American Marksman

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"American Marksman" is a realistic hunting and adventure shooter game, offering single-player action with intense gameplay and stunning graphics. Despite its awesome visuals, the game is full of bugs that may hinder the overall experience. Overall, it provides a stimulating hunting and shooting adventure, but with some frustrating technical issues.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

80%

Audience ScoreBased on 1,140 reviews

graphics71 positive mentions

monetization28 negative mentions

The game has great graphics and realistic animal behavior, making it enjoyable to play.
It offers a variety of weapons and customization options for guns and vehicles.
The open-world aspect allows for exploration and hunting in different environments.

There are frequent bugs and glitches, such as freezing controls and issues with vehicle spawning.
The game can be repetitive, with limited animal variety and challenges that feel tedious.
Many features, such as certain weapons and modes, are locked behind a membership, which can be frustrating for players.

graphics
123 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
58%
37%
6%
The graphics of the game receive mixed feedback from users, with many praising the overall quality and realism, particularly in animal and environmental details. However, several reviewers express a desire for improvements, noting issues with character customization, hair and beard graphics, and occasional lag. While some players find the graphics satisfactory for a mobile game, others believe enhancements are necessary to elevate the visual experience further.
- “The graphics, controls, and the animals are very realistic.”
- “This game is really great love the controls the graphics are insane, and the animals look pretty real.”
- “Amazing overall, for one perfect graphics and amazing sounds, and really that's all I need to say, oh and also amazing gameplay as well.”
- “The graphics are horrible even on ultra and the maps are bland.”
- “This game was made with a cheap platform and free assets from unity games, that's why the graphics are outdated.”
- “The graphics are bad for me but if you could make them better, that would be great.”
story
50 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
10%
84%
6%
The story aspect of the game has received mixed feedback, with players expressing frustration over the numerous bugs and glitches affecting mission completion, particularly in the career mode. Many users find the timed missions unreasonable due to slow animal spawn rates and mission objectives that often feel impossible to achieve. While some appreciate the potential of the game and its story elements, the overall execution is marred by technical issues that detract from the experience.
- “This is the perfect open world hunting game. I've seen tons of guns, career missions with bonus levels. I am addicted to this game; it feels like I can't stop playing once I start.”
- “Story: good.”
- “Except I would really love to see a story mode in this.”
- “The new update adds a story mode but it's glitched.”
- “I can't access the bonus missions and the story mode quests are broken.”
- “This game is terrible, one of the missions is kill 4 animals in 4 minutes, should be kill 4 animals in a minute because it takes 1 minute for the damn things to spawn and 2 minutes to get to them.”
gameplay
42 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
62%
31%
7%
Overall, the gameplay is praised for its fun mechanics, engaging hunting loop, and good graphics, though many users report issues with lag, clunky mechanics, and bugs that hinder the experience. While the game offers a solid foundation and customization options, players express a desire for more realistic animal behavior, improved AI, and additional content, such as new maps and animals. Despite some criticisms regarding the paywall for certain features and the need for further optimization, the game is considered enjoyable and has significant potential for future improvements.
- “Gameplay is great.”
- “Incredible gameplay, great graphics and a wide range of guns.”
- “This game is very fun; it allows me to practice my patience and has amazing gameplay and graphics, making it feel like you are hunting in real life.”
- “Game mechanics slow/frozen on Pixel 7 Pro; the game slows to a crawl, causing the end of a hunt once I have multiple blood trails.”
- “The mechanics feel clunky, the maps don't have good designs, the animals are not smart, and the fun parts are locked behind a paywall.”
- “Game is very good and has potential, but the only problem is there's this lag and delay in the game, and after a couple of minutes of gameplay, I'm hoping you guys would fix it.”
monetization
37 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
22%
3%
76%
The monetization aspect of the game has received mixed reviews, with many players expressing frustration over the frequency and intrusiveness of ads, particularly after hunts and during navigation. While some users appreciate the option for a membership to remove ads, others feel that a one-time payment model would be more favorable. Overall, the presence of ads significantly impacts the enjoyment of the game for many players, leading to suggestions for improvements in monetization strategies.
- “But basically if this was a premium game with no ads and in-game purchases, it would be great.”
- “I rated 5 stars because I love Offroad Outlaws and this is the same developer; great game with pretty much no ads.”
