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American Arcadia
Developer Out of the Blue Games
American Arcadia is a 2023 puzzle-platformer game developed by Out of the Blue and published by Raw Fury. The game follows Trevor Hills (Yuri Lowenthal) as he tries to escape his simulated hometown, Arcadia, with the help of stage technician Angela Solano (Krizia Bajos). From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
360 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 29, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
90
LovedLoved
223 positive · 25 negative
95% range 86–93%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 223 | 25 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 39 | 0 | 59 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 14 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
2,264 of 2,429 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
90% recommend · 216 yes, 24 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 240 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (4,042 of 4,299 positive).
Players praise the game's story and its resemblance to The Truman Show. [1][2][3] Some find the gameplay simple or repetitive, with unskippable cutscenes. [4][5][6] The art style and voice acting are widely appreciated. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [6]
I don't want to be too harsh here, but to be frank, all this game has to offer is a really good concept of a post-meta-narrative about late US Disinformation complexes. The gameplay is somewhat novel, but very limiting, linear, and quickly becomes stale. The writing falls apart as the game reaches its ending, with the ending itself being terrible, and frankly, the constant dialogue ends up overlapping very, very …
- [1]
You know that coworker at every office who is just cheerfully, blissfully unaware of everything going on around him? The guy who brings a sad desk lunch every day, watches flamingo documentaries, and hasn't questioned a single thing in 15 years? That guy is the protagonist of this game. This game is The Truman Show meets Portal meets a really good episode of a TV show you can't believe only got one season.
- [3]
🇺🇸 ENGLISH For those who relish narrative adventures driven by satire, mystery, and platforming, American Arcadia is an absolute must-play. Visually, it is a feast: a dazzling, beautiful utopia saturated with vibrant colors that serves as the perfect facade for a profoundly dark core. In terms of gameplay, it features puzzles that demand wit and make you think, yet never cross the line into the impossible. This …
- [4]
Very slow paced. You'll spend 90% of the time pulling to the right on your joystick. Lots of fillers to stretch out the time. Chapter 6 is a total waste of time & a bore. Otherwise, it's a creative and story-driven game.
- [5]
Well, it's basically a walking simulator with light puzzles and annoying, unskippable cutscenes. After finishing the game, the cutscenes should be skippable. Some achievements are a bit difficult to understand where and when to get them, the icons on the achievement should give more context. For some it's just luck or looking at a guide. The story is okay, but you can see where it's going a mile away. The visual and …
Summarised from 34 of the 335 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
90% of the 240 Steam reviewers we collected recommend American Arcadia. The complaint that keeps coming up: unskippable cutscenes are annoying. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
American Arcadia received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. On OpenCritic, the game has a "strong" approval rating of 94%.
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 360 · most liked first"Is American Arcadia a third person game or a first person game?" 🤔 The answer is: YES. Two characters and two perspectives in one game! 🎮 Get ready to experience it on consoles starting May 15th! 📆 #indiegame #indiedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Indie score of the day: American Arcadia! Had been looking forward to this game since it released on PC, and excited to finally try it out on PS5.
positive · AI labelView post →We are incredibly happy to share we have won the "Best Videogame" and "Best Narrative Videogame" categories with American Arcadia 📺 at the Iris Games Awards organized by Polo Digital Málaga! 🏆 Thank you to the organization and the jury, and to everyone who made the game possible. 💖
neutral · AI labelView post →Hi! I'm Luis Cobo, gameplay programer at Out Of The Blue Games (Call Of The Sea VR, American Arcadia, The Vigilante Diaries) and also solo dev of Chronicles Of Sagrea, an Epic Medieval Fantasy Adventure game with three playable characters #gamedev store.steampowered.com/app/2727670/...
