The Ultimate Guide to Apple Arcade

You could be sitting on a treasure trove of fantastic iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV games and not even know it.

<![CDATA[ <article> <p>You could be sitting on a treasure trove of fantastic iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV games and not even know it.</p><p>Apple Arcade might be one of the most underrated gaming services on the market right now, with many <a href="https://www.techradar.com/features/apple-one-subscription">Apple One</a> subscribers not even realizing that it is included in all tiers of the service. You can also subscribe to it separately and you could even be able to access a generous free trial right now if you're reading this on a shiny new Apple device.</p><p>But what exactly is Apple Arcade, how much does it cost, what kind of games can you play on it, and, perhaps most importantly, are any of them actually good? I've spent the last week really sinking my teeth into the service in order to find out and deliver this ultimate guide to everything that you need know.</p><p>From all the basic facts to a bumper list of my personal game recommendations and even a personality quiz to match you to titles that you might like, everything here is intended to help you walk away an expert in all things Apple gaming. </p><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-the-ultimate-guide-to-apple-arcade"><span>The ultimate guide to Apple Arcade</span></h3><a class="card card--standard card--rows-3 card--align-inline" href="https://www.techradar.com/gaming/mobile-gaming/apple-arcade-explained"><div class="card-image-widthsetter"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img style="width: 100%" class="card__image" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/s2DkNv8kMebXrQJFY4UzfA.jpg" alt="TRG Ultimate Guide to Apple Arcade branding on a screenshot of Monument Valley."></p></div><div class="card__content"><h3 class="card__title">What is Apple Arcade? 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