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Steam News16 April 20262mo ago

Mascots!

New employees have arrived at your Arcade: the Mascots! They move around the environment in a unique way — walking through the Arcade and occasionally dancing, bringing more life to the place and making customers happie

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addedNew employees have arrived at your Arcade: the Mascots ! They move around the environment in a unique way — walking through the Arcade and occasionally dancing, bringing more life to the place and making customers happier.
addedMascot Bonus A new modifier has been added to the popularity panel: the Mascot Bonus. When popularity exceeds 55%, customers begin to grow tired of the machines, generating a negative bonus that increases as your Arcade becomes more popular.
changedUpdated Tutorial
addedCleaners are now available in the tutorial, along with the full cleaning system and its popularity bonus. A new tutorial step has been added to introduce these mechanics.

Arcade Empire Tycoon changes

addedNew employees have arrived at your Arcade: the Mascots ! They move around the environment in a unique way — walking through the Arcade and occasionally dancing, bringing more life to the place and making customers happier.
addedMascot Bonus A new modifier has been added to the popularity panel: the Mascot Bonus. When popularity exceeds 55%, customers begin to grow tired of the machines, generating a negative bonus that increases as your Arcade becomes more popular.
changedUpdated Tutorial
addedCleaners are now available in the tutorial, along with the full cleaning system and its popularity bonus. A new tutorial step has been added to introduce these mechanics.

New employees have arrived at your Arcade: the Mascots! They move around the environment in a unique way — walking through the Arcade and occasionally dancing, bringing more life to the place and making customers happier.

Mascot Bonus A new modifier has been added to the popularity panel: the Mascot Bonus. When popularity exceeds 55%, customers begin to grow tired of the machines, generating a negative bonus that increases as your Arcade becomes more popular.

To counter this, Mascots come into play! Each mascot grants +4 popularity, helping keep customers satisfied even at higher popularity levels.

But be careful: mascots have a high salary, so use them wisely!

Updated Tutorial

Cleaners are now available in the tutorial, along with the full cleaning system and its popularity bonus. A new tutorial step has been added to introduce these mechanics.

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Steam News / 16 April 2026

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