Overview

• The Apple Games app will arrive preinstalled on iPhone, iPad and Mac with this fall’s iOS 26, iPadOS 26 and macOS Tahoe 26 updates, replacing the aging Game Center.
• Its five-tab layout—Home, Arcade, Play Together, Library and Search—offers personalized recommendations, Apple Arcade access and one-tap game launching.
• The Play Together tab integrates a new Challenges feature for score-based competitions and real-time leaderboard tracking among friends.
• A Game Overlay on Mac and iPad provides in-session access to social tools, audio controls, Bluetooth device management and battery status.
• Apple has activated the games.apple.com domain and opened a developer beta with a public beta to follow ahead of the fall rollout.