1849
1849 is a city management game for tablets and PCs, set during the California Gold Rush. With all of the peril and possibility of the new frontier, 1849 challenges players to build a thriving mining empire in…
1849 is an indie, released 6 May 2014 on Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What 1849 is
1849 was released in 2014. It was published by SomaSim. It is available on Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
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 claim.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
1849 launched on 6 May 2014, within three weeks of Watch Dogs, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Transistor and Child of Light.
Released around the same time: Watch Dogs, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Transistor, Child of Light.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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