Arco

Arco

Steam Deck Verified

Franek · RPG · Aug 15, 2024

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $7.99.

96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 222 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 95 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 2 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
63% of themes are praise12% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
-Engaging story
222 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Ultimately, these have to be supported by a foundation of strong gameplay, and Arco's is nothing short of innovative.
95 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
This game is well-designed, the soundtrack is perfect to the atmosphere, the dialogues are really fun and adds a lot of depth to every character.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
- Graphics were way too low-res for my liking.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
FWIW I played this on the Steam Deck.
13 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 love5 themes
Story and characters222 reviews
Gameplay95 reviews
Audio46 reviews
Graphics41 reviews
Steam Deck13 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat171 reviews
91%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty22 reviews
95%
Interface10 reviews
80%

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. 3 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.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $7.99 (−60%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $7.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly 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.

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