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Explore a multiplayer island world by fishing, mining, and chopping trees to gather materials and craft or upgrade tools.
Released 17 Feb 2022
Fish Lava Waters
Mine Island Ores
Chop Island Trees
Arcadius is a relaxing but grindy multiplayer resource gathering sim. Explore an open world while collecting and gathering 100s of unique resources with other players. Compete to be the best at your skill & enjoy over 90 achievable achievements on launch.
Developed by Atlas Interactive · Published by Atlas Interactive





Arcadius is a multiplayer resource-gathering game set across explorable islands. Players travel through different environments and collect materials while developing their gathering skills.
Fishing lets players catch fish in places such as ponds, oceans, and lava. Mining yields ores, while woodcutting supplies timber; fish can be sold for money and provide experience, with rarer catches worth more.
Players smelt ores into bars and use gathered materials at workbenches to craft tools, subject to skill-level requirements. Tools can also be upgraded for a cost, and collecting items contributes to collections and achievements.
Some supplied reviews appreciate Arcadius as a relaxed, straightforward resource-gathering game, with one praising its pickaxe-focused play and another recalling earlier versions as simple and enjoyable. Other reviewers find the gathering repetitive or report problems such as lost progress, difficulty entering or moving in the game, and achievements not registering.

| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 96 |
| Players | 1–24 |
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| Multiplayer | Arcadius supports multiplayer in a shared open world focused on resource gathering and progression. Players can play in public lobbies and private or friend-only servers, and reviews indicate solo play is also possible. Multiplayer appears cooperative/social rather than combat-focused, with competition centered on skill progression and achievements. |
| Multiplayer & mods | No information provided about mods or how modding affects multiplayer. |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |