Learn how to filter and sort Apple Arcade games in the App Store by criteria like release date, updates, category, controller support, and more to quickly find the right game you want to play.
The App Store lets you browse the entire Apple Arcade catalog. But with hundreds of games available on Apple Arcade, discovering the right title to kill a few minutes of your time may feel like finding a needle in a haystack. Thankfully, you have several filtering options at your disposal to isolate only the games that interest you.
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On iPhone or iPad
1) Open the App Store and go to the Arcade tab.
2) Scroll down to the bottom of the Arcade tab and tap See All Games.
3) Tap the filters option from the top to customize your view.
You have the following filtering options are at your disposal:
- Controller Support: Filter out all games without controller support.
- Multiplayer Games: Show only multiplayer-based games.
- Age Ratings: Limit items by age rating (All, 4+, 9+, and 12+)
- Coming Soon: Include unreleased games that are coming soon to Apple Arcade
Keep in mind that you can select multiple filters at once.
4) Once you’ve used the built-in filters to limit what’s listed here, use one of the following sorting options to determine how the filtered items are ordered:
- Release Date: Your filtered Apple Arcade games are listed by the date they were released, starting with the most recently released title.
- Last Updated: Sort your filtered Apple Arcade games by the date of their last update, starting with the most recently updated title.
- Name: The list will be sorted alphabetically by game title.
- Category: The list will be sorted alphabetically by genre name (Arcade, Adventure, etc.)
By default, the Arcade catalog is filtered by coming-soon titles and sorted by release date.
5) Finally, hit Done to see results based on the filters and sorting options you selected.
On Mac
1) Open the App Store and select Arcade from the left side.
2) Scroll down and click See All Games.
3) Use the Filters button on the top right corner to narrow down the games list.
On Apple TV
1) Go to the Arcade app on your Apple TV.
2) Scroll to the bottom and select See All Games.
3) Use the Age Ratings, Filters, and Sort By buttons on the top to sort and filter the Apple Arcade catalog. The options here are similar to what you have on iOS and Mac.
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