Apple Arcade has a game for almost everyone.
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Apple Arcade — a CNET Editors’ Choice pick for 2021 — has over 235 games in its catalog to play for just $5 per month (or $60 annually). The service offers original and exclusive titles, as well as familiar games in the service’s App Store Favorites and Timeless Classics sections. These games are available in the App Store already, but with an Apple Arcade subscription, you can play them without ads and paywalls for no extra charge.
Here’s what we’re looking forward to checking out soon.
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Monument Valley 2
Developer: Ustwo Games
Release date: March 11
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Monument Valley 2 brings players back into the meditative, Escher-inspired world of twisting staircases and illusionary pathways. The puzzle game takes you on a journey with Ro and her daughter as they navigate the environment’s magical architecture. Players can check out a new chapter in Monument Valley 2 called “The Last Forest” which is designed to help raise awareness about tree conservation.
The original Monument Valley joined Apple Arcade’s catalog last April. Both games are available in the App Store for those not subscribed to Apple Arcade. Monument Valley costs $4 and Monument Valley 2 costs $5.
Alto’s Adventure: The Spirit of the Mountain
Developer: Snowman
Release date: March 25
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Alto’s Adventure: The Spirit of the Mountain is a snowboarding endless runner coming exclusively to Apple Arcade. The game is a remastered version of the award-winning Alto’s Adventure, complete with a new character and more than 15 new goals.
Apple Arcade subscribers can also check out other Snowman games like Skate City, Alto’s Odyssey: The Lost City and Where Cards Fall.
Pocket Build
Developer: MoonBear
Release date: April 1
Screenshot by CNET/Apple Arcade
Pocket Build is an open-world simulation game where you can build your own fantasy world from the ground up. Raise farms, construct monuments, houses, castles and fill your world with animals and people. Fans of The Outlanders and Mini Motorways will enjoy this game.
March content updates
Solitaire Stories
Actor and comedian Ben Schwartz (Jean-Ralphio Saperstein from Parks and Recreation) will narrate a new story about an eccentric art critic as players work through multiple games of solitaire.
Disney Melee Mania
Disney Melee Mania is adding new champions to the game like Maleficent, the Beast and Meilin Lee from Disney and Pixar’s movie “Turning Red.” Players can also check out a new game mode Orb Blast and the addition of arena Contraptions.
Taiko no Tatsujin Pop Tap Beat
Watch out parents: Taiko no Tatsujin Pop Tap Beat’s new update adds the viral song “Baby Shark” to the game’s song roster.
Apple Arcade subscribers can look forward to updates this month for these games:
- Skate City
- Spire Blast
- Lego Star Wars Battles
- Transformers: Tactical Arena
- Simon’s Cat: Story Time
- Cut the Rope Remastered
- Tetris Beat
- Pac-Man Party Royale
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