Two new Apple Arcade games expand the growing puzzle catalog
Apple announced today that “Block Blast!+” and “Art of Fauna: Cozy Puzzles+” will be released on Apple Arcade on September 3, adding two more puzzle games to the service’s offerings.
Apple Arcade Block Blast!+
Block Blast!+ is the arcade version of “Block Blast,” a popular block-building puzzle game. Players fill a playing field with blocks to clear entire rows and columns, aiming for the biggest combos possible. The arcade version does not include the ads found in the free original version.
Apple Arcade Art of Fauna: Cozy Puzzles+
Art of Fauna: Cozy Puzzles+ is based on “Art of Fauna: Cozy Puzzles,” the winner of the 2025 App Store Award for Cultural Influence. Players reconstruct vintage-style nature illustrations piece by piece, learning interesting facts about the depicted animals along the way. For players with visual or cognitive impairments, the game offers a text-based alternative to the visual puzzles.
The two new titles complement the existing lineup of arcade puzzle games, which includes the dungeon-crawling combat puzzle game “Grindstone,” the pipe-connecting puzzle game “Flow Free+,” and the word search game “Crossword Jam+.” “Everyday Puzzles: Mini Games+” and “Water Sort Puzzle: Get Color+” are more recent additions to the same catalog.
Several existing arcade games are also receiving new content this month. On August 12, 28 new packs will be released for “puffies.”, including two collections themed around Oden Tomodachi and The Knights. Starting August 20, “Simon’s Cat – Blast Time” will release 200 new levels, 50 per week for a month. And on August 26, “stitch.” reaches a milestone of 800 unique embroidery frames, celebrated with an anniversary frame and a new achievement.
On September 3rd, in addition to the two new puzzle games, many more new features await you in the Arcade. “NFL Retro Bowl ’27” will receive its new Gauntlet mode on that day. Here, you’ll need limited starting resources to achieve as many consecutive wins as possible. You can distinguish yourself with real NFL players and other advantages as you progress. “Coloring Games for Families+” launches with over 3,000 activities for players of all ages, while “Let’s Play! Oink Games+” brings nine of the developer’s board games to the Arcade, supporting single-player, offline multiplayer, and online play.
Apple Arcade is a subscription service that provides access to hundreds of games for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro. All games are ad-free and contain no in-app purchases. Apple Arcade costs €6.99/$6.99 per month and is included in all Apple One subscriptions along with other Apple services. Apple Arcade is accessible through the App Store and the Apple Games app.
