will be 30% off. The Streets of Rage 4 DLC will be 50% off while DLC for the others will be 30% off. The Almost Gone will be 90% off on iOS, Android, Switch, and Steam. We are big fans of Playdigious, and I enjoy seeing how the publisher brings premium games to mobile. We’ve also had Playdigious release through Apple Arcade and Netflix Games recently. If you missed it, read my long interview with Playdigious covering Streets of Rage 4here and TMNT Shredder’s Revengehere.
When the sale goes live, I’ll post about the prices and discounts for all the games and DLC packs. This sale will be live for a week from May 16th until May 23rd. We’ve covered all of Playdigious releases over the years. We featured Streets of Rage 4 as our Game of the Week when it launched. I also reviewed it and compared to other versions. Read that here. If you’re curious about Dead Cells on mobile, read this. It is going to be interesting to see what Playdigious has in store for us this year on mobile through premium releases and games in subscription services. What is your favorite game by Playdigious on mobile and will you be grabbing anything next week during the sale?
Back in November Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile() pre-orders went live on the App Store. These pre-orders began after pre-registrations for Android went live. Back then, the App Store pre-order page also had an expected release date of May 15th, 2023 listed. I pre-ordered it, and Apple emailed me earlier today mentioning the date has been changed by Activision to November 1st, 2023. It is worth noting that both the May 15th and November 1st dates are placeholder as Activision is yet to announce an official Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile release date. A new Tweet from the official Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile account has clarified that there is no official release date yet. This news comes from Co-Studio Head, Chris Plummer.
You asked, we answered!
Our Co-Studio Head, Chris Plummer, dives back into graphics, optimization, and an update on our release date. Have more questions about #WarzoneMobile that you want to be answered? Drop them below 🤔
— Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile (@WarzoneMobile) May 8, 2023
As revealed before, Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile will have shared progression. You can advance your battle pass, earn experience, and use similar loadouts across Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II on PC and console platforms. A common friends list will also be available letting you squad up with your crew from the console and PC game on mobile. If you’d like to play it at launch, pre-order Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile on the App Store for iOS here and pre-register for it on Google Play for Android here. Details for the various reward tiers and more info about the game are available on the official website. What do you think of Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile so far from the trailers and are you playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 on PC or consoles?
On Friday night, Netflix and Tomorrow Corporation announced that the remaster of World of Goo will hit iOS and Android on May 23rd worldwide. The indie classic is currently available on Android and iOS as a paid game and it was our iPad Game of the Year in 2010. I enjoyed it a lot on iPad back then, and eventually replayed it on iPhone. The puzzler featuring millions of goo balls and amazing music will see a remaster hit mobile this month through Netflix Games. The remaster is currently available on PC platforms already. The physics-based puzzler’s remaster will also mean that the original game is being delisted. The official announcement from Tomorrow Corporation confirms that the classic version of World of Goo will be delisted on May 11th. You will still be able to redownload it if you own it. Watch the trailer for the original release of World of Goo below:
On Netflix Games, World of Goo Remastered will also feature additional localizations with the total amount of languages supported including: English, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), French, German, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Hungarian, Korean, Japanese, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Portuguese (Brazil), and Turkish. This version will also support modern screen sizes and cloud save support through Netflix profile. I’m sad to see the original get delisted, but this remaster will likely be the best version of the indie classic. I’m looking forward to playing it when it releases on May 23rd for iOS and Android. If you’d like to grab the original game before it is delisted on May 11th, use the link for iOS here and Android here. Have you played World of Goo before or will you be trying it through World of Goo Remastered on May 23rd through Netflix?
Note: The links on this page for World of Goo are for the original version. These links will likely stop working soon since the game is being delisted.
Following a mislabeled upload a few days ago, the Marvel Snap(Free) GDC 2023 talk by Second Dinner’s Chief Development Officer Ben Brode is now available for all on YouTube. We’ve been covering Marvel Snap a ton on the site leading up to its launch and through its recent updates and new seasons. We also awarded it our iPhone Game of the Year for 2022. I’ve been a huge fan of Ben since the Hearthstone days. I don’t play it anymore, but those were some fun years when I enjoyed playing it daily. Ben’s been at Second Dinner for a while now, and this talk covers a lot of interesting topics before he does a Q&A. The topics include inspirations, complexities, how they wanted to deliver “positive fun”, and a lot more. You can watch the hour-long talk by Ben below on the official GDC YouTube channel:
I hope we get to see more from Ben and the Marvel Snap team showcasing these topics in the future. Check out all our Marvel Snap coverage here. You can grab Marvel Snap on the App Store for iOS here and on Google Play for Android here on Google Play. Grab it on Steam Early Access here. Check out the official website here. What do you think of Marvel Snap so far if you played it and what would you like to see added to it this year?
