Several arcade titles shown around the 2025 Chinese amusement trade-show season appear likely to reach Western operators, although their distribution status varies. A small number have confirmed partners, while others may be offered directly by manufacturers or remain dependent on import arrangements.
US-China tariff negotiations continue to affect decisions about Chinese-made equipment. Agreements involving Japan and the European Union may benefit manufacturers from those regions, but the companies covered here are still waiting for greater certainty. For Australian operators, final availability, freight costs and local distribution will need to be checked before making plans. Our arcade machine buying guide covers the practical questions worth asking.
The following selection focuses mainly on racing games and rail or gallery shooters, with a few redemption titles included where they help explain each company’s current direction.
UNIS: Neon Rush expands to two cabinet formats
UNIS first showed Neon Rush as a motorcycle racer with two screens at IAAPA 2024. The company did not feature it at Amusement Expo 2025, concentrating instead on Monster Kart. UNIS has since promoted a second configuration: a 49-inch, single-screen Deluxe Twin model. In practical terms, the product line now offers two screens across the twin-cabinet arrangement, with one display in each cabinet.
Pricing has not been provided. UNIS products are generally expected to be handled by major amusement distributors, but Australian buyers should confirm regional supply and shipping arrangements.
Ace Amusement adds another substantial Western-facing line-up
Ace Amusement has released a large number of video and redemption products in only a few years. Western companies including Coastal Amusements and UDC have carried its equipment most frequently, with LAI Games and Amusement Source International also taking selected titles at times. Ace has maintained a presence at IAAPA and Chinese trade events, and its website now provides a clearer view of several games that were difficult to photograph at AAA 2025.
Wild West Shootout 2
Coastal Amusements demonstrated Wild West Shootout 2 at Amusement Expo 2025 after selling the original in 2019. The sequel upgrades the graphics and gameplay, increases the player count by two, and retains the six-shooter with tactile “snap feedback”. Coastal has indicated that the game remains planned, but its timing is still undecided while tariff issues are assessed.
Ace Shooter 2: Promax and Ace Striker
These two cabinets share a broadly similar hardware approach but use different software. Ace Shooter 2: Promax presents a realistic gun-gallery concept with stronger rail-shooter elements, while Ace Striker appears closer to the familiar collection of short shooting-gallery challenges.
Galaxy Rangers 2
Galaxy Rangers 2 follows Ace’s earlier response to Halo: Fireteam Raven, which was also sold in the United States through Coastal Amusements. Given the uncertainty surrounding Wild West Shootout 2, a Western release partner may be interested in this sequel, although no such arrangement is confirmed here.
Dragon Kingdom
Dragon Kingdom is positioned as an alternative to Adrenaline’s Drakons. Only a short video has been available for viewing so far, but the game shows detailed lighting and textures. Rather than using an LED display, it creates a roughly square image with two vertically mounted screens.
Ace’s wider catalogue includes the racers and action games Jet Ski Racer, Racing XTreme, Air Combat, Bikers Madness SD and Wild Hunting, the last carrying clear Big Buck Hunter-style characteristics.
Its redemption-focused offerings include Speedy Toss, Roll N Win, Shooting Carnival, Crossbow Fishing, Big Egg Party, Five Tiger Generals and Big Top Carnival. The volume of releases helps explain Ace’s interest in establishing a direct US presence, though the consistency of that plan remains uncertain.
Amusement Source International: new video and redemption arrivals
Amusement Source International, or ASI, works with a range of factories, with most of its catalogue originating in China. That has made the current import environment particularly difficult. The company nevertheless has pre-tariff stock and has recently received additional products. The video games below can also include redemption functionality; separate redemption releases are noted afterwards.
Rooster ’N Bro 2DX
Rooster ’N Bro 2DX missed Amusement Expo 2025 because of shipping delays. It is now available as a comedic shooting game for up to three players, who restore order to a chicken coop after the animals encounter radioactive material. The original manufacturer has not been clearly identified, as several Chinese companies have promoted versions of the title. Its distribution status remains uncertain.
