Recap #211: mobile games news of the week

In recap #211, we take a look at the week's must-have mobile games releases, mobile news and pre-registrations/test phases not to be missed.

Sit back and relax as we round up all the week's mobile games news! On the agenda: the release of Subnautica, the announcement of Solo Levelling: KARMA, and much more!

Mobile games releases of the week

This week has been rich in release announcements, with many games now available on stores:

• Subnautica is finally available on Play Store and App Store for $9.99! The horrific survival game sees you as a lost traveller on the mysterious planet 4546B. Discover wild life forms, crack more and more technologies, find survivors and try to get home as best you can.
• Blood Line: A Rebel Moon Game is based on the two films in the licence and retains the essence of the experience, with top-down shooting, a dark atmosphere, explosive action and a stylish colour palette, on Play Store and App Store.
• Age of Empires Survival is Age of Empires, but with elves and intermediate levels reminiscent of the dubious practices of Evony. MMO strategy gameplay with random levels that look like mobile game ads. If you want to find out more, the game is in soft launch on Play Store.
• Goddess Order, heavily inspired by Japanese RPGs, features several playable characters to lift monsters in old-school side-scrolling. It's in soft launch on Play Store and App Store, with a VPN to Oceania, Singapore or Malaysia.

Prickle, a new Sokoban-style puzzle game, is available on Play Store and App Store for $4.50. Meanwhile, Red Bull Playgrounds lets you create your own tracks, do skateboard tricks and rack up as many combos as you can, on Play Store and App Store.

We end this section with There is No Game, the free game of the week on the Epic Game Store.

Pre-registration, announcements, updates and test phases

• Riftbusters, Supercell's indirect baby, puts you in the role of a Freelancer tasked with eliminating aliens. Loop around, take out bosses, explore the terrain and go on multiplayer missions in this colourful 3D game, with a progression that's sure to get you hooked... The game will be available on Play Store and App Store on 3 September.
• Solo leveling: KARMA will cover the 27 years elapsed in the original series. Combat is at the heart of the gameplay, and we love the game's sharp anime visuals and solid atmosphere, coming soon to Play Store, App Store and PC.
• BlazBlue: Entropy Effect will be released on Play Store and App Store on 22 July 2025. This 2D side-scrolling roguelike action game features 14 captivating characters with unique fighting styles.
• Wargroove 2: Pocket Edition will be released on Play Store and App Store on 30 July for $8 in cross-platform mobile, PC and console. Wargroove has nothing left to prove when it comes to turn-based strategy.

We continue with Neon Spellstorm, a dynamic roguelite where you cast spells while surviving on collapsing neon paths. The game arrives in August on Play Store and App Store. Monster Walk has just opened pre-registration on Play Store and App Store, and offers you the chance to collect monsters, pit them against each other and build up power as you walk to make your outdoor outings more fun. S

Meanwhile, the RPG spin-off Blade & Soul Heroes is entering pre-registration on Play Store and App Store. Another spin-off, Just Dance Party , will go into closed beta in China on 25 July. Like the PC version, the game will use real-time motion capture via the phone's camera.

We continue with Dragon Raja: ReRise, which is continuing its closed beta on the Play Store until 21 July. Set a Watch: Digital Edition will let you play as a team of adventurers defending the kingdom against waves of monsters, from 18 September for £10 on Play Store and App Store.

The series of pre-registrations on Play Store and App Store continues with TOREROWA, the dungeon roguelike role-playing game for 5 teams of 3 players. Shangri-La Frontier: The Seven Colossi, the anime adaptation, will put you in the shoes of Sunraku, a boss of exploits in video games, at the end of September on Play Store and App Store.

Acecraft: Skyhero , meanwhile, is a 2D cooperative shoot 'em up and is launching pre-registration on Play Store and App Store. Haikyu Fly High has announced a release date of 31 July on Play Store and App Store. Lordnine:Infinite Class, the new MMO from Smilegate, will be released in July in Japan on Play Store and App Store.

We end this section with Resident Evil Survival Unit, which is now open for pre-registration on Play Store and App Store. On the upside, you can expect State of Survival-style gameplay!

Other news and events from the mobile games industry

There's more news from the mobile JV industry this week:

• The International Cricket Council has launched a tender to develop its own official cricket game. In a bid to boost revenues for its leagues, the ICC has received some convincing responses from major companies such as KRAFTON, EA Sports, Dream11, Nazara Technologies, JetSynthesys and MPL.
• After the Assassin's Creed films, we're going to be treated to a live-action series. After much negotiation since 2020, Netflix has given the go-ahead for the series, directed by Emmy Roberto Patino, known for his work on Westworld, for example, and David Wiener on Halo and Homecoming.

See you next week for a recap of mobile games news!