Don’t really have a choice in the game
Your game would be a lot better if you didn’t hide all the interesting options behind a pay wall. Love the art and the concept but it’s pissing me off, you hardly get a choice if you don’t have money.
Freezing/Crashing
I love this game so much, the graphics and art are insanely talented but here lately during routes the game will suddenly freeze up and start flashing. The only way to fix it is to restart the app by closing it and reopening it.
good
I’ll always come back to this game
Baby pls come back, the kids miss you
I’ve played countless otome games over the years, and nothing has ever captured me the way The Arcana did. The story, the characters, the sound track, the art, the romance… everything was unforgettable, it truly set the standard for visual novels, and years later I still find myself coming back
Broken app?
My app has been straight up freezing and not letting me play lately. I also absolutely hate Dorian so the connection to them bumps it significantly down.
The Arcana Lover
I absolutely love this interactive visual novel, have played it since the initial release and have revisited it on and off over the years. I highly recommend it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Freezing problem?
Trying to play this game again, but I can’t seem to go 10 minutes without the game freezing. If I don’t have WiFi, it freezes pretty much immediately and it freezes my whole device. Would like to play but it’s getting a little impossible. (Also really tired of losing out on the prizes due to this issue)
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App fica fechando
Eu amo esse jogo e tenho uma conta faz tempo!! Recentemente tentei instalar ele novamente e toda vez que vou logar com a minha conta do facebook o jogo fecha, já instalei e desinstalei varias vezes e nao resolve
Cute game
Art: Gorgeous. 10/10
Characters: Memorable and lovable, but written inconsistently and with backstories that sometimes feel at odds with their behaviors and motivations. (Asra is the most gaslighting pile of red flags ever and I trust nothing that comes out of his mouth. So obviously he’s my fave.) 9/10
Story: Entertaining, but skews very Tumblr Meme mixed with Fanfic Tropes. Don’t look too closely at the lore. Would have preferred more leaning into the horror of the plague and court politics and less fan service and predictable jokes. 6/10
Prose: Serviceable. Leans hard on cliches. 5/10
Now for the actual reason I’m writing this review: look, Dorian, I get that y’all want to promote your other app, and that’s fine I don’t mind most of the pop ups but I despise Asra/Julian as a ship so having them constantly in my face looking like they’re about to kiss is infuriating and has left me with deeply negative feelings towards your other app. Especially bc it’s so FREQUENT. Please. I’ll take five hundred pop ups about the stupid serial killer game I have no interest in over this.
Characters: Memorable and lovable, but written inconsistently and with backstories that sometimes feel at odds with their behaviors and motivations. (Asra is the most gaslighting pile of red flags ever and I trust nothing that comes out of his mouth. So obviously he’s my fave.) 9/10
Story: Entertaining, but skews very Tumblr Meme mixed with Fanfic Tropes. Don’t look too closely at the lore. Would have preferred more leaning into the horror of the plague and court politics and less fan service and predictable jokes. 6/10
Prose: Serviceable. Leans hard on cliches. 5/10
Now for the actual reason I’m writing this review: look, Dorian, I get that y’all want to promote your other app, and that’s fine I don’t mind most of the pop ups but I despise Asra/Julian as a ship so having them constantly in my face looking like they’re about to kiss is infuriating and has left me with deeply negative feelings towards your other app. Especially bc it’s so FREQUENT. Please. I’ll take five hundred pop ups about the stupid serial killer game I have no interest in over this.
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Fantastic Game
I have played this game years ago, and wanted to come back and replay it. I absolutely love how all the stories are threshed together someway somehow and the character designs for not just the dateables but for the other characters are amazing! I want/NEED to know if they’ll ever be made in a separate game or something to be able to date them. Specially Lucio’s mother, Morga. I need to know. PLEASE let me date her 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 PLEASE let me date her or make more content of her 😫😩
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Amazing except for this one thing!
The Arcana: A Mystic Romance is a visual novel game I have always come back to over many years. The story is well written, the characters are very fleshed out, the art and music are wonderful. I find doing my dailies very fun and rewarding and it always keeps me coming back for more. However there is a quite infuriating and game breaking bug revolving around the Heart Hunter daily minigame. Occasionally the game will just break, your screen will freeze up and you will be forced to turn off your phone to be able to get it unfrozen. The second you reopen the games tab your screen will start rapidly flashing in what I can only describe as an epileptic’s worst nightmare. Once the flashing starts,your screen will be frozen once more as the flashing continues. The only way to get it to stop is to close out of the game entirely and reopen it, once you do however it ends the round of Heart Hunter and you cannot continue it or be refunded a stamina point for the exited game. Since you only get three turns a day you can see how this can be incredibly frustrating. But truly besides that one bug, The Arcana is a truly wonderful and fantastical game. I would recommend it to ANYONE who enjoys a good visual novel.
