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1849

SomaSim · 2014-05-08

Steam

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 06, 2014 (iOS), May 09, 2014 (Android), May 08, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 08, 2014 (Mac)

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.

1
playing now
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
$14.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 15:00 UTC (census sample)

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? There's more opportunity here than mere gold dust or the occasional riverbed nugget. The Gold Rush of 1849 transformed California from provincial backwater into an economic powerhouse. Are you ready to forge a new state with this ragtag group of prospectors and pioneers? Get ready to stake your (Storyline via IGDB)

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Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

4 supported languages: English, German, French, Polish

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