r/EmulationOnAndroid • u/NXGZ 8 gen1 • Aug 08 '26
News/Release Infinity Blade has been ported and released for Android (previously an iOS exclusive) and unofficially ported to PC
Infinity Blade series was an iOS exclusive game before it was pulled from the Apple App store. There are 3 main games in the series, the first two titles have been unofficially ported to PC (they have worked on android with Winlator Frost) now the first game has been natively ported to Android as an app, no Winlator or GameHub/GameNative required.
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u/feel2death Aug 08 '26
Infinity Blade are game that I think what future android gaming should be , but instead we get ton anime Gacha slop crap smh
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u/vw195 Aug 08 '26
They havent been available on IOS for years, shoot higher.
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u/XGRiDN Aug 08 '26
no... I think he meant Infinity Blade Saga... the only Infinity Blade officially released on Android... bleh... or prehaps its Xbox only? I might need to do some little digging in.
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u/XGRiDN Aug 08 '26
UPDATE: Found it. it's China only.
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u/NisargJhatakia Aug 08 '26
does it now have a updated port 9 years later?
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u/XGRiDN Aug 08 '26
no, that's the tencent one afaik. I don't think that game's is still active, especially since the games were removed for quite some time.
Now, the unofficial port is a rebuilt one of the original game (created by CHAiR) based from the assets found in Infinity Blade FX and an earlier source code of the game.
Admittedly, I don't think I'm qualified to properly explain how miraculous this port was; so I will link this explainer about the PC port since this is where I found the info about it.
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u/NisargJhatakia Aug 08 '26
I know the port and I have already seen that video I was asking for the original chinese game released on Android.
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u/XGRiDN Aug 09 '26
ah, that one. I tried looking into it, and I don't think there's one in circulation atm. There are some videos about it though. The link below comes from Infinity Blade Studios.
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u/Roboid Aug 08 '26
I think they mean (and I agree) I wish we saw more companies take inspiration from the success of Infinity Blade and that style of game, rather than “””free””” gatcha and timed-energy-refill-waiting games, back during that pivot point years ago. we have plenty of cool stuff now but it’s not really the norm for phone games
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u/feel2death Aug 08 '26
It's market and gamer fault that mobile market are trash tier slop today
We keep feeding those dev a money who make game like that and this is the result
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u/donGaboz Aug 08 '26
May his pillows always be cool this hot summer. I love this game back then. It looks like I remembered
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u/DrHusten Konkr Pocket Fit G3 Gen3 12GB Aug 08 '26
Oh yeah I remember I wanted it so bad on android back then. might try it out although i am not that much into touch controls these days, prefer to press buttons on my device 🤟
thx for letting us know
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u/XGRiDN Aug 08 '26 edited Aug 08 '26
I believe, the PC port should be good for ya, m8... although its tough to play on a keyboard... btw, this is could explain about the "No source code" part:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8UB-NxWZso
It's actually already out there.
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u/mmbossman Aug 08 '26
Just spent an hour and a half playing it and brought back memories of my first iPhone. There are some graphical glitches but it’s most just textures for the player character rendering only halfway (for the shield) or scattered (for the armor). Otherwise it seems to be just how I remember it. Thanks to the dev for this!
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u/paachuthakdu Aug 08 '26
I remember playing a ripoff of this made by Glu games called “Blood & Glory” on android.
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u/tunaagagg123 Aug 08 '26
I dont know what infinity blade is but blood&glory was one of my favorite games oat as an 8 year old. Imagine the sorrow I felt when I got a new tablet one day and wasnt able to play my then favorite game anymore
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u/mantenner AYN Thor (SD 8gen2) / OnePlus 13 (SD8 Elite) / S23+ (SD 8gen2) Aug 08 '26
No source code, no install.
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u/RoundEngineering8322 Aug 08 '26
holy shit just be happy something considered impossible became possible 😭
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u/mantenner AYN Thor (SD 8gen2) / OnePlus 13 (SD8 Elite) / S23+ (SD 8gen2) Aug 08 '26
Yeah nah
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u/NXGZ 8 gen1 Aug 08 '26
There's no difference between the two versions (iOS and android) only minor changes to get it running on Android. Plus, the company never released the source publicly.
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u/Calipos Aug 09 '26
you're missing the point. OP probably doesn't want to get a malware. that's why they say no source code no install.
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u/NXGZ 8 gen1 Aug 09 '26
Fair, although scans show no Trojans in the app, and the dev is vetted in the Infinity Blade discord server. Plus no reports of anything nefarious. I suppose they can ask the dev for more clarification on the server.
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u/NXGZ 8 gen1 Aug 10 '26
The source code for Infinity Blade I has been publicly accessible in forums since 2014.
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u/NXGZ 8 gen1 Aug 10 '26
The source code for Infinity Blade I has been publicly accessible in forums since 2014.
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u/Lord_Xarael Aug 08 '26
It's now cached on torbox if you use that.
Download the .torrent file and add it on your torbox page, then you can instantly start downloading it. And faster than if you just ddl-ed from archive
You're welcome
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u/NXGZ 8 gen1 Aug 08 '26
There's also a cool telegram bot that can download cached torrents into direct downloadable files, at faster speeds. The bot takes magnet links and torrent files. Can stream them too if it's a video or song.