Today, May 4th, is Star Wars Day, and it looks like Aspyr Media is celebrating with discounts on both Star Wars: KOTOR and Star Wars: KOTOR 2 for a limited time. Star Wars: KOTOR 2 was released for $14.99 on iOS and Android from Asypr Media and it has been discounted to $7.99 for a limited time while the first game is down to $4.99 for a limited time. Check out the App Store pages for Star Wars: KOTORhere and Star Wars: KOTOR 2here. I’m not sure how long the discounts are going to last and whether they will go live on Android as well, but now is a great time to grab both Star Wars: KOTOR and Star Wars: KOTOR 2 on iOS if you haven’t yet. If you’d like to read the history of Star Wars: KOTOR 2 on mobile and why it was great to finally see it hit iOS and Android, read this.
One thing to note is that both Star Wars: KOTOR and Star Wars: KOTOR 2 haven’t been updated in a while. I hope they get new updates to optimize the games properly for modern iOS and iPadOS devices. Read our review of Star Wars: KOTORhere and our Game of the Week feature on Star Wars: KOTOR 2here. If you’re curious, the cut content mod for Star Wars: KOTOR 2 is doable on mobile. Details for that are here. Make sure to head over to our forum thread for the game here for port discussion, the mod, and more. Have you played Star Wars: KOTOR or Star Wars: KOTOR 2 on other platforms or mobile before or will you be grabbing them today?
Ultra Blade($2.99) from Immortal Rogue and Blast Waves developer Kyle Barret hit iOS and Android this year. We featured it as our Game of the Week when it released and I included it in our best mobile games of 2023 (so far) feature. Read that here. If you’ve not played it yet, Ultra Blade has you taking on endless hordes of enemies with thousands of hero and blade combinations with unique abilities and looks. Today, a big free content update has gone live for the game. Watch the Ultra Blade short gameplay video below:
Today’s update brings in new weapons, items, relics, character slots, and a lot more. The update also brings in Multi drop chests, a new hero, 2 new challenge cores letting you speed up the game and increase enemy difficulty, faster level-ups, and also a fixed joystick control option. Ultra Blade is available now on the App Store for iOS here for $2.99. Check it out on Google Play for Android here. If you’ve not played Immortal Rogue from Kyle yet, read our original review here. The official website for Ultra Blade has some GIFs showcasing the animation and gameplay in motion as well. Check out our forum thread for Ultra Blade here. What do you think of Ultra Blade so far if you’ve played it?
Square Enix’s The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story() was a shockingly good time, but also one of the biggest surprises from the publisher in a long time. From its showing in the Japanese Nintendo Direct to getting confirmed for global release and finally hitting consoles and PC, The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story has been quite a journey. Since launching, the FMV mystery-adventure game has gotten a few notable updates improving the overall interface and controls, but I always wondered how long it would take to hit mobile. Less than a year after debuting for $49.99, The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story hit mobile a week ago for $19.99 bringing the complete experience to iOS and Android devices worldwide. Having played The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story on PS5, Nintendo Switch, Switch Lite, PC, and Steam Deck before, I’m very impressed with most things about the iOS version.
For my review of The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story, I’m going to cover why this is my favorite FMV game of all time, how it plays on both iPad and iPhone, compare the different versions briefly to help you find what to buy, and also what needs fixing in potential updates. I’ve said this before, but The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story feels like the closest experience to an interactive version of a big budget Netflix drama.
The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story has you tackle multiple murders taking place over the span of a century in an FMV game, and its production values are superlative. It is unlike anything I had played before, and I still think about how the developers pulled this off during a pandemic as well. As an FMV game, you will spend most of the 14 or so hours runtime watching scenes play out, but the way the cast takes on different roles across different time periods across the story is fantastic.
As the name suggests, The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story focuses on the Shijimas, and begins with you taking on the role of mystery novelist Haruka Kagami meeting them. The story deals with murders, betrayal, family heirlooms, curses, and more. On paper, I thought I’d get tired of the same cast throughout, but this is the best showcase of the actors’ talent with how they managed pulling off multiple roles and how it all fit perfectly into the overarching narrative and reason for this playing out. As a story-focused release, I’d recommend buying or trying this through the demo if you have a remote interest.
