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Arco
Three tales forged in bloodshed, laced with magic, and united by revenge. Enter the breathtakingly beautiful world of Arco, a unique tactical action game where your decisions shape the story. Journey through lush forests, sweeping plains, and scorching deserts as you guide four unlikely heroes in their vendetta against the Red Company gang. Battl...
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- Released
- August 15, 2024
- Developer
- Bibiki, Antonio Uribe, Fáyer, Max Cahill, Franek
- Genres
- Action · Role-playing (RPG) · Strategy · Turn-based strategy (TBS) · Tactical · Adventure · Indie
- Publisher
- Panic
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Professional reviews from gaming critics
Arco is a captivating strategy RPG with excellent combat. It also plays great on the Steam Deck, although a couple of bugs remain.
From its pixel perfect art to sharply deployed writing and unique, engaging combat systems, Arco is a masterclass in refined simplicity and self-confidence. Cinematic and thrilling, it is one of 2024's best surprises.
If you’re a fan of SRPGs and Arco flew under your radar, you owe it to yourself to correct that. It’s one of the better games I’ve played in that category in recent years, with a combat system that successfully tries something new, a setting that hasn’t been explored in any RPG I’m aware of, and a journey that leaves an impact in no small part thanks to the developers’ handling of its subject matter. There are some flaws here that the developers could fix to make this game even better, but don’t let those dissuade you from trying out this singular RPG experience.
A compact and ingenious turn-based battler with an evocative world.
Make no mistake though; Arco is well worth your time, and along with Thank Goodness You're Here just a few weeks ago, it proves that publisher Panic really has an eye for unique indie experiences. Not only that, but this game is apparently developed by only a few individuals, proving that great games can be made within a much narrower framework. Give it a shot. Pun intended.
Panic's Arco takes players to a low fantasy take on the American frontier. Despite some technical hiccups, the fresh ideas it brings in make for a plenty enjoyable and distinct outing.