Crit

Arcanists

Buy84%

Very Positive · 705 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

pur3 extreme · Free to Play · Jul 15, 2024

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
100
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy Arcanists?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Multiplayer: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Graphics: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Servers and matchmaking: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 705 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
22% of themes are praise45% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I am so happy to see it on Steam for free, and I love how you can use in-game currency to buy the spells and customization options.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Firstly, Arcanists is such a fun game with friends and strangers alike.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay33 reviews
Co-op27 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Combat
33% still recommend
Bugs
67% still recommend
Monetization
100% still recommend
Players complain
Multiplayer
48% still recommend
Graphics
70% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
40% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • In-App Purchases
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

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