Apple has kicked off Indie Games Week on the App Store, bringing seven acclaimed indie games to iPhone and iPad for the first time. The lineup includes Sifu, Vampire Crawlers, and No Man’s Sky, and the App Store will spotlight them with daily features and curated collections all week.
Carson Oliver, Apple’s head of App Store Worldwide, said the week is meant to celebrate the teams that take creative risks, whether they are solo developers or growing studios.
Every game in the lineup is making its App Store debut, and Apple says they are available to download or pre-order on iPhone and iPad.
No Man’s Sky Arrives on iPhone and iPad on October 28
Hello Games’ No Man’s Sky is the biggest name in the group. The mobile version launches on October 28 and includes every major content expansion released so far, including the latest Cosmos update that lets players command their own stations in orbit.
The game is set in an infinite, procedurally generated universe that is rendered entirely at runtime. Players can explore, trade, fight, and survive across an interconnected galaxy, and the title is celebrating a decade of continuous updates.
iOS Deep Dive
🪐NMS on iPhone + iPad!
👉Rebuilt for Touch
🎮Controller Support
🖱️Mouse + Keys Support
😮iPhone 11 and up
💰10 Years of Updates
🕵️♀️4GB Download
🚽Play Anywhere
🌍The Whole Game
🪄Metal FX
🖥️M class support
😍Console Graphics
🦸Free to Tryhttps://t.co/Uep0DOxzOo https://t.co/3A4EejZMD1
— Sean Murray (@NoMansSky) October 12, 2026
Sifu from Sloclap and Kepler Interactive is a third-person brawler about a young kung fu student on a path of revenge. Enemies attack at the same time, so players have to parry strikes, chain combos, and use the environment as a weapon. The iPhone and iPad version has custom-tuned touch controls, a reworked camera system, and full controller support.
Vampire Crawlers from poncle and Nosebleed Interactive is a gothic card battler and a spin-off of Vampire Survivors. It swaps dodging bullets for deck building, with players hunting for card combos and secret relics through chaotic dungeon runs.
Four More Indie Games Are Available Now
Apple also lists four other games that are available to download today and will be featured throughout the week. Each one comes from a different type of team, from small studios to indie publishers.
- Little Kitty, Big City from Double Dagger Studio puts players in control of a curious cat exploring an open-world metropolis.
- 9 Kings from Sad Socket and Playdigious is a kingdom builder where players assemble card armies to take on royal rivals.
- Dome Keeper from Bippinbits and Raw Fury is an alien mining simulator about digging deep while defending a dome.
- Yes, Your Grace 2: Snowfall from Brave At Night and Noodlecake Studios asks players to make hard moral choices to save a crumbling empire.
Apple Arcade also added a Sneaky Sasquatch expansion with birdwatching and a Subway Surfers crossover.
