Old-school top-down GTA feel
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“Its like the topdown GTA games but in a rural area and with better graphics and controls.”
Steam review · 13.7 h played ↗
American Fugitive
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 77%Mostly Positive · 77%Fallen Tree Games Ltd2019Sandbox · Action · Adventure
−80%$19.99$3.99
US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A budget top-down GTA 1/2 homage with fun driving, police chases and house burglary, but repetitive fetch missions and a weak story. Skip it if you want depth.
Great for
Fans of classic top-down GTA who want a cheap, casual crime sandbox in short sessions
Main risk
Missions are repetitive fetch quests and the fun fades after a few hours
What players love
House burglary and crime mechanics
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The house robbing mechanic is one of the highlights for me, a very unique touch to the usual criminal antics.”
Steam review · 25.2 h played ↗
Fun driving and police chases
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The driving was the best part in my opinion, the controls respond very well and there is a large variety of vehicles.”
Steam review · 21.6 h played ↗
Great value on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“Best $2 ever spent.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
Destructible world and physics
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“Almost everything in the environment can be smashed or destroyed, and that small detail gives the world a genuine sense of physicality.”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Works well on Steam Deck and gamepad
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“Plays very well on Steam Deck.”
Steam review · 11.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive fetch-quest missions
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“Drive from point A to point B. Pick up a pair of gloves. Return to point A. Drive to point C.”
Steam review · 12.3 h played ↗
Weak, boring story and characters
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“the rest of them are bullshit. I even doubt if the protagonist want to find the truth about his father murder because he just do errands for everyone.”
Steam review · 27.1 h played ↗
Clunky controls, driving and aiming
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the driving and shooting is ridiculously impossible to control.”
Steam review · 2.2 h played ↗
Bugs and mission-blocking glitches
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“on one of the last missions, the character stops responding to buttons”
Steam review · translated · 14.8 h played ↗
Annoying, relentless police AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“I've been spending 80% of time my time trying to escape from the police.”
Steam review · 36.9 h played ↗
Impossible ATM tow-truck mission
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“You have to steal an ATM with a tow truck - a simple task, except it swarms you with cops, and you'll never be able to escape them.”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 x64
ProcessorIntel Core2 Quad Q9550 (4 * 2830) / AMD Athlon X4 740 (4 * 3200) or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GT 460 (1024 MB) / Radeon 7770 (1024 MB)
Storage2 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 x64
ProcessorIntel Core i5-760 (4 * 2800) / AMD Phenom II X4 965 (4 * 3400) or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 750 (2048 MB) / Radeon R7 260X (2048 MB)
Storage2 GB available space
OSWindows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 x64
ProcessorIntel Core2 Quad Q9550 (4 * 2830) / AMD Athlon X4 740 (4 * 3200) or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GT 460 (1024 MB) / Radeon 7770 (1024 MB)
Storage2 GB available space
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