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1849

1849

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.

Released May 8, 2014 Developer SomaSim Platforms Windows · Mac StrategySimulationIndieCity BuilderWestern
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-09-27)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

72.5%positive386 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“There is something about this game that keeps bringing me back. The gameplay loop is engaging, easy to understand and the challenge ramps up steadily as you progress through the game. The constraints set out in each level force you to vary your playing style and adopt a…”

— a player, Steam review · 38 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“good fun game”

— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I WANTED to like it. I love the theme, the presentation, the sound and music, even most of the gameplay, but I feel a city-builder should be a casual experience where, if you notice you've veered off course, you gently steer the ship back in the right direction. This is not…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-27.

28achievements
10.6%median completion
4.0%rarest: Governor of Nevada
83.4% of players 72.2% of players 63.3% of players 52.9% of players 47.3% of players 46.0% of players 43.9% of players 39.4% of players 39.3% of players 35.4% of players 28.9% of players 25.4% of players 17.7% of players 13.6% of players 10.6% of players 8.4% of players 8.4% of players 8.3% of players 8.1% of players 7.8% of players 7.6% of players 6.9% of players 6.2% of players 6.2% of players 5.7% of players 5.6% of players 4.1% of players 4.0% of players 83.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
83.4%Village Founder — Attract 50 residents to your town.
72.2%Town Threshold — Build a town that attracts at least 100 residents.
63.3%Newcomer — Build three California cities
Rarest badges of honor
4.0%Governor of Nevada — Complete the Governor quest in Carson City
4.1%Deep Mine — Complete the deep mine in Carson City
5.6%Carson City — Complete the Carson City scenario in Nevada

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-09-27 21:22 UTC
$4.49lowest since tracking began2026-09-07
US14.99 USD
EU14.99 EUR
UK10.99 GBP
Australia21.50 AUD
Canada16.99 CAD
Japan1,480 JPY
Brazil27.99 BRL
China48.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$5.4 China Japan Canada UK US Australia EU≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-31 09-09 09-18 09-27

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Nov 13, 2018
Project Highrise: Architect's Edition now on PlayStation 4, Xbox and Nintendo Switch

A towering update for players who like their consoles as well as their desktops! You can now take control(lers) of your skyscraper empire on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch - Project Highr

Aug 26, 2016
Our new game Project Highrise is available for pre-order!

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/6002666/1b1754996b41aa39f6df659db04a7bd5d8a2edce.jpg Project Highrise is our new game and it's now available for pre-order! Get it

Aug 26, 2016
Our new game Project Highrise is available for pre-order!

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/6002666/1b1754996b41aa39f6df659db04a7bd5d8a2edce.jpg Project Highrise is our new game and it's now available for pre-order! Get it

Jul 24, 2015
Free bonus content added!

To celebrate 1849's Gold Edition, we've just released an "Epilogue". If you've already purchased the game, the free update is ready and waiting for you to download! The Epilogue presents two final sce

Jul 24, 2015
Free bonus content added!

To celebrate 1849's Gold Edition, we've just released an "Epilogue". If you've already purchased the game, the free update is ready and waiting for you to download! The Epilogue presents two final sce

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Simulation · Indie · City Builder · Western · Management · Singleplayer · 2D · Retro · Economy · Resource Management · Sandbox (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Polish
Achievements28
Official sitehttp://www.somasim.com/1849/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 8 / Windows 7 / Windows Vista Processor: Pentium 4 or better Memory: 512 MB RAM Storage: 75 MB available space