Football Manager 27 Touch Joins Apple Arcade as Four Holiday Games Are Revealed
Apple Arcade has had a busy November. After four new games arrived on 5 November, the service added one of the biggest names in sports management on 10 November, and Apple has now confirmed four more games for the holiday season. The headline act is Football Manager 27 Touch, which puts the manager's seat in your pocket, but the December line-up has something for almost every kind of player, from tower defence to a roguelike card game.
Everything on Apple Arcade is free of ads and in-app purchases, and one subscription covers a family of up to six people, so the new arrivals are ready to play the moment they land. The subscription costs $6.99 a month in the US, and it is also included in Apple One bundles. Here is what has arrived, and what is coming next.
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Football Manager 27 Touch Is Out Now
Football Manager 27 Touch, developed by Sports Interactive, is available on Apple Arcade starting 10 November 2026. It offers an authentic soccer management experience built around the world's biggest leagues, and it is aimed at fans and newcomers alike. An elevated Match Engine gives you new ways to shape the action on the pitch, while new Recruitment and Match Preparation tools make scouting players and planning matches easier to master. The iPhone interface has been redesigned to keep everything within thumb's reach, which matters when you are checking your squad on the bus. Football Manager 27 Touch joins a strong bench of sports games already on Arcade, including NBA 2K27 Arcade Edition, Madden NFL 27 Arcade Edition, NFL Retro Bowl '27, PGA TOUR Pro Golf and Retro Bowl College+.
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Four More Games Arrive on 3 December
On 3 December, Apple Arcade welcomes four new games, and the mix is deliberately broad. Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted, from PopCap Studios, brings back the tower defence classic with new levels, fresh modes and ways to team up with a friend in local co-op and player-versus-player on the same device, plus an Arcade-exclusive Party mode. In solitaire(ish), from Playstack, the publisher of the award-winning indie hit Balatro, players build soaring card stacks to hit rising score goals, collect rare perk cards and upgrade decks from more than 150 special cards, with daily streaks and leaderboards to chase. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown+, from Ubisoft, is an action game where you master time powers, acrobatic agility and precision swordplay to explore the time-warped depths of Mount Qaf, and the Arcade version includes all downloadable content, including the Mask of Darkness story expansion. Rounding out the line-up is LEGO DUPLO Playtime, from StoryToys, a calm, open-ended digital toy chest where little builders can mix and match LEGO DUPLO bricks to craft their own living playground.
What Else Landed in November
The November line-up started on 5 November with four more games. NBA 2K27 Arcade Edition adds all 15 WNBA teams and 180 active players for the first time in the series on Arcade, playable in Quick Match and Blacktop modes. Crossy Road Rush, from Hipster Whale, takes the Crossy Road series into a platforming adventure around Crossy Cove, with solo runs and multiplayer for up to four players. KAMI 2+ is a calming puzzle game about folding colourful paper into a single colour in as few moves as possible, and Food Stylist: Design Game+ is a relaxing simulation about creating beautiful virtual dishes and tablescapes inspired by cuisines from around the world. A few games are also leaving the service soon, including Dandara: Trials of Fear+, Oddmar+ and Puzzle & Dragons Story, so if any of those are on your list, now is the time to play them.
What to Play First
If you only have time for one new game this week, make it Football Manager 27 Touch, especially if you follow real football and want a management game that respects the sport. If you want something to play with a friend over the holidays, Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted is the one to mark on the calendar for 3 December, because its same-device co-op is rare on mobile. And if you just want something calm for the evenings, KAMI 2+ is already waiting for you. Apple Arcade keeps growing in the right direction: fewer games that shout for your money, more games that are simply good.
Source: Apple Newsroom — Football Manager and other hit franchises headline Apple Arcade's holiday lineup — https://www.apple.com/ca/newsroom/2026/11/football-manager-and-other-hit-franchises-headline-apple-arcades-holiday-lineup/ ; MacRumors — Apple Arcade Adds Crossy Road Rush and NBA 2K27 — https://www.macrumors.com/2026/11/05/apple-arcade-crossy-road-rush/
