Faun Town
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Faun Town
Game
Game2024
New Arc Line
Developer Dreamate
Take a stand in the eternal conflict between Arcane Magic and Steampunk Revolution and tip the uneasy balance between sorcery, elves, dwarves and mysterious monsters on one side and steampunk gadgets, zeppelins, and tesla guns on the other in this single-player, party-based, story-rich RPG. From the Steam store page
223 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 30, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
53
Mixed
104 positive · 91 negative
95% range 46–60%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 104 | 91 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 7 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
320 of 476 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
54% recommend · 104 yes, 88 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 192 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (556 of 805 positive).
Many players see potential in the game as a spiritual successor to Arcanum. [1][2][3] Some reviewers worry the game has been abandoned due to a lack of updates. [4][5][6] Players note the early access state means it is unfinished and needs more content. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [4]
Currently the game lures you in with promises of a great story and world. It has the potential to be the next baldurs gate... however it seems the devs just gave up. The game as is only has the prologue and severely limited character creation. The optimisation is not good at all. Now you may think it is getting better, but no, there has not been a single update in 5 months. In its current state i cannot recommend …
- [5]
The game seems to have been fully abandoned by the developers/publisher and they are just keeping it here to generate sales for the unfinished product. It only has a fraction of the content promised and many bugs that will never be fixed. The last actual update was over a year ago. If they resume development on the product in earnest, I will revise this review. For now, I advise people to stay away.
- [1]
A Resplendent Revival: The New Arc Captures the Spirit of Arcanum In a time where many sequels falter and spiritual successors crumble under the weight of nostalgia, the new arc emerges not merely unscathed, but triumphant. It doesn’t just revisit the soul of Arcanum—it communes with it. From the moment the narrative unfolds, one is transported back to that uniquely rich blend of magic and machinery, the very …
- [12]
its only in early access at the moment so take my review as you will there are only two starting classes (diesel tech and voodoo magic) as well as two races to choose from (elf and human) but damn this game is shaping up to be a masterpiece that combines fantasy and steampunk, the story is involved, the skill checks are interesting and the characters so far are well fleshed out with unique personalities
- [2]
I REALLY enjoyed the game so far. I was looking for a new take on a game called Arcanum from back in the day and I definitely found it with New Arc Line. I am very much looking forward to the full release. Good work everyone!
Summarised from 34 of the 228 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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The crowd is split on New Arc Line: 104 recommend it, 88 don't. Which camp are you in?
Reactions
60 of 223 · most liked firstCurrently the game lures you in with promises of a great story and world. It has the potential to be the next baldurs gate... however it seems the devs just gave up. The game as is only has the prologue and severely limited character creation. The optimisation is not good at all. Now you may think it is getting better, but no, there has not been a single update in 5 months. In its current state i cannot recommend anyone to buy this. I would absolutely tell you to get the game once it is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is less a review more bringing light to circumstances, I see a lot of people saying how the game has been abandoned by the devs, instead of going straight to "Uhp haven't heard anything in a long while, must have given up on it" Think... Where are the Devs based out of? Kyiv, Ukrain... You know that place where the war is still going on? I'd think that's a big factor as to why the developers have been having set backs and taking longer to push new content. The little bit I have played…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →They use generative AI for some of the art. Which, I get it's early access, but it's not disclosed anywhere. I don't want to spend money on a game only to see AI 'art' that I didn't even know would be there. I would genuinely rather the art be ♥♥♥♥ but made by a person.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is barely playable, id get my money back if i could. Been months with no updates. Don't buy in current state but if they ever finish snatch it up. Cool concept, game was fun for the 2 hours I was able to play before crashing in the same spot over and over and over and over
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While there are aspects of this game that I like, and believe the game has potential... Overall I can't really recommend this. The first major issue I came across was in the prologue. It was slow and confusing, and this is because of the story. They basically threw you into the end game, then slowly told you what you did to get there, and then made you play through some of the things you did prior. It's probably different for the elves, but as a human I was on trial for crimes I didn't know I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is cool. Decent gameplay, very cool story. I don't recommend it, because it's quite short and they have barely updated anything in a long time, except worthless localizations for a half-finished game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Resplendent Revival: The New Arc Captures the Spirit of Arcanum In a time where many sequels falter and spiritual successors crumble under the weight of nostalgia, the new arc emerges not merely unscathed, but triumphant. It doesn’t just revisit the soul of Arcanum—it communes with it. From the moment the narrative unfolds, one is transported back to that uniquely rich blend of magic and machinery, the very essence that made Arcanum a legend among genre connoisseurs. The writing is sharp,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game seems to have been fully abandoned by the developers/publisher and they are just keeping it here to generate sales for the unfinished product. It only has a fraction of the content promised and many bugs that will never be fixed. The last actual update was over a year ago. If they resume development on the product in earnest, I will revise this review. For now, I advise people to stay away.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Is this game dead? I keep waiting for new content but so far they've only released one new class/race and that was about a year ago. It said the full game was supposed to release last year but obviously it hasn't. At this point I can't recommend it, if they release new updates and/or release the full game I might change my review.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sad I need to give this a negative review as the game had potential and I bought the early access game to support the development but the developers have instead ceased development... There have been no patches nor updates in a year and the only "news" we got were some pictures and lore of questionable source, probably as a means to keep steam from flagging the game as having no updates in a while... Even their discord is deserted and some of the devs even left said discord, just quietly…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great when someone takes your money, then abandons the game despite misrepresenting that they intended to have the game ready for full launch in 2025. I will never support anyone involved with this game ever again.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had high hopes for this one, but it's looking like an EA title that won't make it to the finish line. No updates since July of 2025. They have posted a couple of Dev. Diaries since then, notably around sales. But the artwork doesn't really prove that they've done any substantial development of the game since their last update. If they update, I'll delete this review.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just adding to the recent comments to keep the warning active. I can't even explain how excited I was for this as a very old school Arcanum fan. That makes the pain of knowing it's dead even greater.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Abandoned! Stay away!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It seems unlikely that this game will be finished. Which is unfortunate, there was some good potential here. Hopefully I'm wrong, but I wouldn't purchase this game as it currently stands if you expect a finished product. ??😢/10🤷
