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1849

71% positive of 273 Steam reviews

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Released
2014
Steam Deck
Playable
Platforms
Steam

Made by SomaSim.

About the game

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.

Tagged by players

  • Western
  • City Builder
  • Economy
  • Management
  • Historical
  • RTS
  • Resource Management
  • Strategy
  • Sandbox
  • Retro
  • Isometric
  • Simulation

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What players say

  • Recommended
    Tuff ahh game

    3.6 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    As city-builders run short these days, i decided to have a go at this game. When i first started it i had in mind all the older city building game i already played such as SimCity, Cities XL, the Anno series and Sierra games (Pharaon, Zeus, the Caesar series...), the last which apparently served as the main inspiration for this game. Thus, i was not surprised of the game mechanics which mainly consists of starting…

    2.8 h played when written. 625 found it helpful.

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