Unofficial launch guide · checked October 14, 2026
Sifu mobile launch guide
Sifu hit iOS and Android on October 12, 2026 as a $7.99 one-time purchase with the full campaign, every free update, and the Arenas mode — here is what is actually inside.
Sifu, Sloclap's martial-arts action game, arrived on iOS and Android on October 12, 2026 — the same day on both stores — as a premium app costing $7.99 once (£6 in the UK). There is no recurring charge attached: the purchase includes the full campaign, every free update released for the game so far, and the Arenas expansion mode. This hub covers what the mobile release contains, what it costs, and the launch-day questions people are actually asking.
| Release date | October 12, 2026, simultaneous on iOS and Android. Sloclap Gematsu |
|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 / £6, one time. Not a subscription. Eurogamer |
| Stores | App Store and Google Play. |
| Requirements | iOS 18 or later / iPadOS 18 or later; full controller support at launch. App Store |
| Included content | The complete campaign, all free updates, and the Arenas expansion mode. Sloclap |
| Developer | Sloclap, co-published with Kepler Interactive. Gematsu |
| History | The original Sifu launched in 2022 on consoles and PC and has sold more than 4 million copies across platforms as of May 2025. Wikipedia |
What $7.99 actually buys
The mobile edition is a straight premium release, not a free-to-download game with a store built into it. You pay once — $7.99 in the US, £6 in the UK — and unlock the complete game: the full campaign from the 2022 original, all of the free updates Sloclap has shipped for it, and Arenas, the wave-based expansion mode Eurogamer Sloclap. Full controller support is in from day one, which matters for a game this precise — a paired controller on a bigger screen is the comfortable way to play.
The streaming-service rumor, cleaned up
There is no Netflix version of Sifu. The mobile game has never been on Netflix. Sloclap and Eurogamer both describe the same thing: a standalone premium app published by Sloclap with Kepler Interactive, sold on the App Store and Google Play.
Here is where the rumor comes from. In February 2025, Netflix acquired the rights to a live-action Sifu film adaptation. That is a movie deal, not a game release, and people who heard the game itself was headed to a streaming catalog mixed up the film rights with the app. If a search result or a download site tells you Netflix publishes the iOS version, it is wrong. Netflix's own March 2024 lineup and December 2023 roadmap Netflix Netflix never mention Sifu.
How it compares to the 2022 original
Sifu first launched in 2022 on consoles and PC and went on to sell more than 4 million copies across platforms as of May 2025 Wikipedia. The mobile release is that game, not a spin-off or a lite version: Sloclap ships the complete campaign along with every free update and the Arenas mode inside the single purchase Sloclap.
On this site
Our companion page, downloading Sifu on iOS and Android, has the official store links, the device requirements, and a short purchase checklist. For how we verify facts like these, see sources and methodology; for the rest of the week, the home timeline has all three launches.
Launch-week questions
- How much does Sifu mobile cost — is it a subscription?
- No. It is a one-time purchase of $7.99 / £6 with nothing recurring attached; the price includes the full campaign, all free updates, and the Arenas mode Eurogamer.
- Do I need a Netflix account to play?
- No. There is no Netflix version of Sifu, and there never has been one. The only Netflix connection is a live-action film deal from February 2025, which is unrelated to the app. Sloclap published the mobile release itself.
- Is the mobile version the full game?
- Yes. Sloclap ships the complete campaign, every free update, and the Arenas expansion mode in the single purchase Sloclap.
- Is it on Android as well as iPhone?
- Yes. iOS and Android launched the same day, October 12, 2026, on the App Store and Google Play Gematsu.