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Apple Arcade December 2026 Games: Four New Titles Dec 3

Apple confirmed today that four games are joining Apple Arcade's catalog on Thursday, December 3: LEGO DUPLO Playtime, Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted, solitaire(ish), and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown+, according to MacRumors and Apple's own announcement. This Apple Arcade holiday lineup for December 2026 lands under the existing $6.99-a-month subscription, so there's no extra charge or separate purchase to make.

Apple frames the four as a mix of "reimagined classics, thrilling adventures, and family-friendly hits," per the announcement, rather than one genre or age bracket. That puts an early creative-play title, a card-game roguelike, and two combat-driven franchise games into the same release window. What Apple hasn't said is which devices each title will run on, and that's worth checking before assuming Mac or Apple TV access comes bundled in.

Apple Arcade games December 3, 2026: the full lineup

LEGO DUPLO Playtime is built to spark "early creative curiosity," Apple says, language aimed squarely at younger players rather than the series' usual action titles.

Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted lets players fend off waves of the undead, with Apple describing it as a reimagined take on the long-running tower-defense franchise. solitaire(ish) applies a roguelike twist to the traditional card game, per the same post; unlike the other three titles, it isn't attached to an existing franchise name.

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown+ rounds out the group with combat, time-manipulation mechanics, and a mythological setting, according to Apple's description. Apple has not explained whether Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown+ includes content beyond the original release.

Apple Arcade still costs $6.99 a month standalone in the U.S., and £6.99 a month in the UK with a one-month free trial, per MacRumors and Apple's UK newsroom post. One subscription covers up to six family members, and Apple says every game in the catalog, these four included, runs free of ads and in-app purchases.

Anyone already on an Apple One bundle doesn't need to do anything extra once the games are added on December 3. Arcade is bundled into Apple One's Individual ($19.95), Family ($25.95), and Premier ($37.95) U.S. monthly plans, each with its own one-month free trial, according to Apple.

There's one more way to get Arcade without paying anything upfront. Anyone who buys a new iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple TV gets three months of Apple Arcade free, per Apple, which is worth factoring in before starting a paid subscription just to try these four games.

What Apple hasn't confirmed about device support

Apple's past newsroom posts split the catalog into two tiers with different device reach. Arcade Originals run on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro, while App Store Greats, games pulled over from the regular App Store, are limited to iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro, per Apple.

The December 3 announcement doesn't assign any of the four new titles to either tier. Apple has not yet confirmed Mac or Apple TV support for any of the four, which matters most for Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown+ on Apple Arcade if the plan is to play on a bigger screen.

Apple's broader Arcade terms add a standing caveat: availability across the 200-plus-game catalog depends on hardware and software compatibility, and some content isn't offered in every region, per Apple. That language isn't specific to these four games, but it applies until each title's individual App Store listing spells out what it supports.

What past Apple Arcade holiday rollouts show

This isn't the first time Apple has staggered its holiday additions. Two weeks before this year's announcement, in early November 2025, Apple listed five games for December 4, 2025: SpongeBob: Patty Pursuit 2, PowerWash Simulator, Cult of the Lamb Arcade Edition, Subway Surfers+, and NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM+, alongside the Vision Pro title Glassbreakers: Champions of Moss on November 13, 2025, per Apple's newsroom.

A month after that, Apple's December 2025 announcement added four more games for January 8, 2026: Cozy Caravan, Sago Mini Jinja's Garden, True Skate+, and Potion Punch 2+, according to Apple.

The pattern goes back at least one more cycle. Apple's November 2024 holiday lineup spread 15 titles across December and January, including Skate City: New York, Talking Tom Blast Park, FINAL FANTASY IV (3D REMAKE)+, and the Vision Pro game Gears & Goo, per Apple's archived announcement.

Two straight years of staggered holiday rollouts make more December and January additions plausible for 2026, but nothing is confirmed yet. Apple has not announced any games beyond the four scheduled for December 3, 2026.

If an Apple One bundle is already active, no separate Arcade subscription is needed to play any of the four new games once they land on December 3. That alone settles the question for a lot of households without requiring a new charge.

Anyone considering Arcade specifically for one of these titles should hold off until its individual App Store listing confirms device and region support, particularly if the plan is to play Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted or Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown+ on a Mac or Apple TV rather than a phone or tablet. Apple has confirmed the December 3 release date for all four. It hasn't confirmed which platforms each one supports, and it hasn't said whether The Lost Crown+ differs from the version already sold outside Arcade.

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