American Fugitive

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  • Summary: A modern take on classic sandbox action. Framed for your father’s murder, you’ll need to do whatever it takes to unveil the real culprit. Tackle thrilling missions for the criminal underworld — just don’t let the cops track you down! Set in the deep south of the 80s, American Fugitive is aA modern take on classic sandbox action. Framed for your father’s murder, you’ll need to do whatever it takes to unveil the real culprit. Tackle thrilling missions for the criminal underworld — just don’t let the cops track you down! Set in the deep south of the 80s, American Fugitive is a love-letter to the classic movies and games of old.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Impulsegamer
    Jun 13, 2019
    90
    It’s a lot of fun and very tongue in cheek at times. It’s not a very deep “who dunnit”… more of a Dukes of Hazard framed by Boss Hogg type scenario… without the left over civil war racist visuals. It’s silly, over the top and… well… a lot of fun. Not a bad bit of fun for the price.
  2. Gaming Nexus
    Jun 6, 2019
    74
    American Fugitive is good in spots. And those spots are fun. But on the whole, the game just barely keeps up with its own scope of ambition.
  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Aug 2, 2019
    70
    American Fugitive is what GTA would’ve looked like if it never went 3D. [Issue#239, p.59]
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  4. Guardian
    May 21, 2019
    60
    It successfully pays homage to a fondly remembered old game while adding something meaningful, making you think like a con, plan your crimes and improvise escapes when those plans go awry.
  5. Windows Central
    Jun 5, 2019
    60
    American Fugitive stands as a decent homage to classic GTA titles, but its rough mechanics, annoying gameplay quirks, mediocre story, and lack of side content left me disappointed.
  6. The Indie Game Website
    May 31, 2019
    60
    The game is fun and tells a somewhat engaging story. The shooting mechanics, which rely on aiming with the right thumbstick and firing with the right trigger, don’t quite feel right. They are a little too loose which sometimes makes it hard to aim accurately. I think the game as a whole could have benefitted from some sort of auto-targeting mechanic. However, the driving mechanics feel great. The funnest moments happen when you’re in a car. Steering is arcadey in the best way, and using that emergency brake has never felt more satisfying in a game like this.
  7. Hooked Gamers
    Jun 6, 2019
    50
    Ultimately, it’s clear that the design of American Fugitive has taken great inspiration from the likes of Grand Theft Auto, and this offers a nostalgic recreation, for those who want it, of a sandbox series that has had incredible influence on gaming as a whole. However, by focusing too much on the old-school installments, it misses out on the lessons learned in future iterations, and so comes up a little lacking when compared with what modern experiences have to offer.

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 3 out of 6
  1. raytrax
    Jun 30, 2019
    8
    Si te gusta el GTA éste es tu juego, un aire fresco tras años probando cualquier GTA. Ahora tienes la opcion de disfrutar al igual que antañoSi te gusta el GTA éste es tu juego, un aire fresco tras años probando cualquier GTA. Ahora tienes la opcion de disfrutar al igual que antaño pero con mejores graficos.
    Algunas misiones pueden parecer monotonas pero acaban siendo entretenidas por el propio sandbox que te impide ir a lo loco para que estés pendientes de la policia.
    La verdad que philzlz y occto son unos haters de cuidado.    … Expand
  2. dmitriy_savenok
    Dec 17, 2022
    7
    Хороший геймплей и паршивый сюжет про убийство отца, на месте.
    Иногда мне казалось, что это спин-офф "GTA: Chinatown Wars". Если даже не её    Хороший геймплей и паршивый сюжет про убийство отца, на месте.
    Иногда мне казалось, что это спин-офф "GTA: Chinatown Wars". Если даже не её клон, но в другом сеттинге.
    7/10    … Expand
  4. Klewer
    Jan 28, 2021
    5
    GTA very lite. Has solid basic mechanics but the missions feel very uninspired and boring. After a couple of hours felt like I had exploredGTA very lite. Has solid basic mechanics but the missions feel very uninspired and boring. After a couple of hours felt like I had explored all the mechanics and had my fun. If you can get it dirt cheap still worth a little play.… Expand
  5. philzlz
    May 29, 2019
    4
    Absolutely horrible. What made GTA fun was FUN missions. The missions here are so boring i had to force myself to finish this game, hoping itAbsolutely horrible. What made GTA fun was FUN missions. The missions here are so boring i had to force myself to finish this game, hoping it would get better. While the driving mechanics are good and the graphic engine is nice there is too much wrong with the game. Police can easily be lost by undressing in front of them? NPCs walk into walls, enemies spawn into nothing and get stuck. They could have done much better.

    And the ending of the last mission was a joke. Do not buy    … Expand
  6. occto
    Jun 21, 2019
    2
    American fugitive, the game seemed interesting to me at first glance. But when you look at how the game is played and when you play itAmerican fugitive, the game seemed interesting to me at first glance. But when you look at how the game is played and when you play it yourself, the feeling about this game is quite different. Including the game, I expected to see something like "Face of War", just a GTA motif. In short, this game only made me feel bored and annoyed. Playing it literally wonders "what do you actually do here? The plot is absolutely cheap, we are introduced to the events in an absolutely ridiculous way. So it is not clear at all. Perhaps the authors thought that this image would intrigue the player, but alas. And further events look cut out of context. As if all the efforts of the authors have gone to show how cool the fences will spill when hitting them with cars. Because a good scenario in the game does not smell and there is no hint of it. The game just has nothing to do, it's not interesting to move around the world, shooting a bullet from a weapon does not hit the target, which is even there is no way to aim normally. Breaking into the house, we only do what we steal food and soda from the fridge, or engagement rings with cufflinks and wall clocks, sometimes in the houses you can find weapons. Having found a weapon you can try to rob a shop, but even if you put the shotgun on the seller with a probability of a successful robbery of 80%, it is likely that the remaining 20% will work against you, and the mega seller will take away your shotgun in addition to throwing you out on the street like a bag of **** The only really interesting fun is to run away from the police, you won't believe even with 5 stars you can easily dodge all the bullets, get in the cops' car and escape, and they will be shooting at the right and left to blow up their cars and die accordingly. Or you can just run away on foot. And so it repeats itself from time to time. And as you have already understood there is nowhere dumber, not to mention the rest of the NPS function which is just to walk from side to side. Perks that are in the game are absolutely useless, that with them that without them there is no difference, the game will be held almost at the same level.
    The game is absolutely not worth even your money. It is boring, raw, and not worked out. Authors, if you want to sell people such **** for 20 bucks, then you have no conscience. I do not recommend this game to anyone.    … Expand
  7. HeathGCF
    Nov 25, 2020
    0
    I managed to last a couple of hours, and that was enough, even considering I usually have a high tolerance level with indie games. Can't say II managed to last a couple of hours, and that was enough, even considering I usually have a high tolerance level with indie games. Can't say I lasted long enough to experience too much of the story or missions, although that was because of a terrible UI and awful controls. If a game UX is bad in those respects, it really doesn't deserve commercial release or any further time wasted in a vain attempt to play.… Expand

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