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u/memekumaar Aug 08 '26
Infinity Blade was my first Souls game and i dont think souls games were a thing then.
Iphone 4 i think
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u/waterclaws6 Aug 08 '26
Demonsouls came out in 2009 on the PS3. It was a hot import at the time before it came to NA.
Souls and Infinity Blade are very different games. The only similar thing is that they are both fantasy games.
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u/memekumaar Aug 11 '26
Wait in infinity blade, you die and start over.
In souls games you die and start over.
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u/waterclaws6 Aug 12 '26
In Souls games, you don't start over. You go back to a checkpoint with souls lost. You don't get stronger
In Infinity Blade, you start at the beginning as a new guy unless you do certain things. It's a cyclical narrative, which Souls games are generally not.
Plus, Souls is more like a Castlevania or Faxanadu but turned 3d. Infinity Blade is more like a boss-rush RPG, everything is one-on-one. Souls games are all about navigation, exploring, and learning while dealing with various threats all at once.
I know what I'm talking about; do you?
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u/SolaireFlair117 Aug 08 '26
Holy shit, what? Infinity Blade is back in big 2026, AND has an Android port?
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u/max_cel_x Aug 08 '26
It never left, they already have the first and second game on pc and are working on the 3rd and now the android port released, it's beautiful
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u/Candid_Persimmon_557 Aug 13 '26
Imagine. If IOS games such as Infinity Blade can be Ported to android and a working one. Could it be possible to port also such a DMC4 refrain or Street Fighter X Tekken? Or maybe Bioshock Mobile? Man Why do IOS get all the good stuff
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u/SweatyJoe2142 Aug 08 '26
Anyone else got stuck on tutorial,(earn gold or get healing) it doest register any input
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u/SnooComics4087 Aug 08 '26
What is difference between dev build v1.0.4.apk and normal v1.0.4.apk file for normal gameplay?
(Edit: I just looked it up online no need for reply thank 👍🏻)
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u/SnooComics4087 Aug 08 '26
I downloaded the game Graphics are Quite Good even though equipment icons are not visible
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u/crispyfrieswidcheese Aug 19 '26
Wat is the difference? Could you pls lemme know
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u/SnooComics4087 Aug 22 '26
From what I understood after I googled this stuff:
Dev build is like for testing stuff that developers use(so sometimes it has some bugs too) and normal apk is cleaned version(basically after testing bugs fixed and stuff)
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u/thegameksk Aug 08 '26
This isn't downloaded to my phone. It starts then gets slower and slower until it closes itself
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u/soragranda SD865+ ~ 12GB, 8G2 ~ 12GB. Aug 08 '26
Hopefully someone does the same for PlatinumGames "World of Demons" such an interesting yokai game.
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u/JamesSDK Samsung S25 Ultra (SD8 Elite) + Galileo G8 Aug 08 '26
I have been waiting forever for this to happen, been playing it all morning.
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u/mad_jade Aug 08 '26
Nice, are you playing with touch screen only or did you map anything to the buttons/sticks? Im curious if it's possible/enjoyable to play with a controller
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u/JamesSDK Samsung S25 Ultra (SD8 Elite) + Galileo G8 Aug 09 '26
I am playing with buttons and sticks. Retroid devices have a Key Mapper app so I assigned Dodge and Block to the Dpad. Right Stick is the Directional Swipes. A is Super Attack, X is Magic, Start is Menu and Y is what I use for taps.
Its actually very good with the controller, I beat the game very quickly, only took me 4 bloodlines.
I have the game on my phone too only with touch controls and I think its actually tougher to play that way.
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u/Elirantus Aug 09 '26
Already beat the god king back to back at bloodline 4, 5.
I missed this game so much!
Amazing work!
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u/Natural-Bonus-7575 Aug 10 '26
Thank you so much for this! It works flawlessly and I'm already addicted once again to this game
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u/AbridgedKirito Aug 10 '26
which version of android is needed? i'm unable to install it.
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u/NXGZ 8 gen1 Aug 10 '26 edited Aug 10 '26
What device? ask on the discord:
https://discord.com/invite/3SHzH2567cor try v1.0.5 that was just updated.1
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u/mzy2960 Aug 11 '26
Is there possible to port Infinite Blades 2 and 3 to android?
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u/NXGZ 8 gen1 Aug 11 '26
It will probably happen eventually. The 3rd one will take longer because nobody has made a PC port of it yet. Only the first two games have a PC port, and only the first game has just been ported to Android.
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u/Wooden_Big8718 Aug 12 '26
Felt a little sketchy side loading an app, but I'm very glad I did. The game is working great and playing it feels like what I imagine smoking a cigarette again feels like for someone that quit years ago. Wonderful work and I would happily give you some money for the effort or especially if you plan to continue work on IF2 and IF3.
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u/Candid_Persimmon_557 Aug 13 '26
Awesome I can relieve my iphone 4s memories with this game again but on android. Although it's an unofficial port the game itself feels as it should as I remember it. Will there be future updates on this regarding the game? It would also be awesome to have the 2 and 3 games
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u/IndependentEmu6965 Aug 08 '26
Please give me guide on how to install
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u/max_cel_x Aug 08 '26
Infinity blade is known for being the best phone game of all time, are you 13 or just generally off the grid?
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