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Arco

Overwhelmingly Positive · 2,273 reviews

96% positive (2,182 / 2,273)

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Description

A Mesoamerican fantasy RPG that blends turn-based and real-time combat. Explore the world through three handcrafted stories forged in bloodshed, laced with magic, and united by revenge.

Single-player

Released

August 15, 2024

Price

$19.98$7.99 -60%

Metacritic

86

Platforms

macOS · Windows

Developers

Franek, Max Cahill, Bibiki, Fáyer

Publisher

Panic

ActionIndieStrategyAction-AdventureAdventureAtmosphericBullet TimeChoices MatterChoose Your Own AdventureDarkDialogue HeavyExplorationFantasy

About

Arco is a Mesoamerican fantasy RPG where each fight is a handcrafted bullet-hellish maelstrom that you must solve through clever use of your skills, items, and environment. While exploring the world, your narrative choices affect whether the combat skews more turn-based or real-time.

Guide four indigenous heroes through intertwining stories as you battle monstrous creatures, rival nations, and greedy colonizers. Choose peace or choose violence but not all threats can be reasoned with…and all roads in Arco lead to revenge. On a llama.

Features:

  • Simultaneous turn-based system that requires tactical planning while staying quick on your toes.
  • Intertwined stories with 4 different characters, each with their own unique skill tree and playstyle.
  • Choices that impact the narrative as well as the gameplay.
  • Handcrafted fantastical world with 200+ locations, 50+ enemies, 100+ items, 100+ skills.
  • 2 hours of captivating soundtrack. It will break your heart and then heal it.
  • Get cursed, run from your demons, slap monsters, and break your neck trying to discover secrets.
  • Llamas.