Arcade Paradise

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  • Summary: Welcome to Arcade Paradise, the 90's-fuelled retro arcade adventure. Rather than washing rags for a living, you decide to turn the family laundromat into the ultimate arcade. Play, profit and purchase new arcade machines, with over 35 to choose from, to build your very own Arcade Paradise!Welcome to Arcade Paradise, the 90's-fuelled retro arcade adventure. Rather than washing rags for a living, you decide to turn the family laundromat into the ultimate arcade. Play, profit and purchase new arcade machines, with over 35 to choose from, to build your very own Arcade Paradise!

    Take the laundromat business made up of dull chores from washing clothes to throwing out the trash, and turn it into a booming arcade with the coolest games in town raking in all the money!

    Over 35 arcade games, each fully realized with its own gameplay, stories, missions and high scores to set! Inspired by 3 decades of gaming, from early vector games right up to the 32-bit era.

    Insert a second coin and play against a friend in a number of co-operative & competitive arcade games up to 4 players locally.    … Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. God is a Geek
    Aug 11, 2022
    90
    Arcade Paradise not only looks cool, but the running of your business is fun and enjoyable, and the arcade games are wonderfully designed.
  2. GameSpew
    Aug 11, 2022
    90
    Arcade Paradise is something rather special. Its mixture of playful management sim and arcade gaming works incredibly well, and it’s all so nicely presented that you’ll easily forgive its few flaws. Whether you get swept up in keeping your laundrette and arcade running as well as possible, or whether you find yourself addicted to a particular arcade cabinet, you’re going to love your time here. And considering its bargain price, it really doesn’t get much better than this.
  3. GamersRD
    Aug 28, 2022
    90
    In a nutshell this game is for 90's nostalgics or players who really enjoy minigame compilations. Arcade Paradise is absolutely essential. It's the most original game I've played this year.
  4. Push Square
    Aug 11, 2022
    80
    If you’re nostalgic for the 90s and genuinely enjoy minigame compilations, Arcade Paradise is utterly essential. The title’s tongue-in-cheek tycoon gameplay and simulator window dressing serve as the backdrop for dozens upon dozens of video game parodies, spanning a GTA-style Pac-Man clone through to an OutRun-inspired futuristic racer. Not every idea shines, but the sheer density of content alone means you’ll never get bored. And with an addictive progression system that’s forever tempting you with something shiny on the horizon, this release actually lives up to its name: it’s truly an arcade paradise.
  5. Hobby Consolas
    Aug 11, 2022
    71
    Arcade Paradise is neither a great managing game, nor a a great minigame compilation, but the combination of both gameplay styles work well. We enjoyed its setting in the eighties, and the feeling of growing our own arcade empire. Some elements get repetitive after two or three days.
  6. IGN Adria
    Aug 12, 2022
    70
    The management simulation of a laundromat that is slowly turning into an arcade center is a great homage to some earlier times that, like a dream, mix and match two different decades and several generations of arcades and even consoles into one trippy mix.
  7. Gfinity
    Aug 11, 2022
    30
    With bugs, crashes and far too much waiting around, Arcade Paradise really tries to capture some of the highs of old arcades but never really manages to understand the joy that comes from it.

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. Joaks_Daniel
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    This game has everything I want. The music of the 80s and 90s is a real past. The hours fly by, and it's not repetitive at all. You alwaysThis game has everything I want. The music of the 80s and 90s is a real past. The hours fly by, and it's not repetitive at all. You always have new challenges and upgrades to complete with over 35 arcades of all varieties. You also receive emails from other users challenging you to beat their scores (damn Sam hahaha).… Expand
  2. monkhey
    Aug 24, 2022
    10
    This game is phenomenal, in every way possible. Just get it, you won’t be sorry.
  4. Punk_Out
    Sep 27, 2022
    10
    It was everything I was expecting it to be! I should of started playing it sooner! When I watched the trailer I was like, "Yep, that game wasIt was everything I was expecting it to be! I should of started playing it sooner! When I watched the trailer I was like, "Yep, that game was made for me!" As soon as I expanded my arcade and had over 5 arcade machines going I was hooked. The game kept me interested the entire time. The grind of it is just so much fun and as you make progress the game slowly gives you more to do, and you don't really get that overwhelming feeling as you go with some simulator games. The game designer did a good job of just gradually getting you into it. There is that constant routine every new day, but once you get going you are just interested in getting those daily tasks done, and most the time you're just playing arcade games. Now some of the arcade games are spin offs of the classics, but I will tell you this Racer Chaser is an awesome combination of Pac-Man meets GTA! I could go on and on, but I don't want to spoil the game for you. I will say this, it is a great game for when you just need to take a break from anything from CoD to Diablo.

    I am so pleased that this game was exactly what I expected and I give it a perfect score just for that reason alone. If you're into simulator games you got to try this, if you love going to old school style arcades you got to try this, and if you're nostalgic for the 90's you got to try this game! I spent 5 hours playing it on the first play, and I want to keep on playing but sadly I got to sleep too!    … Expand

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#79 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2022

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