Arcade Paradise

Arcade Paradise

Steam Deck Verified

Nosebleed Interactive · Adventure · Aug 11, 2022

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $4.39.

81%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 97 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 31 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Monetization: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

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
60% of themes are praise10% are divided30% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I am going to spoil the entire story in this paragraph, so if you want to be spared, skipped to the next one.
97 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
+Sound - save of one or two arcade games, the sound track was great and sound design fun
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The UI is amazing, graphics, optimization... there's nothing else to say besides buy this game if you're interested in retro like arcade games, since this game won't disappoint one bit.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Playing on the steamdeck, I've had a great experience.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
You can then strategically place these cabinets in your arcade, manage their popularity, and even set their difficulty to maximize profits.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
This was a huge mistake as the controls were only optimized for controller.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters97 reviews
Audio31 reviews
Graphics19 reviews
Steam Deck15 reviews
Difficulty12 reviews
Controls11 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay54 reviews
61%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs31 reviews
39%
Interface15 reviews
40%
Monetization9 reviews
56%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.39.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
54
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.