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Clash of Clans is a free base-building strategy game by Supercell, the Helsinki studio that, according to its own company timeline, launched it worldwide on iOS in August 2012. Android followed on October 7, 2013, and a Windows version came through Google Play Games on October 23, 2023, per Wikipedia’s release history. It’s free to install, with gem packs from...
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time is LEVEL-5’s job-swapping, island-building RPG, and as of August 20, 2026 it runs natively on iOS and Android for $24.99, per the developer’s official site. The original hit Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam on May 21, 2025 at $59.99, with a Switch 2 edition following June 5, 2025. The...
NBA 2K HQ is the companion app 2K ships alongside NBA 2K27, built by Visual Concepts under Take-Two’s 2K label. It arrived August 21, 2026 — five days before the game’s Early Access window — and it’s completely free, with zero in-app purchases, per 2K’s support FAQ. You’ll find it on iPhone (iOS 18 or newer, 483.4 MB, rated 13+,...
Mobile Game of the Year 2026 is still undecided, and that’s the real story. As of August 23, three separate award shows are circling one crown. GamingonPhone revealed its ten finalists on August 22 and names its winner in Bangkok on October 28. The industry-facing Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards hands out trophies in Cologne on August 25. And the...
Gangstar Mirage City is a free online open-world crime game for phones. Level Infinite — Tencent’s global games label — publishes it under license from Gameloft, per the publisher’s July 7, 2026 press release. It went live on August 20, 2026 in a soft launch restricted to LATAM, MENA, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Eastern/Central Europe, on both iOS and...