- “Best game for hunting, no ads—like zero ads. Graphics are good, animals are good, but ducks are hard to hunt.”
- “This game was really fun, still is, my main issue is that once they added ads, it started to get sucky.”
- “Now they are pushing ads more, making the game unenjoyable so I uninstalled.”
- “But the thing that really gets me is forced ads; don't care if they are 5 seconds or a minute, they are stupid popping up every time you try and navigate through something, with no rewards for watching them either.”
stability
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
16%
95%
The game's stability has been a significant concern among users, with many reporting frequent glitches, freezing, and issues with in-game purchases not appearing. While players appreciate the game's fun elements and graphics, the persistent bugs and crashes detract from the overall experience, leading to frustration. Despite being a newly released title, the developers are acknowledged for their efforts to improve stability, but many players feel that the game still requires substantial fixes to reach its full potential.
- “The game runs smoothly without any crashes or glitches.”
- “I appreciate how stable the gameplay is; it never lags or stutters.”
- “The performance is impressive, providing a consistently stable experience.”
- “This would be such a good game if not for the glitches!”
- “My kids and I like to play the game, but we have had some glitches, especially around saving up the 20,000 for a vehicle, buying it and it never showing up in the game.”
- “Best mobile hunting but there are some problems: the money crates and gold, steel, and wood are spawning outside of the out of bounds wall, and the career bonus levels don't work at all; they just get stuck on 'loading game' and then the game freezes and crashes.”
optimization
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
14%
43%
The optimization of the game receives mixed reviews; while some users report smooth performance across devices, others criticize it for poor vehicle handling and occasional lag. There is a strong desire for improved optimization in future updates, alongside requests for additional content and features. Overall, the game's performance is seen as a key area for enhancement to elevate the experience.
- “If modding support and more content (especially free) was added while keeping performance as good as it is now, this will become the best open world game on Android.”
- “Runs smoothly on all my devices.”
- “Cool guns, good optimization.”
- “Horrible optimization.”
- “Never got to the second map because I got bored quickly since both vehicles have bad performance. Even the off-road outlaws have better performance than the ATV and pickup. To make it worse, there's no way to give the other player a lift as a passenger, so I removed it.”
- “I hope you will bring more optimized gameplay in the next update; it lags sometimes.”
grinding
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, particularly due to the expansive map and the difficulty in hunting animals, which can lead to frustration. While some enjoy the initial thrill of the hunt, many feel that the need for extensive grinding or spending real money to progress diminishes long-term enjoyment, making the experience feel repetitive and boring over time. Suggestions for improvement include adding farming elements and more diverse shops to enhance gameplay variety.
- “However, there is a lot of grinding to do, and bullets are also quite expensive.”
- “It's fun for a little while, but if you aren't committed to either grinding for a very long period of time or whipping out your wallet, don't download it.”
- “Fun for a little bit, but funds quickly run dry and it gets tedious and boring.”
atmosphere
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
100%
The game's atmosphere is generally praised for its animation and graphics, creating an engaging experience. However, some players feel that certain weapon choices, like the inclusion of assault snipers, detract from the overall ambiance, and there are requests for improved lighting and fog effects to enhance the atmosphere further.
- “I love the atmosphere of this game; the animation, the graphics, everything!”
- “Nice game for mobile, but you should put in a new hunting rifle, like the old school rifles but with good power and accuracy. Don't include an assault sniper, please; it's ruining the game atmosphere.”
- “Would like to see better lighting and atmosphere/fog.”
- “I love the atmosphere of this game: the animation, the graphics, everything!”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
150%
The music in the game features ambient tracks that can be muted, which some players appreciate, while others express frustration over repetitive lobby music that persists across games. Overall, the soundtrack is seen as a mixed aspect, with some enjoyment but also a desire for more variety.
- “The ambient music enhances the atmosphere, and I appreciate the option to mute it if needed.”
- “I love the game lobby song; it's catchy and adds a fun vibe to the experience.”
- “The ambient music can be muted, but it's repetitive and gets old quickly.”
- “I love the game, but the lobby song is the same in every game, and I'm tired of hearing it.”
- “The music is forgettable and doesn't add anything to the overall experience.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users express frustration with the emotional impact of gameplay, noting that their focus can easily shift from the intended target to distractions, which can lead to feelings of disappointment and loss of control.