Bugs plague the final build at Awesome Rainbow Corp's offices, forcing programmer Stella to deploy her debug tool, CODE SHIFTER. Her avatar Sera enters the game to hunt down glitches before launch day. Players explore stages by switching between 30 playable characters from Arc System Works IPs, all rendered in 8-bit style, while a comedic tale unfolds among Stella and her coworkers Mozzie, Rudy, Hudson, and Greig.
This 2D 8-bit action game blends retro pixel art with watercolor visuals across 25 Arc System Works titles, featuring 70 support characters in a massive crossover. An extra 4-player brawl mode called Colorful Fighters adds versus action. Fans of character-switching exploration and nostalgic crossovers will enjoy tackling stages with adaptive playstyles.
The story takes place in the development offices of a software company, ""Awesome Rainbow Corp"". Trouble arises just as you're gearing up to release the final version of the game! Many mysterious bugs are occurring, and time is running out!
To deal with this situation, a programmer, Stella, whips up a debug program: ""CODE SHIFTER"".
""CODE SHIFTER"" will let Stella's avatar ""Sera"" dive into the game and start fixing things up.
Will Stella and her coworkers be able to find the origin of these bugs and deliver the game before the launch date?
■Original style with a retro twist!
Enjoy the delightful graphics from titles past and present remixed with 2D watercolor and 8-bit pixel art.
■Game system
Players will explore the stage while transforming into various characters from different IPs created by Arc System Works!
Successfully adapt and complete all stages using a large volume of 30 playable characters animated in 8-bit!
■Comedy
Take a break from debugging with a comedic story between the ARC staff Stella, Mozzie, Rudy, Hudson, and Greig.
■Arc System Works crossover
This game is a 2D 8-bit action game where various IPs created by Arc System Works crossover, players explore the stage while transforming into various characters animated in 8-bit. The IPs included in this game are all 25 titles of Arc System Works' massive library! A large volume of 30 playable characters and 70 support characters are featured. A dream crossover between IPs are finally here!
■Brawl fighting action mode
In addition, the 4-player brawl fighting action ""Colorful Fighters"" is also included as an extra feature!
