Arcade Paradise VR review: 90s retro design, clever immersion and the warm embrace of nostalgia

My beautiful VR laundrette.

Arcade Paradise VR; retro arcade cabinets
(Image: © Nosebleed Interactive / Wired Productions)

Our Verdict

The chores-to-game loop feels condensed for VR and Arcade Paradise is better for it. The detailed cabinet designs and constant allure of new retro games is enough to fight past any motion sickness.

For

  • Perfectly recreated retro gaming
  • Clever blend of ideas
  • Detailed in-game graphic design

Against

  • I felt a little motion sickness

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Arcade Paradise VR details

Developer Nosebleed Interactive

Publisher Wired Productions

Formats PS VR2 (reviewed), PC VR (Steam), Meta Quest 2, 3 & Pro

Platform Unity

Release date Out now

In Arcade Paradise VR you can now get up close and touch the mix of retro game cabinets that hide in your laundrette’s back office. The downside is you’re going to get equally up close to the game's grimy stained toilets, now with immersive plunger mechanics to wipe away those unwanted stains.

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The Verdict
8

out of 10

Arcade Paradise VR review: 90s retro design, clever immersion and the warm embrace of nostalgia

The chores-to-game loop feels condensed for VR and Arcade Paradise is better for it. The detailed cabinet designs and constant allure of new retro games is enough to fight past any motion sickness.

Editor, Digital Arts & 3D

Ian Dean is Editor, Digital Arts & 3D at Creative Bloq, and the former editor of many leading magazines. These titles included ImagineFX, 3D World and video game titles Play and Official PlayStation Magazine. Ian launched Xbox magazine X360 and edited PlayStation World. For Creative Bloq, Ian combines his experiences to bring the latest news on digital art, VFX and video games and tech, and in his spare time he doodles in Procreate, ArtRage, and Rebelle while finding time to play Xbox and PS5.