Monarch of the Quarter-hole
Super Villain Games hasdropped a traileroutlining their upcoming game,King of the Arcade, which is set to drop on June 05, 2025. Right now, the game is set to release exclusively on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, which is something I didn’t even know happens.
King of the Arcadeseems to be about saving a local arcade with prime joystick handling. You play as Mac McCormick, a former arcade champion. Although he’s no longer in his prime, he jumps to action to save an arcade from an evil landlord — by playing video games, I guess! I thought this might be, like, win the prize purse and use the money to pay the rent, but apparently, the landlord has “seven members of his arcade gang,” which makes less sense while also being a lot cooler.
There are 40 games within various genres throughoutKing of the Arcade, which makes it a sort of compilation of fictional titles not unlikeArcade Paradise. What is less clear is how these are all tied together. It obviously has some narrative focus, but is it a linear progression of games? Do you play them between visual novel dialogue portions? The press release says the arcade is “open-world” but not much else.
King of the Arcadeis the second game from Super Villain Games afterDoug Hates His Job. Reaction toDoug Hates His Jobdoesn’t seem to bethe most positive, but I like what I see withKing of the Arcade. Most of the feedback toward the previous game seemed to focus on a lack of polish, so hopefully that won’t be the case here.
Unfortunately, it may be a while before I, personally, find out, since I don’t own an Xbox One or Xbox series X|S, but ifyoudo, then you’ll be able to grabKing of the Arcadeon April 12.
