ARcad is a fun and addictive augmented reality arcade tap game. You need to roll the ball on the platform and make sure it stays on it as long as possible while collecting rings to increase your score.
The challenging part is that you have a limited distance view of the platform and the platform can change angles every second. Furthermore, the more points you obtain, the faster the ball’s speed becomes.
ARcad features simple and addictive gameplay. It’s among these types of casual AR games that are fun to play to kill some free time. You can play the game everywhere you go without any strict limitations. The game allows you to resize the board. I was able to play it on my bad, on the window and on a small table without any problem.
On the other hand, there is nothing exciting about this game either. It’s one of this addicting AR games like AR Flip Knife, Leap Endless Run, ARcade Plane or Squishy Hoops that you can play for half an hour and then they get boring and you never want to touch them again. However, some people do enjoy playing them and play them a lot. It’s fun having a game that you always come back to and try to break your own record and conquer the global leaderboard. The thing is that the gameplay is very shallow and very repetitive so it’s not that entertaining for the long run.
My main problem with ARcad is that there is no global leaderboard. What’s the point in trying to break my own record—I want to be a world champion not compete against myself. In other similar game that I’ve played, I can at least see how I perform compared to other players from all around the world, that means something. The lack of a global leaderboard just cuts the competitive aspect of the game.
Overall, ARcad is a fun but skippable AR game that lacks the thrills, progression and competitive aspect of similar games in its category. It brings nothing exciting to the AR scene. At least it wasn’t as frustrating as Squishy Hoops. I was able to play it straight for like more than 30 seconds without failing, unlike Squishy Hoops, which has an average gameplay session of like 5 seconds.