The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail

Steam Deck Verified

Gameloft · Adventure · Nov 14, 2022

Worth it for the right player.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $9.89.

79%
Mostly Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
75% of themes are praise13% are divided12% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I liked the inclusion of Native American characters and stories.
67 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I enjoyed the updated graphics.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Beside the main journey, there are other scenarios, trails (like the California Gold Rush trail), scenarios and challenges you can do to extend your gameplay beside the main trail and it has good replayability value on higher difficulty once unlocked after your 1st playthrough and done some of the other scenarios which unlock new items and professions.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
Beside the main journey, there are other scenarios, trails (like the California Gold Rush trail), scenarios and challenges you can do to extend your gameplay beside the main trail and it has good replayability value on higher difficulty once unlocked after your 1st playthrough and done some of the other scenarios which unlock new items and professions.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Runs perfectly on Steam Deck.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack complements this beautifully with a blend of folk-inspired melodies and ambient compositions that capture the loneliness and grandeur of the trail.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters67 reviews
Graphics42 reviews
Gameplay32 reviews
Difficulty18 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface30 reviews
57%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs8 reviews
25%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $9.89.

5 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
83
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.