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Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers cover art

Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers

Fiction Factory Games · PQube · 2022-05-26

SteamPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person, Side view

Releases: May 27, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), May 27, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 27, 2022 (PlayStation 4), May 27, 2022 (PlayStation 5), May 27, 2022 (Xbox One), May 27, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S)

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!

89%
positive of 190 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
100/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

In the distant future year 20XX, an alternate timeline where arcades never went away... you're an aspiring gamer searching for esports glory on the Fist of Discomfort 2 Pro Tour. Seeking a partner to play with, you join a team of players who hang out at Good Clean Fun, a combination pizzeria / laundromat / arcade. It's up to you to rally the team, learning more about who they are and how best to support their dreams along the way. Defeat rivals, conquer tournaments, build relationships, and uncover a strange arcade conspiracy as your team walks the road to victory!(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 50% of 14,104 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.8k–8.6k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 190 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2025-11-24) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 21 of 41 observed days · $19.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
252520222026Week of 2022-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$0.992022-05-272026-09-082022-05-27 — best price $17.992022-09-08 — best price $15.992022-12-23 — best price $14.992023-02-01 — best price $13.992023-03-16 — best price $13.992023-04-24 — best price $13.392023-06-09 — best price $13.392023-08-07 — best price $12.992023-09-30 — best price $12.992023-11-17 — best price $11.992023-12-18 — best price $19.992024-01-18 — best price $10.992024-02-08 — best price $10.992024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-06-05 — best price $19.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-09-02 — best price $19.992024-11-16 — best price $19.992024-12-11 — best price $5.992025-01-05 — best price $19.992025-03-10 — best price $19.992025-05-05 — best price $2.992025-06-03 — best price $19.992025-07-11 — best price $19.992025-09-04 — best price $19.992025-11-03 — best price $1.992025-11-24 — best price $0.992026-01-01 — best price $19.992026-02-09 — best price $4.992026-02-27 — best price $19.992026-03-27 — best price $19.992026-05-18 — best price $4.992026-06-18 — best price $19.992026-07-11 — best price $19.992026-09-03 — best price $19.992026-09-08 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

28
achievements tracked
59.1%
earned "L1: Ultimate Team-Up"
17.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCustom Volume ControlsKeyboard Only OptionMouse Only OptionNarrated Game MenusPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller Support1 DLC

Player tags

2DDramaArcadeCasualLGBTQ+RomanceAdventureEmotionalDating SimHand-drawn

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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