neutral · AI labelView post →I have mixed feelings about this game. I like choose your own adventure and choices matter games. The story is interesting. I really hate all the parts where I am expected to multitask 2 characters actions together in real time. I play casual games for a reason, to avoid this kind of stuff. It is not fun having to replay a section over multiple times with my arthritic hands so I can see the rest of the story. It hurts and I can't continue. I am not sure I will be able to see the rest of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →American Arcadia is without a doubt one of the best games I have ever played and it's NOW on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4 & Nintendo Switch. Honestly you are missing out on a gem if you don't grab yourself a copy of this wonderful game. Congrats to @outbluegames.bsky.social.
positive · AI labelView post →You know that coworker at every office who is just cheerfully, blissfully unaware of everything going on around him? The guy who brings a sad desk lunch every day, watches flamingo documentaries, and hasn't questioned a single thing in 15 years? That guy is the protagonist of this game. This game is The Truman Show meets Portal meets a really good episode of a TV show you can't believe only got one season.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →EPISODE #3 BEHIND THE SCENES OF AMERICAN ARCADIA 📺 With American Arcadia out on consoles, it’s time to continue highlighting charismatic aspects of the game. Today is the turn of our main characters: Trevor, Angela and Vivian! 👤 #gamedev #indiedev
neutral · AI labelView post →American Arcadia This game really reminds me of The Truman Show, but the difference is here the main character, Trevor, is being helped by someone from the outside world named Angela, who tries to make him realize that he’s actually living in an artificial world. Story-wise, the game uses two different perspectives, Trevor and Angela, but they’re both part of the same storyline. Trevor is trying to escape his reality, while Angela is doing everything she can to help him get out. Around…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cw: #Vore #Endo #Endosoma Comet from American Arcadia,,, Cute doggo thought I'd draw vore of him :3 I used aspects from the later designs of him (there's multiple in game designs of him) but i kinda did it from memory and the "older" design of him
neutral · AI labelView post →Tomorrow Night I get to play in a 4 part TTRPG series inspired my American Arcadia run by my girlfriend! And top that off with raising money for an organization fighting against thay Oompa Loompa in office?? Well hey, sounds like a great game to me! 😁 Catch us on Twitch!!
neutral · AI labelView post →A platformer or a puzzle-lite game. A fun mind-f@ck, or a crock of sheet. A fun out-of-the-box experience or a reskin of a classic movie. You be the judge. Pros: * Great voice acting and music. * Interesting level design for the most part. * Plotline keeps you guessing until the end. Cons: * Devs sometimes troll the player. (eg: in chase sequences, making it so you have to sit and listen to long dialogs before they'll move a guard/etc, so you can keep going) * There were a cpl times I had…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →American Arcadia I was very taken by it! It's a traversal narrative game featuring 1970s aesthetic and a "Truman show" plot line. I think it looses some of its pizzazz by the end, but everything up until the last hour of gameplay was fun and interesting. Just a good concept, done well.
neutral · AI labelView post →[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/31067175///] If you enjoy this review please consider following my Curator page here. The elevator pitch for American Arcadia is a solid one: The Truman Show - The Game. You control dual protagonists, Trevor and Angela, as you try to escape from a reality TV show and aide in that escape, respectfully. The game has a novel design choice of splitting the gameplay into separate genres for each character (cinematic platformer for Trevor and first…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This week on #PlaylogPodcast, Danny and Tofr are reviewing and spoiling American Arcadia, a 2.5D platformer and first-person game to tell the tale of a thrilling escape! What did we love and what did we hate? WATCH HERE: youtu.be/calof0ffWnw #indiegames #gaming #playlogpodcast
neutral · AI labelView post →SUNDAY 12:30 - 1:30pm Tic Toc Games Creator Stage 6-7pm Gaming Nostalgia with @mischaetc.bsky.social Frog Theater 9-10pm Video Game Celebrity Frog Theater MONDAY Let's Play The Pink Robot 11:30AM-12:00pm Creator Stage Let's Play American Arcadia with Cissy Jones 12:30 - 1:30pm Creator Stage
neutral · AI labelView post →We played the first part of American Arcadia on stream last night. I went from "I want to live in this video game this is perfect" to "I must escape and never go back" in about 10 minutes. Wow. What a ride. Thank you to @minomieko.bsky.social and @natecooper.bsky.social for the raids!