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I REALLY enjoyed the game so far. I was looking for a new take on a game called Arcanum from back in the day and I definitely found it with New Arc Line. I am very much looking forward to the full release. Good work everyone!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sadly, it's best to wait until launch. The current state was disappointing and feels like a demo. This game has great potential and a strong foundation, clouded by incomplete/missing features and clunky controls. The price feels reasonable so I suppose if they fix QoL, I would return to the game. Without these features though (and no roadmap), I will not continue playing as the various issues are too disruptive. Many of these seem small but added up they led to a poor experience: Limited…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The TLDR: The game is good and I enjoyed it even in it's unpolished state (remember it is in EA). Pros: - Steampunk - Story was engaging - Graphics were very good - Voice acting was well done - Over-arching political implications - Numerous side quests (including a few hidden ones) - Characters appear to well developed (at least through first chapter) Cons: - Ran into one crash - Encountered a few misspellings\auto-corrected to wrong word scenarios -- The example I remember…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While the game has major potential and what is there is solid, it's still in extremely early development stages and has been for some time. The developers are based in the Ukraine to my knowledge, and unfortunately I believe that conscription for the war effort has caused de facto abandonment, at least for the time being. Hopefully they'll be able to come back and finish it some day, as there are not enough CRPGs in the world and this has potential, but at the moment I cannot recommend a game…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →dont buy , this game hasnt had real updates in a long time , and the discord for the account its admin account was deleted
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This games got a lot of potential, and its important to understand it's still in early access. With that being said I will focus on aspects that can be improved. Magic system overhaul: Magic is just too weak in it's current state, I only see them being buff bots in their current state. It's important to note the permanent costs associated with magic when determining their scaling. EX. Fireball dealing 10 +1d6 is laughable when the mages auto attack does 25-30 damage or the diesel engineer…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't buy, it is dead. The game got released nov 2024 which is now 1,5 years ago and since then zero content updates besides a class and one tiny area. The developer only posted about new content 4 times which never got released so far. The game can be considered fraud at this point.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I see that there are dumb dumbs out there who still don't understand what early access means. Nothing like buying an unfinished game and then getting upset that it isn't finished.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought New Arc Line because I genuinely liked the concept and wanted to support the developers through Early Access. Unfortunately, I regret that decision. There have been no meaningful updates for a very long time, and communication has been extremely poor. If you ask people to pay for an Early Access game, you also have a responsibility to keep your customers informed. Posting the occasional "we're still working on it" message without showing tangible progress, an updated roadmap, or…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If the Devs ever remember they were working on this title I will change my review, for now as of August 29th 2026; consider this title abandoned.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Is there actually a way to sue the publisher for what, in hindsight, was a painfully obvious scam?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Last Content for EA came July 25, its now March 26. The game visible so far is nice, but I do not assume to get a finished product in any relevant time frame.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It looks nice and has an interessting story so far, but holy moly there are a lot of game breaking bugs. Stay away for now.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i was really interested in the game but sadly it has AI voice acting and character portrait, dont know if it is permanent or temporary until the game launches, sadly i only noticed this after 3 hours of gameplay otherwise i'd refund the game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Currently, this game feels completely unfinished and seems to be trying to follow Baldur’s Gate 3’s early access model by offering just a small portion of the story upfront. The problem is, while BG3 had polish and a clear sense of direction, New Arc Line feels like it’s still stuck in the “just get something working” phase. Quality-of-life features are practically nonexistent. The inventory system is a total mess. There are no filters, so materials, weapons, armour, and quest items are all…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its only in early access at the moment so take my review as you will there are only two starting classes (diesel tech and voodoo magic) as well as two races to choose from (elf and human) but damn this game is shaping up to be a masterpiece that combines fantasy and steampunk, the story is involved, the skill checks are interesting and the characters so far are well fleshed out with unique personalities
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game development abandoned. DO NOT BUY product will not be finished.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Scam, don't buy. I don't understand why steam keeps it up.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A promising abandonware.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Can't recommend. There is content here, and the setting is pushing all the steampunk buttons for me. However at the current state it's more of a Demo then EA and there is very little progress for over a year now aside from promises of future content...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No updates in over a year, but they can still take your money. How is this still for sale?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly I picked this up the moment I heard about it, since Arcanum is one of my favourite games. Unfortunately there hasn't been much movement/development over the last while - understandably with the situation in Ukraine *bites tongue from badmouthing a certain 'unfriendly neighbour to keep this PG*. I really hope that they'll be able to get this flushed out and built into what they came up with as it has a lot of potential - I hope they'll come up with bigger updates (or more…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access? “We are planning to have New Arc Line completed and ready for full launch in late 2025" It's almost October 2026 and it hasn't been updated since July 29th which was a Hotfix. How this is still available for purchase and is in fact currently on sale is a mystery. Early access is such a minefield of scams that I just can't justify ever picking another up.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Abandoned. Do not buy. Was very promising. Unfortunate.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Abandonware, buyer beware!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DO NOT BUY!!! Shame, this game had good potential but it's dead. Need to petition steam to remove it from the market, so that others don't waste their income on the abandoned product.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately the game is dead and no longer being developed! Save your money....
