
Release
Friday, May 27, 2022
Critic score
100/100
Platform families
4
Editorial overview
What it is
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!
The premise
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!
More like this
Fiction Factory Games · PQube
Connected releases
Core game only
Game data from IGDB
Play styles
Single player
Perspective
Third person · Side view
Themes
Comedy · Romance
Languages
1 supported
Cinematic archive
Official footage, in-game captures, and production artwork—collected into one immersive gallery.
Announcement Trailer
Teaser
Beyond this game
One complete franchise view connects the main releases, spin-offs, settings, and related game families.
Production dossier
Cast, creators, hardware, release history, and the details that define how this game plays.

Xbox Series X|S
Gen 9

PlayStation 4
Gen 8

PC (Microsoft Windows)

PlayStation 5
Gen 9

Xbox One
Gen 8

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Nintendo Switch
Gen 8