American Fugitive
Top-down crime sandbox with car thefts and police chases
Fallen Tree Games Ltd · Published by Curve Games · Released May 21, 2019
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 76% of 2,097
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 5
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 5 years ago
- Nov 11, 2020
Metacritic: 66/100 (critic reviews)
What is American Fugitive?
This single-player, top-down action game takes place in the open world of 1980s Redrock County, in the American South. As Will Riley, who escapes prison after being framed for his father's murder, you travel on foot and by car, take criminal jobs, rob houses, steal vehicles, and evade police while looking for the real killer.
For you if...
- +you like classic top-down crime games
- +you enjoy optional activities between story missions
Not for you if...
- −you need multiplayer rather than a single-player game
- −you prefer structured levels to open-world exploration
What players say
76% of 2,097 reviews are positive
Players praise the driving, police chases, and range of side activities. Many find the missions repetitive and the story underwhelming; some say frequent police pursuit makes exploration frustrating.
How many players finish American Fugitive?
9.0% of Steam players have unlocked «Redemption», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
American Fugitive system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GT 460, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run American Fugitive?
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- OS
- Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 x64
- Processor
- Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 (4 * 2830) / AMD Athlon X4 740 (4 * 3200) or equivalent
- Graphics
- GeForce GT 460 (1024 MB) / Radeon 7770 (1024 MB)
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 x64
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-760 (4 * 2800) / AMD Phenom II X4 965 (4 * 3400) or equivalent
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 750 (2048 MB) / Radeon R7 260X (2048 MB)
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
Does American Fugitive have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does American Fugitive run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 46
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese.
Does American Fugitive use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Action
- Open World
- Adventure
- Top-Down
- Indie
- Sandbox
- Crime
- Top-Down Shooter
- Driving
- Isometric
- Singleplayer
- Shooter
- Violent
- 1980s
- Action-Adventure
- Story Rich
Recent updates
- Nov 11, 2020 · American Fugitive Patch Notes - 11th November 2020 [1.1.19095]
- Sep 26, 2020 · American Fugitive Patch Notes - 26th September 2020 [1.1.19062]
- Sep 9, 2020 · American Fugitive Patch Notes - 9th September 2020 [1.1.19058]
- Aug 27, 2020 · American Fugitive Patch Notes - 27th August 2020 [1.1.19054]
- Aug 20, 2020 · American Fugitive Patch Notes - 20th August 2020 [1.1.19035]