Arcane Arts Academy 1 Guide
Join rebellious Erika as she adjusts to her new life as a magical college student. Make new friends, and maybe even find love—but something sinister lurks in the shadows!
Game Summary
- 60 basic levels
- 0 challenge levels
- side objectives earn 300 points; therefore, completing them as part of normal play is usually necessary for 3 stars
- Level 47 (Easy mode) is impossible to get 3 stars; scores for easy mode are much higher than normal or hard modes; appears to be an error in scoring; switch to normal mode for this level
- Level 27 (Hard mode) is very hard to get 3 stars; see tips and walkthrough below
- Level 48 (Hard mode) is very hard to get 3 stars; see tips and walkthrough below
- Level 32 has a glitch; Siren sometimes only shows up once, and, therefore, the side objective is impossible to get; restart the game and issue should go away
- “Make a crystal potion in the laboratory” is an achievement that cannot be reached in 1 play-through; level 51 gives 14 points; level 52 gives 8 points; level 54 gives 7 points; level 53 gives 6 points; level 55 gives 4 points; levels 21 through 25 give 0 points
- No room upgrades are available
- No menu upgrades are available
- All diamonds are achievable with 1 play-through
Links
Arcane Arts Academy Official Walkthrough: A guide for beginners or a refresher course for the experienced.
View the Trailer: Watch the official trailer from GameHouse.
View the Story: Watch the complete story; no gameplay; subtitles in various languages.
Play Now: Download game & play.
Bookshop
Cat Locations
Hidden Objects Level 39
Products
Courtyard
Cat Locations
Hidden Objects Level 10
Arcane Arts Academy 1 Level 27 Walkthrough (Hard Mode; 3 stars)
Tip:
- The girl in the red sweater always gets a towel and tea/biscuit. Logan also gets this same combo when he is behind the counter. Knowing this helps you get the fifth heart.
- Serving Logan breaks up the ‘Serve multiple customers’ combo. Make Logan a single service only.
- Delivering lanterns extends the service combo. Make them a multi-service and combine with the uniform customer, when feasible.
- Check out 4 at a time for an additional 300 points.
Arcane Arts Academy 1 Level 47 Walkthrough (Hard Mode; 3 stars)
Tip:
Easy mode requires a lot more points than either Normal and Hard modes. It appears to be an error in the scoring.
Easy 1 star = 3750; 2 stars = 4050; 3 stars = 4350
Normal 1 star = 3100; 2 stars = 3400; 3 stars = 3600
Hard 1 star = 3500; 2 stars = 3600; 3 stars = 3700
I was unable to get 3 stars in easy mode.
Solution: Switch to either normal or hard modes for this level.
Arcane Arts Academy 1 Level 48 Walkthrough (Hard Mode; 3 stars)
Tip:
- Use the supply box to keep moving.
- Delay giving the uniform guy his supplies until 3 other customers are able to line up at the counter before him.
- Quickly serve the second uniform guy and check out 5 customers (100 combo points).
- Do this 5 times for a total of 500 points.
Products
Glasshouse
Cat Locations
Hidden Objects Level 14
Products
Clocktower
Cat Locations
Hidden Objects Level 17
Arcane Arts Academy 1 Level 32 Walkthrough (Hard Mode; 3 stars)
Tip:
I played level 32 on hard mode and Siren only showed up once. This occurred twice in a row. Hence, I was unable to get 3 stars. Solution: Restart the game.
Products
Laboratory
Cat Locations
Hidden Objects Level 25
Products
Difficulty Levels
Differences between the easy, normal, and hard modes of difficulty:
Easy Mode:
- All customers start with 5 hearts.
- Customer satisfaction level drops at a rate of .033/sec.
- Cats stay visible for 7 seconds.
- Cats appear every 13 seconds.
- Level scores are usually the lowest.
Normal Mode:
- All customers start with 4 hearts. If served when right-most heart is full, a new full heart is added. If not full, the right-most heart returns to full.
- Customer satisfaction level drops at a rate of .036/sec.
- Cats stay visible for 6 seconds.
- Cats appear every 14 seconds.
- Compared to easy scores, on average:
- 1 star: 9% higher
- 2 stars: 7.5% higher
- 3 stars: 2% higher
Hard Mode:
- All customers start with 4 hearts. If served when right-most heart is full, a new full heart is added. If not full, the right-most heart returns to full.
- Customer satisfaction level drops at a rate of .04/sec.
- Cats stay visible for 5 seconds.
- Cats appear every 15 seconds.
- Compared to easy scores, on average:
- 1 star: 35% higher
- 2 stars: 20% higher
- 3 stars: 9% higher
- Compared to normal scores, on average:
- 1 star: 24% higher
- 2 stars: 12% higher
- 3 stars: 7% higher
Bonus Scores
Here are the points received when an action is completed:
Level Scores
Here are the points required to reach 1, 2, and 3 stars for the three difficulty modes:
Level Walkthroughs & Side Objectives
Enjoy a walkthrough of each level in difficult mode by Gamewitch Wertvoll. And a listing of all side objectives.
Achievements
Other than the standard ones, there are 5 achievements specific to this game. Four (4) are fully achievable with 1 play-through; one (1) is not. Here are the points received for levels within each achievement: