Price: $39.88
(as of Aug 07, 2025 08:32:39 UTC – Details)
Pioneer spirit unleashed: The Oregon Trail – Forge your destiny in the American West! The Oregon Trail by Gameloft—Experience The Oregon Trail like never before. A modern twist on the trials and tribulations of the road to Oregon, this official successor to the global phenomenon will immerse players in exhilarating journeys ranging from the historically accurate to the totally extreme. Players will pick their traveling party, stock the wagon with supplies, and embark on an adventure filled with tough choices, new dangers, and unexpected situations. 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. Track down a missing party in the aftermath of a fierce blizzard, transport volatile gunpowder through blistering desert heat, compete in challenging hunting mini-games, and meet a broad cast of historic figures. With procedurally selected random events where players’ choices affect their party and future game events, there’s always a new adventure on the horizon every time you play.
True to the Original
Striking Art Direction and Score
Respectful Representation
Officially Licensed & Supported
Deluxe Edition Content: Full game, Cowboys & Critters DLC, 3 art cards, Reversible coversheet
Customers say
Customers find this Nintendo Switch version of The Oregon Trail addicting and nostalgic, bringing back memories of the original game while blending classic elements with modern enhancements. The game offers an immersive storyline that teaches real-life lessons, with improved graphics and easy pacing. Customers appreciate the character depth, with one review highlighting different character jobs and routes for replay value, and they like the new features, with one mentioning the class system. While some customers consider it a great product for the price, others find it not worth the cost.
Lori T –
Best adaptation of a classic game.
Nostalgia update. Lots of new detail and fun and challenging to play.
Alexandra Channon –
Lots of fun!
Old school throw back and so much fun with better graphics!
bookworm –
Good for fun play and to help appreciate struggles of early settlers!
Although the traffics aren’t spectacular the game is fun to play with lots of choices and a plus is learning history. Appropriate for all ages!
Katie and Zach –
Fun game, a bit short but has the nostalgia of the old one.
Fun game, is kind of short easy to beat. It brings back the nostalgia from the original. It’s a fun game but it was shorter than I was thinking had other elements to it. It was a decent price. It came with the disk, some cards that show the old version vs the new, and some download codes
Diane deWilde –
Educational and Entertaining
My kids played The Oregon Trail in school, but I never played it until now. I absolutely love this game. It’s challenging – my kids were not kidding about the dysentery. Anyway, it’s challenging and has a number of side quest style mini games to help figure out how to best handle the much longer trek, and they allow you to unlock more types of characters. Educational as well as entertaining. I recommend this game. Enjoy!
Daniel Baker –
So much fun
I got this for myself because it reminded me of computer class when I was a kid (waaaayyy back in the 1900s) but the whole family loves to play. Graphics are improved from the initial version, but still had a nostalgic feel.There are a few parts that I wish would change occasionally (for example, the murder mystery part—would be nice to get different scenarios if you play multiple times) but def not a deal breaker.
Bobby –
Way better than expected
This hits just as good as the classic game from the early 90s
Leslie –
Great Upgrades! A must buy!!!
This game is super nostalgic for my husband and myself! I had to pry myself away from it after playing it every night after work for hours!It’s just like the original game, but with better graphics and added upgrades! For your party, you add 4 people. You can use the names given to them or edit to your liking. For each person, they have different personalities so choose wisely. You can buy a wagon kit or customize your own for the amount of money you start out with. There are many stops and options along the way to each fort. You can hunt and fish (my favorite)! There are challenges and quests along your journey. It’s definitely a memory/thinking game. The further you go, the harder it gets! I absolutely love this game and can’t wait for the colder months when we’re inside all the time so my family and I can play more! Definitely worth it and a must buy!!!
Marlon Alvarado –
I like this game for the 90’s nostalgia. If your expecting a modern warfare experience this is not the game for you. If you are looking for that early floppy disk computer room grade 4 experience….look no further. The graphics have definitely been upgraded, but the old world threat is still there.
lisaberezowski –
I played this game as a child in school and absolutely loved it so when I saw they made it for the switch I bought it. Is it the most exciting game I’ve ever played? No, but I enjoyed it part and partial because of nostalgia so if you liked the game as a child, you’ll like it as an adult. My 12 yo kid, however thought it was boring which I mean it kind of is but I still enjoyed it!!
Josh G. –
Even though this is a 1 player game, when you change the character names to those in your family, everyone gathers around to play, making decisions together to see what happens next, laugh at the sibling with dysentry, or hopping around after a successful hunt.As basic as the game is, it is rather addicting and great fun.
Movie Matt –
I bought this with much excitement, but I’m not an online gamer, nor a person who likes to create online accounts. (More annoying emails than I need or care for.)This game forces you to place an online Nintendo account and will not start up unless you have a Nintendo account. I do not have one, nor do I want to create one. So, it wont even open up to the menu screen of the game.If you’re like me, dont waste your money. Every other game I’ve bought so far allows you to plug and play immediately after the game downloads.Super disappointed cause the game looked like it might be fun.