Apple's New 'Games' App Brings Game Center, Library, and Arcade Together

Apple today announced an all-new Games app, introducing a unified destination for gaming on Apple devices.

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The app features a personalised home view that highlights updates, events, and tailored game recommendations. A Library tab shows all the games a user has ever downloaded from the App Store, allowing them to jump back into any title instantly. Apple Arcade now has its own dedicated tab within the app.

A new Play Together tab lets users see what their friends are playing, compare scores and achievements, invite friends to multiplayer games, and issue challenges. These challenges are built on top of Game Center leaderboards, enabling single-player games to become competitive experiences among friends.

Apple noted that over half a billion people play games on iPhone, and the new app is designed to help them get more out of their games, rediscover favourites, find new ones, and have more fun with friends.

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Top Rated Comments

DocMultimedia Avatar
8 months ago
Glad I'm not a child who sits around playing video games all day. Posting on forums is far more entertaining. ?
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mansplains Avatar
8 months ago
Noticed a lack of Fortnite in the presentation
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macduke Avatar
8 months ago
My hope is that this will help surface more games for more people. It has been difficult to get traction for my game as a new indie developer.
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svish Avatar
8 months ago
Have to try it out. But wish there are new games that are added to Arcade. Overall the new app seems to be ok.
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pacorob Avatar
8 months ago

Do you still buy games in the regular App Store or are they now available in the Games App?
You will still buy games in the 'regular' App Store. You can launch games via the Games app if you want (or directly from e.g. home screen).
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JosephAW Avatar
8 months ago
Hopefully they’ll be a toggle button to disable all the suggestions and button for Apple Arcade for those of us that don’t subscribe. :rolleyes:
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