Arcade Sundown
Plunge into the parallel world of Arcade Sundown, a lilliputian pinball dribbler where you are shrunk down and run around with a pinball in lively, short matches.
HOW TO PLAY
Points are collected by maintaining possession of the ball. Once the ball is in hand the multiplier starts — keep it going by traveling around the arena and up through the ramps. When you feel the time is right (or you can’t stand the pressure any longer) clock in your points by scoring a goal.
DEFEAT THE MACHINE… AND ITS MINIONS
In single-player mode, your opponents will be bent on overtaking possession and blocking your goals. Use your wits to evade them. Brute force in the form of tackles and grabs works too.
WHOLE DIFFERENT BALL GAMES
The nature of the ball changes with the game mode, opening up whole new styles of play. In Runner mode, the ball has legs and will walk towards your goals. In Pinball mode, you’ll be contending with gravity. In Radio mode, you can freakishly steer the ball from across the board.
COMPETE WITH FRIENDS OR STRANGERS
Battle players across the world for coveted high score titles. You can also play Arcade Sundown locally with friends! Customize according to the squad’s preference — play for points or for goals — and go head to head in 2v2 teams mode or in a classic free-for-all.
JOIN THE DEVS!
Come hang out on our Discord, where we chat about the game, announce tournaments, and generally have a nice time.
Steam User 9
I just got started with this and have only had the opportunity to play it alone so far. However, I can already see the potential of complete mayhem playing together with friends. Because even alone, it's really addictive.
There are some different aspect I'd love to go through.
First, the visuals. This game is really a piece of art. Love the style, characters, levels and the cinematics. For such a "small" introduction that the characters get, they are still so well thought out, with funny personalities.
The core game-play mechanic works really well. It's hectic, chaotic and super-satisfying when you get that high multiplier score in. Grabbing and shoving other characters, sending them into one of the longer pinball loops, just before the ball is about to drop, is hilarious as well. The speed of the ball and the general physics of it feels nice. The character dash and the "sprint" feels quite balanced, with some nice punishment if you just wing it (I'm a bit of a master of shooting myself in the wrong angle).
The AI is great for learning, but you quickly learn how it works. Even though the increasing difficulty of the enemy is a nice idea, it can still be learned pretty easy from my experience. It reminds me a bit of the old NHL'94 for the Sega, where, once you learned a specific tactic, you could basically always score a goal. Is this a major issue? Nah, since I expect this will mostly be played with other people for maximum mayhem.
Even though I think they've managed to encapsulate the pinball feeling and make it into a lovable party game, I'd love to see even more pinball mechanics added! Multiball, unlockable elements if you manage to shoot over specific markers while you control the ball and one of those areas with so many bumpers that the ball almost get stuck.
One thing I'd love to see, is some more levels with a bit more height differences. They have a bit of it, but I think it would add a bit of dynamic, having people chase, jumping up and down.
It is a bit finicky to play with a keyboard, even though it's definitely doable.
My absolute biggest issue was that the cinematics got a bit weird with my ultra-wide screen. This means I missed a bit of that gorgeous art, even though it wasn't any problems with the actual game-play.
It does stay kind of true to the pinball idea with only local multiplayer, but I still think it'd be great with online play. Clearly, it won't be the same as sitting together in the sofa, screaming at each other, but still. I'd be nice.
Overall, it's really fun. Great visuals. I can't wait to play it with some friends. Chaos will be assured.
Steam User 6
A quickpaced, easy to learn - hard to master game that shines as a multiplayer partygame.
The pinball-based maps are a cool theme and all the maps feel different to play which gives the game a lot of replayability.
Happy to have in my library!
Steam User 7
Great game! Super fun to play together with friends, or play solo to grind highscore.
Steam User 6
The character's movement is exceptionally smooth, responsive, and fluid.
The levels are thoughtfully crafted, offering a diverse range of challenges and opportunities for problem-solving at each specific level.
The AI is impressively balanced; I appreciate the incorporation of various variables that influence the difficulty level.
The game's concept is refreshing, and I see significant potential for its future development.
The graphics are visually appealing, and the music and other in-game sounds are subtle, enhancing the overall gaming experience without causing distraction.
The only thing I'm lacking is the ability to unlock additional features.
Steam User 4
A really well made, fun and unique game. Simply perfect for playing with friends.
Gameplay is both smooth and responsive and it looks great!
I love the addition of a global High Score list. Trying to get my name visible in the top is addicting..
It’s obvious a lot of thought and time has been poured into this one.
Looking forward to future additions and updates!
Steam User 3
Nice graphics and bubbly sound, a fun take on a pinball game, where you are in the machine instead of controlling it. Steering feels better on a controller but is ok with kbd and mouse too. The controls take a bit of skill to be really good, but the tutorial is clear and also explains the scoring. Can't wait to try this with a couple of friends! seems to work both over internet and on local multplayer as a nice party game.
Steam User 2
As a steam baby (though lifelong PS player) this game was the perfect start to my Steam journey. I was totally lost with keyboard+mouse, but when I switched to controller I even managed to squeeze into the leaderbord. Super addictive and quirky game.