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. The current version of the game includes the first five scenarios with more being added as we approach launch.
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
windows Minimum
OS: Windows 8 / Windows 7 / Windows Vista
Processor: Pentium 4 or better
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Storage: 75 MB available space
macosx Minimum
OS: OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or later
Processor: Intel only
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Storage: 75 MB available space
To activate the game, you need a Steam Account
Login or register at the official Steam Website and download Steam client
Install and start application, login with your Account name and Password
Click the Games Menu.
Choose Activate a Product on Steam...
Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the process
After the successful code verification, go to the "MY GAMES" tab and start downloading.
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