{"id":925627,"date":"2026-10-12T17:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T17:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/925627\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T17:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T17:02:10","slug":"app-store-indie-games-week-kicks-off-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/925627\/","title":{"rendered":"App Store Indie Games Week kicks off today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October 12, 2026<\/p>\n<p>UPDATE<\/p>\n<p>App Store Indie Games Week kicks off today<\/p>\n<p>Seven acclaimed indie games, including Sifu, Vampire Crawlers, and No Man\u2019s Sky, make their App Store debut<\/p>\n<p>Today, Indie Games Week lights up the App Store with a celebration of the incredible catalog of imaginative games made by independent teams with big dreams. Players worldwide can jump into their next adventure with seven highly acclaimed indie games, available for download or pre-order on iPhone and iPad. All week, the App Store will spotlight these indie gems with daily features and curated collections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndie games are constantly pushing the boundaries of creativity to deliver unique gameplay experiences to Apple users, and we wanted to take a moment to celebrate these games and the teams that take creative risks to push gaming forward,\u201d said Carson Oliver, Apple\u2019s head of App Store Worldwide. \u201cWhether from a solo developer or a growing studio, the App Store gives bold ideas a global stage \u2014 turning daring visions into worldwide hits. We\u2019re thrilled with the incredible games launching on the App Store this week and amazed by their breathtaking artistry, brilliant design, and deeply moving stories.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are whole new worlds to discover during Indie Games Week, from building empires, to brawling through cinematic combat, to getting lost in another universe entirely. With the critically acclaimed <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/sifu\/id6762813110\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sifu<\/a>, Indie Games Week puts the art of combat front and center. This stylish third-person brawler follows a young kung fu student on a relentless path of revenge. Battles are ferocious and unforgiving, with enemies attacking simultaneously, forcing players to parry strikes, chain combos, and weaponize everything around them. Sifu arrives fully adapted for iPhone and iPad, with custom-tuned touch controls, a reworked camera system, and full controller support.<\/p>\n<p>For players looking for quick bursts of strategy mixed with dark humor, <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/vampire-crawlers\/id6749456796\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Vampire Crawlers<\/a> is an invitation to rough up skeletons, bats, and other nefarious creeps in a gothic card battler. The spin-off of the smash hit Vampire Survivors cleverly trades dodging bullets for tactical deck building. Players conquer chaotic dungeon runs by discovering game-changing card combos, uncovering secret relics, and mastering the luck of the draw.<\/p>\n<p>After celebrating a decade of continuous evolution, Hello Games\u2019 groundbreaking space odyssey <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/no-mans-sky\/id1615755735\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">No Man\u2019s Sky<\/a> makes its mobile debut on iPhone and iPad on October 28. The game includes every major content expansion to date, including the most recent Cosmos update, where players can command their own space stations. Set in an infinite, procedurally generated universe rendered entirely at runtime, No Man\u2019s Sky lets players explore, trade, fight, and survive across an interconnected galaxy \u2014 all in the palm of their hands.<\/p>\n<p>Also this week, players can guide a curious feline through an open-world metropolis in <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/little-kitty-big-city\/id6760796215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Little Kitty, Big City<\/a>, assemble card armies to conquer royal adversaries in the strategic kingdom builder <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/9-kings\/id6757860952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">9 Kings<\/a>, dig deep to fend off foes in the alien mining simulator <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/dome-keeper\/id6755046527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dome Keeper<\/a>, or grapple with agonizing moral choices to save a crumbling empire in <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/yes-your-grace-2-snowfall\/id6757407113\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Yes, Your Grace 2: Snowfall<\/a>. All will be featured throughout Indie Games Week and are available now to download on the App Store.<\/p>\n<p>To discover more of the App Store\u2019s indie games catalog, explore <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/story\/id6793311746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">this in-depth overview of indie gems<\/a> curated by App Store editors. On Mac, players can browse a great catalog of standout indie titles too in <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/story\/id6807202050\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">this indie games guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Press Contacts<\/p>\n<p>Peter Nguyen<\/p>\n<p>Apple<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2026\/10\/app-store-indie-games-week-kicks-off-today\/mailto:pete_nguyen@apple.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pete_nguyen@apple.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Tam<\/p>\n<p>Apple<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2026\/10\/app-store-indie-games-week-kicks-off-today\/mailto:jennifer_tam@apple.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">jennifer_tam@apple.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apple Media Helpline<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2026\/10\/app-store-indie-games-week-kicks-off-today\/mailto:media.help@apple.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">media.help@apple.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"October 12, 2026 UPDATE App Store Indie Games Week kicks off today Seven acclaimed indie games, including Sifu,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":925628,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[64,63,203,105],"class_list":["post-925627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-mobile","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/925627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=925627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/925627\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/925628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=925627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=925627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=925627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}