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Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers
Fiction Factory Games · published by PQube · released May 27, 2022 · demo · data updated Oct 24, 2026
by Fiction Factory Games, published by PQube
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 see
Released May 27, 2022 · Demo available
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Very Positive · 89% positive of 165 Steam reviews | Oct 24, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | 1,061 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Regular US price | $19.99 | Oct 20, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per month
| Month | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 0 | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 2026 | 1 | 0 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 2.7k – 16k | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $52k – $180k before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 165 | Oct 24, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 17–96 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| LGBTQ+ | 1 in 37 games |
| Dating Sim | 1 in 27 games |
| Romance | 1 in 22 games |
| Emotional | 1 in 20 games |
| Interactive Fiction | 1 in 19 games |
| Hand-drawn | 1 in 15 games |
| Character Customization | 1 in 15 games |
| Visual Novel | 1 in 12 games |
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