# Games like Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers

> The closest matches to Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers: Arcade Spirits, Arcadia Fallen, VIDEOVERSE, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut, and No Longer Home. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Arcade Spirits](https://imho.run/games/910630/arcade-spirits) — Also LGBTQ+ and Dating Sim, like Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers. 392 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/910630/)
2. [Arcadia Fallen](https://imho.run/games/1174640/arcadia-fallen) — Shares personality system with Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers. 364 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1174640/)
3. [VIDEOVERSE](https://imho.run/games/2079180/videoverse) — Also Drama and Emotional, like Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers. 165 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2079180/)
4. [Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut](https://imho.run/games/1989270/slay-the-princess-the-pristine-cut) — Also Dating Sim and Interactive Fiction, like Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers. 21,995 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1989270/)
5. [No Longer Home](https://imho.run/games/651490/no-longer-home) — Also LGBTQ+ and Emotional, like Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers. 171 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/651490/)
6. [Ambition: A Minuet in Power](https://imho.run/games/949200/ambition-a-minuet-in-power) — Shares romance systems with Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers. 290 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/949200/)
7. [Alaris](https://imho.run/games/2099090/alaris) — A frequent pick in Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers players' libraries, and another Indie. 63 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2099090/)
8. [Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp](https://imho.run/games/1140270/monster-prom-2-monster-camp) — Also LGBTQ+ and Dating Sim, like Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers. 4,374 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1140270/)
9. [Bewitching Sinners](https://imho.run/games/2615670/bewitching-sinners) — Shares romance systems and character customization with Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers. 281 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2615670/)
10. [Our Life: Beginnings & Always](https://imho.run/games/1129190/our-life-beginnings-always) — Shares character customization with Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers. 11,334 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1129190/)
11. [Winds of Change](https://imho.run/games/594130/winds-of-change) — A frequent pick in Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers players' libraries, and another RPG. 476 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594130/)
12. [Love is All Around: Echoes of Yesterday](https://imho.run/games/3099660/love-is-all-around-echoes-of-yesterday) — Also Drama and Dating Sim, like Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers. 90 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3099660/)
13. [Mission: It's Complicated](https://imho.run/games/1041210/mission-it-s-complicated) — Also LGBTQ+ and Dating Sim, like Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers. 187 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1041210/)
14. [Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator](https://imho.run/games/654880/dream-daddy-a-dad-dating-simulator) — Shares mini games with Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers. 4,623 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/654880/)
15. [Voice Love on Air](https://imho.run/games/2321120/voice-love-on-air) — Also LGBTQ+ and Drama, like Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers. 52 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2321120/)
16. [Kitty Powers' Matchmaker Makeover](https://imho.run/games/3307120/kitty-powers-matchmaker-makeover) — Shares character customization and mini games with Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers. 163 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3307120/)
17. [Superscout](https://imho.run/games/2862610/superscout) — A frequent pick in Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers players' libraries, and another Strategy. 65 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2862610/)
18. [Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE](https://imho.run/games/3418570/summer-pockets-reflection-blue) — A frequent pick in Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers players' libraries, and another Adventure. 98 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3418570/)
19. [Scarlet Hollow](https://imho.run/games/1609230/scarlet-hollow) — Also Dating Sim and Interactive Fiction, like Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers. 3,657 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/)
20. [Errant Kingdom](https://imho.run/games/1148730/errant-kingdom) — Shares romance systems and character customization with Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers. 100 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148730/)
21. [Refind Self: The Personality Test Game](https://imho.run/games/2514960/refind-self-the-personality-test-game) — Shares character customization with Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers. 1,321 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2514960/)
22. [I Was a Teenage Exocolonist](https://imho.run/games/1148760/i-was-a-teenage-exocolonist) — Also Dating Sim and Interactive Fiction, like Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers. 3,777 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148760/)
23. [The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood](https://imho.run/games/1340480/the-cosmic-wheel-sisterhood) — Also LGBTQ+ and Interactive Fiction, like Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers. 2,695 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1340480/)
24. [Arcadie: Second-Born](https://imho.run/games/2196980/arcadie-second-born) — Also LGBTQ+ and Dating Sim, like Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers. 334 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2196980/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1484620&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1484620&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1484620&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1484620
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1484620
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers

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 seek friendship and romance while PLAYING in an arcade!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1484620
- **Developer:** Fiction Factory Games
- **Publisher:** PQube
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Family Sharing, Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, Narrated Game Menus, Playable without Timed Input, Keyboard Only Option, Mouse Only Option, Save Anytime
- **Released:** May 26, 2022
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1484620/arcade-spirits-the-new-challengers)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1484620&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1484620/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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