Skull of Shadow: four-player water edition
Ace’s Skull of Shadow is now also available in a four-player water-gun format. Mounted guns spray water towards the screen during the swashbuckling shooter. ASI is the official North American distributor for the different Skull of Shadow configurations, including the tethered-gun four-player model and the mounted-gun motion-theatre two-player cabinet with a three-player stool-seater arrangement.
Dino Trainers: Dinosaur Warrior
Dino Trainers: Dinosaur Warrior is another water shooter, this time featuring dinosaurs and apparently drawing on a Chinese cartoon property that is not well known in Western markets. It supports three players and uses a 55-inch screen. As with Rooster ’N Bro 2DX, the originating company has not been established.
Legends of Spark
Ace’s licensed children’s racer Legends of Spark was previously seen at IAAPA 2023 and later became associated with UDC in Europe. ASI has now added it to its range, giving family venues another racing option. The cabinet’s sliding motion is its most distinctive feature, while the demonstrated courses use a largely straight driving path. It is not clear whether additional curved courses are available.
ASI’s newer redemption selection includes DREAMFUNS’ Color Star in merchandiser and ticket versions; Ace’s Gem Master; Tecway’s Infinity Roll; Sunflower’s Pop It Hoop; The Container; and Case Pro, a vending-style machine first highlighted at IAAPA 2024. ASI’s online catalogue does not yet include every title mentioned.
Superwing moves beyond its water-shooter reputation
Superwing became widely recognised through water-gun games such as Ice Man, which Coastal Amusements took on in 2017. Its work has since appeared through several Western companies, including LAI Games’ Smash DX, Sega Amusements’ Allstars Basketball and redemption products sold by Bandai Namco.
Most of Superwing’s newer games do not yet have announced Western distribution deals, and the company has no direct US presence. Its recent website updates and official video releases nevertheless provide useful evidence of where the range is heading.
Marksman
Marksman is the clearest confirmed Western release in this group, having appeared at Bowl Expo 2025 through Andamiro. The displayed version used two players and vertically mounted screens. Superwing has also promoted a four-player MAX cabinet with rifle guns and a single 86-inch monitor. Its gameplay includes more rail-shooter behaviour than the shooting-gallery label might suggest.
Flash Rider
Flash Rider joins the motion motorcycle-racing category alongside games such as Asphalt Moto Blitz and Storm Rider 2. It is offered in two formats: a stacked dual-screen cabinet and a less typical vertical-screen model. Vertical displays are increasingly seen in shooting-range and videmption products, but remain unusual for racers outside the children’s market.
The Future
The Future takes Superwing into original science-fiction territory with a cyberpunk-inspired setting. Its concept recalls Wahlap’s Teratoma: The Last Rebellion. Original properties can face a difficult battle against licensed games, but suitable promotion and pricing could give this one an opportunity.
Mini World
Mini World uses the Chinese mobile-game property Mini World Creata, whose block-based art and gameplay strongly resemble Minecraft with a softer, more playful presentation. Its limited recognition in Western markets may make a retheme worth considering. At AAA 2025, the game appeared in a three-player motion-theatre cabinet; the official trailer instead shows a four-seat water-gun version.
Superwing is also promoting Air Strike-related sequel Skywalk and the video basketball game Street Hoops Pro. Its newer redemption products include the screen-based merchandiser Cliffhanger, which carries an LAI Games logo despite no previously announced release partnership.
What Australian operators should watch next
The post-AAA 2025 pipeline shows Chinese manufacturers continuing to expand across racers, shooters, motion cabinets, water games and redemption equipment. However, confirmed Western distribution is still the exception rather than the rule. Australian venues should verify cabinet formats, player capacity, screen arrangements, software support, freight pathways and after-sales service before committing space.
Another GTI Asia China Expo is scheduled for September, providing the next likely wave of announcements. For venues comparing new equipment with established options, RETROCADE’s racing arcade collection and broader arcade machine range offer useful points of comparison.
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