Barring watching the story progress through a video and making some decisions, The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story has you putting together clues and mysteries to form your hypothesis as Haruka Kagami. This involves scrolling through a timeline grid and placing hexagonal pieces correctly. It isn’t very simple, but sometimes going through the motions of various options to find the solution you’ve already figured out might get tiring. This section plays out like a blend of a basic matching game as you find the correct patterns on the pieces. The solution phase comes after this where you use your hypothesis to try and get to the bottom of the problem.
As a smaller cast than I expected, The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story does a lot with its talent. FMV games live and die by their acting and production for the videos, and I’m yet to see one deliver on immersion like The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story did since I played it last year. Barring Nanami Sakuraba who plays the protagonist Haruka, Mansaku Ikeuchi is easily my favorite of the cast. The original actors spoke in Japanese, but there is an optional English voice track. I was pleased to see the option, but the English dub here should’ve been better. I stuck to Japanese for my playthroughs across all platforms after testing out the English option for a few hours.
Hayashi Yuuki’s score for The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story is amazing. The different versions of specific songs that play based on the era in-game are excellent. The entire soundtrack is great, and I’m glad Square Enix finally added it to streaming services worldwide when the mobile version of the game was released. The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story was a highlight of 2022 not just for its story and actors, but also its music which I continue listening to outside the game.
Visually, The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story looks gorgeous. The encoding done for the videos isn’t perfect, but it looks great on my iPad Pro (2020) model almost all the time. There are some instances where I’d have preferred higher resolution videos though. As a game designed for 16:9 displays, The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story does have black bars with artwork to fill up the screen depending on your device. There is seemingly no way to zoom in or change the artwork used in these parts. There is an option to change the quality of the 3D gameplay portions which apply to the hypotheses.
When it debuted on PC and consoles last year, I wasn’t a fan of the controls. The cursor movement was too slow even on PS5, and it just felt sluggish on Switch in parts. It was also a bit annoying to go through the Reasoning Phase with picking up hexagons and placing them on the grid. A post-launch patch dramatically improved how I felt about the controls, and I still hoped to see touch support added on Switch. It never arrived. On iPad and iPhone, The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story plays great, but I wish it ran at a higher frame rate in these parts. Granted, I don’t have the newest devices, but I would’ve liked a performance mode for the Reasoning Phase at least. The controls during the actual FMV sequences are perfect on a touchscreen.
I was curious about how The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story would handle the install size on mobile given it is over 15GB even on Switch. On iOS, you need to download an additional 1.53GB in-game just to start the prologue after the initial App Store version is installed. Beyond that, the remaining chapters can be downloaded on demand when you reach them in-game or from the title screen. The total remaining download size is 13.68GB for the full game.
My issues with The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story on iOS specifically are the lack of iCloud save syncing, no controller support (minor issue), and some interface elements not being high resolution. Having 4K video support for the in-game FMV sequences is not feasible given the file size of those videos on PC and PS5, but Square Enix should’ve made sure the game’s interface looks crisp on all devices. Controller support isn’t needed, but I don’t get why they didn’t leave it in since this game is available on consoles with controller support already. The lack of iCloud sync is annoying. It would’ve been great to play this like watching something on Netflix by resuming across devices. I am pleased that The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story does not have online DRM for launching the game like Square Enix’s Voice of Cards trilogy on mobile.
The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story – PS5, Switch, Steam Deck, PC, and iOS compared
The best way to experience The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story right now is on a 4K display on PS5. it has the best visuals, DualSense features, and more. The PC version with the 4K DLC pack is a close second, but the PC version has no Steam Cloud support in its current state. Following those two, I’d go with a newer iPad as the best way to experience The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story on the go. It has great visuals and plays brilliantly. It isn’t as intuitive on a smaller screen so I would go iPad over iPhone unless you have an iPhone 14 Plus or similar sized screen. The Switch version has the slowest loading, some performance issues, and the lowest quality for the videos compared to other platforms. Steam Deck can offer a better experience thanks to 1080p videos downsampled on the system, but the screen isn’t as good as an OLED Switch or any recent iOS device I have access to.
My recommendations, assuming you have access to the systems, are PS5 if you don’t care about portability and iPad if you want the best portable experience. You can try out the free demo for The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story on PS5, PS4, Switch, or a Windows PC right now to get an idea of how it looks and controls on your platform of choice.
