Arcane

Arcane is an American video game series created and owned by Hardwire Software. Most installments in the series are side-scrolling Metroidvania-style action games, though some spin-offs have broken away from this format, most notably the Chronicles of Mythia series. The first game in the series, Arcane and The Flesh Beast, was first released in January of 1999 and was the first title ever developed by Hardwire. Since then, the series has become the developers' flagship title and Arcane herself has become the unofficial mascot of the company.

The series primarily focuses on the titular protagonist Arcane, who is a magic user (referred to as a "magician") living in a fantasy world called Mythia as she attempts to battle the forces of evil, sometimes with the help of her friends and allies. Apart from the mainline titles, there are also multiple Arcane spin-off series that have become successful in their own right, such as the aforementioned Chronicles of Mythia as well as the Blue Moon, Spriggan, and Magician series. Arcane has also widened its reach into other media, such as comic books, novels, and television.

Characters & Story
Main article: List of Arcane characters

Most of the series is set in the fictional country of Mythia, which is full of mystical creatures and a magic wielding race of humans referred to as Magicians. The primary protagonist of the series is a Magician named Arcane, who is a child of ambiguous age that is still training her magical abilities. She battles against different magical threats throughout the series, usually wielding a rapier in combat. However, some games have broken away from this formula, such as the third game in the series Nightmare Eyes which is set both in Mythia and in a parallel dimension called "Nightmare". The spin-off games Blue Moon and Spriggan also don't follow Arcane, instead following a young version of her mentor the White Woman and her sister Spriggan, respectively.

Mainline Titles

 * Arcane and The Flesh Beast (1999)
 * Arcane: Second Wind (2000)
 * Arcane: Nightmare Eyes (2003)

Spin-Off Titles

 * Spriggan (2001)
 * Spriggan 2: Yannick's Revenge (2004)
 * Arcane: Chronicles of Mythia (2006)
 * Blue Moon (2007)
 * Night of the Blue Moon (2009)
 * Arcane: A Magician's Secrets (2010)
 * Arcane: Chronicles of Mythia II (2011)