American Arcadia

Out of the Blue Games / Nov 15, 2023 / Adventure, Indie

Singleplayer

windows
Steam Deck Verified

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American Arcadia is a cinematic puzzle game that combines a 2.5D platformer and first-person game to tell the tale of a thrilling escape. Experience the extraordinary story of Trevor, an average man escaping from the world's most popular reality tv show.

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What's new

American Arcadia - Hotfix #1

2023-12-05

As we mentioned in our last blog, we've got a small update to fix some bugs and improve American Arcadia that were discovered after the game launched. Thanks to everyone for your support and for helping us improve the experience of the game! American Arcadia - Hotfix #1 Changelog • Adjusted audio option to prevent high volume in loading videos • Fixed missing subtitles in Portuguese (Brazil), Chinese, and Korean • Fixed missing or attenuated voices in very few sequences • Adjusted the range for interacting with some objects • Fixed and adjusted the location of some checkpoints • Fixed an infrequent block when using the CCTV lamp device for catching the robot • Fixed an infrequent block due to not be able to interact with ZW's phone in cafeteria. • Fixed an infrequent crash after exiting during Steganography encryption puzzle • Fixed an infrequent crash in Javert chase in Sewers

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• Fixed an infrequent block in button previously to Braintrip Spectrex • Added feature of fullscreen • Minor adjustments of timing and acting in some sequences • Minor additional bug fixes • Angela can now boop the cat

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What players say

Very Positive

93% positive, 2,406 reviews

Recommended9 hrs played

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.

16 found this helpful, 2026-06-26

Recommended13 hrs played

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...

11 found this helpful, 2026-04-17

Recommended7 hrs played

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...

9 found this helpful, 2025-12-16

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