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Genre: Adventure, Indie, Arcade, Visual Novel

Arcade Spirits

Arcade Spirits v1.53
A minor patch was issued today for Arcade Spirits, as we tune and tweak the game for its upcoming May 1st release on Switch, XBox, and PS4.

This patch fixes several typos and small bugs. Thanks!

Arcade Spirits v1.5
This update provides general housekeeping for bugs and typos, and introduces an extensive new system to make the game more accessible to visually impaired players.

  • Many, many typos fixed. Long time coming!
  • A few obscure bugs fixed.
  • Some sound effects are quieter, to be less blaring.
  • Game engine updated to a more modern version of RenPy.
  • Completionist ending updated.


For visually impaired players, we have improvements to our audio-only mode! To activate, press the V key on your keyboard while on the main menu. This is a beta test of this feature, so your feedback is welcome. With this turned on before you start the game, you'll get access to these features:

  • Rollback is automatically unlocked and activated if you start a game using self-voicing.
  • Additional accessibility-related tutorials are added to the start of the game.
  • On-screen images or animations not already described in the text are now described properly.
  • Images in text such as icons or symbols are now voiced correctly.
  • The character creator is streamlined, to make entering name and pronoun easier.
  • If you're streaming the game, sighted players can still see the visuals as you play.


(Note that the DEMO of the game does not yet have these features, just the full game.)

All of this is to bring the game up to speed with the upcoming game console release, coming to Nintendo Switch, Sony PlayStation 4, and XBox One. And stick around in 2020, when we'll be announcing our next game project, currently code named "Next Fiasco." Great stuff is on the horizon! Watch our Twitter, @ArcadeSpiritsVN, for more news.

Arcade Spirits Coming to PS4, XB1, and Switch!
We're pleased to announce that Arcade Spirits, a tale of love and quarters and pixels from the year 20XX, is coming to PlayStation 4, XBox One, and Nintendo Switch in early 2020!

In response to fan demand, we've been working on this for months, and are thrilled to announce it to you all. We'll be demoing the Nintendo Switch version (subject to change) at PAX West, in the Indie MegaBooth -- so stop on by and say hello!

Thank you all so much. Your support made this happen.

Arcade Spirits v1.4
Patch notes time! Share and enjoy.
  • Updated to Renpy 7.3.2, with numerous bugfixes.
  • Soft dissolves between changes in facial expressions now fixed.
  • Fixed edge case where climactic finale was an auto-win before you did anything.
  • There MIGHT still be a big with score popups staying on screen too long, particularly in New Game Plus, scrolling back in time. If you still encounter this after patching, let us know.
  • Typos fixed.

Arcade Spirits v1.3
Patch Notes:
  • Voices should be a bit louder now. (This was due to a bug in the engine which made mono audio files quieter than they should be.)
  • Updated Gavin's first lunch break scene to add character background detail.
  • Fixed missing voice line for Percy in Level 04.
  • Fixed instances of QueenBee in the wrong outfit.
  • Fixed color leakage on the character's eyes while lying in bed.
  • Fixed Naomi being in the wrong costume in Level 07.
  • Fixed a missing voice line in Level 08.
  • Numerous typos fixed.
  • Updated to RenPy 7.3.0.

Arcade Spirits v1.2
This version brings some fixes, UI improvements, and as always... less typos.
  • Missing Level 03 achievement restored, if you missed it. The game should automatically grant Level 03 to you on bootup if you've cleared Level 04 already. If it doesn't, let us know!
  • Brackets no longer allowed in text input.
  • Character maximum in text input now enforced up-front.
  • Teo appears properly in 08 when going along with the Gavin and Teo plan.
  • Changed Ashley's romance and friendship endings slightly.
  • Typo fixes.

Arcade Spirits v1.1
The game's in good shape, 99.97% of bugs and typos are gone, and any significant story edits we wanted to make are now made. This patch is mostly polishing things up, with one feature addition to make loading save games easier.
  • Upgrades engine to Ren'Py 7.2.1.
  • Saving your game between levels caused some UI confusion before, where you had to manually click 'Return to Game' after loading. We've fixed this issue; now when loading you'll be dropped back into the game immediately.
  • Fixed a minor transparency issue in Ashley's icon.
  • Fixed typos.

Arcade Spirits v1.05
Welcome to version 1.05! This includes a few minor edits to the story for flow and pacing, a number of bugfixes, and some adjustments to the Iris tutorial. We're aiming to have one more patch coming up in a week or two which makes saving games between chapters a bit easier (right now when you reload the save you have to then click 'return') but wanted to get these fixes out the door sooner. Almost all typos are gone by this point -- if you still spot any, let us know!
  • Upgraded to Ren'Py 7.2.0.
  • Minor pacing changes made to Levels 01, 03 and 05. We noticed in streams a few points where people stumble or the story drags, so we made some light edits. Nothing major or character-revealing was removed.
  • Naomi no longer wears her work apron to the beach or to the finale.
  • Clarified how 'flirting' works in the tutorial.
  • Adjusted the tutorial to choose showing/hiding indicators AFTER you've seen an example.
  • Typo fixes.

Arcade Spirits v1.04
This version of Arcade spirits introduces a few fixes and enhancements...
  • Clarified that the final character export after you finish the game overwrites any previous export.
  • Improved audio switchover when first entering the Funplex in Level 01.
  • Player can no longer have a blank first or last name, and whitespace is trimmed.
  • Fixed a crash when picking Quirky during Teo and Gavin's scene in Level 08.
  • Fixed a crash when picking an invalid option during an Intense Identity moment in Level 06.
  • Fixed some audio glitches in Teo's dialogue.
  • Fixed various typos.

Arcade Spirits v1.03
Welcome to Arcade Spirits v1.03! It's a minor patch, as we seem to be quite stable now; just doing some little tweaks and tunes to keep things smooth. I've been watching streams to figure out where our trouble spots are, and anywhere I can improve the text without changing story elements, I'm happy to do so.

PATCH NOTES
  • Adjusted narration at the start of Level 02 to flow better with your characterization in Level 01.
  • Adjusted the Gavin / QueenBee scene in Level 05 a little if you're on the Power of Friendship path.
  • Various typos fixed. Let us know if you spot any others!
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