The Oregon Trail
Released Nov 2022
The Oregon Trail is back in a beautiful blend of charming pixel art characters, 3D environments, and cutting-edge lighting and visual effects!
79% positive · 1,254 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
The Oregon Trail launched on November 14, 2022 and received one paid DLC — Cowboys and Critters — which shipped on April 25, 2023. That DLC is the only piece of post-launch content the developer has released, and it is the only DLC listed in the store. On November 28, 2025, Gameloft released a Digital Deluxe bundle that packages the base game and the Cowboys and Critters DLC together; the announcement post describes this bundle as containing "the full experience," and its content description matches exactly what has already been released with no indication of anything new or upcoming. There are no unreleased DLC entries in the store listing, no roadmap or announcement of additional content, and no developer communication suggesting further updates are planned. The game's post-launch update history consists of three bug-fix patches in late 2022 followed by the single DLC in April 2023, after which developer communications have been minimal. The Digital Deluxe bundle framing and the absence of any outstanding commitments indicate the game has reached its completed state.
Evidence
Gameloft released a Digital Deluxe bundle described as containing 'the full experience,' packaging the base game and the Cowboys and Critters DLC with no new content announced
Cowboys and Critters DLC released on April 25, 2023 — the only DLC in the store listing, and it is fully released with no unreleased DLC entries present
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Gameloft
Achievements
83
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
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.
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Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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