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice graphics, environments, and cool setting, and the music is not bad. This will be a great game some day. However, I don't think Early Access is a good excuse for what we got and some things need reworking. The story confusingly begins in medias res, but makes no effort to explain what's going on, what the world is like, who our character is, why does the judge yell at us, and what the motivation is. After several hours, there's still no hook or nothing of the sort, only tedious quests with…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game have a cool concept and idea and really would have like to discover the story. But the game have a lot of problems and keep crashing during loading after trying to get out of the first/tutorial zone so I can't really start the game One year after the realease of the game, such a game breaking bug that have been reported since the beginning shouldn't been a problem Maybe will give another chance to the game another time and I will change my review at this time but for the moment,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Had potential. Now just abandoned by the developers.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →100% Abandoned Do not buy should be pulled from steam for sale
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The last dev diary I could find on Steam was from February 20, and there hasn't been an updated dev diary since then. The last game content was the smoke & mirrors update from July 17, 2025. At this point the game isn't going to receive any updates for a long time even if it is still being worked on.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm going to be frank here and straight to the point. People don't like what I have to say, that is a YOU PROBLEM, not mine. First off, this game was sold on the premise that it would be a Successor to the old Arcanum game and there is some NOSTALGIA there, however, that is where it stops. These developers have been dropping the ball since this game went into EA and I have seen this happen many, MANY times with Ukrainian Developers. Don't even use the whole "Well there is a War going on in…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lots of fooling around in this game. Needs a ton of refinement and content fill. I have enjoyed my time in it a great deal and you can tell the makers care. Let's just hope they keep working on it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very good Arcanum esque RPG with great potential. As it is in early access camera and character movement can sometimes be yanky, but so far I have never experienced bugs or had my character stuck. It needs quality of life and UI improvements, but I am satisfied with current progression and hope that game will someday be fully released.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Janky and buggy as hell HARD PASS also very boring character creation and very few character classes just buy ARCANUM its a trillion times better
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My negative recommendation is mostly because the current crop of reviews are so positive and I want to give a neutral or heavily qualified review. The writing is a little questionable, there's definitely some ESL issues going on making some things not as clear as they should be. The introduction/prologue is incredibly strange, and the start of the actual game continues that. About an hour and change in, there still hasn't been a real "hook" beyond the rather interesting concept. And to be…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For all old Arcanum players, this will be your next fix!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →New Arc Line by Dreamate is an early access cRPG that melds steampunk aesthetics with classic role-playing elements, inviting players into a world where magic and technology collide. Pros: ✔️ Promising Storyline: The narrative foundation is compelling, setting the stage for an engaging adventure. ✔️ Innovative Mechanics: The integration of dice-based chance systems and interactive minigames, such as pickpocketing, adds depth to the gameplay. ✔️ Captivating Aesthetic: The steampunk-inspired…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game development has ended, user tagged as dev on the offical discord has said no development has occurred in nearly a year. No counter to the claim from the moderators employed by the publisher.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Scam game, don't buy it
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →needs a lot of work . dont waste yuor time untill they are ready for a full release
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Random shot from the character creation menu for New Arc Line, a steampunk game a bit like Arcanum in that its a technology vs. magic situation.
neutral · AI labelView post →Exceptionally good game. Really enjoying it. I have decided to stop now and await full release later in the year. Mechanics are good. UI filters and sorting tools for inventory needed and a compare tool would be good. Enchant mechanic not in yet but looks in other areas so far.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game has a lot of promise but the use of AI-generated images in character portraits turned me off and ruined immersion. A shame because the concept and setting seem interesting. Hopefully coming out of early access will fix that.
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