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Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers

Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers

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!

Released May 26, 2022 Developer Fiction Factory Games Publisher PQube Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Visual NovelLGBTQ+Story RichAdventureRomance
View on Steam ↗ $1.99 (US · as of 2026-09-28)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.

89.1%positive192 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“I like how there's an option to be friends with all the characters instead of romancing them.”

— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“an awesome visual novel full of heart <3”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“I think fiction factory managed to catch lighting in a bottle twice. The soundtrack, visuals, and vibe beats the original, and the character arcs feel more layered. The addition of being able to customize your rival is also a rare sight, but welcomed. It had jaw-drop moments for…”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2025-05 via SteamCharts.

140all-time peak
0 10 20 2023 2024 2025 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 18 avg · Jun 2022

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-27.

28achievements
17.7%median completion
6.0%rarest: Perfect Paramour
58.9% of players 53.3% of players 50.3% of players 48.2% of players 46.6% of players 44.4% of players 43.9% of players 42.7% of players 39.0% of players 33.2% of players 30.6% of players 25.4% of players 18.6% of players 18.2% of players 17.7% of players 16.9% of players 16.0% of players 15.8% of players 14.4% of players 13.6% of players 13.3% of players 13.0% of players 12.3% of players 12.1% of players 10.3% of players 7.9% of players 7.4% of players 6.0% of players 58.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
58.9%L1: Ultimate Team-Up — Clear Level 1.
53.3%L2: Combo Breaker — Clear Level 2.
50.3%L3: Zone Control — Clear Level 3.
Rarest badges of honor
6.0%Perfect Paramour — Complete all romances.
7.4%The Friends We Made Along The Way — Romance nobody.
7.9%Unbreakable — Lose all three major FoD2 matches.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-28. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$1.99−90% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-09-28 23:18 UTC
$19.99base price
$1.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-28
US1.99 USD−90%
EU1.99 EUR−90%
UK1.69 GBP−90%
Australia2.95 AUD−90%
Canada2.69 CAD−90%
Japan260 JPY−90%
Brazil8.29 BRL−90%
China7.70 CNY−90%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$1.1 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$2.3

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-28). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Apr 23, 2023
We're Heading to the Gayming Awards!

👋Hey there, Arcade Spirits fans! 🎉We've got some AMAZING news to share! Are you ready for it? 🎮Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers, the standalone sequel to the award-winning Arcade Spirits, has been

Mar 17, 2023
Introducing Penny Larceny: Gig Economy Supervillain!

Arcade Spirits fans, rejoice! (Please rejoice. It would help a lot if you rejoice.) Arcade Spirits fans, rejoice! Our next visual novel is on the way... It's a world of heroes and villains, masks and

Dec 15, 2022
Gayming Awards 2023 Nominations!

Hey there challengers! Some of you may have seen that it was recently announced that the Gayming Awards will return for its third edition, making its Broadway debut in April 2023! We're excited to ann

Jun 30, 2022
1.5 Update: In Case You Missed It!

Just a quick reminder for all you champions out there! Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers is set to have its 1.5 update arrive today (June 30, 2022). The update does include several fixes for the Ski

Jun 28, 2022
Important 1.5 Update: Please Read!

Important 1.5 Update: Please Read Hello again to all you Retro Romancers! We have an important update for you today regarding the 1.5 patch heading to Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers. The update w

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsVisual Novel · LGBTQ+ · Story Rich · Adventure · Romance · Hand-drawn · Casual · Dating Sim · Interactive Fiction · Arcade · Character Customization · Drama (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Custom Volume Controls · Keyboard Only Option · Mouse Only Option · Narrated Game Menus · Playable without Timed Input
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements28
Official sitehttps://pqube.co.uk/arcade-spirits-the-new-challengers/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista 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