The Oregon Trail Reviews

YES! Just as addicting as it was when I was a kid in the late '90s! :D

great game, however whenever i try to enter the journeys page the game crashes (lowlevelfatalerror) and i cant seem to find a fix for it even after searching.

What you see, is what you get! The Oregon Trail on steroids! Fully recommended for casual gaming.

This game is a lot of fun and can be a challenge at times but still, a ton of fun. I love how it was redone. Picking ur own players is a nice touch. I'll give you a hint at the game...To win EVERY HAGGLE, always use someone that is CHARMING.

The RNG that has always made Oregon Trail games what they are is all there. Also stuff to unlock, lots of extra challenges and additional Journeys, animal spotting and fishing collections, and a really pleasant OST that gives the game a lot of character. This has become my favorite Oregon Trail game.

Fun remake. More immersive than old school. Very "Choose your own adventure" style game now. 8/10 recommend.

Game is unplayable on SteamDeck OLED. I just get the black screen of death before it finally times out and closes the game. Requesting a refund from Steam currently.

I've been playing Oregon Trail since the 80s when I was a kid playing on my school's Apple II's. While nowhere near as difficult as the original, the spirit of the game and the educational value remain intact. In fact, with the journal entries and the added quests, you can learn a little more about this period of American history! I absolutely love it, even though yes, the fishing minigame makes it kind of easy even on hard mode if the RNG is kind to you. I wouldn't have programmed fishing to be so imbalanced if it were me. Basically you can fish yourself into riches and even a level 1 fisherman can easily catch fish. Add the minigame with the lady who gives you free bait AND money AND catching nets, and it can pretty much break the game. My only other gripe with this game is that I can't choose my careers, I only get to choose from 3 randomly selected choices for each of my 4 party members. With all the available new careers, it makes mixing and matching virtually impossible, it's hope that the RNG loves you, basically. And the RNG sometimes does REALLY cruel things to you, like make you sick immediately after you're forced to choose whether to toss your last medicine or your last clothes when your wagon is full. You'll definitely get dysentery at some point, it's Oregon Trail, baby! Other than that, it's basically you against the RNG to see if you can make it to Oregon City with your party intact! I love all the game modes, I love the amount of content vs the price asked, this is a nicely crafted game that pays reverence to the original AND to its subject matter. High YES from me. I don't even know what to call this kind of game. Roguelike with historic voyage theme and inventory management game? If that doesn't appeal to you, you probably aren't going to buy this. Everyone else, come try out Oregon Trail! It's a classic that I am glad is still with us!

I love this game. Absolutely love it. BUT I do not recommend playing it right now until the devs actually fix their game. I have played both the Switch and the PC version, and both have had the same issue where I reach Oregon, complete my run, and my progress is never saved. All the things you unlock by reaching Oregon remain locked even after completion, and XP remains at zero no matter how much I've actually gained during my run. I had two members of my team drown, and the death count at the end of the run says no one died. On the Switch version, I had two people die of dysentery and both the dysentery death and the normal death counters both stayed at 0. How such a game breaking bug is in this game on both the Switch and PC version is beyond me, and it kills my motivation to play more. PLEASE DEVS FIX THE GAME SO I CAN LOVE IT AGAIN

[h1]The Oregon Trail is a classic game that your parents probably played that has charm that has endured to this day. [/h1] Going ahead and reviewing because I've already played the whole game on switch -- I still love it, and I love it enough to get it again on Steam. I really enjoy it, and it's a game that my friends and I like to play together and watch as the game unfolds and name the characters after ourselves and laugh at us getting dysentery and getting shot by a rifle tipping over in the wagon or getting stampeded -- the list goes on and on. It's simple, and it's a game that I don't play for long at a time, but it's a fun and strangely calming experience.