1849

$14.99

Release Date:: May 8, 2014
Developer:: SomaSim
Publisher:: SomaSim
Platforms:: Windows Mac

Strategy Simulation Indie Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Family Sharing Single-player Steam Leaderboards

About This Game

The year is 1849, and gold has just been discovered in California. You decide to head out west, to seek fame and wealth in the approaching Gold Rush.

Will you strike gold and become an overnight mining magnate? Or will you build your fortune bit by bit by supplying 49ers with pickaxes and blue jeans?

Gameplay

1849 is a city management game set during the California Gold Rush. Your task is to build towns, populate them with workers, and make sure that they are housed, fed, and entertained. You’ll have to manage and coordinate extensive production and trade networks to make sure your towns thrive.

Key Features Of 1849

A campaign mode that traces the development of the Gold Rush from mining camps to bustling cities. Each city scenario presents players with unique starting conditions, victory goals, and obstacle events.
Sandbox mode with a procedurally-generated map for your location, based on geography (from the Pacific coast to the Sierra Nevada mountains), precipitation, resource availability, and starting lot size.
Vivid old west towns with buildings lining the streets directly inspired by California’s Gold Country.
Over 50 resources that players can dig up, farm, refine or manufacture as they build complex towns and cities.
Developed by SomaSim, a new studio dedicated to producing deep simulation games for today’s players

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User Reviews

Mixed

2 user reviews

50%

Positive

User #098094 english

4 hrs at review

Recommended

It's an easy city builder reminiscent of the original Sim City, though even simpler than that 30-year-plus-old game. I'd recommend it for pre-teens; it can get repetitive, and each of its levels is simplistic. Don't expect to get much playtime out of it, but it's pretty straightforward and fun.