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Lumines Arise

A mind-blowing, fiendishly addictive reinvention of the puzzle classic Lumines from the creators of Tetris Effect: Connected, where sound pulses through your body, mind, and every block you place, triggering…

86 11 November 2025

Lumines Arise is an arcade developed by Enhance, released 11 November 2025 on PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR2, PC (Microsoft Windows) and SteamVR.

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What Lumines Arise is

Lumines Arise is an arcade game developed by Enhance and released in 2025. It is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR2, PC (Microsoft Windows) and SteamVR. It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A mind-blowing, fiendishly addictive reinvention of the puzzle classic Lumines from the creators of Tetris Effect: Connected, where sound pulses through your body, mind, and every block you place, triggering dazzling visuals synched to the driving beat of an infectious, eclectic soundtrack.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 45 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Lumines Arise holds a critic score of 86 out of 100. That places it above 91% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2025 averaged 78, so it scored 8 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GTX 1050 ti or equivalent. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 10GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Lumines Arise launched on 11 November 2025, within three weeks of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, ARC Raiders, The Outer Worlds 2 and Dispatch. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, ARC Raiders, The Outer Worlds 2, Dispatch.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Lumines Arise yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Lumines Arise — frequently asked questions

When did Lumines Arise come out?
Lumines Arise was released on 11 November 2025 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR2, PC (Microsoft Windows) and SteamVR.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Lumines Arise?
At minimum, Lumines Arise needs Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GTX 1050 ti or equivalent graphics, 10 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Lumines Arise?
The PC version needs about 10 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("10 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.
Does Lumines Arise have crossplay?
Steam lists cross-platform multiplayer for Lumines Arise. Steam's flag does not say which platforms play together, so check the publisher's notes for PlayStation, Xbox or Switch.
Does Lumines Arise have split screen?
Yes. Steam lists shared or split screen for the PC version of Lumines Arise (versus). Steam also lists Remote Play Together, which lets friends join local multiplayer over the internet.
Can you play Lumines Arise solo?
Yes. Steam lists a single-player mode for Lumines Arise as well as multiplayer.
Does Lumines Arise have controller support?
Yes. Steam lists full controller support for Lumines Arise, including PlayStation controllers.
Can you play Lumines Arise on Mac?
Steam does not sell a macOS version of Lumines Arise; the Steam release is for Windows.
Is Lumines Arise on Linux?
Steam does not list a native Linux version of Lumines Arise. Windows games can often run on Linux and Steam Deck through Proton, but that is a different question from native support.

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