While the world-famous
Grand Theft Auto series is known best for the modern third-person installments, there was a time when the original one and its sequel from 1999 were played from a top-down perspective, making them more similar to
Diablo than Rockstar Games' ongoing tentpoles.
The recently announced
American Fugitive will try to bring back the charm of those twi video games, promising "
a modern take on classic sandbox action offering a new 3D top-down open-world single-player experience. Developed by Fallen Tree Games, the two studio founders have extended AAA backgrounds; including titles such as TimeSplitters, Crysis, Black, and Goldeneye 007: Reloaded."
In
Fugitive, you take the role of "
Will Riley. No angel for sure - but not a killer. Yet the cold-blooded murder of your dad is the crime they locked you up for. Fueled by grief and a burning desire for vengeance, you’ll bust out of jail intent on finding the real culprit." According to Fallen Tree,
Fugitive will feature some thrilling missions for the criminal underworld set in the deep south of the 1980s.
Be sure to take a look at Fallen Tree Games'
American Fugitive in its announcement trailer down below:
Welcome to Redrock County, a sleepy American town with a booming criminal underbelly. You take the role of Will Riley. No angel for sure - but not a killer. Yet the cold-blooded murder of your dad is the crime they locked you up for. Fuelled by grief and a burning desire for vengeance, you’ll bust out of jail intent on finding the real culprit. Once outside, you’ll need to blend with the townsfolk to avoid recapture. Establish contact with the criminal underworld and stay one step ahead of the police dragnet. Set in the deep south of the 1980s, American Fugitive is a love-letter to the classic movies and games of old.
American Fugitive will launch on PC, PlayStation 4 (May 21), Nintendo Switch (May 23), and Xbox One (May 24) this May 2019.