Choose Arcade Spirits
Choose Arcade Spirits if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95.4% positive across 392 reviews.
Arcade Spirits vs Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers
Arcade Spirits and Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers both land in Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Indie games on Steam. Arcade Spirits (2019) is 3 years older than Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers (2022). Arcade Spirits scores higher on Steam reviews (95.4% positive) than Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers (89.6% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers
Choose Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 75% cheaper on the Steam Store. Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers launched in 2022.
Both Arcade Spirits and Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers sit in Indie on Steam and both list Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Narrated Game Menus, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Arcade Spirits |  Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.4% positive (392 reviews) | 89.6% positive (144 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Fiction Factory Games | Fiction Factory Games |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Arcade Spirits (2019) is 3 years older than Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers (2022).
- Arcade Spirits scores higher on Steam reviews (95.4% positive) than Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers (89.6% positive).
- Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Arcade Spirits (4.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Arcade Spirits is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers has no Deck rating yet.
Arcade Spirits vs Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers — FAQ
- Which is better, Arcade Spirits or Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers?
- On Steam reviews Arcade Spirits scores higher (95.4% positive) than Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers (89.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Arcade Spirits is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Arcade Spirits or Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers first?
- If you want chronology, Arcade Spirits (2019) came out before Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers (2022). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Arcade Spirits and Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers similar?
- They overlap on Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Arcade Spirits run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Arcade Spirits is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.