Battle Guys: Royale (Kitka Games)
The maker of Stumble Guys is now taking aim at Fortnite after beating Fall Guys at its own game. Battle Guys: Royale is currently available now on Android in Indonesia, Spain, Poland, Finland and Greece.
Battle Rivals: Epic Clash (Miniclip)
Miniclip has soft launched this new strategy title in Italy and Portugal. It’s available on both iOS and Android.
Candy Crush 3D (King)
As we revealed in December 2023, King is testing this new contender in the growing ‘match 3D’ puzzle genre, currently led by Boombox’s Triple Match 3D, Zynga’s Match Factory and Spyke Games’ Tile Busters. Candy Crush 3D is available in Philippines, on Google Play only.
Candy Crush: Blast! (King)
As we revealed in January 2024, Candy Crush Blast is currently only available on Android in the Philippines, and appears to be King’s take on Peak’s category-leading blast-puzzlers Toy Blast and Toon Blast.
Candy Crush Solitaire (King)
King’s solitaire-based spin on Candy is now in soft launch on Google Play only in Canada, Germany and Malaysia, according to Appmagic.
Command & Conquer: Legions (Tencent)
This Tencent-made revival of the PC RTS classic is now available for pre-registration after a soft launch in 16 countries, including Australia, Canada, Philippines, Singapore and several EU markets including the UK, France and Spain.
CSR 3 (Zynga)
Zynga and NaturalMotion quietly released an Android-only version of CSR 3 in Malaysia in early 2024, and also recently added iOS and South Africa to the mix.
DC: Dark Legion (FunPlus)
This superhero strategy game is now in early access on Google Play in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Indonesia, Philippines and the United Kingdom only.
FamilyScapes (Playrix)
This is a ‘scapes game that leans into a family drama type narrative. It appears to be in soft launch on Android only in the US, Canada, Australia, Indonesia and India.
Game of Thrones: Legends RPG (Zynga)
Zynga’s big brand match-RPG is available on iOS and Android in 11 markets, including the Nordics, France, Spain, Belgium, Philippines, Indonesia, New Zealand and Australia. It is slated to go global sometime in 2024.
Greedy Wizards (Wildlife Studios)
This new dungeon crawler from Wildlife Studios-backed startup 8-Bit Bandits has gone into soft launch on iOS and Android. It is live in Sweden, Australia, Canada, Finland, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Ireland and the UK.
Gwen’s Getaway (Ubisoft)
Ubisoft’s spin on the ‘Scapes genre is out on iOS and Android in Australia, Canada, Finland, India, Netherlands, Philippines, UAE, UK and, weirdly, the US.
Mo.co (Supercell)
As we’ve reported previously, Supercell is already teasing a global launch for its Diablo-meets-Monster Hunter style game. It has already been in beta, though it has not released the game into soft launch just yet.
Plants Vs Zombies 3: Welcome to Zomburbia (EA)
This soft launch was announced in January 2024. It is out now on iOS and Android in seven markets, including the UK, Netherlands, Australia and Philippines. At the time EA said it is “near-launch” and a worldwide release will come “later this year”.
Project Rise (Supercell)
Development on Clash Heroes, Supercell’s single-player RPG, has been rebooted and the title renamed. It is now Project Rise, a “social action RPG roguelite”, and Supercell has been running pre-alpha tests throughout July.
Puzzles & Passports (Big Fish)
Unusually, this travel puzzler from Big Fish in now soft launched in 10 big western markets including the US, Canada, UK, Germany and the Nordics. It’s Android only for now.
Questbound (Playrix)
Here’s something a bit different from Playrix, a squad battler with a fantasy theme. Appmagic says it is currently live in Australia, Canada, India, Indonesia and the US on Android only.
Rainbow 6 Mobile (Ubisoft)
This big-name shooter’s now open for pre-reg worldwide and is live now in Canada, Mexico, Chile and Colombia on iOS and Android. Ubisoft has said it will launch this fiscal year.
Roomscapes (Playrix)
This latest ‘scapes game from Playrix is now in soft launch in India and Indonesia on Google Play only. The Home/Gardenscapes maker’s latest spin on the formula appears to have an interior design-based meta, and of course stars series mascot Austin.
Royal Kingdom (Dream Games)
This follow-up to the mighty Royal Match is out on iOS and Android in the UK, Canada, Philippines, Turkey and US. As we discussed in August 2023, it takes the very successful Royal Match formula and adds more PvP competition and a builder element.
Subway Surfers City (Sybo)
Sybo’s newest infinite runner is out now on iOS and Android in Denmark, Canada, Indonesia, Netherlands, Philippines and UK. It appears to be very similar to the original game but with very high end visuals and what appears to be a battle pass.
The Division: Resurgence (Ubisoft)
Ubisoft did a closed ‘technical test’ in early April for this one, and has also said recently that it has been approved for release in China. Another limited test in November opened up the game to players in the US, Brazil and Australia. It’s currently live in pre-order on both Android and iOS, and is currently slated for launch by the end of the year.
Touchgrind X (Illusion Labs)
This upcoming extreme biking game is in soft launch now on iOS and Android in the UK and Sweden, according to the CEO of developer Illusion Labs.
Waffle Word Puzzle: Brain Game (Miniclip)
This crossword-like game is only available in the US and Portugal on iOS and Android. Miniclip is not known for its word puzzlers, so it’ll be interesting to see if this one goes global.
