The best watch games, period!

When I first got my watch I had no idea there were games for it but man am I glad I found this gem. If you’re going to pick up any games for your watch this is an absolute must! My lifestyle has a lot of waiting around for computers to calculate or animals to finish that it’s so nice and convenient to have this at the ready to hop in and out of. My thoughts also spiral out of control easily so having this fun distraction has been a real treat. As it happens this was the first one i came across and took a chance on. Sadly, this suite of games is so well polished and fun that it has set an incredibly high bar of expectations that others just haven’t come close to matching. I’ve tried a number of other paid and free suites and individual games that simply don’t look as nice, run so smooth, are as much fun and interact so effortlessly as Arcadia that I pretty much play these exclusively. You can really tell the difference from other developers who simply produce an app to sell, to these who actually seem to use and refine it. The love is evident. Thank you devs for this awesome app. It runs great, looks great and is a genuine pleasure to play. Also very happy to see its in active development with new games and features being added. Would rate it 10 stars if I could :-)

Best games on Apple Watch: bonus play on phone too!

These games are great and maybe even the best you can play on your Apple Watch for the price. But you might want to buy them with the bundle that says “Also Included In” in the App Store because for 99¢ more you get 5 other games; furthermore, some of the other games are a bundle of multiple games as well. $1.99 for this game alone but $2.99 gives you an additional 5 games with some including multiple games themself. These games are very impressive for your Apple Watch and designed to easily be played on you Watch as well. They run buttery smooth and also have a nostalgic likeness to old school games. 100% recommend you purchasing this game; but only if, you buy this game in the 6 game bundle for 99¢ more. Again, when you click the game in the App Store, you’ll see something that says “Also Included In.” Click that and buy that bundle. Worth it completely.

All fantastic(except for maybe a couple things)

The graphics are bright and colorful. Styles like classic arcade games of old. There’s no ads and all the games run smoothly. It really feels like I’m carrying a tiny arcade in my pocket. However I just have two little complaints with three of the games. Brick out, slimenator and treasure map. I don’t like how brick out gives you 3 lives. I’d like if there were check points or no lives at all and be casual. Treasure map timer runs out way too fast a few maps in. And slimenator throws too many enemies in at once too soon in the game. Other than those 3 gripes this app is well worth it. And the developers are always improving it and adding more games. I hope they see this and maybe fix those things. If not that’s all good. There’s dozens more games on here to play. Edit: or for brick out hide hearts in some blocks like how the space invader game hides them in the alien ships.

Better than you’d think

I’ve gotten multiple of these before, they have 4 variations of the same game and call it a day but this one isn’t like that at all. Their games are unique but also the classics, they have stuff like bowling, fishing, races, etc. but its all just so addictive and great for passing time. I ride the bus to school everyday and I’m usually pretty bored so I’ve been looking for games to play on the bus and this is perfect for me. My favorite game so far is FastRun, its a racing game where you avoid other cars and falling off the road. Those types of games are usually all the same, you dodge some cans and stop signs by pressing some arrows and boom you’ve won the game, but this one is more unique from the joystick and art style all the way to how it makes you feel like your there.

It’s perfect

awesome collection of fun, easy to play games that you can play on your watch! as far as using the apple watch as a gaming device(?!), these guys nailed it. of course, you can also play on your phone or tv. the leaderboards are separate too for each device which is nice. i can’t imagine how gaming(!?!!?) on an apple watch could be implemented better. just perfect little mini-games with simple controls that are fun and cozy. the collection has also expanded a good bit since i originally purchased it which is really appreciated. good devs, good games, good, simple fun. must have if you have an apple watch imo. apple should buy it out and include it natively as a fun gimmick lol that’s how well it fits the device and makes something fun that works given its extreme limitations.

Worth IT!!

This game is worth it for the small price of two dollars. It has a variety of fun retro games that you can play on your watch and phone if you wanna kill time or not waste your phone battery to entertain yourself. Though I do have some suggestions that I would like to see implemented like playing online or local multiplayer with someone that has an Apple Watch or if they don’t have the Apple Watch they can play against you on their phone while you play on the Apple Watch. Another thing I would like to see is a leader board as myself love to play competitively, so being able to see who is at the top of the leaderboard would be nice. Overall pretty good app and I hope too see more fun and cool games in the future.

What a deal :)

I’ve had my Apple Watch for several months now, but hadn’t come across any games that look like they would 1) be any fun, and 2) kind of show off what the watch can do when other people are looking :-) So for two bucks, this was like the perfect find for me. The games are actually fun, they’re really well made w/ the graphics, gameplay, sound, music… all of it. This isn’t just someone goofing around - these are games you might even catch yourself playing on your phone too. :-) They’re the definition of pick up and play games, when you have five minutes to burn somewhere… and to have ‘em all in one pack like this is perfect. Good job, y’all.

Great collection!

I LOVE the homage to Sega’s Outrun. All games are very playable. The best parts of these games are that they’re more or less designed to be start/stop friendly, where it isn’t a big deal if you lose progress or whatever. But you do seem to be able to pause and hold your place (at least while the app is running in the bg), which is helpful. Some are pretty simple, and reminiscent of some of the classic “filler” games that used to get churned out in the cartridge days, but they seemingly perform as designed and do not crash. Definitely worth $2 to have access to some quick games without having to be glued to my phone.

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