Gold Rush! Classic on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

Gold Rush! takes you back to the year 1849, when gold was discovered in California. It was certainly one of the most exciting times in American history. Gold Rush! includes the three routes tens of thousands took to the gold regions. Become Jerrod Wilson and experience each trek as you travel from New York to California.

Gold Rush! Classic is a adventure, action and pixel graphics game developed by The Software Farm, Sunlight Games and Sierra Entertainment and published by Sunlight Games.
Released on July 25th 2014 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 405 reviews of which 292 were positive and 113 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.9 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 2.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 1.00€ on Instant Gaming.


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  • OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 or 10
  • Processor: Pentium 200 MHz
  • Storage: 30 MB available space

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April 2025
Gold Rush! Classic Has a total of 10 trading cards.
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March 2025
Doubtless, strongly suggested for players not scared by parser and ready to spend time reading (pdf manual, I mean, because some information were brought by paper, in order to introduce the story inside the videogame). This is a brick of the past, maybe not so famous like others, but it is a gem, a little bit simpler than Police Quest 1. I was fascinated by the simple, yet genuine story (moreover, based on true American historical facts) and also by the multiple paths you can choose to travel in California. So, are ya still there? Go, grab your pick and join the Gold Rush!
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Dec. 2024
Just finished Gold Rush. I played it back in the day (i.e. back in the 80s) and enjoyed it. This is such an 'adorable wee game'. It's a nice depiction of the era and the graphics were good for the time. The puzzles are not too hard but are challenging enough. I only won 221 points so I'll probably replay it at some point so that I can get a full win. All-in-all, very enjoyable. I love this era of Sierra games (as I have mentioned in my other reviews, once they moved away from the parsing interface and into the point-and-click controls, their games lost a lot of their appeal). Gold Rush was great. I kinda wish they had done an SCI (320x200, 16 colours) remake but, alas, no. I think with the enhanced graphics it would have added to the appeal of the game. There are sites out there that detail the differences (like this one http://forums.sierrahelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=3965) but I can't vouch for the site or anything and I'm not affiliated with it - just did a good ol' Google search and this one popped-up. Anyway, I definitely like this game with all its charming little antics. Of course, it's Sierra, so save often. One thing I will say is you are under time pressure in Brooklyn but don't miss anything out otherwise you can leave Brooklyn without some necessary items. Also, this game boasts three different ways to get to California. I booked passage through Panama Canal but there are other ways (which I have not yet played). Enjoy! :-)
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Nov. 2024
If you grew up with MS-DOS it's an instant classic.
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Gold Rush! Classic
6.9
292
113
Online players
0
Developer
The Software Farm, Sunlight Games, Sierra Entertainment
Publisher
Sunlight Games
Release 25 Jul 2014
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