Recap #237: What's new this week in mobile gaming?

In this recap #237, we take a look at the week's must-have mobile games releases, mobile news and pre-registrations/test phases you won't want to miss.

Sit back and relax as we bring you the week's mobile games news! On the programme: we've got the release date for Seven Deadly Sins Origin, DICE Throne announces its arrival on phones, we're going deep into the Dark Forest with Heart of the Forest, and we've got a whole heap of other 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 stores:

• Heart of the Forest has been released on Play Store and App Store. Packed with Germanic folklore, this title incorporates real actors and IRL footage to make the interactive story as realistic as possible.
• Neverfall: Dungeon Trials has been released on the App Store. Following its success on Android in November 2025, this idle fantasy RPG features over 100 Live2D heroines.
• Dear me... I was is available on Play Store and App Store. The game tells the slice-of-life story of a simple young woman, her sorrows in life, her joys and the bonds she forges with her friends.
• The Case of the Golden Idol is available on Play Store and App Store, outside the Netflix catalogue, where you can fill in the blanks, find clues and play Sherlock Holmes.

Divine Edge: Idle RPG has been released worldwide on Play Store and App Store. Goblin Sushi is out in early access on Play Store and App Store. Cadence, the music game, is out on App Store for $6. Feral Interactive's port of Tomb Raider (2013) is available on Play Store and App Store.

We end this section with the free Epic Games Store game of the week, The Dark Detective.

Pre-registrations, announcements, updates and testing phases

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

• Seven Deadly Sins Origin will be released on Play Store and App Storeon 23 March 2026. The title is a Genshin-like game based on the famous anime licence and published by Netmarble.
• DICE Throne is coming to mobile, a game with a deck-building feel but with strategy and dice-rolling that works very well in competitive play. The game is preparing to launch a kickstarter with a digital version for mobile, PC and VR.
• Neverness to Everness is now open for pre-registration on Play Store and App Store. In the town of Hethereau, where supernatural anomalies and car chases mix, do parkour and explore all the nooks and crannies of this dynamic and colourful world.
• SOL: Enchant, the next MMORPG, will be released in 2026 and will launch pre-registration on 5 March 2026. This Netmarble game is scheduled for Android and iOS, with a team of developers from Lineage M.

We continue with Honor of Kings: World, which is recruiting for its closed beta in China on mobile and PC. Hero shooter Lumeshift is in soft launch on Play Store in Brazil and Indonesia. Meanwhile, the RPG Oceanhorn 3 will be arriving on Play Store and App Store next month.

CookieRun: OvenSmash is up for pre-registration ahead of its launch on 26 March 2026 on Play Store and App Store, while Muv-Luv Girls Garden is up for pre-registration on App Store after its Play Store release in Japan. Moribiyori will be released on Play Store and App Store in Japan on 26 February. And finally, Star Sailors goes on pre-registration in the US on Play Store and App Store.

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