1849 overview

Overview

1849 comes from SomaSim and is published by SomaSim. It arrived on Steam on May 8, 2014, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

1849's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 1 players at 25 September 2026 - 07:37:25 UTC, with a tracked peak near 4. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 73% positive across 382 reviews.

Language and system requirements

1849 is available in 4 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

1849 has sold up to 27,169 units and has 272 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $275,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

1849 overview details

1849 combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

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? Gameplay 1849 is a city management game set during the California Gold Rush. Your task is to build towns, populate them with workers, and make sure that they are housed, fed, and entertained. You’ll have to manage and coordinate extensive production and trade networks to make sure your towns thrive. Key Features Of 1849 A campaign mode that traces the development of the Gold Rush from mining camps to bustling cities. Each city scenario presents players with unique starting conditions, victory goals, and obstacle events. Sandbox mode with a procedurally-generated map for your location, based on geography (from the Pacific coast to the Sierra Nevada mountains), precipitation, resource availability, and starting lot size. Vivid old west towns with buildings lining the streets directly inspired by California’s Gold Country. Over 50 resources that players can dig up, farm, refine or manufacture as they build complex towns and cities. Developed by SomaSim, a new studio dedicated to producing deep simulation games for today’s players

SteamPulse editorial summary

1849 is listed as a game with $14.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie, Simulation, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 1 players at 25 September 2026 - 07:37:25 UTC, a tracked peak of 4, and 73% positive reviews.

Overview tags

StrategySimulationIndieCity BuilderWesternManagementSingleplayer2DRetroEconomyResource ManagementSandboxHistoricalCasualRTS

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