Your weekly briefing on what actually matters in mobile gaming ā what to play, what to watch, and what to avoid.
š„ Play this week
- COD Mobile's Honkai Impact crossover is live. Season 8: Against All Fate kicked off with free engagement rewards, plus the Herrscher of Thunder, Flamescion, and Reason draws are running now through Secret Cache pulls ā grab the Grau 5.56 skin and free operators before the event rotates out. Check the rewards trailer
- Free Mythics up for grabs in COD Mobile. There's a way to snag all three free Mythic weapons right now without spending a rupee ā worth doing before the requirements change. See how here
š¹ļø Coming soon & worth your money
- Knightica is out now ā with a launch discount. If you're into the genre, grab it while the release-week price cut is still active. Details on Reddit
- A 2011 mobile MMO just came back from the dead. Heroic Legends, killed off around 2014, has been rebuilt by its own fans and is live on Android as Heroic Legends Reborn. Nostalgic MMO fans, this one's for you. Read the story
- BanG Dream! Our Notes lands globally this fall. New rhythm-game entry in the Bandori series drops two brand-new bands alongside the familiar ones ā a solid entry point if you've never played a Bandori game. Get the details
- Dead Account: Two Blue Flames is showing off a new build at TGS. A five-character roguelite where you only directly control the leader while your squad auto-fights ā worth keeping an eye on if you like squad-based runs. More on the build
- Hearthstone's Monk class is finally happening. Announced at BlizzCon, the long-requested class joins the roster in 2027 ā a slow burn, but a big one for CCG fans. Full announcement
š What to watch
- Community CODM tournament running September 27. Small-stakes bracket with a modest prize pool across DOM, FTL, and SND ā cheap entry if you want to test your squad against strangers online. Sign-up details
šø Deals worth grabbing
- Big iOS sale roundup, still live. Wreckfest, SteamWorld Heist, Chrono Trigger, Implosion, SteamWorld Quest, SpongeBob: The Cosmic Shake, Hero Emblems 2, Old Man's Journey and FAR: Lone Sails are all discounted right now on the App Store. See the full sale list
- Free codes for PetSum's anniversary. New and returning players can redeem codes for VIP 11 status and 600K diamonds ā use them before they expire. Codes: MAU0RVTJ0CYNTSN7 and 1yrPETSUMGLOBAL. Redeem here
ā ļø Don't get burned
- Donut Games apps vanished from the UK App Store. The whole catalog got pulled with no explanation ā if you don't already have them downloaded via Apple's offload feature, you're out of luck for now. Don't delete anything you still have installed. What players are saying
See you next week ā same time, same place, 100% of your screen still visible.