While I hope it gets a demo at some point on mobile like on other platforms, The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story is a gem of an FMV game, and one of my favorite Square Enix games in over a decade. The story is fantastic and the actors were amazing across the board. All of this was elevated by its magnificent soundtrack. Having hit mobile with all updates included and controls well, The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story on iOS is the best portable version of the game. My favorite version is still the PS5 release, but I’m very pleased with how The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story turned out in its mobile debut. Hopefully the few issues I have can be sorted in updates.
Vampire Survivors(Free) is being adapted into a premium animated TV series by Story Kitchen and Poncle (via Deadline). This announcement is the first big bit of news after Vampire Survivors: Tides of Foscari, the second DLC expansion went live on PC, Xbox, and mobile platforms. Poncle founder Luca Galante will be partnering with Story Kitchen for this adaptation with the team looking for a writer currently and it being shopped to animated TV network buyers in the future according to the Deadline report. I’m interested to see how this plays out because the recent DLC trailer is amazing. There’s a lot of potential with the playable characters people have spent dozens of hours with over the last year on mobile, PC, and Xbox.
If you haven’t played Vampire Survivors yet, read my Steam Deck review of it here, DLC review here, and iOS review here. We featured it as our Game of the Week as well when it launched. You can get Vampire Survivors on the App Store for iOS here and on Google Play for Android here. Check out our forum thread here for more discussion and impressions around the game. What do you think of today’s announcement about it being adapted into a premium animated TV series?
Dead Cells() on PC has gotten its 34th big update bringing in new weapons, speedrun mode, additions to bosh rush, training room improvements, and more. This update follows the Return to Castlevania DLC release as the game’s first big update since, and I can’t wait for all of it to hit mobile hopefully soon. The mobile version recently got the Boss Rush Mode and the indie crossover update titled the Everyone is Here 2. Today’s Dead Cells Clean Cut update also lets you use the Return to Castlevania bosses in the training room. You can also change your head to Bobby with most outfits with the Clean Cut update. Check out the key art for the update below:
The full patch notes are here for PC. It will roll out on consoles soon, and as usual, there isn’t a time frame for mobile. Playdigious has been amazing with bringing over updates in a timely manner, and I expect this to follow in the near future after the Castlevania DLC hits. Until them, read my interview with Playdigious covering it and Streets of Rage 4here. You can buy Dead Cells on the App Store for iOS and on Google Play for Android for $8.99. If you’re unsure whether to grab it on mobile or Switch, read my comparison here. If you played the Dead CellsCastlevania DLC on PC or console, what did you think of it?
Spike Chunsoft celebrated the 10th anniversary of Danganronpa by releasing the original trilogy on iOS and Android in the form of anniversary editions. Following the trilogy hitting mobile, Spike Chunsoft brought out the spin-off to iOS and Android after it was Switch exclusive for a little while in the form of Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp. Today, Spike Chunsoft began digital pre-orders on the eShop for its upcoming Nintendo Switch exclusive game Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE. RAIN CODE features a lot of the key staff behind the Danganronpa games, and Spike Chunsoft has discounted all the games on iOS and Android to celebrate the Switch pre-orders going live digitally. Currently Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc($6.99), Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair($6.99), Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony Anniversary Edition ($6.99) and Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp($6.99) are all discounted down to $6.99 each for a limited time.
It is worth noting that these aren’t the lowest prices they’ve been at before, but they are all worth the current price if you don’t already own them. Get them on Android here for $6.99 each. Check out my reviews of the first two games on mobile here and here. Note that the App Store version is a different build for some regions. The prior links are for North America. Use this one for Asia. Keep in mind that these games do not support controllers or cloud saves. Check out the official website for the mobile ports here and our forum thread for the games here and here. Have you played the Danganronpa games before?
