The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail is a modern reimagining of the journey west to Oregon. You lead a party across the frontier and try to reach a new life in Oregon before winter, facing hazards such as blizzards, broken limbs, snakebites, exhaustion, starvation and dysentery. The game includes historically accurate journeys as well as more extreme ones.

Journeys and choices

You create and name a party from different classes, each with its own starting items, skills and personality. Across 15 playable Journeys, you encounter hundreds of random events; your choices affect your travelers’ fate, and their skills and traits influence the choices available. The game also includes seven Quests inspired by historical events.

You need to care for your party, wagon and oxen. Track party members’ health, morale, stamina and hygiene, manage supplies to fit the wagon, and maintain it to avoid breakdowns and losses from spoiling or spillage. Your interactive Journal introduces real people and places, and you can collect and learn about animals encountered along the trail.

Trail activities and hazards

Hunting and Rafting return with updated visuals and gameplay. You can also fish for more than 80 species in a fishing mini-game. Classic dangers include river fording, broken legs and dysentery.

Art and music

Pixel-art characters appear in 3D environments with lighting and visual effects. The soundtrack features original alt-country-inspired music alongside 8-bit-style sound effects.

Native American stories

For the first time in the series, Native American characters are playable, and the game includes their stories. It draws on historical and cultural research, with academic consultants involved to support accuracy and respectful representation of the peoples depicted.