The Oregon Trail: American Settler is a city-building game developed and published by Gameloft. Released on November 17, 2011, for iOS and fireOS, it is the sequel to Gameloft's 2009 reboot of The Oregon Trail.
| The Oregon Trail: American Settler | |
|---|---|
 Cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Gameloft |
| Publisher(s) | Gameloft |
| Series | The Oregon Trail |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | November 17, 2011 |
| Genre(s) | City-building |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
editTaking place narratively after a player completes a standard game of The Oregon Trail, players of American Settler have to build a new town in the frontier. Like many other freemium titles, players have to acquire money and use it to purchase buildings and other goods to keep production flourishing.[1] The gameplay is similar to other games from the same genre, such as FarmVille and FrontierVille, sharing the same top-down perspective of the landscape.[2]
Release
editAmerican Settler was released on November 17, 2011.[3]
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 66/100[4] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Gamezebo |   [3] |
| TouchArcade | [5] |
| Multiplayer.it | 65/100 |
The game has a Metacritic rating of 66/100 based on 4 critic reviews.[4] Multiplayer.it claimed the game was fun at first, but soon went downhill. They gave the game a 65/100.[6]
Remake
editThe Oregon Trail: American Settler was remade into The Oregon Trail: Boom Town, published by Tilting Point, LLC, on October 25, 2022. It was released on both the App Store and Google Play.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ Erin, Bell (August 19, 2016). "The Oregon Trail: American Settler - App Review". commonsensemedia.org.
- ^ "The Oregon Trail: American Settler Review". TouchArcade. December 2011. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
- ^ a b Jim, Squires (November 17, 2011). "The Oregon Trail: American Settler Review". Gamezebo. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "The Oregon Trail: American Settler for iPhone/iPad Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- ^ Ford, Eric (December 1, 2011). "'The Oregon Trail: American Settler' Review – Taming The Freemium Frontier". TouchArcade. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ Pugliese, Tommaso (December 15, 2011). "The Oregon Trail: Pionieri d'America". Multiplayer.it (in Italian). Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ "The Oregon Trail: Boom Town". Apple Apps. June 3, 2023.
- ^ "The Oregon Trail: Boom Town". Google Play.
External links
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