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The Oregon Trail

Updated v1.0.31.23

The Oregon Trail is a survival simulation where players lead a party of settlers westward across 19th-century America. Manage food, supplies, health, and morale while facing unpredictable challenges like blizzards, disease outbreaks, and river crossings. Choose your profession, which affects starting resources and skills, and make critical decisions at forts and landmarks along the trail. The game features pixel art characters set against 3D-rendered environments, blending retro aesthetics with modern presentation. Players can opt for historically accurate journeys or take on extreme difficulty modes that increase the frequency and severity of hazards. Success depends on careful resource allocation, timely rest, and adapting to random events that can quickly turn a prosperous journey into a desperate struggle for survival.

Adventure Pixel Graphics Platformer Role-playing Simulation Survival
The Oregon Trail
Release Date:
Platform:
Windows (10, 11)
Developer:
Gameloft
Publisher:
Gameloft
About this game

The Oregon Trail Overview

Experience The Oregon Trail™ like never before! A modern reimagining of the road to Oregon, this official successor to the iconic classic will fully immerse you in epic journeys ranging from the historically accurate to the totally extreme. Surviving blizzards, broken limbs, snakebites, exhaustion, starvation, and the dreaded dysentery is no small feat; all the while navigating an untamed frontier to get your party to their new life in Oregon before the winter.

ALWAYS A NEW ADVENTURE

  • Build and name your party from different classes—each with their own starting items, skills, and personalities—to make every journey to Oregon unique.
  • Overcome hundreds of random events where your choices affect the fate of your travelers, and are influenced by their unique skills and traits.
  • Remember to take care of your party, wagon, and oxen, or they’ll become casualties of the trail.

FRESH FEATURES

  • Take on 15 playable Journeys.
  • Experience 7 Quests inspired by historical events.
  • Monitor your party members’ health, morale, stamina and hygiene.
  • Manage your inventory to squeeze everything you can into the wagon.
  • Maintain your wagon to prevent breakdowns and inventory loss from spoiling or spillage.
  • Learn about real people and places in your interactive Journal.
  • Collect and learn about the many interesting animals you’ll see on the trail.
  • Catch 80 species in the new Fishing mini-game.
  • Obtain 140 achievements.

TRUE TO THE ORIGINAL

  • Hunting and Rafting make a long-awaited return, with faithful gameplay and all-new visuals.
  • Dysentery, river fording, broken legs, and many more classic hazards await!

STRIKING ART DIRECTION AND SCORE

  • A beautiful blend of charming pixel art characters, 3D environments and cutting-edge lighting and visual effects creates a unique visual style that’s both nostalgic and contemporary.
  • An all-original soundtrack of alt-country-inspired music combined with 8-bit-style sound effects.

RESPECTFUL REPRESENTATION

  • For the first time, the game features Native American playable characters and stories, celebrating the history and cultures of the peoples who first lived on this land and still live here today.
  • Thorough research and multiple academic consultants were involved in this game’s production to ensure accuracy and respectful representation of all peoples depicted in the game.

OFFICIALLY LICENSED & SUPPORTED

  • The Oregon Trail™ is an officially licensed game from HarperCollins Productions, who supported the evolution of The Oregon Trail™ so it would be true to the original, but with updated gameplay and visuals.
  • 2016 Video Game Hall of Fame inductee.
Can Your PC Run It?

System Requirements

Minimum:
  • System: Windows 10
  • Processor: Quad Core Processor
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 660
  • DirectX: DirectX 12
  • Storage: 1500 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: DirectX Compatible; Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Easy Install and Play

Instructions

  1. Click the download button. You can also select a previous version if available.
  2. You’ll be redirected to Vidgazoo. Wait 5 seconds, then directly click the button or copy the link.
    • Make sure you have a supported download client installed (it’s free here) before downloading.
  3. Once the download process reaches 100%, locate the downloaded files.
    • Get ready for installation and make sure you have enough disk space for the game.
  4. To Install DRM-free The Oregon Trail:
    • Run or double-click setup_the_oregon_trail_********.exe to launch the installer.
    • Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
    • If a DLC folder is included, run any .exe files inside it as well.
  5. Once the installation is complete, launch the game and start playing.

Need help?
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