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American Patriots: The Swamp Fox

American Patriots: The Swamp Fox’s fight against the redcoats might offer something new, but the gameplay, graphics, and engine are far too underdeveloped for players to get invested in the long term.
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19%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
31% User Score Based on 13 reviews
Critic Score 20%Based on 1 reviews

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About American Patriots: The Swamp Fox

American Patriots: The Swamp Fox is a single player action game with a violence theme. It was developed by CultSoft Experimental and was released on October 31, 2018. It received negative reviews from both critics and players.

A fast-paced redcoat shooter set during the American Revolutionary war in November 1780. Fight endless waves of British redcoats in a swamp in South Carolina for as long as you can.

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31%Audience ScoreBased on 13 reviews
gameplay3 negative mentions
  • The game features a gripping story inspired by a historical ambush scene, appealing to fans of colonial America and history.
  • Survival and farming mechanics add some depth with era-appropriate activities like making homebrew beer and growing cabbages.
  • The developer's continued updates have improved some aspects such as adding enemy sounds and reload animations.
  • Combat is clunky and unpolished, with overly fast movement, poor hit detection, and enemies that cause cheap or unfair deaths.
  • Performance issues are frequent, including low framerates even on minimum settings, making gameplay frustrating and difficult.
  • The game suffers from repetitive enemy types, minimal map variety, invisible walls, lacking immersive audio cues, and overall lack of rewarding progression or gameplay depth.

  • gameplay

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 17% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The gameplay is criticized for being unrealistic and confusing in its intent, with survival mechanics reduced to a repetitive farming minigame that feels like filler. Additionally, the forced progression toward inevitable defeat limits fun and replayability, making it less appealing to the average player.

    • “You might get your money’s worth if you enjoy this style of gameplay, but the average person won’t get much out of it.”
    • “It feels like filler content rather than a fully fleshed out mechanic.”
    • “It delivers this in a specific historical setting, but given how unrealistic the gameplay is, it’s somewhat confusing what exactly the game is trying to be.”
    • “The survival mechanics amount to a basic farming minigame that you spend money on periodically.”
    • “The gameplay is made for you to eventually die off from the mass floods of redcoats, which isn't really fun and ruins any possible replayability that American Patriots: The Swamp Fox may have had.”

  • graphics

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The graphics are basic and lack distinct style, with low-budget 3D models that appear generic. Performance issues further detract from the experience, as the game runs poorly even on minimal settings, revealing map edges and enemy spawns.

    • “The graphics are generic 3D models that have no real style to them.”
    • “The graphics aren’t laughably bad, but they are certainly not good, even considering the obviously low budget.”
    • “If you drop the graphics to low you can actually see the edge of the map and see the enemies spawn in.”

  • story

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The story received mixed feedback, with some users finding it incredibly gripping and suitable for all ages, while others criticized it for lacking progression and having little impact on the gameplay. Overall, the narrative is simple and mostly static, providing minimal influence on the game experience.

    • “Incredible gripping story, highly recommended for everyone of all ages!”
    • “There’s no plot to advance past the intro screen which is just a screen of text.”
    • “The story really doesn’t change or affect anything, as it tells you before you start the game in a simple black screen with white text.”

  • optimization

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 67% negative mentions

    The game suffers from poor optimization, particularly during intense moments with many enemies, leading to significant performance drops. Improved re-optimization would greatly enhance the experience and attract more players.

    • “All in all, if you updated and re-optimized this game, I'd pay good money for it.”
    • “Performance drops significantly when many enemies are nearby, which happens frequently in horde mode, leading to a badly balanced experience.”
    • “I still experienced performance issues when there were many enemies.”

  • grinding

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game is largely tied to a repetitive farming minigame that feels basic and interrupts the flow of combat, which is marred by awkward mechanics like invisible walls and unrealistic enemy behavior. This combination makes the grinding feel tedious and punishing, detracting from the overall experience.

    • “The survival mechanics amount to a basic farming minigame that you spend money on periodically.”
    • “I was a pretty good history student, but I don’t remember the Revolutionary War being won by soldiers that run like the Doom Slayer, fire flintlocks with perfect accuracy, get stuck on invisible walls, and shoot mindless, faceless redcoats in between bouts of farming.”
    • “If they happen to catch you distracted by farming or hunting for frustratingly hidden booze recipes, they’ll silently remove chunks of your life with perfect shots of their own.”

  • replayability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Replayability is limited in American Patriots: The Swamp Fox due to repetitive gameplay and inevitable defeat by overwhelming enemy forces, which diminishes long-term enjoyment.

    • “The gameplay is designed so that you eventually die off from the overwhelming floods of redcoats, which isn't really fun and ruins any potential replayability that American Patriots: The Swamp Fox may have had.”

  • music

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game's music, particularly the flute melodies, is notably distinctive but received mixed reactions due to its unusual and intense style. Some players found it memorable, while others felt it could be overwhelming.

    • “Let's not forget the flute music in this game that could cause auditory seizures... wait, that isn't a thing?”

  • stability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Users report that the game suffers from frequent bugs and glitches, leading to a less stable experience with occasional crashes and performance issues.

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20%Critics’ scoreBased on 1 critic reviews
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American Patriots: The Swamp Fox is a action game with violence theme. Common tags for American Patriots: The Swamp Fox include roguelite, roguelike, procedural generation and military.

American Patriots: The Swamp Fox is available on PC and Windows.

American Patriots: The Swamp Fox was released on October 31, 2018.

American Patriots: The Swamp Fox was developed by CultSoft Experimental.

American Patriots: The Swamp Fox has received negative reviews from both players and critics. Most players disliked American Patriots: The Swamp Fox for its gameplay.

American Patriots: The Swamp Fox is a single player game.