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Windows · Apr 30, 2023

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Fit check

Is Arto worth it for you?

We tell you who should skip it, too.

Play it if you…

Good fit
  • Action RPG players who want combat built around projectile spells and varied weapons
  • Players who enjoy making choices that affect a branching story
  • Explorers who like uncovering environmental clues while helping inhabitants

Skip it if you…

Saves you a refund
  • Players who want combat without experimenting with spells, abilities, and weapon choices
  • Players who prefer a linear story without choices affecting the ending
  • Players looking for cooperative play

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Our take on Arto

Players who want a single fixed combat rhythm may hit a wall when the game asks them to choose among spell combinations, weapon ranges, and attack speeds. Story-focused players may also lose interest when choices about other apostles become part of how the ending is shaped.

What is Arto?

Arto is an action RPG about restoring color to a world drained by a cataclysm.

Combat centers on the Paint Arrow, which can gain traits and combine with projectile spells in more than 80 combinations. Abilities include multiple dashes, parrying, counterattacks, and upgradeable weapons. Weapons support different combat ranges and speeds, and a radial menu allows swaps during combos. Exploration involves finding environmental clues, meeting inhabitants, and helping them with tasks. A branching dialogue system lets players shape their character, while choices about other apostles affect the story’s ending. Optional bosses provide additional combat challenges.

How Arto plays

01Paint spell combinations
More than 80 combinations include homing attacks, knockback waves, and protective orbs.
02Weapon swapping
A radial menu allows weapons to be changed during combos.
03Branching story
Choices involving other apostles can steer the world toward salvation or further destruction.
04Optional bosses
Players can take on additional bosses as combat challenges.
05Environmental clues
Exploration includes clues about the cause of the cataclysm.

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Arto: platforms & release

Is Arto worth it?

It is worth it if: action RPG players who want combat built around projectile spells and varied weapons. Skip it if: players who want combat without experimenting with spells, abilities, and weapon choices.

Where can I download Arto?

Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Arto's store page, where you can choose how to get it.

What platforms is Arto on?

Windows only.

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