positive · AI labelView post →American Arcadia is at 55% OFF on Steam, but we know where to find the 85% discount, and you need to see it. Don't be fooled by the smaller sale, get the real deal! 📺 www.wasdland.com/game/aa-1249... #AmericanArcadia #IndieGame #PuzzlePlatformer #AutumnSale #Steam #wasdland
neutral · AI labelView post →I LOVE the aesthetic of this game! The characters are cool, the gameplay is fun, and I like the plot. But I still felt sorta empty by the end. Listen to our thoughts on American Arcadia on this week's podcast! #indiegames #gaming #americanarcadia
neutral · AI labelView post →A great game has become more widely available! I’m celebrating today. Please play American Arcadia 📺
positive · AI labelView post →I don't want to be too harsh here, but to be frank, all this game has to offer is a really good concept of a post-meta-narrative about late US Disinformation complexes. The gameplay is somewhat novel, but very limiting, linear, and quickly becomes stale. The writing falls apart as the game reaches its ending, with the ending itself being terrible, and frankly, the constant dialogue ends up overlapping very, very often. There is a version of Bioshock infinite and this game combined that is more…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Oof, that's a tough one! While I can be critical it's very rare I full on regret a game... I'd prob'ly say the most recent disappointment was American Arcadia, but really just the ending ruined it for me. The overall game is excellent, but yeah, they straight up bailed on the narrative in the end. 😕
neutral · AI labelView post →I love getting cool shit for cool games. The American Arcadia collectors edition. If you’ve not played this game you are seriously missing out. It’s basically if Wes Anderson made the Truman Show but as a game. I recommend it to everyone.
positive · AI labelView post →🇺🇸 ENGLISH For those who relish narrative adventures driven by satire, mystery, and platforming, American Arcadia is an absolute must-play. Visually, it is a feast: a dazzling, beautiful utopia saturated with vibrant colors that serves as the perfect facade for a profoundly dark core. In terms of gameplay, it features puzzles that demand wit and make you think, yet never cross the line into the impossible. This keeps the pacing brisk, allowing you to fully enjoy its greatest virtue: the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can honestly tell that Out of the Blue Games - is one of the best indie studios right now Do I recommend this game ? YES, YES and a million time YAS!!! But I’ll keep it brief, because you should experience it yourself: if you want a unique experience, a great story, and a fun game full of WOW moments… just trust the reviewers - DONT BE A FOOL and buy the game! I just want to thank Out of the Blue Games. They are cooking so hard, 3 out of 3 their games are simply masterpieces. Every game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Truman Show turned into a game and being just so much better. Everything about the game felt perfect and that includes the OST, the story telling, the voice acting, the gameplay and the visuals... You cannot try to be much better than the current version and I'm happy to experience it last year. And remember, You ain't going outta your mind, you just need to listen... Everything that you're going through is nothing but trueeeee.... They're lying to youuuu.... Believe me, don't be a fool
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I hate to say this but I did not enjoy this game. This is normally right up my alley... I've enjoyed lots of 2.5D heavy story/atmosphere games like limbo and give a lot of leeway if the story or environmental story-telling is excellent. This has an interesting premise (almost totally ripped from The Truman Show and similar...) and a creative 70s retro-futuristic art style that I dug. Except for the character models... they range from almost charming to almost Lego dumblike simplicity.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Shipmates ohooooy ~ ⚓ Tonight's adventure is American Arcadia! A game that came out in 2023 and is made by the same people who made Call of the Sea ( good game as well! ) Let's clock in and get back to a 9 to 5 grind! 🌊 twitch.tv/lostsailoratsea 🌊 💙 #vtuber | #envtuber 💙
neutral · AI labelView post →#blutoid #indiegames @riffraff79.bsky.social new upcoming game from the devs of Call of the Sea and American Arcadia! youtu.be/EuvNR5CV0WY?...
