Apple Arcade: All upcoming titles, updates for January 2023

Several updates and new games are loading your way throughout the month of January as Apple Arcade opens 2023 in the same way it did last year.

There will new games to be made available on Arcade every weekend, plus tons of updates on already existing titles on the platform.

Episode XOXO

To kick things off, the next installment of the no. 1 interactive storytelling game, Episode XOXO (Pocket Gems), is coming exclusively to Apple Arcade.

In Episode: Choose Your Story, players may be able to choose their own destiny and live out stories of love, romance, adventure, drama, and more. This will be released along with 5 original stories:

Little Star

The Royal Bachelor

No Time For Love

The Secret He Keeps

Road To Wonderland

Next, merged jigsaw and word puzzle game Illustrated (Border Leap) will also be made available on Arcade starting on January 13.

In this interactive title, players get to choose beautiful pictures and learn more about the stories behind them.

As one tries to complete the puzzle, concealed words are also there to solve which unveils more details about the chosen illustration.

Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On!

Meanwhile, from the same creators of the Pokemon RPG series comes Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On! (GAME FREAK), to be released on January 20.

The remake of the original classic released on Nintendo 3DS is a unique and fast-paced mash-up of solitaire and virtual horse racing.

This game challenges players to clear cards like in traditional solitaire to affect their chosen horse positively. The race itself gives everyone the chance to secure special cards if their horses run over them.

Players may opt for the solo mode or compete in online leaderboards with the strongest horses to conquer races around the world.

Squiggle Drop

Lastly, physics-based puzzle game Squiggle Drop will be available starting on January 27.

Those into creativity and imagination will definitely like this new title from Noodlecake, as it urges players to solve physics puzzles by drawing shapes.

There are over 100 puzzles, each with multiple and surprising solutions. Players also earn rewards from each solved puzzle, en route to building their own Squiggletown.

New content updates

On the other hand, the following games will have either new updates or content, so stay tuned:

Angry Birds Reloaded

Grindstone

Jetpack Joyride 2

Skate City

LEGO Star Wars: Castaways

Zookeeper World

WHAT THE GOLF?

Subway Surfers Tag

Warped Kart Racers