# What is Apple Arcade? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** video-games-e-games\ **Created:** [May 1, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-apple-arcade/941172 "2021-05-01T18:13:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-apple-arcade/941172/1 "2021-05-01T18:13:11Z")
I bought a new MacBook Air a couple weeks ago and apparently I’m eligible for 3 months free of Apple Arcade. Is it worth it? I’m totally in the Apple universe, iPhones iPad MacBook ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-apple-arcade/941172/2 "2021-05-01T18:47:24Z")
It’s a subscription service for a smallish subset of games from the App Store. Didn’t see the value for the iPad or iPhone, but if you’ve got 3 months free give it a shot. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-apple-arcade/941172/3 "2021-05-01T20:48:45Z")
I subscribed for a while. I liked the idea of getting access to a library of games for my mobile device without micro transactions or other tiresome gimmicks you find with most mobile games. The problem was that I just didn’t find the games all that fun and didn’t spend much time playing them, so I dropped it. A free trial subscription is a great thing because you will get a chance to see if they’re for you. Just because I didn’t care for them doesn’t mean you wouldn’t. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-apple-arcade/941172/4 "2021-05-01T21:02:51Z")
Are there any games that my 7 year old nephew might like? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-apple-arcade/941172/5 "2021-05-01T23:04:40Z")
There’s quite a variety so I imagine there will be. It depends on what kinds of games exactly he likes. A lot of them are kid-friendly. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-apple-arcade/941172/6 "2021-05-01T23:26:11Z")
Hmm… Looking over current Apple Arcade games in the App Store I’m tempted to try it out again. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-apple-arcade/941172/7 "2021-05-03T00:35:05Z")
It has a good amount of relatively casual games. Whether it’s worth it or not depends on your gaming habits. I subscribed for a little while when I was between PS4 games but canceled when I realised I wasn’t using it much. I’d definitely try the free trial and see how it goes. I think you can get it cheaper bundled with Apple TV and iTunes if you happen to already use those.