Arthur's Reading Race

Arthur's Reading Race

Brøderbund · October 16, 2023 · Casual, Education, Adventure, Visual Novel, Family Friendly

Buy Arthur's Reading Race from Steam at $9.99 — the cheapest of 2 stores we compare.

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Arthur's Reading Race price by region

Arthur's Reading Race costs $6.29 in Georgia (USD), £7.40 in the United Kingdom, €8.87 in Europe (EUR), $9.99 in the United States, CA$12.99 in Canada, A$14.25 in Australia, NZ$14.75 in New Zealand, R$32.99 in Brazil and zł39.02 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Arthur's Reading Race offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $6.29 $6.29 — 2
United Kingdom £7.40 £7.40 — 2
Europe (EUR) €8.87 €8.87 — 2
United Statesyour region $9.99 $9.99 — 2
Canada CA$12.99 CA$12.99 — 2
Australia A$14.25 A$14.25 — 2
New Zealand NZ$14.75 NZ$14.75 — 2
Brazil R$32.99 R$32.99 — 2
Poland zł39.02 zł39.02 — 2

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Arthur's Reading Race

Explore and share Marc Brown’s classic "Arthur’s Reading Race", adapted from the original storybook into an interactive animated adventure! Arthur and his friends bring the story alive one word at a time, offering an easy to digest reading mode which is fully animated and voiced. Increase the challenge and the fun with an interactive at-your-own-pace option with lots of bonuses and secrets to discover!

Arthur’s Reading Race centers around everyone’s favorite Aardvark. Arthur is trying to teach his little sister, D.W, to read. However, she insists that she already knows how! After a heated conversation, Arthur challenges D.W to read ten different words with a promised reward of ice cream! Will D.W be able to read all ten words for the ultimate reward?

Since it's first release in 1997, Living Books' rendition of "Arthur’s Reading Race" has been enjoyed by countless children. Step-by-step, the reader will find the story is full of surprising encounters with many of their favorite Arthur storybook characters, providing new ways to interact with the book again and again.
  • Both interactive and story modes suitable for different levels of skill.
  • Interact with the pictures and discover hidden scenes.
  • Attractive animations bring the characters to life.
  • Fully voiced as you read! Chock full of memorable scenes!
  • A revitalized re-release compatible with modern platforms.

Special Thanks:
Ruben Contreras - Video Editor

Arthur's Reading Race — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jun 30, 2024
Very nostalgic and cute, 10/10.
6 found this helpful
Recommended Nov 4, 2023
It's a good book brings the nostalgia back but could use a patch for each every time a random click their is a pop up that makes a error and I think it needs to be fixed but still good game
5 found this helpful
Not recommended Dec 26, 2024
Can't recommend this one as it doesn't load on my windows 11 PC. All the other Arthur games seem to work.
4 found this helpful
Recommended Apr 14, 2024
Good for nostalgia
4 found this helpful
Recommended Feb 11, 2026
633
Recommended Sep 16, 2025
So glad I got to replay this for the nostalgia it's great.

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