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The Long Arc

A fast-paced action arcade game. You play as an archer in a tower, fending off waves of enemies by using the crank to pull back your bow. Each level brings tougher challenges: knights, wraiths, skeletons…

8 July 2025

The Long Arc is an arcade, released 8 July 2025 on Playdate.

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What The Long Arc is

The Long Arc was released in 2025. It is available on Playdate only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A fast-paced action arcade game. You play as an archer in a tower, fending off waves of enemies by using the crank to pull back your bow. Each level brings tougher challenges: knights, wraiths, skeletons, golems, and griffins.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Long Arc launched on 8 July 2025, within three weeks of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Donkey Kong Bananza, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers and Mecha Break.

Released around the same time: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Donkey Kong Bananza, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, Mecha Break.

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When did The Long Arc come out?
The Long Arc was released on 8 July 2025 for Playdate.

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