<s>
Arcade	B-Application
Spirits	I-Application
is	O
a	O
dating	O
sim	O
visual	O
novel	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
in	O
2020	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arcade	B-Application
Spirits	I-Application
features	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
different	O
characters	O
,	O
several	O
of	O
whom	O
can	O
be	O
dated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arcade	B-Application
Spirits	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
history	O
where	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
crash	O
of	O
1983	O
never	O
occurred	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
,	O
arcades	O
continued	O
to	O
thrive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arcade	B-Application
Spirits	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Fiction	O
Factory	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
PQube	O
,	O
with	O
writing	O
done	O
by	O
Stefan	O
Gagne	O
and	O
Aenne	O
Schumann	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
who	O
also	O
served	O
as	O
project	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
behind	O
Arcade	B-Application
Spirits	I-Application
put	O
out	O
a	O
casting	O
call	O
looking	O
for	O
musicians	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schumann	O
,	O
meanwhile	O
,	O
regarded	O
time	O
management	O
as	O
the	O
most	O
difficult	O
part	O
,	O
owing	O
to	O
their	O
full-time	O
jobs	O
outside	O
of	O
developing	O
Arcade	B-Application
Spirits	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
for	O
Arcade	B-Application
Spirits	I-Application
came	O
from	O
Gagne	O
's	O
interest	O
in	O
arcade	O
hardware	O
restoration	O
videos	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
as	O
well	O
as	O
his	O
interest	O
in	O
80s	O
workplace	O
sitcoms	O
such	O
as	O
Night	O
Court	O
,	O
Cheers	O
,	O
and	O
Murphy	O
Brown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
found	O
this	O
limiting	O
,	O
which	O
influenced	O
him	O
to	O
approach	O
Arcade	B-Application
Spirits	I-Application
by	O
bringing	O
western	O
role-playing	O
game	O
standards	O
and	O
feature	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
did	O
by	O
adding	O
character	O
customization	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
core	O
gameplay	O
loop	O
"	O
about	O
the	O
protagonist	O
"	O
defining	O
"	O
both	O
themselves	O
and	O
how	O
they	O
solve	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
designed	O
Arcade	B-Application
Spirits	I-Application
with	O
the	O
desire	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
as	O
inclusive	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
including	O
allowing	O
people	O
to	O
not	O
pursue	O
romance	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
Gagne	O
,	O
Arcade	B-Application
Spirits	I-Application
was	O
about	O
arcades	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
wonderful	O
people	O
"	O
you	O
meet	O
within	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
worked	O
with	O
visually	O
impaired	O
communities	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
determine	O
what	O
enhancements	O
should	O
be	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
available	O
with	O
the	O
engine	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arcade	B-Application
Spirits	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
tentative	O
release	O
date	O
for	O
PCs	B-Device
of	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arcade	B-Application
Spirits	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
for	O
a	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2020	O
release	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
digitally	O
,	O
with	O
development	O
having	O
begun	O
shortly	O
after	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arcade	B-Application
Spirits	I-Application
has	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
with	O
aggregate	O
website	O
OpenCritic	O
identifying	O
it	O
as	O
receiving	O
"	O
strong	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Washington	O
Post	O
writer	O
Christopher	O
Byrd	O
compared	O
Arcade	B-Application
Spirits	I-Application
to	O
a	O
"	O
beach	O
read	O
,	O
"	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
charming	O
and	O
relatable	O
"	O
and	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
understands	O
its	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar+s	O
Heather	O
Wald	O
listed	O
Arcade	B-Application
Spirits	I-Application
in	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
visual	O
novels	O
,	O
praising	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
and	O
"	O
creative	O
nods	O
"	O
to	O
arcade	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGamer	O
writer	O
Sam	O
Wachter	O
felt	O
that	O
fans	O
of	O
otome	B-Application
games	I-Application
or	O
romantic	O
comedies	O
would	O
enjoy	O
Arcade	B-Application
Spirits	I-Application
,	O
citing	O
its	O
visuals	O
,	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
love	O
put	O
into	O
it	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
designers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
release	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
impressions	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
by	O
RPGamer	O
writer	O
Anna	O
Marie	O
Privitere	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
well	O
suited	O
for	O
"	O
five-minute	O
bursts	O
or	O
five-hour	O
marathons	O
and	O
still	O
be	O
enjoyable	O
,	O
"	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
good	O
fit	O
for	O
the	O
Switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
writer	O
Ollie	O
Reynolds	O
was	O
generally	O
positive	O
towards	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
praising	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
diversity	O
,	O
ability	O
to	O
choose	O
to	O
not	O
romance	O
anyone	O
,	O
its	O
visual	O
style	O
,	O
and	O
writing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
felt	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
voice	O
acting	O
was	O
poor	O
,	O
focused	O
too	O
much	O
on	O
nostalgia	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
low	O
volume	O
when	O
played	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
's	O
handheld	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Arcade	B-Application
Spirits	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Arcade	B-Application
Spirits	I-Application
:	O
The	O
New	O
Challengers	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2020	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
