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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.
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.
“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“good fun game”
— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played“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 playedAchievement 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.
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Latest official news
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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
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
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Simulation · Indie · City Builder · Western · Management · Singleplayer · 2D · Retro · Economy · Resource Management · Sandbox (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, German, French, Polish |
| Achievements | 28 |
| Official site | http://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