This week, Hamster and SNK have brought a fighting game I hadn’t heard of to iOS and Android in the ACA NeoGeo series. I’ve discovered many great classics through this series on mobile and consoles, but I’m always up to try out a fighting game involving SNK regardless of how old. This week, Savage Reign($3.99) has hit the series on mobile following Riding Hero from last week. Savage Reign is a 1995-released fighting game from SNK featuring 10 characters competing in King Lion’s Battle of the Beast-God. It has a two lien system with new mechanics (for the time). Savage Reign is out now on mobile worldwide with the usual features in Hamster’s ACA NeoGeo releases on mobile. If you’ve not kept up with the series and want to check out some good shoot ’em ups read Shaun’s post here here. Shaun also put together a list of the best fighting games in this series if you aren’t sure where to start. Check it out here. A screenshot from the Android version of Savage Reign is below:
You can buy Savage Reign ACA NeoGeo on the App Store for iOS here and on Google Play for Android here. As with prior releases on mobile, this costs half of what it does on consoles at $3.99. If you’ve not heard of the series or seen it in action on mobile yet, Shaun has reviewed most of the releases so far in the ACA NeoGeo series on iOS. Check out his reviews for Sengoku 2here, Top Hunter Roddy & Cathyhere, Samurai Shodown IVhere, Alpha Mission IIhere, Metal Slug 5here, Shock Troopershere, NAM-1975here, ZED BLADEhere, PUZZLEDhere, The King of Fighters 2002here, Big Tournament Golfhere, King of the Monstershere, Last Resorthere, Aero Fighters 2here, Burning Fighthere, Robo Armyhere, Mutation Nationhere, Twinkle Star Spriteshere, Aero Fighters 3here, Prehistoric Isle 2here, Sengoku 3here, Samurai Shodown IIIhere, Ghost Pilots here, Stakes Winnerhere, Baseball Stars Professionalhere, Top Players Golfhere, Ninja Combathere, and Riding Herohere. Check out the official website for the series on mobile here. What’s your favorite recent ACA NeoGeo release and are you grabbing today’s release?
Following pre-installation going live, Genshin Impact and Honkai Impact 3rd developer HoYoverse has released the space fantasy turn-based RPG Honkai Star Rail on iOS, Android, and PC platforms. Honkai Star Rail The Rail Unto the Stars Version 1.0 has gone live as of an hour ago, and you can jump into it right now. If you do plan on playing it, make sure to get into the settings to adjust the graphics options. It defaulted to 30fps on my iPad Pro. Honkai Star Rail(Free) will be coming to PS5 and PS4 at a later date. I’m looking forward to continuing progress from iOS to PS5 hopefully when it does launch. Watch the Honkai Star Rail launch trailer below:
If you didn’t pre-install it, you can now download Honkai Star Rail on the App Store for iOS here, on Google Play for Android here, and check it here on the Epic Games Store in addition to its regular PC version. I haven’t been able to get my PS5 controller to work with it right now, but will try other controllers. The download size is about 5.5GB within on iPad after the initial App Store app is installed. I’ve been listening to the soundtrack released on Apple Music for a few days now, and it is very good. Will you be playing Honkai Star Rail today?
Sky: Children of the Light(Free) from thatgamecompany will begin the Season of Passage from April 17th until April 25th. This season will feature the memories of four teenage spirits. You will be able to gather special candles alongside this to upgrade expressions, items, capes, and more with an instrument featured. There will be masks available to exchange with regular Candles and two Ultimate Gifts for season pass owners. There will also be seasonal quests as usual which can be completed independently with some rituals at regular intervals held with larger groups. The season pass will be $9.99 with a $19.99 three pack gift bundle. Season pass owners will get 30 bonus Season Candles.
More details for the event are available on the official website here. Sky: Children of the Light is now available for free on iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, PS5, and PS4 worldwide. Check it out on Android on Google Play here and for iOS on the App Store here. Check out our forum thread for more discussion around the game. We featured it as our Game of the Week when it launched as well. Have you been playing Sky: Children of the Light regularly and what would you like to see this year?
Developer Tursiops Truncatus just announceed that the over the top physics based shoot ’em up The Day We Fought Space!($3.99) will be getting a major 2.0 update next week. If you’ve not played The Day We Fought Space yet, it was originally announced in 2019, and finally made it to iOS last year. Next week’s update will bring in a new zero-gravity planet, Comet. The update will also bring in precision targeting challenges, the new Zen mode, and more when it arrives on April 13th. In terms of new weapons, 20 will be added with over a hundred unique combinations. Watch the trailer for the game below:
As of this writing, The Day We Fought Space! is available on iOS for $3.99. This update will go live on April 13th. If you’d like to grab the game before the update, check it out on the App Store for iOS here. Head over to our forum thread for The Day We Fought Space!here for more impressions. Have you played The Day We Fought Space! before or will you be trying it once this 2.0 update hits next week with the Zen mode and other additions?
