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The Oregon Trail
Developer Gameloft
The Oregon Trail is a video game developed by Gameloft Brisbane and published by Gameloft released in 2021. It is a complete remake of The Oregon Trail from 1985. The game was initially released on Apple Arcade, then later on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation and Xbox. It was released as a physical edition on the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 in 2024. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
306 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 6, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
71
Fresh
143 positive · 59 negative
95% range 64–77%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 143 | 59 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 8 | 6 | 67 |
| Mastodon * | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 3 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
910 of 1,144 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
70% recommend · 135 yes, 58 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 193 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (1,031 of 1,303 positive).
Many players find this a nostalgic and fun remake that captures the original's spirit. [1][2][3] A few players feel it fails to recapture the original's magic or is just mid. [4][5][6]
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- [5]
I thought I would get this game as a nice stroll down memory lane. I loved to play The Oregon Trail When I was a kid and computers were few and far between. Largely only in school. I thought wrong. This is not what I hoped it would be. To be fair I didn't get very far before I felt the need to turn it off. The first thing that struck me is one of the first things that pops up before you start the game is a statement …
- [6]
This game is less fun, less immersive and some how less presentable than it's predecessor from 30 years ago I wanted to play Oregon trail not it's inbred Oregon Trail-Lite for a 1st gen smartphone. There's DLC, but I'm honestly shocked I'm not seeing forced ads or required to buy crystals or extra time after only playing 20 mins in a "free" game.
- [1]
I grew up playing this in school on the old Green Screen Computers with Floppy Discs. This has been just as fun if not more so than the original. I appreciate the cultural updates as well as keeping with the Spirit of the original. I always learn something new to this day the more I play. Well Done to the Team that put this together as this is an Amazing new chapter!
- [10]
Half my party got dysentery five minutes after we departed, rivers stole my supplies, a bear broke my arm, people got mad and left my party, only to beg to come back later, I took part in a play, and I discovered I'm an awful hunter. BUT I MADE IT REGARDLESS. 10/10 would suffer through 2,000 miles again.
- [2]
This is a revamped version of the original Oregon Trail game that many of us played as kids in the 90s. It's a nice take on the old system and I appreciate they didn't completely change the core gaming elements. Hunting is just as you remember it. Your party still dies of dysentery. And, eventually, you might make it to Oregon. On sale, and for nostalgia's sake, this is worth picking up to play. It took me under 4 …
Summarised from 34 of the 284 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked The Oregon Trail talk about nostalgic and fun remake of the classic; those who didn't talk about bugs can ruin saves and require DLC. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The game received generally positive feedback. Critics noted that the remake places greater emphasis on Native American narratives and that player choices had a stronger impact on the course of the adventure, although some reviewers pointed out repetitivity over time. It was the most downloaded game on Apple Arcade in 2021. The game received several awards, including Best Narrative at the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2021, Excellence in Mobile Games and Excellence in Ongoing Games at the Australian Game Developer Awards and best storytelling, best Original Game Soundtrack (composed by Pascal Dion and Nicolas Dube) and best Game Audio & Radio at the NYX Game Awards.
From the “Reception and awards” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 306 · most liked first1/2 With RFKjr in charge of HHS. This seems like a good time to remind people that Oregon Trail, the game, was based on the Oregon Trail. Thanks to RFKjr and the regime, we will be reliving the same diseases that the pioneers did. Dysentery, measles, typhoid, small pox, oh my!! #SheShed
neutral · AI labelView post →The Oregon Trail game never prepared me for this shit.
neutral · AI labelView post →Bring back the Oregon Trail game!
positive · AI labelView post →🚨 Public Health Alert 🚨 Dysentery is on the rise in Portland, Oregon. Yes. This is real. We’ve reached the Oregon Trail computer game part of the Twilight Zone timeline. 🐂 🐂 🦠 www.koin.com/news/oregon/...
neutral · AI labelView post →I think it is underappreciated that Daniel Radcliffe and Steve Buscemi made a ten episode TV adaptation of the Oregon Trail video game that was deeply faithful to the source material
positive · AI labelView post →Anyone remember The OregonTrail game?
neutral · AI labelView post →I thought I would get this game as a nice stroll down memory lane. I loved to play The Oregon Trail When I was a kid and computers were few and far between. Largely only in school. I thought wrong. This is not what I hoped it would be. To be fair I didn't get very far before I felt the need to turn it off. The first thing that struck me is one of the first things that pops up before you start the game is a statement about inclusivity. Life in the US at that time was not good for a lot of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is less fun, less immersive and some how less presentable than it's predecessor from 30 years ago I wanted to play Oregon trail not it's inbred Oregon Trail-Lite for a 1st gen smartphone. There's DLC, but I'm honestly shocked I'm not seeing forced ads or required to buy crystals or extra time after only playing 20 mins in a "free" game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The bane of my 8th grade computer class has come to haunt me once again. I'm older... Wiser... More experienced... But 30 years later, I have still died of dysentery.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had my students play "Civilization" this week, and used it to talk about historical simulations (they also played "The Oregon Trail", as a very different take on a historical simulation game). (We played Civ 2 because it was easiest to emulate in a browser and use as a homework assignment.)
neutral · AI labelView post →It's... mid. Like any game it has pros and cons, and unfortunately it releases a DLC instead of fixing the ugly issues. Certain items don't stack when they should, and you end up carrying stuff that *could* be put in a stack, but its instead using more space. You cannot resell the items you no longer need. Even if it was a small percentage of the original price, it would be nice to be able to do that. The character "class" doesn't seem to affect their skills properly, I've gotten medics…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →*whispers quietly* The Oregon Trail was a bad game and the only reason anyone has fond memories of it is because you got to play it on the ancient computers in school.
negative · AI labelView post →the Oregon Trail game was supposed to teach the history of THE OREGON TRAIL westward migration route, making history come alive, 'you are there' etc.. I see that was a fail and now it's just an old video game about dysentery 😭 also, they aren't going to use it for alliance name whew
negative · AI labelView post →10 years later and change, and the Oregon Trail emulation at the Internet Archive is closing in on 14 million plays. archive.org/details/msdo...
neutral · AI labelView post →New on the BBC: The Oregon Trail is a year older than Pong, so old that its basic ideas, like making history the subject of a video game, were big innovations. 50 years later it's one of the most successful games of all time, but hidden controversies may taint its legacy www.bbc.com/future/artic...
neutral · AI labelView post →Day 14 of #Mayllennial is The Oregon Trail. What? No, the computer game!
neutral · AI labelView post →bro i thought this was gonna be a chill little history game… nah this is just suffering simulator 1800s edition 💀 i start off confident, got my wagon, got my squad, thinking we about to make it big. 10 minutes later everyone got dysentery, im getting dysentery, the OX probably got dysentery too, whole squad just falling apart 😭 like why is this the main boss of the game??? why is every decision life or death??? “do you want to ford the river?” bro i don’t KNOW im not a pioneer 😭 next…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →what's the point of asking me to make a decision if the game corrects you and MAKES you do something else?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Oregon Trail was great because it was a cautionary tale wrapped up in a video game. Pretty much every person who played died of dysentery, a snake bite, a broken wagon wheel, rotten food, etc.
positive · AI labelView post →I really wish I could give this game a neutral review (at the least). With over 40 hours played, I've definitely enjoyed it, but it also has frustrated me to the point where I have to take long breaks before attempting to pick it up again. The latter makes me lean more towards not recommending it, since Steam doesn't have a neutral option. I loved playing the old DOS version of this game as a kid whenever I'd visit with my uncle, and I was really excited about a newly updated version. It…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got challenged by someone on the trail to shoot some targets. Instead of an actual mini-game where you get to shoot some targets, you instead click dialog boxes that say either "hit" or "miss". Do not buy this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →youtu.be/8QbjlHeoLdc?... this excellent documentary on the making of the Oregon Trail game features the original creators talking about how they remember Prince being one of the first beta testers. (Of the first research prototype that pre-dated the more famous Apple II versions.)
neutral · AI labelView post →Nostalgia is the only reason to buy this game. Ton of features that make little to no sense or difference and yet you can't actually make your party. You must select from pre approved designs and features and then you can name them. That's it. This game needs a massive gameplay overhaul to be worth more then 5$, let alone 30$. Seriously spend your money elsewhere. This is the epitome of "Hey look! Its Oregon Trail! Remember that? Remember how fun that was? We made it better by dogpiling it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun for a bit but full of bugs that can ruin your whole save and requires a bunch of paid DLC to get more playability
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Age verification? I died of dysentery, cholera, typhoid, snake bites and was reborn each time on the Oregon Trail. Not the game, the real deal. I'm 189 years-old.
neutral · AI labelView post →the percentages are false. ran 1000 instances and concluded a 65% chance is in reality a 40% chance. this is unfortunate. not sure what is the point to make decisions like this. after further research and tests - it seems a lot of the choices will always fail no matter what. this takes away some agency from the player and makes the player's decisions kind of pointless. this is really unfortunate. for instance, after 1000 tries, haggling worked 5 times. another example: every single time out of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →They changed enough about the original game to kill most nostalgia for me. Without that this is a low class mobile game at best and extremely overpriced even on sale.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yesterday I died of measles and then of dysentery. Luckily it was only while playing the Oregon Trail video game w/ my classes while teaching Manifest Destiny. Check out the lesson here: rmgunter.com/posts/1952-t...
neutral · AI labelView post →My third-grader is home on a remote school day and learning about the Oregon Trail. During his first break, we started the game. We made it to "Independence Rock" before class resumed. So far we are down an ox and have had all our clothes stolen. Will we make it? 🗃️ oregontrail.ws/games/the-or...
neutral · AI labelView post →The cheap mobile 3d models and mobile game design turned it off for me
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a really cool version of Oregon trail but in my personal opinion its completely ruined by not having a basic function of being able to customize your starting party. Seriously, how hard is it to just make that possible... This isn't 1985, Not giving that option to players is pure laziness. They also have 4 classes to pick from. Thats it. and you have to have 1 of each.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Guys have we talked about the American project that was that the Oregon Trail game we all played in the 5th grade?
neutral · AI labelView post →they bloated this game with a bunch of stuff it didnt need and doesnt really improve things.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →...AND THEN YOU DIE OF DYSENTERY "A quirky, nostalgic send-up to the Oregon Trail computer game, featuring snarky and hard-earned life lessons from the trail." 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/and-the... @judebuffum.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →There's a The Oregon Trail card game that is so brutal that my father in law exclaimed, "you know, some people actually made it to Oregon! " after we got wiped for the third consecutive game.
positive · AI labelView post →I grew up playing this in school on the old Green Screen Computers with Floppy Discs. This has been just as fun if not more so than the original. I appreciate the cultural updates as well as keeping with the Spirit of the original. I always learn something new to this day the more I play. Well Done to the Team that put this together as this is an Amazing new chapter!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Expect all those diseases that used to be on the Oregon Trail game to come back!
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neutral · AI labelView post →I will echo what others have been saying, that this game is not worth $30. I was lucky to snag it + the DLC for $13, and even then, that's a bit steep. As a note: I am a geek for the oregon trail games. I have played the original oregon trail game, all the way through the oregon trail games produced up to 1998. The Good >The art feels pretty and immersive, and the pixels calls back to the origins of the game. I enjoy that I can actually watch my travelers walk and see their state of being…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not like the original at all, I truly do not understand the delusion some of these reviewers have....it's god awful. Stay far away, and just play the OG game. This one has no soul, feels like it's made for a 5 year old, and is utter trash. Refund requested.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →He was said to have left a trail of tombstones while on the run a game called “The Oregon Trail.”
neutral · AI labelView post →Wagon Wednesday but it’s the one from the Oregon Trail game …
neutral · AI labelView post →Actual playtime is satisfactory, though not much re-playability.. it's too scripted needs flexibility. If it had a 'Free Roam' journey option, and an actual free choice selection pool for the team, my play time would be 10x more. but as it is now just feels as if it's been restrictively designed for compliant workflow. The dev team makes sure you know their diverse political views with limited team selection options and cringe dialogues. It like having an HR dept. on the frontier.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qbj... the newest Game Historian episode is about the Oregon Trail and it's incredibly interesting but also really sad that the only things the original creators of the game ever got was a jean jacket and a copy of Oregon Trail II.
