1849 on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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.

1849 is a strategy, simulation and indie game developed and published by SomaSim.
Released on May 08th 2014 is available on Windows and MacOS in 4 languages: English, German, French and Polish.

It has received 374 reviews of which 271 were positive and 103 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.9 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • OS *: Windows 8 / Windows 7 / Windows Vista
  • Processor: Pentium 4 or better
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Storage: 75 MB available space
MacOS
  • OS: OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or later
  • Processor: Intel only
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Storage: 75 MB available space

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July 2024
Quick Summary: This is a very enjoyable game! I love the different starting bonuses. It gives a range of how you want to play each scenario. Whenever I went into the red I knew why, and I was able to restart the scenario without being mad that I wasted a bunch effort. Very fun, engaging, and not stressful. 1849 has one of the worst soundtracks I have EVER heard. I sincerely endorse this game! [Played with all DLC]
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May 2024
Randomly stumbled across this game while looking up strategy games. After watching some gameplay on Youtube, I knew I had to get this game and try it for myself. This game is amazing and well worth the money. It's like Sim City but in the western. There is a story with goals for you to achieve while also putting out fires and keep up with the towns folks. If you get ahead of yourself, they provide challenges along the way which repays you back further improving your overall experience. Highly recommended!
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1849
6.9
271
103
Online players
1
Developer
SomaSim
Publisher
SomaSim
Release 08 May 2014
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