Shovel Knight and GRIS+ Are Coming to The Apple Arcade This September 2022

Apple has announced the latest batch of games that are coming to The Apple Arcade in September 2022.

There are five games coming in total but the highlights of this month are a new entry in the Shovel Knight series and the critically acclaimed adventure game GRIS+.

Hanx101 Trivia (September 2nd)

BlueLine Studios

Tom Hanks is challenging fellow trivia lovers! Play, learn, compete, and become a trivia master with Hanx101 Trivia, created and developed in partnership with actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks. Players can test their knowledge across multiple categories from history to math, geography to food — the questions keep coming. Players can beat their own high score or challenge others in head-to-head trivia stand-offs or team play in the first-ever trivia game on Apple Arcade.

Horizon Chase 2 (September 9th)

Aquiris Game Studio

The newest game in the award-winning racing franchise, Horizon Chase 2 is a fast-paced arcade racing game with a unique art style, thrilling and original soundtrack, and — in a series first — online multiplayer for all game modes. Featuring classic 90’s signature arcade gameplay with accessible yet competitive controls, original and exclusive car designs, and lots of customizations, players will race across the globe in an immersive and dynamic experience that is a modern take on classic arcade racing.

Garden Tails: Match and Grow (September 16)

PlayDots

Enter a tranquil world and build a garden bursting with life. In this calming match 3 puzzler, players can play at their own pace and watch their plot become a haven for all types of life. From common critters to majestic rarities, players will unravel the charming histories and backstories of all the animal friends they met along the way. Take a break, sit back and start growing a vibrant and lush garden, one puzzle at a time.

Shovel Knight Dig (September 23)

Yacht Club Games

When Drill Knight and his dastardly digging crew blast apart Shovel Knight’s peaceful campsite and steal his loot, he grabs his trusty Shovel Blade and starts tunneling after them. Shovel Knight Dig is a thrilling all-new adventure from the hit 2D side-scrolling platform series. The game is the first Shovel Knight title in glorious high-color pixel graphics and sound. Fluid animation, scaling, rotation, and parallax create the most convincing Shovel Knight world yet. Players will meet new friends and foes, visit strange lands, and outfit themselves in their quest to keep the entire land from collapsing underfoot. Jump, slash, and dig through an ever-changing chasm of mystery in Shovel Knight Dig.

GRIS+ (September 30)

Devolver Digital

GRIS+ is a serene and evocative experience, free of danger, frustration, or death. Players will explore a meticulously designed world brought to life with delicate art, detailed animation, and an elegant original score. Through the game light puzzles, platforming sequences, and optional skill-based challenges will reveal themselves as more of Gris’s world becomes accessible. Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality. As the story unfolds, Gris will grow emotionally and see her world in a different way, revealing new paths to explore using her new abilities.

That’s all the games coming to the Apple Arcade for September 2022. As always, Apple has done well in bringing a couple of new gems to the service, particularly with GRIS+ being an award-winning game that has been highly praised by fans and critics alike.

What are you planning to play on the Apple Arcade this September?