Sam is a normal kid, but his father is not a normal father — he is the kind of man who has kept a vintage arcade machine in the house for years because it meant something to him once. Sam tries it. The machine pulls him inside a pixelated world called Arcadia, where a spell has taken hold of the kingdom and will not let go. Kingdom of Arcadia is a retro-style platformer adventure in which Sam must break the spell and find his way back home, guided by his father's old love for these games.