Back in 2015, developer 17-Bit released Galak-Z: The Dimensional on desktop and PlayStation 4, an anime-inspired space combat game with roguelike elements that was really well-received by players at the time. Around the time of that release, 17-Bit also announced that they were partnering up with Puzzle & Dragons (Free) publisher GungHo to bring out a special mobile version of the game called Galak-Z: Variant Mobile (Free), which would bring that same anime style space combat to mobile devices but in a more digestible (and more free to play) package. Just a few days after that announcement, we were able to briefly go hands-on with Galak-Z: Variant Mobile at PAX Prime 2015, and despite having many questions about business model and the like, we were really impressed with just how well it played.
The following year at E3 in June, we went hands-on again with Galak-Z: Variant Mobile and again really enjoyed how it played. The game was supposed to release that year, but a few months following E3 we saw the game and its new “Mech Mode" during PAX 2016 and were told Galak-Z: Variant Mobile had been pushed back to 2017. In July of 2017, Galak-Z: Variant Mobile soft-launched in select regions, and while it’s been updated like crazy in the year since, we never really got word on when it would be officially launching worldwide. I guess the answer is: Today! Galak-Z: Variant Mobile has indeed graduated from soft launch and is now available on the iOS App Store a...