New game digest: Meta’s games app, Century’s new soft launch, PUBG, Gangstar, Tomb Raider, The Traitors, more – Mobilegamer.biz

 

Right here each Friday you’ll discover the newest international releases, recreation dates, new delicate launches and every thing in between.

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Pocket (Meta)

Meta’s AI-powered minigame making and sharing app, Pocket, has now rolled out to US gamers, reports TechCrunch.

It was previously only available in Brazil, and seems to be in early testing. It’s a TikTok-like app that lets customers create transient video games and experiences utilizing textual content, pictures, contact and sound through AI prompts, producing an interactive feed of what Meta calls ‘gizmos.’

So far as we’re conscious Pocket has not had any official advertising and marketing or PR assist to this point.

Frozen Manor: Merge Thriller (Century Video games)

Whiteout Survival maker Century Video games seems to be making ready one other new merge recreation for early testing, in accordance with a brand new product web page in AppMagic. Frozen Manor seems to be Android-only however has but to register any downloads via Google Play.

PUBG Cellular Gentle (Tencent/Krafton)

As reported on Monday, Tencent and Krafton seems to be focusing on gamers on lower-end units with this new slimline version of PUBG Cellular. Designed to be much less demanding by way of graphics and reminiscence, pre-registration for PUBG Cellular Gentle opens on August 25, with a full launch to come back later this yr.

Gangstar: Mirage Metropolis (Tencent/Gameloft)

As reported yesterday, this GTA-meets-Cyberpunk-like open world crime recreation is rolling out this week in LatAm, MENA, South Asia, Japanese and Central Europe and Southeast Asia on iOS and Android. There’s no phrase but on a worldwide launch.

Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris (Feral Interactive)

Feral Interactive’s twin-stick cellular port of the 2014 co-op action-adventure is open for pre-registration on iOS and Android, forward of a September 8 launch.

The Traitors: Wherever (CityDays)

This formally licensed The Traitors social deduction recreation, performed solely via WhatsApp for teams of as much as 30, is now on sale forward of an early September UK and Eire launch, priced from £8.99 per participant.

Aptoide Video games (Aptoide)

Aptoide’s devoted video games storefront has returned to Google Play within the US after greater than a decade’s absence, the primary rival Android app retailer to take action beneath Google’s new Play Catalog Entry programme, itself a results of Google’s ongoing Epic antitrust case.

Stickmen Hunt (Popcore/Take-Two)

This hidden-object puzzler, tasking gamers with recognizing camouflaged stick figures throughout illustrated scenes, is out now within the UK, seemingly solely through the App Retailer.

Ragnarok: Adventures (GungHo)

GungHo’s one-handed auto-battle RPG spin-off of Ragnarok On-line is in pre-registration in Japan, with a launch scheduled for October 30. It’s set to launch on Android and iOS.

Fantasy Life i: The Lady Who Steals Time (Degree-5)

LEVEL-5’s slow-life RPG, beforehand launched on PC and consoles, is now out on iOS and Android for $24.99, with cross-play and cross-save assist.

Bringer (YHKT Leisure)

This narrative-driven fantasy motion RPG for PC, PlayStation 5 and cellular from Chinese language animation studio YHKT Leisure will get its first playable demo at Gamescom 2026 subsequent week.

Hell Clock (Rogue Snail)

This darkish fantasy motion RPG roguelike is now out there on Android through Google Play, following prior releases on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox.