The Oregon Trail

Buy79%

Mostly Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Gameloft · Adventure · Nov 14, 2022

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
83
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
14
Full audio0 of 14
Subtitles0 of 14

Should I buy The Oregon Trail?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

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
55% of themes are praise18% are divided27% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised 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.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I guess some people expected to look like a Rockstar game with fancy graphics, but that's not the point of this game, the point is to be artistic and give homage to the old style game and they captured that very well while being modern at the same time, the art style of the game is beautiful, the music and sound is great and fitting for the game.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The result is a game that’s less about raw survival difficulty and more about narrative immersion, emotion, and reflection.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
-High Replay Value, you can take different paths to Oregon, change difficulty, and never have the same party twice
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Other than that, it is very fun to play, especially on the Steam Deck.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised 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.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay52 reviews
Graphics38 reviews
Story30 reviews
Difficulty19 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
70% still recommend
Controls
100% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
61% still recommend
Bugs
17% still recommend
Crashes
20% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $9.89.

7 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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