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Organ Trail: Director's Cut cover art

Organ Trail: Director's Cut

The Men Who Wear Many Hats · 2013-03-19

Steam

IndieStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Mar 20, 2013 (iOS), Mar 20, 2013 (Android), Mar 20, 2013 (Linux), Mar 20, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Organ Trail is a retro zombie survival game. Travel westward in a station wagon with 4 of your friends, scavenging for supplies and fending off the undead. Members of your party might die of dysentery or you might have to put them down yourself when they get bit.

Organ Trail: Director's Cut is an Indie and Strategy game released in 2013 for $4.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (88% of 3147 reviews).

4
playing now
88%
positive of 3.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
IGDB user rating (12 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Organ Trail is a "zombie survival game" that parodies the educational game series The Oregon Trail. It was initially released as a free Adobe Flash–based browser game, and later as a Facebook app. This version was developed by Ben Perez, Michael Block, and Ryan Wiemeyer. The game uses the Unity game engine.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 32 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity down 50% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 49,548 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 126k–252k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,147 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.25 at Desura (2013-11-04) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
282820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1902026-09-14 22:00 — 7 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 5 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 6 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 6 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 7 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 5 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 5 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 10 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 10 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 12 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 17 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 11 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 6 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 12 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3043Mar 2013Aug 2026Mar 2013 — avg 304 · peak 832Aug 2013 — avg 70 · peak 198Jan 2014 — avg 31 · peak 69Jun 2014 — avg 53 · peak 1,006Nov 2014 — avg 57 · peak 332Apr 2015 — avg 18 · peak 41Sep 2015 — avg 13 · peak 30Feb 2016 — avg 22 · peak 52Jul 2016 — avg 18 · peak 47Dec 2016 — avg 14 · peak 41May 2017 — avg 11 · peak 30Oct 2017 — avg 12 · peak 45Mar 2018 — avg 10 · peak 26Aug 2018 — avg 8 · peak 22Jan 2019 — avg 7 · peak 20Jun 2019 — avg 8 · peak 20Nov 2019 — avg 8 · peak 23Apr 2020 — avg 8 · peak 20Sep 2020 — avg 7 · peak 18Feb 2021 — avg 6 · peak 20Jul 2021 — avg 6 · peak 21Dec 2021 — avg 6 · peak 19May 2022 — avg 6 · peak 15Oct 2022 — avg 8 · peak 33Mar 2023 — avg 5 · peak 21Aug 2023 — avg 6 · peak 14Jan 2024 — avg 5 · peak 14Jun 2024 — avg 5 · peak 18Nov 2024 — avg 5 · peak 18Apr 2025 — avg 4 · peak 12Sep 2025 — avg 8 · peak 32Feb 2026 — avg 7 · peak 24Jul 2026 — avg 4 · peak 17Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 12
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$4.99$1.692015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $2.992015-06-22 — best price $4.992015-11-26 — best price $3.492015-12-22 — best price $2.992016-02-12 — best price $4.992016-10-24 — best price $2.492016-11-29 — best price $4.992017-06-23 — best price $2.992017-11-01 — best price $4.992017-12-21 — best price $2.492018-11-01 — best price $4.992019-02-04 — best price $3.492019-05-20 — best price $4.992019-10-28 — best price $2.492020-01-02 — best price $4.992020-06-25 — best price $2.492020-11-02 — best price $4.992020-12-22 — best price $2.492021-02-15 — best price $4.992021-10-28 — best price $1.692021-12-01 — best price $4.992022-01-27 — best price $1.692022-07-07 — best price $4.992022-10-25 — best price $1.692022-11-29 — best price $4.992023-03-16 — best price $2.492023-09-18 — best price $2.492023-11-02 — best price $4.992023-12-21 — best price $2.492024-03-21 — best price $4.992024-10-28 — best price $2.492024-12-04 — best price $4.992025-05-26 — best price $1.692025-07-10 — best price $4.992025-09-29 — best price $2.492025-11-03 — best price $4.992026-03-19 — best price $2.492026-05-04 — best price $4.992026-07-09 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

9192026-05-30 — 26 pageviews2026-06-03 — 28 pageviews2026-06-07 — 25 pageviews2026-06-11 — 42 pageviews2026-06-15 — 21 pageviews2026-06-19 — 26 pageviews2026-06-23 — 22 pageviews2026-06-27 — 34 pageviews2026-07-01 — 38 pageviews2026-07-05 — 31 pageviews2026-07-09 — 32 pageviews2026-07-13 — 26 pageviews2026-07-17 — 28 pageviews2026-07-21 — 26 pageviews2026-07-25 — 9 pageviews2026-07-29 — 35 pageviews2026-08-02 — 36 pageviews2026-08-06 — 22 pageviews2026-08-10 — 33 pageviews2026-08-14 — 55 pageviews2026-08-18 — 44 pageviews2026-08-22 — 24 pageviews2026-08-26 — 57 pageviews2026-08-30 — 35 pageviews2026-09-03 — 43 pageviews2026-09-07 — 36 pageviews2026-09-11 — 57 pageviews2026-09-15 — 50 pageviews2026-09-19 — 36 pageviews2026-09-23 — 52 pageviews2026-09-27 — 29 pageviews2026-10-01 — 47 pageviews2026-10-05 — 40 pageviews2026-10-08 — 87 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

28
achievements tracked
42.2%
earned "Silver Bullet"
5.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing2 DLC

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2014-10-23, latest 2015-10-20 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)12,4292%28

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DRPGIndieRetroParody ZombiesStrategySurvivalAdventureRogue-like

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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