neutral · AI labelView post →It was an ok game, for the price, when first released. After all the updates and revisions, it is repulsive to play. Historical revisionism, anti-White, "muh noble savage" propaganda every few minutes. On an extremely cheap sale, it's worth a playthrough to laugh at the DEI devs imaginary history lesson. Otherwise, it's a tedious, preachy, lecture of a game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →10/10 — Would ford the river again. I survived dysentery, broken wagon axles, and questionable river crossings, and all I got was this phenomenal game! If you're looking to hit the trail, this isn't just a simple nostalgia trip. It's a massive, historically grounded upgrade to the classic wagon train experience. Why my adventure party keeps coming back: 🛞 Endless Re-playability: The sheer variety of different scenarios and journeys keeps the trail fresh. You aren't just doing the same…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wish it included the original, but it wasn't bad, but maybe closer to bad than good. Not engaging, less choices and more hand holding. I want to give it a thumbs up for nostalgia, but it's just not engaging and somehow not much like the original..
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Oregon Trail was a game not an objective.
neutral · AI labelView post →While the game has it moments and can be fun at times, it seems there is an annoying bug that the devs have no rush in fixing. You WILL lose your save progress. The menu will say "Your Progress Will Be Saved" this is a lie. You will lose anywhere from 30-45 minutes of play time to no fault of your own. This bug has been in a game for a while according to forums I've found online.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a revamped version of the original Oregon Trail game that many of us played as kids in the 90s. It's a nice take on the old system and I appreciate they didn't completely change the core gaming elements. Hunting is just as you remember it. Your party still dies of dysentery. And, eventually, you might make it to Oregon. On sale, and for nostalgia's sake, this is worth picking up to play. It took me under 4 hours to beat the main game but there are additional difficulties and dlc…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Did we learn NOTHING from the Oregon Trail game...
neutral · AI labelView post →Contained within: the hypocrisy of the Declaration of Independence; feminist manifestos; Kaczynski; Turner Diaries; Luigi Mangione; the Oregon Trail video game; Tom McCall; Stewart Holbrook; Nick Kristof; "Oregunian" stickers. Something for everyone.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Oregon Trail Game but in real life. 🤯🧪
neutral · AI labelView post →If you’ve ever wanted to live through the Oregon Trail Game, you’re about to
neutral · AI labelView post →Four hours in and I can't finish a play through. So much wasted time with travel cut-scenes of nothingness when entering a town or fort. We've been watching the screen move by with our people and little wagon. We don't need to watch another 2 minutes of it with each check point. Worse are the unforgiving screen clicks. I can't tell you how many times (actually I can... it was 4) I've tried to collect an animal sighting and dumped all my food. Innocently click a badger and a pop up jumps up…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Giving a person no other option to cross a river but death? Nah. That is dumb af.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Half my party got dysentery five minutes after we departed, rivers stole my supplies, a bear broke my arm, people got mad and left my party, only to beg to come back later, I took part in a play, and I discovered I'm an awful hunter. BUT I MADE IT REGARDLESS. 10/10 would suffer through 2,000 miles again.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There are a lot of reviews on this game. I read a bunch of both positive and negative reviews before I purchased. I almost listened to the negative reviews and I'm glad I did not. Some negatives focused on the party make up, skin color, sexes, etc. Seriously? Get over it. A few talked about bugs, those I was paying more attention to. I've played the trail and have not run in any game bugs. Maybe there were some issues when it was first released in 2023, but in 2025 it's smooth running.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rogue-like, survival, simulation. A game originally created to educate children about westward expansion in the United States, specifically to the state of Oregon. Westward expansion/invasion went on throughout the mid-1800s. Note: I usually post reviews after I’ve completely finished a game, but in this case, I’m going to be playing The Oregon Trail for … ever, and at least one person is waiting on the review, so I’m posting this at about 75% completion of the game. (Now finished.) You…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Including the Oregon Trail game was the best decision anyone will make all week. It's been written
neutral · AI labelView post →
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