{"id":68988,"date":"2025-03-28T13:57:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T05:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=68988"},"modified":"2025-03-28T13:58:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T05:58:00","slug":"six-games-come-to-apple-arcade-in-april-including-new-katamari-and-space-invaders-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2025\/03\/28\/six-games-come-to-apple-arcade-in-april-including-new-katamari-and-space-invaders-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Six games come to Apple Arcade in April, including new Katamari and Space Invaders games"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Six fun games and exciting updates for Apple Arcade are launching over the next month, joining an award-winning catalog of over 200 games.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On April 3,\u00a0Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 the Katamari franchise\u2019s first original game in nearly eight years \u2014 launches exclusively on Apple Arcade. In this new adventure, players roll the Katamari as ordered by the King of All Cosmos, embracing the series\u2019 iconic gameplay of \u201croll, stick, and grow.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The game appears alongside Bandai Namco Entertainment\u2019s other popular games on the service, including\u00a0Taiko no Tatsujin Pop Tap Beat<\/a>,\u00a0Tamagotchi Adventure Kingdom<\/a>, and\u00a0PAC-MAN Party Royale<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also joining Apple Arcade on April 3 are Space Invaders Infinity Gene Evolve<\/a>, the newest entry in the influential series by TAITO CORPORATION; puffies.<\/a>, a delightful puzzle game from Apple Design Award winner<\/a> Lykke Studios; Atari\u2019s iconic RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic+<\/a>, enhanced for iPhone and iPad; The Game of Life 2+<\/a>, the official sequel to Hasbro\u2019s classic family board game from Marmalade Game Studio; and Sesame Street Mecha Builders+<\/a>, a fun-filled STEM adventure for young learners from StoryToys. Players can enjoy these great games free of ads and in-app purchases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE by Bandai Namco Entertainment
<\/strong>In this quirky action game \u2014 an Apple Arcade exclusive \u2014 players expand their Katamari by rolling up objects scattered across the earth. Featuring unique and whimsical gameplay, and a captivating soundtrack that blends different genres, the game invites players to energize the king\u2019s \u201clive stream\u201d by rolling their Katamari to create stars. As users advance, comments from in-game fans appear, and the longer they play, the larger their audience grows. By completing the king\u2019s challenges and boosting their subscriber count, players can unlock dynamic new stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Space Invaders Infinity Gene Evolve by TAITO CORPORATION<\/strong>
The iconic and enduring series returns exclusively on Apple Arcade. Space Invaders Infinity Gene Evolve combines exhilarating action with intuitive gameplay, where players can seamlessly switch between classic and shoot-\u2019em-up modes, while adapting to enemy attack patterns on the fly. As the game progresses, its retro aesthetic transforms into a cutting-edge 3D shooter, unlocking increasingly powerful ships, including guest fighters from classic TAITO shooters like Darius, Night Striker, and RayStorm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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puffies. by Lykke Studios
<\/strong>This relaxing puzzle game reimagines classic jigsaw puzzles with the nostalgic charm of puffy stickers. Players will solve hand-designed puzzles, unlock themed sticker packs, and build their unique puffy collection. They can also compete on leaderboards, tackling daily challenges to boost their score and climb the ranks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic+ by Atari
<\/strong>Combining features from two of the series\u2019 most successful and beloved games, RollerCoaster Tycoon and RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, this new game invites players to create and run amazing parks with the most outrageous rides imaginable. Enhanced for iPhone and iPad, RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic+ delivers the same depth of gameplay and unique graphical style of Chris Sawyer\u2019s original best-selling PC games. It also includes three expansion packs \u2014 Wacky Worlds, Time Twister, and Toolkit \u2014 and is playable across iPhone, iPad, and Mac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Game of Life 2+ by Marmalade Game Studio
<\/strong>The official sequel to the world-famous and beloved board game is coming to Apple Arcade, featuring even more choices, adventures, and exclusive content. With a thousand lives to live, players can choose their own path \u2014 whether that means finding love, pursuing a dream career, having kids, or adopting a pet, the choice is theirs. Exclusive to Apple Arcade, players can suit up in the futuristic P.E.G. outfit and explore 10 unique job titles, ranging from dolphin trainer to quantum mechanic. Spin the iconic spinner, navigate life\u2019s crossroads, and chase victory through happiness, knowledge, or wealth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sesame Street Mecha Builders+ by StoryToys
<\/strong>In Sesame Street Mecha Builders+, young learners join Mecha Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Abby Cadabby on a fun-filled STEM adventure where knowledge meets creativity. Developed by StoryToys in partnership with Sesame Workshop, this game combines science, engineering, math, and creativity through engaging mini-games and activities. Players can solve puzzles, explore physics, practice coding, mix colors, create music, and embark on exciting missions \u2014 all at their own pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In addition to new games, players can also look forward to content updates to their favorite Arcade games, playable across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro, including NBA 2K25 Arcade Edition<\/a>, PGA TOUR Pro Golf<\/a>, and Skate City: New York<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • NBA 2K25 Arcade Edition by 2K<\/strong>: On March 13, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will be the newest Greatest Player added to the Greatest mode.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    • PGA TOUR Pro Golf by HypGames, Inc.<\/strong>: On March 13, tee off at the newly added TPC Sawgrass course and take a swing at an assortment of solo challenges in the new Campaign mode.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      • Skate City: New York by Snowman and Agens<\/strong>: On March 27, jump into 30 new levels with 90 new objectives to master in Pro Skate mode.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        On April 3,\u00a0Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE\u00a0\u2014 the Katamari franchise\u2019s first original game in nearly eight years \u2014 launches exclusively on Apple Arcade. In this new adventure, players roll the Katamari as ordered by the King of All Cosmos, embracing the series\u2019 iconic gameplay of \u201croll, stick, and grow.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":68989,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[3364,34],"class_list":["post-68988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","tag-apple","tag-gaming-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68988"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68990,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68988\/revisions\/68990"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}