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Chances are that for the past couple of months you’ve been captivated by a simple word-guessing game called Wordle , and if not you’ve at the very least seen the mysterious grid of colored boxes being shared on social media platforms. And if neither of those things are true, then consider yourself officially out of the loop as Wordle has risen to Flappy Bird levels of popularity beginning late last year. Like so many others I became aware of Wordle over the holidays and it has become a part of my daily routine that I look forward to every day. In it you have 6 chances to guess a 5 letter word, with each guess hopefully giving you clues as to whether the letters in your guess are part of the actual answer or are in the correct position. The story behind Wordle’s creation is very cute too, as software engineer Josh Wardle initially made the game solely for his partner before opening it up to the world in October of last year. The aforementioned mysterious grid of colored boxes is a...

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for January 31st, 2022. In today’s article, we kick off the week with a trio of reviews. Record of Lodoss War -Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-, Vagante , and RPGolf Legends all sit in the ultra-comfy judgement chair this time around. We then go into the new releases for the day, which seem to be a bit unimpressive on the whole. Well, that seems to happen a lot on Mondays of late. Finally, it’s a big list of new sales and a not-so-big list of expiring sales for you to think about. Let’s get to work! Reviews & Mini-Views Record of Lodoss War -Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth- ($24.99) Gosh, there are a lot of Metroidvania-style games out there. It’s a loose enough genre descriptor that a wide range of games can fit into it, and some of them end up pretty far from both the Metroid and the ‘Vania titles that created the portmanteau. Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth is rather content to follow carefully in the footsteps of Castle...

I’m all for crazy crossovers. Like, remember that time the Toyota Corolla was a power-up in Tetris Blitz ? That was wild. Well, where that was just a gross product placement situation, this latest crossover is actually for a great cause even if the two things that are crossing over are equally as absurd as Tetris and a Toyota. The world’s favorite mumbling sailor Popeye has teamed up with the world’s favorite irate avians the Angry Birds for a special week-long tournament in Angry Birds Friends . There is a third party in this crossover too, the SeaCleaners, which is an organization that’s dedicated to ridding the oceans of pollution. How on earth do all of these things come together? Well, according to a blog post by Rovio , 17 tons of waste are dumped into the ocean every minute . That is… appalling, to say the least, and it should make you angry. Angry like an Angry Bird. And who is an iconic defender of the oceans in a general sense? Popeye, of course. It will take both strength...

Hello everyone, and welcome to the week! It’s time once again for our look back at the noteworthy updates of the last seven days. With the Lunar New Year season upon us, there’s no shortage of updates to look at. There is , however, a shortage of Shaun’s time to look at them, so I’ve gathered up a compact list for you to peruse while you enjoy your morning toast/rice/pasta/whiskey. I won’t judge you for your choice of breakfast grains. Of course, you can keep an eye out for updates yourself by participating in the TouchArcade forums. This weekly summary is just here to fill you in on the things you might have missed. Let’s go for it! Mini Metro , $3.99 Let’s start off with this one. Note that this update applies to both the normal paid version and the Apple Arcade + version of the game. So, Lunar New Year. Year of the Tiger, it is. And we’ve got a brand new map to work with based on the city of Nanjing. This city plays host to one of China’s biggest metro systems, making it well-...

Cultivating a new generation of valiant commanders across 240 countries worldwide, Infinite Galaxy has quenched players’ thirst to explore the vastness of space – and there are only more intergalactic adventures to embark on from here on out. Camel Games is celebrating the strategy game’s first anniversary with tons of in-game goodies in store for loyal fans and newbie players alike, but what exactly can you expect to experience in the years to come? A walk down memory lane Since Infinite Galaxy launched a year ago, the deeply strategic title has spawned 5.3 million new commanders, with 1215 of them boosting their Command Centers up to Lv.30. In the past year, there have been a total of 4.72 million discoveries found in the Galaxy Encyclopedia. In 2021, brave galaxy commanders traversed the vastness of space with more than 22 million units. In addition, the most powerful alliance hit a milestone of killing 917 Archean Ghost Ships in the event, while the Sanctifier Carrier was su...

The original Hidden Folks from Adriaan de Jongh is an excellent hidden objects game featuring hand drawn visuals. It is an absolute joy to play, and it has now released on Apple Arcade in the form of Hidden Folks+ () as an App Store great. If you’ve not played it yet, imagine Where’s Waldo but on a touch screen with superb interactions and hand drawn art and you get Hidden Folks. Read our glowing review of the original game here . Hidden Folks+ is one of the better additions to the service in recent times for sure. Check it out on Apple Arcade here . Watch the trailer for the game below: Alongside today’s new release, many games have gotten updates including Mini Metro+ that I already covered . Red Games Co’s Solitaire Stories and Crayola Create and Play+ have both gotten meaty updates. The former now has new prize pod reviews for customization, part two of Pen Pals, a new cat-themed story, and a new frame rate option to save battery. Crayola Create and Play+ celebrates Cra...

Last year saw great updates for Dinosaur Polo Club’s Mini Metro ($3.99) which is also available on Apple Arcade as an App Store Great. Following the Chongqing , Budapest , and Addis Ababa updates hitting the game for free, we have gotten our first big update of 2022 for the game. To celebrate the Lunar New Year, Mini Metro has added the Nanjing map. Nanjing has one of China’s largest metro systems with nearly 160 stations. The iconic metro system and map are available in both the original game and in the Apple Arcade release. Alongside Nanjing joining the game, new achievements specific to Nanjing have been added alongside fixes and improvements to Mini Metro . If you’re wondering how to unlock Nanjing in Mini Metro , you need to score 500 in the Guangzhou map if you haven’t already done that. 2022 has started out great for Mini Metro and Mini Metro+ on Apple Arcade with today’s update. I cannot wait to see what Dinosaur Polo Club has planned for the game in 2022. Mini Metro ...

Following its launch on PC and all consoles last week, Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel has finally released on mobile platforms. Since launch, the game has exploded on multiple platforms with it having over 260k concurrent players on Steam. It has full cross platform support for progression, but you need to be a little careful about how you link accounts or login on console. This reminds me of how things were with Genshin Impact on PS5 and PS4 . Last week, Konami confirmed that Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel would release a little later on mobile. I expected it to arrive in February, but it has gone live right now. Watch the Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel overview trailer below: Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is a new game that aims to bring old and new players together by being the most complete Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG digital release yet with over 10,000 cards. It is out now on Nintendo Switch, Steam, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, and Xbox One platforms as well as iOS and Android for free. Check it out on the App Store for iO...

Each and every day new mobile games are hitting the App Store, and so each week we put together a big old list of all the best new releases of the past seven days. Back in the day the App Store would showcase the same games for a week, and then refresh those features each Thursday. Because of that developers got into the habit of releasing their games throughout Wednesday or very early Thursday in order to hopefully get one of those coveted features spots. Nowadays the App Store refreshes constantly, so the need for everyone to release all on the same day has diminished. Still, we’ve kept our weekly Wednesday night format as for years that’s the time people knew to check TouchArcade for the list of new games. And so without further ado please check out the full list of this week’s new games below, and let us know in the comments section which games you’ll be picking up!   Call of Antia (Free) iTunes Description Call of Antia is a brand new type of match-3 RPG game. In this u...