neutral · AI labelView post →🎮 There’s also a particular scene in American Arcadia inspired by A Way Out. 🎵 Finally, the game is full of references to the band Rush! From Trevor’s favourite car to Hotel Cygnus. And we originally thought to use one of their songs for the end credits. 👀
neutral · AI labelView post →🖥 As far as themes and vibes are concerned, Severance and especially Black Mirror are similar to some aspects of American Arcadia. Aside from that, you will find direct references to episodes from Black Mirror in the game, like Fifty Million Merits and Nosedive! 👀
neutral · AI labelView post →❣️ LIVE NOW ❣️ We are starting a new game today! American Arcadia! 💛 It seems a lot of fun! Come join me at twitch.tv/Kahtri_ so we can check it out together!!
neutral · AI labelView post →Some of the indie games I've been paying lately: American Arcadia - 2d platformer / stealth hacking game Super Woden GP 2 - retro racing game En Garde - 3d sword fighting brawler The Last Campfire - puzzle game #indiegames
neutral · AI labelView post →Appleseed's Indie Game Of The Day! Day 269) American Arcadia by Out of the Blue Games A puzzle-platform game where you play as a man trying to escape the reality tv show that is his "life", with assistance from a stage manager trying to save him. It's thrilling, cinematic and absolutely brilliant
positive · AI labelView post →Decided on my next game. Admittedly I don't know much about American Arcadia and not many seem to talk about it, but I remember really enjoying the vibe of the trailers I saw for it.
neutral · AI labelView post →Playing a TTRPG inspired by the amazing game, American Arcadia, and it's incredible so far 🥰😍🥰😍 Session 2 starts TONIGHT! 8PM EST! Link in Replies 🔽
neutral · AI labelView post →I’m torn on how to rate this, I think a thumbs up and thumbs down is too black and white. The concept of the game gets a thumbs up but the performance issues unfortunately give it a thumbs down. My issue: I tried playing this game on Steam Deck, and it says that it is Verified. I would assume that that means it has good performance on that device, however I found the frame rate and frame drops to be so bad for me that I’m going to have to refund the game. I tried various fixes I’ve seen…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lazy Truman Show story, with insufferable Millennial dialogues, characters and "humour". On top of that, cutscenes aren't skippable, even after having finished the game, so achievement hunting is a pain.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very slow paced. You'll spend 90% of the time pulling to the right on your joystick. Lots of fillers to stretch out the time. Chapter 6 is a total waste of time & a bore. Otherwise, it's a creative and story-driven game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Certainly has some interesting mechanics, framing, and narrative threads starting. But an hour in, unfortunately, most of what I've really experienced is waiting for my character to walk right, waiting for puzzle elements to get dragged into place, and waiting the watch a cutscene for the third time because I'm getting impatient with all the waiting I'm doing and getting myself killed.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Build your own Play on the Go Elite Collection From 2 Steam Games for $14.99 Great variety and quality in this bundle! Every game is Steam Deck Verified. Bionic Bay, Until Then, Indika, American Arcadia, Fallout 4 and more. Check it out! www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-...
neutral · AI labelView post →Yesterday we launched American Arcadia on consoles! It's time to celebrate! 💃 Have you tried the game yet? 👀
neutral · AI labelView post →If you like interesting game experiences, I can thoroughly recommend American Arcadia. Essentially Truman Show meets the Running Man, it's not perfect - some irritating gameplay elements reminding me of "Another World" - but it's a fun six hour romp and the seventies aesthetic is *gorgeous*.
positive · AI labelView post →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.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The story in this game is fantastic! It was a great game to unwind with that didn't require that much thought. Additionally the entire game is voice acted which is always a win in my book!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Spanish studio made a very cute game, American Arcadia, with the spirit of The Truman Show and the ’80s www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWJk...
