Apple Arcade is expanding its ad-free, in-app-purchase-free gaming catalog on October 1 with five fresh titles. These additions include two brand-new games and three existing favorites that are gaining special Arcade versions.
What’s Joining Arcade in October
Here’s the full lineup launching October 1:
- Pusheen’s Place: A new game where players build a cozy Pusheen paradise and collect over 100 adorable cats.
- River City Survivors: An original, survival-style game featuring fast-paced, wave-based zombie chaos.
- Terraria+: An updated version of the sandbox action-adventure for Apple Arcade, letting players explore, build, and battle in an ever-expanding world, without ads or microtransactions.
- Touchgrind BMX 2+: A physics-driven BMX stunt title reimagined for Arcade using two-finger controls for tricks and biking maneuvers.
- 4 Pics 1 Word+: A puzzle classic with over 400 million players worldwide gets the + treatment, minus ads and in-app purchases.
What This Means for Players
The “+” versions of Terraria, Touchgrind BMX 2, and 4 Pics 1 Word are existing App Store games being upgraded with Arcade’s ad-free, in-app-purchase-free model. By contrast, Pusheen’s Place and River City Survivors are entirely new to the platform. This brings Apple Arcade’s total offerings above 200 games that meet its promise of clean, focused gameplay without ads or extra purchases.
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Wait list: these five games drop on October 1. Apple Arcade continues with its monthly cadence of releases that bolster variety and appeal across genres — from cozy building games to intense zombie survival waves.
What to watch: whether these new games live up to expectations, especially the brand-new titles versus the revamped “+” editions. Also, how Apple continues balancing fresh content with updates of existing games will likely reveal where the platform is heading creatively.
