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Planet Arcade

A light-hearted, casual adventure game in the style of a retro RPG. In place of traditional battles, key plot points are advanced through minigames, some of which are stylistic tributes to classic arcade games.

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Kid Chemical
Publisher
AM Games
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About the Game

Is the Ensh*ttification of everything around you wigging you out, resulting in much distress and sadness? 

Would you breathe a massive sigh of relief if you could do something fun for the sake of fun, and for absolutely no other reason, for like 5 freaking minutes? 

Dear Friend, there is a game for you.

Planet Arcade is an adventure game in the style of a retro RPG.  It's a love letter to classic PC adventure games, minus the punishing obscurity, plus cuteness.  In place of traditional battles, key plot points are advanced through light-hearted (and often pointless) minigames, some of which are stylistic tributes to classic arcade games, some of which are essentially fever dreams.  As a game that breaks a lot of rules, genre and otherwise, it pretty much has to be played to be understood.

If you get all worked up about mega-blockbuster titles with AAA graphics that are loaded with micro-transactions and can only be played on space-age, top-of-the-line machinery,

and, conversely, you hate fun, retro-inspired games made by regular old humans which tug on your millennial heartstrings and can be played on a toaster,* look elsewhere.  Planet Arcade is likely not your deal.  (Nothing is everyone's.)

If, however, you happen to LOVE the idea of a lo-fi game by an indie dev about friendship, not being a dick,

and building a new, awesome world in the face of unprecedented destruction,

try Planet Arcade.

You might even have fun!

Imagine that.

Love,

Kid Chemical

(Amber Mitchell)

TLDR, This game is NOT for you if you LOVE:

-boring sh*t

-lame sh*t

-sh*t that isn't funny

-being a dick

-remaining stuck forever in broken paradigms

-super fancy sh*t

*game can not actually be played on toaster

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