UPDATE
12 October 2026
App Store Indie Games Week kicks off today
Seven acclaimed indie games, including Sifu, Vampire Crawlers, and No Man’s Sky, make their App Store debut
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.
“Indie 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,” said Carson Oliver, Apple’s head of App Store Worldwide. “Whether from a solo developer or a growing studio, the App Store gives bold ideas a global stage — turning daring visions into worldwide hits. We’re thrilled with the incredible games launching on the App Store this week and amazed by their breathtaking artistry, brilliant design, and deeply moving stories.”
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 Sifu, 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.
Sifu, from Sloclap and Kepler Interactive.
For players looking for quick bursts of strategy mixed with dark humor, Vampire Crawlers 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.
Vampire Crawlers, from poncle and Nosebleed Interactive.
After celebrating a decade of continuous evolution, Hello Games’ groundbreaking space odyssey No Man’s Sky 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’s Sky lets players explore, trade, fight, and survive across an interconnected galaxy — all in the palm of their hands.
No Man’s Sky, from Hello Games.
Also this week, players can guide a curious feline through an open-world metropolis in Little Kitty, Big City, assemble card armies to conquer royal adversaries in the strategic kingdom builder 9 Kings, dig deep to fend off foes in the alien mining simulator Dome Keeper, or grapple with agonizing moral choices to save a crumbling empire in Yes, Your Grace 2: Snowfall. All will be featured throughout Indie Games Week and are available now to download on the App Store.
To discover more of the App Store’s indie games catalog, explore this in-depth overview of indie gems curated by App Store editors. On Mac, players can browse a great catalog of standout indie titles too in this indie games guide.
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