The Apple Arcade holiday lineup will bring Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted, solitaire(ish), Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown+ and LEGO DUPLO Playtime on December 3. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown+ includes all of its downloadable content.
The four games cover tower defense, a roguelike take on solitaire, an action game and an open-ended building toy for young children. Apple says every game on the service is free of ads and in-app purchases, and one subscription covers a family of up to six.
Apple Arcade Holiday Lineup Adds Four Games
Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted from PopCap Studios brings back the characters and humor of the original tower defense game. It adds new levels and new modes. You can also team up with a friend in local co-op or play PvP on the same device, and the Party mode is exclusive to Apple Arcade.
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown+ from Ubisoft is an action game where you use time powers and acrobatic swordplay to explore the time-warped depths of Mount Qaf. The Mask of Darkness story expansion is part of that content, and the Arcade edition adds new challenges, quests and cosmetic updates.
Playstack, the publisher of Balatro, is behind solitaire(ish), which mixes the card game with roguelike deck building. You build card stacks to reach rising score goals, collect rare perk cards and upgrade your deck with special cards. The game also has daily streaks, leaderboards and collectible cards.
LEGO DUPLO Playtime from StoryToys is an open-ended digital toy for young children. Kids mix and match LEGO DUPLO bricks to build custom characters and playful worlds.
More Sports Games Have Joined Apple Arcade
Alongside the upcoming holiday releases, Apple Arcade has added more games to its catalog in recent weeks. Football Manager 27 Touch from Sports Interactive arrived on November 10, bringing an upgraded Match Engine, a redesigned iPhone interface with controls within thumb’s reach, and new Recruitment and Match Preparation tools.
Football Manager 27 Touch joins NBA 2K27 Arcade Edition, Madden NFL 27 Arcade Edition, NFL Retro Bowl ’27, PGA TOUR Pro Golf and Retro Bowl College+ on the service. Between them, the six sports games cover soccer, basketball, football and golf.
Apple Arcade Costs $6.99 a Month
Apple Arcade costs $6.99 a month in the United States, with a one-month free trial. Buying a new iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple TV gets you three free months of the service.
The three-month offer is for new subscribers only and covers one Family Sharing group, and it runs for three months after you activate the device. The plan renews automatically until you cancel it.
Apple One includes Apple Arcade in all three plans, which cost $21.95 for Individual, $27.95 for Family and $39.95 for Premier each month in the United States. The one-month Apple One trial covers only the services you are not already trying or paying for.