neutral · AI labelView post →Alright friends!!! We're taking a break from horror to play something a little more relaxed. Maybe finish a game? Stardew? Valheim? American Arcadia? Let's see what the chat decides! joystick.tv/u/tuxedomasc95 #gaymer #gaming #streamer #trans #lgtbq
neutral · AI labelView post →I like the premise. The story is interesting but certainly not riveting. The voice acting is good, and the art direction is great. The gameplay itself is ok with a few great ideas interspersed. If I were judging on these factors alone, I might give the game a 6 or 7 out of 10. What really impacted my judgment was the technical issues that still have not been resolved. I had constant traversal and loading stutters when I started playing the game. It took far more community discussion reading…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's much more to the game than you first think. The gameplay evolves as you go and the story deepens. Highly recommend! (even if it says controller recommended I played on keyboard and mouse and it worked really well)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It’s the #SteamSpringSale and we have a big sale! Our #gamedeals 👇 📺American Arcadia (55% off), a puzzle platformer set in a reality show: store.steampowered.com/app/1249040/... 🌊Call Of The Sea (75% off), a narrative game with a sequel launching soon: store.steampowered.com/app/1042490/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Visuals in this game are a masterpiece, love the gameplay mechanics however limited they may be. And all in all good storytelling. I enjoyed this short game thoroughly.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →there's a game called American Arcadia which combines the premise with The Truman Show ordinary guy trapped in a artificial engineered "City of Tomorrow" discovers he's about to be "written off the show" and ends up on the run trying to escape the city
neutral · AI labelView post →FINALLY GOT @outbluegames.bsky.social American Arcadia on #nintendoswitch … 8 Straight hours of playing the game and finishing it in one night! I Loved It! The graphics, design, the lines that made me lmao 🤣 this game is pure genius! And Kudos to the VO’s for making this game come to life! #voacting
positive · AI labelView post →What a game, friends! American Arcadia is such a hidden gem! (at least for me, since I only got a hold of it this week) I just couldn't put it down and we went on for nearly 10 hours until we beat it!! 🤯 HUGE thanks to everyone who showed up in any shape or form, it means a lot! I appreciate you!💜
positive · AI labelView post →Here's my #twitch #stream schedule for this week 😁 ⏰ All times are GMT/UTC ⏰ I'm calling this week "Indie Week" due to the sheer number of #IndieGames I'm gonna be checking out including Project Borealis🟠 Beyond Galaxyland🤖 American Arcadia🧔 and Worshippers of Cthulhu!🐙
neutral · AI labelView post →Absolutely amazing game. I didn't expect American Arcadia to go so hard for Disney as they did but, yeah, I think we can all see this being a thing. Despite the technical issues, this is definitely gonna be one of my favourites this year! #indiegames 🎮
positive · AI labelView post →A short but fun side-scroller. Its essentially just the Truman Show but as a game. PROS: Great Art Direction, Voice Acting, and a very fun Soundtrack. The puzzles are fairly simple but fun nonetheless. There is an abundance of Pop Culture references in here, which I enjoyed, but can be annoying for some. And like I said its fairly short as well, so its not difficult to 100% in your first playthrough, if like me you enjoy Achievement Hunting. CONS: The Cutscenes... my god they are abundant…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TL;DR: An ambitious game with enormous potential, ruined by developers who focused more on game mechanics than on UX—a real small missed gem. What a shame. I don’t recommend it; if you want to try it, wait for a steep discount. I can’t, in good conscience, review this game positively. I truly wanted to like it, but there are a number of aspects that make it immature and not very user-friendly. CONS Let’s start with the cutscenes: they’re long, boring, often unnecessary, and—most…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is one of those games that only comes along maybe once every 10 or so years; a really well-polished indie game that has a story that is unlike any other game I've ever played. American Arcadia is one of the best story-based games I've ever played. The imagery and symbolism of being trapped due to corporate greed, capitalism, and "selling out" are all portrayed so perfectly. The game definitely takes a satirical angle at capitalism, and I feel that very much resonates with how our society…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game is really, really fun. the platforming is reminicent of Little Big Planet, and the switching perspectives of the characters are amazing. the humor hits, and the plot twists (don't worry i wont spoil) are well planned and have enough put up ahead of time, but the pre-planning is not too obvious. 10/10.
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