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Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers Reviews
Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers is the follow-up to 2019's Arcade Spirits, a visual novel of love and pixels, in which you seek friendship and romance while working in an arcade. Now the tables are turned, as you seek friendship and romance while PLAYING in an arcade!
| App ID | 1484620 |
| App Type | GAME |
| Developers | Fiction Factory Games |
| Publishers | PQube |
| Categories | Single-player, Steam Achievements |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure |
| Release Date | 26 May, 2022 |
| Platforms | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| Supported Languages | English |
166 Total Reviews
149 Positive Reviews
17 Negative Reviews
Very Positive Score
Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers has garnered a total of 166 reviews, with 149 positive reviews and 17 negative reviews, resulting in a ‘Very Positive’ overall score.
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Recent Steam Reviews
This section displays the 10 most recent Steam reviews for the game, showcasing a mix of player experiences and sentiments. Each review summary includes the total playtime along with the number of thumbs-up and thumbs-down reactions, clearly indicating the community's feedback
Playtime:
1105 minutes
Just play the first game instead.
👍 : 1 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime:
1583 minutes
Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers is a queer visual novel/dating sim where you play as a hardcore gamer climbing the ranks of esports and finding friendship and love along the way. It's hard to not compare this game to its sequel, which explored its darker themes in a much more nuanced way and had far more growth among its cast. This game was cute, and it did explore heavy topics like depression, ableism, sexism, and more, but at times it felt preachy, even when I agree with a lot of its politics. The characters, while beautifully diverse, don't feel developed enough for a dating sim, so it's hard to fall for any of them. The pacing slows down a lot in the middle, and that made replaying the game for all of the romance routes a tedious chore. I still liked this game, and the conversations it starts are important, but The New Challengers is unfortunately greatly overshadowed by its much better prequel, and while I would still recommend playing this one, I can't recommend going for the blue ribbon.
👍 : 3 |
😃 : 0
Positive
