Stardew Valley and Slay the Spire heading to Apple Arcade in July

eurogamer.net:

Apple has announced a new batch of titles heading to its Apple Arcade subscription service in July, including two particularly notable oldies-but-goodies: Stardew Valley and Slay the Spire, which both arrive in '+' form, denoting they were previously available on the iOS App Store.

Stardew Valley+, as if it needs an introduction, is developer Eric «ConcernedApe» Barone's wildly popular spin on the farm life sim genre, having now sold over 20m copies since its launch in 2016. Apple Arcade subscribers can succumb to its endearing blend of agricultural wealth accumulation and wooing from 28th July.

Slay the Spire+, meanwhile, has had an equally impactful effect on its genre of choice, with developer Mega Crit Games' serving up a refined, richly rewarding roguelike deck-building dungeon-crawler as players attempt to fend off monsters and scale the titular summit with nothing but a fist of battle-ready cards.

Elsewhere in Apple Arcade's July offerings, there's Ridiculous Fishing EX, a 3D remake of developer Vlambeer's enormously enjoyable 2013 gun-toting arcade fish-'em-up. New features include Pro Fishing Tour, a competitive mode with daily, weekly, and monthly challenges and leaderboards, plus an expanded New Game Plus mode and more.

Rounding out July's additions are Sunblink's Hello Kitty Island Adventure — a «cosy» life sim that looks like an aggressively pink Animal Crossing — and StoryToy's Lego Duplo World+, an open-ended building game designed to «inspire your child's imagination ».

Subscribers to Apple's £4.99 a month Apple Arcade service can play Slay the Spire+ and Lego Duplo World+ from 7th July. Ridiculous Fishing EX arrives 14th July, with Hello Kitty Island Adventure and Stardew Valley+ launching on 28th July.