Arcade Spirits

Arcade Spirits is a romantic visual novel that follows an alternative timeline where the 1983 video game crash never occurred. It's 20XX and you've just started a new job at the Funplex game arcade. Who will you meet along the way? Will you find the romance you're seeking?

Arcade Spirits is a cute, dating sim and lgbtq+ game developed by Fiction Factory Games and published by PQube.
Released on February 12th 2019 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 586 reviews of which 542 were positive and 44 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Arcade Spirits into these genres:

Cute Dating Sim LGBTQ+ Visual Novel Romance Story Rich Choices Matter Choose Your Own Adventure Retro Futuristic Character Customization Singleplayer Casual Simulation Funny Otome Female Protagonist

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Requirements

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Windows

OS *: Windows XP
Processor: 1 GHz Intel or AMD Processor
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: DirectX or OpenGL compatible card
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 100 MB available space

MacOS

OS: Mac OS X 10.6 or later
Processor: 1 GhzCore 2 Duo
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: DirectX or OpenGL compatible card
Storage: 100 MB available space

Linux

Processor: 1 GHz Intel or AMD Processor
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: DirectX or OpenGL compatible card
Storage: 100 MB available space

Reviews

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Jan. 2025

At first wasn't interest in the game but later decided to play the game again and got in to it, Teo is my favorite, need a second version of this game that's not the new challengers, like a version of your future with the characters, would love to see more Teo, the game needed more romantic and pictures, It's a good game

Jan. 2025

What a wonderful game! 10/10. One of the best visual novels I've ever played. The romance options are great, the story is great, the setting is great... In fact, what are you doing reading this review? Go buy it!

Oct. 2024

I had played an insanely slow and boring 2.5 hours of this at first, then cast it aside for weeks with no intentions of ever picking it up again. As soon as I did though the story *finally* had something interesting happen and I was able to start making advances to date someone. The story moves through about the time frame of a year, broken up in 8 chapters, so each chapter is like months after the last one. This isn't like you meet someone and right away start dating- the game wants you to build friendships first. Which is fine, just be prepared to be in the friendzone with light flirting til maybe 5 hrs in when I finally got to go on my first date with Teo. The story had some twists, your choices do truly matter! And it was awesome I was allowed the option to choose to physically punch the bad guy when he deserved it. Didn't expect to finish this, definitely will not be going back and playing again a bunch just to get the rest of the romancing achievements. it's a 7/10 and I'm *mildly* glad I did come back to it and finish the story line. FYI there's no nudity, but there are bathing suits on a beach for one chapter. In my play through of successfully romancing someone, you experience nothing more than kissing, hand holding, "i love yous" and nice flirting and emotional support. Small complaint about your character design: I'm all for androgyny, but my character was so gender-neutral it was a little immersion breaking for me. There should have been 3 body types/looks to choose from, not 3 hair styles. The baggy hoodie ensemble your character wears the whole time kinda sucks too. It always makes you look out of place compared to the rest of the characters. It makes you look sloppy despite being at an interview, at work, or going to an important business meeting about the future of the arcade. These are silly cosmetic things, yes, I know, but they can make the difference between me really feeling like I was part of the game or just going through it. If you're a fan of slow burn VN's where your choices matter and you can PG level date someone while trying to become a better person- this might be worth your while.

Oct. 2024

The game aesthetic is cute, the art is beautiful and the story is fun. I enjoyed the IRIS and the way it tracks your personality and your relationships with all the characters. The music was cool and the voice acting excellent. I had fun playing it but I felt like the romance aspect was too small. You barely get a chance to flirt with the characters, most interactions are purely platonic until you make a choice and focus on one person only. It's a good visual novel but it lacks in the dating sim aspect. I would probably get it on sale.

April 2024

Arcade Spirits is a visual novel dating sim with all the neon colors and gaming references you'd expect from a game that takes place in an arcade. It's got a bit of a slow start, but I adored this game for its characters, diversity, and realistic depictions of mental illness. The main character is really going through it, and the game doesn't sugarcoat that. The characters all feel well-developed and their romance lines were wholesome while dealing with issues in a believable and mature way. I also loved that there was an aroace option. The art was bright and poppy, though I was disappointed that some character models had more polish than others, as it made it easy to tell which characters were related to the plot in ways that were spoilery. This was a really fun game though with strong and lovable characters, and I hope to check out its sequel soon.

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