A well-crafted adventure experience, American Arcadia is well worth your time.
89
Verdict
94%
Steam
81
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive on Steam (94% positive from 3.9K reviews)
Critically acclaimed (81/100 critic average)
Compelling narrative and story
Rich open world to explore
No significant drawbacks reported
American Arcadia is a 2023 puzzle-platformer game developed by Out of the Blue and published by Raw Fury. The game follows Trevor Hills as he tries to escape his simulated hometown, Arcadia, with the help of stage technician Angela Solano.
Runs well on modern hardware.
Updated 3h ago
American Arcadia feels like a bit of 70s glam TV show, wrapped up in some Assassin's Creed-esque side mystery, with some derring-do platforming along the way. The platforming often feels a bit like a runner game, but interspersed with full 3D puzzles and 4th wall-breaking CCTV camera/gizmo manipulations. Solid voice acting, thematic music, absolutely lovely graphic design, and gameplay that keeps the story moving...except when you keep missing that jump. Would love to see more. Fabulous game. It would be nice if you could skip dialog though, perhaps after seeing it once.
I always buy puzzle/point-&-click adventure games around this price point, and it's rare to find an outstanding game among them. I thought this game was outstanding. Great presentation and voice acting, unique, engrossing story and fun, creative gameplay that never got tiring. Very satisfied for the price I paid.
If you wanted to play as Truman from the Truman show, and dive into a TV show of adventure, this is the game for you. Very unique dual narrative story with platforming and puzzles.
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