Reviews of Arclight City - Text based RPG

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List of user reviews and ratings for Arclight City - Text based RPG

Total ratings

4.70 (Rating count: 185)

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Review summary

Arclight City offers a vivid cyberpunk world, casual-but-content-rich play, and social appeal, along with mobile-friendly performance and PvP. But multiple reviews flag AI/anime-heavy visuals, a gated energy system with monetization concerns, and a weaker sense of community compared with CyberCode, which together temper its overall appeal.

Pros

Captivating cyberpunk setting with strong art and music that many players find engaging.
Casual, time-friendly gameplay with lots of content and quests.
Great for socializing and meeting new friends.
Solid mobile experience with smooth performance on iPhone and Android.

Cons

AI-generated visuals and anime-heavy art, including explicit imagery, which can be off-putting and reduce immersion.
Energy system implementation and progression gating, with perceived monetization pressure and reliance on in-app purchases.
Some players feel the social experience lacks the depth of the previous CyberCode title, leading to a lonelier community.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.70

All time rating average: 4.70

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Date	Author	Comment
2026-03-10	Sy*****	When I first started playing this game, it was fun. The community was a little whacky but tolerable. But nowadays? With no moderation and no punishment for returning should you be banned for doing anything deplorable, you can basically do what you want to anyone you want with no backlash. The dev could fix this with any form of up verification but claims legal problems make them the only platform unable to do this. If you value your sanity, I’d play something else.
When I first started playing this game, it was fun. The community was a little whacky but tolerable. But nowadays? With no moderation and no punishment for returning should you be banned for doing anything deplorable, you can basically do what you want to anyone you want with no backlash. The dev could fix this with any form of up verification but claims legal problems make them the only platform unable to do this. If you value your sanity, I’d play something else.
2025-12-29	Mr*****	Very captivating and in early stage development. I’m looking forward to the possibilities of updates and add-ons. 100/10 review for me!
Very captivating and in early stage development. I’m looking forward to the possibilities of updates and add-ons. 100/10 review for me!
2025-12-07	Ju*****	Don’t waste time playing - energy or pychosis taking forever to remove. Take 15mins to remove 20 pychosis, each battle cost 4 pychosis- Neuroblocker helps remove pychosis that drop in Strongholds. Drop rate is zero to None. Only 1 free daily or waste money to purchase it. Uninstall this game and Download CYBERCODE Online which lot better and original.
Don’t waste time playing - energy or pychosis taking forever to remove. Take 15mins to remove 20 pychosis, each battle cost 4 pychosis- Neuroblocker helps remove pychosis that drop in Strongholds. Drop rate is zero to None. Only 1 free daily or waste money to purchase it. Uninstall this game and Download CYBERCODE Online which lot better and original.
2025-10-28	Qu*****	Add more tracks
Add more tracks
2025-10-15	bi*****	I played the first one and loved it, this one adds better mechanics and gameplay it’s definitely the better choice
I played the first one and loved it, this one adds better mechanics and gameplay it’s definitely the better choice
2025-10-14	be*****	been looking for something casual and fun to scratch that cyberpunk itch and this is 100% doing that for me. please continue to go all out for this game, the minigames and general aesthetic is on point as well.
been looking for something casual and fun to scratch that cyberpunk itch and this is 100% doing that for me. please continue to go all out for this game, the minigames and general aesthetic is on point as well.
2025-08-28	Fa*****	If you like the web based game torn, then you will love this take on that style game.
If you like the web based game torn, then you will love this take on that style game.
2025-08-23	Wa*****	Better than CyberCodeOnline. It doesn’t have the same ridiculousness: for example, I haven’t fought an Apple in this game. I haven’t worn a light saber as pants. However, the creepy almost soft-core porn images and animations with bouncing body parts are embarrassing and mean that a ton of people (myself included) will never play this game in public or suggest it to anyone. That’s a bummer because cyberpunk is awesome and the genre needs all the help it can get.
Better than CyberCodeOnline. It doesn’t have the same ridiculousness: for example, I haven’t fought an Apple in this game. I haven’t worn a light saber as pants. However, the creepy almost soft-core porn images and animations with bouncing body parts are embarrassing and mean that a ton of people (myself included) will never play this game in public or suggest it to anyone. That’s a bummer because cyberpunk is awesome and the genre needs all the help it can get.
2025-08-20	Do*****	I just got into Cybercode today and saw that there was something similar in the works. Cybercode felt great so I assumed this would be a step up but I was disappointed shortly after. I thought I would be more immersed into this but it started feeling like the other 1000’s of gacha games when I saw that mercenary system… I also noticed that everything got a visual update (from Cybercode online) but the dungeon and it kind of shattered the immersion even more.. Then I realized everything looked like it was AI generated and it just started making me lose interest even further Some good things that were great to see was no implementation of a energy system for things players would actively interact with, I’ve seen other games try to use this as a point to squeeze all the money they can out of players and end up losing them If there was a way to have characters/avatars update with the equipment they have on, it might create more immersion as well but they’d need to have someone create those images and ai isn’t exactly the greatest at precision work, so that may take sometime if implemented I don’t think I’ll be going back to this in the near future because it feels like things were just slapped together unfortunately and it just feels bad playwise. I’m looking to see how this develops in the far future though. (Update: Nvm they implemented an energy system…geez this is pretty bad 🤦‍♂️)
I just got into Cybercode today and saw that there was something similar in the works. Cybercode felt great so I assumed this would be a step up but I was disappointed shortly after. I thought I would be more immersed into this but it started feeling like the other 1000’s of gacha games when I saw that mercenary system… I also noticed that everything got a visual update (from Cybercode online) but the dungeon and it kind of shattered the immersion even more.. Then I realized everything looked like it was AI generated and it just started making me lose interest even further Some good things that were great to see was no implementation of a energy system for things players would actively interact with, I’ve seen other games try to use this as a point to squeeze all the money they can out of players and end up losing them If there was a way to have characters/avatars update with the equipment they have on, it might create more immersion as well but they’d need to have someone create those images and ai isn’t exactly the greatest at precision work, so that may take sometime if implemented I don’t think I’ll be going back to this in the near future because it feels like things were just slapped together unfortunately and it just feels bad playwise. I’m looking to see how this develops in the far future though. (Update: Nvm they implemented an energy system…geez this is pretty bad 🤦‍♂️)
2025-08-05	Ha*****	It’s fun, nothing insane or anything. Typical time waster
It’s fun, nothing insane or anything. Typical time waster