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Retro Arcade Shop Simulator

Alt Tab Game · Ultimate Publishing · 2026-09-04

Steam

IndieSimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: TBD (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Build and manage your ultimate retro arcade! Buy classic Arcade Machines, Galaxy Pinball, and Gift Claw games, or invest in Cinema 8D, Go-Karts, and Racing Simulators. Manage the economy, hire staff, and repair your machines to keep the tokens rolling in!

89%
positive of 228 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
5,196
twitch viewers (latest)
5196.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
1
Nexus mods (23 downloads)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$8.99
steam price (US)

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  • · Top 38% of 26,716 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.6k10k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 228 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

steam$8.99-10%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $8.99 at Steam (2026-09-04)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $8.99 · on sale 0 of 1 observed days (census price snapshots)

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeStereo SoundSteam CloudFamily Sharing

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)783%20

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

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