Apple’s Indie Games Week Brings Some Console Favourites to iPhone

Apple has kicked off Indie Games Week on the App Store, and seven well-known indie games are making their iPhone and iPad debut as part of it. That’s according to Apple, which announced on Monday that the App Store will spotlight the games all week with daily features and curated collections.

The lineup includes Sifu, Vampire Crawlers, No Man’s Sky, Little Kitty, Big City, 9 Kings, Dome Keeper and Yes, Your Grace 2: Snowfall. Most are available to download now, while one is up for pre-order.

“Whether from a solo developer or a growing studio, the App Store gives bold ideas a global stage,” said Carson Oliver, Apple’s head of App Store Worldwide.

Sifu and Vampire Crawlers

Sloclap’s Sifu, which we reported was coming to iOS today, is a third-person kung fu brawler where you play a young student out for revenge. Enemies come at you all at once, so you have to parry, chain combos and grab whatever is lying around. Apple says the iPhone and iPad version has touch controls tuned for mobile, a reworked camera and full controller support.

Vampire Crawlers is a spin-off of the hit Vampire Survivors from poncle and Nosebleed Interactive. Instead of dodging bullets, you build a deck of cards and fight your way through dungeon runs full of skeletons, bats and other creeps, picking up relics and card combos along the way.

No Man’s Sky Lands October 28

Hello Games’ No Man’s Sky is the one you’ll have to wait for. It arrives on iPhone and iPad on October 28 and is available for pre-order now. The mobile version includes every major expansion released over the game’s 10 years, including the recent Cosmos update that lets you command your own space station. A whole procedurally generated galaxy on your phone is a good way to pass a long winter commute.

The Rest of the Lineup

Little Kitty, Big City from Double Dagger Studio has you guiding a curious cat through an open-world city. 9 Kings from Sad Socket and Playdigious is a kingdom builder where you assemble card armies, while Dome Keeper from Bippinbits and Raw Fury is an alien mining game where you dig for resources and defend your base. Yes, Your Grace 2: Snowfall from Brave At Night and Saskatoon’s own Noodlecake Studios has you making tough moral choices to save a crumbling empire. All four are out now on the App Store.

Which of these are you downloading first?