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Pocket Squire: Arena

Pocket Squire - Arena

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About Pocket Squire: Arena

Pocket Squire: Arena is a single-player turn-based combat game built around one simple, punishing structure: 5 themed arenas, 9 fights each, with no rest in between.

You play a squire stepping into the arena as one of 18 combat classes, a handful of gold, and a backpack of potions. Every turn is a choice. Attack, defend, unleash a special, or burn a potion to keep yourself alive for the next fight. HP carries over from monster to monster within an arena, so the fight you win at full health and the fight you win at 8 percent feel completely different. The second one might be the one that ends your run.

The gauntlet

5 arenas, 45 unrelenting battles, 1 squire. Defeat sends you back to the very beginning. Yielding sends you home but you get to keep your winnings. Clearing all 5 arenas will be an achievement, because most attempts will not.

18 classes, dozens of play styles

Pick from 18 distinct combat classes, plus 1 hidden class waiting to be discovered. Each comes with its own stat priorities, special attacks, talents to purchase, and synergies. The class you choose to step into the arena as is the first build decision. Everything else flows from it.

Power-ups, synergies, and fusions

Every run, you draw from a pool of 45 power-ups. Some are simple stat boosts. Many combine in unexpected ways. A few will fuse with each other into entirely new effects when the right pieces line up. Two runs with the same class can play completely differently depending on what the arena gives you.

50 Talents to unlock

The longer you play, the more your squire grows. Unlock talents as your squire grows to shape your build around the class you are running, the power-ups you tend to favor, or the arena that keeps beating you. Some are foundational. Some only matter once or twice a run, but matter a lot.

Decisions that matter

The depth is in the small choices that compound across 45 fights. Defend now to save HP for fight 7, or push through with attacks? Burn the medium potion on this monster or save it for the boss? Yield with 3 arenas left to fight another day?

Multiple endings

How your run ends, and whether you find every ending, depends on the choices you make on the way there.

What is in the game?

  • A single-player campaign across 5 themed arenas

  • 45 power-ups with synergies and fusions to find each run

  • 50 unique talents to unlock, purchase, and mix & match

  • Full localization into 15 languages

  • Offline play

  • No in-app purchases.

  • No subscriptions.

  • No ads.

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System Requirements

PC

Minimum

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Dual-core 2.0 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel UHD 620 / equivalent DirectX 11 GPU DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 500 MB available space Sound Card: Any

Recommended

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 750 / Intel Iris Xe / equivalent DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: Any

Mac

Minimum

Minimum: OS: macOS 11 Big Sur Processor: Intel Core i3 / Apple M1 / equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel Iris Plus / Apple M1 integrated graphics / equivalent Metal-capable GPU Storage: 500 MB available space Sound Card: Any Additional Notes: Apple Silicon and Intel Macs supported. Requires Metal support.

Recommended

Recommended: OS: macOS 13 Ventura or later Processor: Intel Core i5 / Apple M1 or better Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Intel Iris Xe / Apple M1 integrated graphics / equivalent or better Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: Any Additional Notes: Apple Silicon recommended for best performance.

Linux

Minimum

Minimum: OS: Ubuntu 20.04 / SteamOS 3.0 / equivalent 64-bit Linux distribution Processor: Dual-core 2.0 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel UHD 620 / equivalent Vulkan or OpenGL 3.2 capable GPU Storage: 500 MB available space Sound Card: Any Additional Notes: 64-bit Linux required.

Recommended

Recommended: OS: Ubuntu 22.04 / SteamOS 3.0 or later / equivalent 64-bit Linux distribution Processor: Quad-core 2.0 GHz or better Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 750 / Intel Iris Xe / equivalent Vulkan-capable GPU Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: Any Additional Notes: Steam Deck compatible target hardware class.