Recap #223: What's new this week in mobile gaming?

In this recap #223, 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 bring you the week's mobile games news! On the programme: we talk about the worldwide launch of Honor of Kings World, we look at a new murder at Supercell, we explore the release of Duet Night Abyss and we've got a whole host of other mobile news to share with you.

Mobile games releases of the week

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

• Duet Night Abyss has been released on Play Store and App Store. This fantasy RPG with real-time combat focuses on switching between hand-to-hand and ranged combat for a dynamic feel with custom combos.
• Jackbox Party Pack 11 has been released on the App Store. The game brings 5 mini-games to your screens, all for $30.
• Inmost is now available on Play Store and App Store. For $4, this horrific platform game lets you play as three characters with distinct play styles in a single narrative lasting between 3 and 5 hours.
• The Run, the interactive film, is available on App Store.It is entirely produced in Full Motion Video, i.e. shot with actors in a film-like fashion, where each shot is a piece of the story to be unlocked by your choices, like a book in which you are the animated hero.

Pre-registrations, announcements, updates and test phases

Here's a selection of the pre-registrations and beta releases that made their mark this week on Android and iOS.

• Honor of Kings: World will be released in 2026 on Play Store and App Store. The Chinese MOBA follows the adventures of an inexperienced warrior in search of heroism.
• Supercell's exploration gameThe Boat Game is launching its second alpha. You play as a colourful character with a classic Supercell interface and prepare for action and shooting from your boat as well as on foot on the islands you explore.
• Hill Climb Racing 3 in progressive launch on Play Store. Smash other people's cars with bumper cars, use gadgets, customise your vehicle and make a mess on the track in Hill Climb Racing 3!
• Clan Wars, the book by Erin Hunter, is getting its own mobile game: as well as being a Roblox game, it will now be an indie title under the banner of Collabi Group and Red Games Co.

We continue with Bluey's Quest for the Gold Pen arriving in December on Play Store and App Store. For its part, Heartopia is starting its closed beta from 4 to 18 November on Play Store and App Store. Aniimo launches its technical test in the US on 6 November, with registration available on Play Store and App Store. Duck Detective Ghost Glamping opens its pre-registration on Play Store.

All-Star Awakening will be released in China on the App Store this year. This RPG with SNK-licensed card battles goes for a full fan service drift with licences such as The King of Fighters, Samurai Shodown and Metal Slug. Racing Master, the supercar racing game, has been released in Latin America on Play Store and App Store.

Angry Bird Match World, the licence's new Match-3 game, was released on the App Store in Finland. Studio Azra Games has announced Ungodly, a dark RPG for mobile, PC and consoles. Monument Valley 3 will be back on the Play Store and App Store in December outside the Netflix subscription. We end this section with Hero Seekers, the retro RPG announced for 6 November on Play Store and App Store for $10.

Other news and events from the mobile games industry

The mobile JV industry has more news in store for you this week:

• Squad Buster will be bidding us farewell. The servers are due to close in mid-2026, and we'd like to make it clear to Supercell that releasing their games only to kill them off one after the other isn't enough to break the curse of the super graveyard.
• The Battle of Polytopia has exceeded 25 million downloads. We highly recommend it, especially as you'll be joining a huge community of fans.

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