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Pocket Arcade Story

Kairosoft Co.,Ltd · 2022-09-25

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

CasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jun 20, 2024 (Xbox One), Jun 20, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Apr 30, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 24, 2016 (Android), Sep 25, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 09, 2023 (PlayStation 4)

Create the gaming paradise of your dreams! Reach 5-stars and host tournaments!

73%
positive of 62 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
4.25★
PlayStation Store rating (28 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$8.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 13 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 117% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 48% of 20,249 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.2k–2.8k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 62 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$11.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.75 at Steam (2026-03-19)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 0 of 2 observed days · $6.24 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
9920222026Week of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean

Player tags

2DCuteIndieRetroCasualBuildingLife SimStrategy2D FighterColony Sim

Census log

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

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