Arcanium: Rise of Akhan

Buy82%

Very Positive · 817 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Supercombo, Inc. · Loot · Sep 22, 2022

Player review score
82%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
87
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
15
Full audio1 of 15
Subtitles15 of 15

Should I buy Arcanium: Rise of Akhan?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 139 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Characters: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 817 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
58% of themes are praise17% are divided25% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
139 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
With a deceptively challenging gameplay loop, you will likely pour countless hours into this game before you properly understand how to play it.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
67 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There's an enormous roster, and almost all of them are fun to play.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Heroes are diverse and fun to play, art style is on point, music is meh but its not like you play card games for music, animations are clean, A LOT of content given its price and lack of DLC, and with numerous difficulty settings you can have a hardcore or easy run depending on what you want.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
For the most part, Arcanium is an excellent addition to the roguelite card game genre; you construct a party of three characters with their own decks and use them together in lane-based combat against a variety of enemies.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Arcanium is a resplendent game, and the cartoon art style adds surprisingly large amounts of depth despite being somewhat minimalist.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The audio is crisp and well-executed to provide the perfect combination of ambience and effect, and pretty much the entirety of the soundtrack is a consistent and beautifully orchestrated set piece.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay139 reviews
Characters67 reviews
Difficulty56 reviews
Combat27 reviews
Graphics20 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Steam Deck5 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
75% still recommend
Performance
33% still recommend
Players complain
Story
76% still recommend
Bugs
54% still recommend
Interface
40% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$19.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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