American Arcadia Reviews

Incredibly fun story mixed with clever gameplay and puzzles. Absolutely loved it from start to finish! It’s a bit of a mashup between The Truman Show and Disney’s EPCOT project, and a bunch of other parodies in between.

Do not look up anything about this game before you play it. I got it recommended by a youtube video that was using it as an example of a story with an ending so good it makes the whole game. It plays like a limbo ish type of side scroller with a second first person puzzle adjacent to it. Personally I kinda like those but even if you don't I would play it just for the story more than anything else. It isnt long or expensive so just get it.

Charming game. Half sidescroller half first person puzzler. Had a great time with it. Simple, well done fun.

Stunning storytelling and very enjoyable graphic design!

It's a great story, but don't do as I did: don't play it with keyboard. It was infuriating, and it felt as if the game was playing a joke at my expense. They do warn you to play with a controller at the start. Heed their advice. Don't be a fool.

Very fun, easy, and cool. Some minor issues, but I'd say it's definitely worth the $20!

Great game to come into blind. The gameplay can be a bit tedious at times but it is well worth it. A really unique game with a great story.

This is a fantastic game! Great storyline, amazing character, interesting puzzles and good platforming! I'm a fan of the developers now.

Entertaining and surprising. The movie 'Brazil' crossed with a dystopian, 1984 point and click platformer.

This game managed to tick so many boxes for me, from the themes, story, gameplay, and even the little things like how each new chapter that started with a cutscene, would neatly transition into the chapter's name. Though there was a few down points with the gameplay... having to move boxes around during chase scenes was a bad decision in my opinion, as it resulted in the most frustration I had with the game where I had to look up a gameplay video to progress. So I understand when some people comment that the gameplay was the weakest part. When you compare the 2.5D sidescrolling sections to something like Limbo, it really tries but just doesn't hold up as well. But there was just too much else that I thoroughly enjoyed for it to detract from my overall experience. Half of the gameplay is done from a first-person perspective as a different character, which helps to break things up. There was one part of the game where you had to play both the first and third person parts simultaneously while under pressure from both sides, that was interesting and done well. If you like, [list] [*]The Truman Show [*]Limbo (and similar games) [*]Puzzles [*]Story-based games [*]A narrative set in and grounded in the present day [*]The idea that what if Disney (a media company) actually made EPCOT, then took it to the extremes [*]Retro-futuristic [/list] And other things I can't think of, then you will very much enjoy your time with this game as I did.