
Couple in an array of side quests and collectables around the world, it does little to keep your interest both inside and outside of its arcade games. It's a chore making your way across the world from one character to another, artificially dragging out the runtime way longer than it needs to be. Outside of this, you spend your time completing an obscene amount of fetch quests, all whilst walking at ridiculously slow speeds. For a game that celebrates the arcade scene, it's a shame none of the playable titles feel fun to try out. Other games include a rhythm game with a truly convoluted set of button inputs and a racing game that's as simple to win as holding down the accelerate and boost button. A multiplayer inspired mode sees you collecting fruit to take back to your base whilst battling other opponents, but moves along at a snails pace.

Since the game is based in an arcade, you'd expect to get your hands on a variety of games, but there's only a handful, none of which feel particularly great to play. While the narrative is fluffy enough to keep your interest, everything else in Button City feels like a slog. It also has some lovely representation in its characters, specifically through physical disabilities. It's bundled with some amusing dialogue and moments, such as your friend who blasts heavy metal outside your house in the morning while doing yoga. After stumbling across the local arcade, you're inducted into a group of fellow video game enthusiasts, working together to ensure the arcade isn't shut down for good. You play as Fennel, a recluse who is encouraged to venture out of his comfort zone and make friends. It's a shame, as the narrative in place is actually quite charming. Despite how Button City appears, it's unfortunately not long before you realise it has very little holding it all together. All of this is set to be wrapped in a beautifully told story that pulls on those nostalgic heartstrings of sitting in the arcades when you were younger.

It has a wonderful visual style, cute characters and boasts a ton of arcade games to lose yourself in. We’re grateful to WINGS for helping us expand to consoles so friends can share the Button City experience together no matter what platforms they own.From the outside, Button City looks as though it should be a wholesome recipe for success. “We wanted to capture all those aspects to complement what is ultimately a story of belonging and friendship.

“The heart of an arcade is the community,” said Ryan Woodward, Lead Programmer, Subliminal Gaming.

Take on side quests for cute animal friends, solve puzzles to unlock new ways of standing up to Pepperbottom, or take a break to play Gobabots as well as other arcade dance and racing minigames. Sell lemonade to raise money, fill the arcade with Halloween decorations to spook the corporate fatcat, put together a robot to chase him out of town, and other ridiculous plans in the pursuit of saving the cherished arcade. After joining the second place Gobabots team to help them climb to the top and win the coveted Golden Gobabot prize, Fennel finally feels at home… only to learn greedy businesscat Peppermint Pepperbottom wants to rob the local kids of their hangout.īand together with friends and rivals alike. It tells how Fennel, the new fox kit in town, has discovered the local arcade and its hot 4v4 action game Gobabots. Created in partnership with WINGS Interactive – an investment fund focused on indie games from studios with women and marginalized genders as prominent members of development teams – Button City is a charming pastel town filled with lovable anthropomorphic animals who always put their community’s well-being first.