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I love you Guys
I love arcana always have had it with my googleplay account years ago , the only thing is I just wish you guys did coin rushes and key rushes that’d be so much fun ✨🔥 I hope that maybe you guys will consider it at least in the future ✨
Disappointing
I’ve been a fan of The Arcana since I was 13, I’m 18 now. The total lack of interest the new developers have for the actual app itself is absurd. Watching a beautiful game with fun characters and interesting storytelling despite my criticisms with some of the inconsistencies in the writing, turn into an out-of-character mess is awful. I still do my dailies and occasionally read through the routes but that’s all that’s left to be enjoyed.
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definitely above average in romance games
the story was well- written, and the character designs are definitely top notch. I found myself enjoying every characters ' stories, although probably not equally
loooveee
such beautiful art, amazing storyline and great characters! one of the only romance
role playing games i’ve ever played that’s an amazing experience without paying!
role playing games i’ve ever played that’s an amazing experience without paying!
Bugs after last update
I really appreciate authors of this game, its awesome, i’m absolutely in love. But after the last patch its dead, i cant download assets anymore, cant watch adds. Main screen almost always takes me on endless waiting for download game :( Is it my phone’s bug or game need some fixing - idk, but i hope you will check 🙏💙
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I’ve been playing for years
I remember playing this game in my 7th grade classes, I am now in my second year of college. This game actually helped me find myself and shape who I am as a person. It’s such a simple story but it works so well. It’s been a pleasure watching this game grow, I remember when it was just the first 3 routes and the rest hadn’t even been added 😂 I’ve never had a game stick like this for me, but I’m glad it has :)
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Muriel
Need more Muriel stories from Og writers
Obsession is an understatement
I first discovered this game through a fanart post on Pinterest on March 16th, 2024 (I literally have the date engraved into my brain) It is now late 2025 and to say I am obsessed with this game is the understatement of the year.
I LOVE LOVE mysteries, especially murder ones that involve horror. I LOVE any stories that involve like cults or something with the devil. Although i won’t always admit this— I LOVE romance plots mixed with said mysteries especially involving the player or reader as their own original person (for the most part). And lately I LOVE medieval stuff. This game is all of that mashed together and essentially a thanksgiving meal of PERFECTION.
I have a handful of merch now, I plan on cosplaying one of my favorites (VALDEMAR‼️) and one of these characters have seriously become a comfort character (*cough* Muriel). I have had so many moments of my heart pounding with anticipation and excitement playing this, hands trembling and literally screaming. Yes I am neurodivergent and yes I am not normal when I rlly rlly like things.
I got some earrings at a thrift store just because they reminded me heavily of the red beetles and then the other pair of Asra. Everytime I see a white snake, I think Asra. Everytime I see a dark coated canine, I think Muriel. Every time I see any beetle I think Vulgora and just the game in general. I’m more in love with anatomically correct Hearts and have many replicas of them in my possession now because of Valdemar (and Lucio too technically but mainly that creature I adore). I’ve also made many fanarts and have written and am writing many fanfics based off it.
Nonetheless this game is PHENOMENAL, art is beautiful (srsly taking inspo from it in my own art) and characters and story is amazingly written. Idk what my life was before discovering this game, rlly wish I found it earlier than just last year, especially considering how long it’s been out.
I LOVE LOVE mysteries, especially murder ones that involve horror. I LOVE any stories that involve like cults or something with the devil. Although i won’t always admit this— I LOVE romance plots mixed with said mysteries especially involving the player or reader as their own original person (for the most part). And lately I LOVE medieval stuff. This game is all of that mashed together and essentially a thanksgiving meal of PERFECTION.
I have a handful of merch now, I plan on cosplaying one of my favorites (VALDEMAR‼️) and one of these characters have seriously become a comfort character (*cough* Muriel). I have had so many moments of my heart pounding with anticipation and excitement playing this, hands trembling and literally screaming. Yes I am neurodivergent and yes I am not normal when I rlly rlly like things.
I got some earrings at a thrift store just because they reminded me heavily of the red beetles and then the other pair of Asra. Everytime I see a white snake, I think Asra. Everytime I see a dark coated canine, I think Muriel. Every time I see any beetle I think Vulgora and just the game in general. I’m more in love with anatomically correct Hearts and have many replicas of them in my possession now because of Valdemar (and Lucio too technically but mainly that creature I adore). I’ve also made many fanarts and have written and am writing many fanfics based off it.
Nonetheless this game is PHENOMENAL, art is beautiful (srsly taking inspo from it in my own art) and characters and story is amazingly written. Idk what my life was before discovering this game, rlly wish I found it earlier than just last year, especially considering how long it’s been out.
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🫡
i definitely funded someone's bonus 😐, i like the game mhm mhm 👍
