Games Like The Oregon Trail

Organ Trail is a retro zombie survival game. Travel westward in a station wagon with 4 of your friends, scavenging for supplies and fending off the undead. Members of your party might die of dysentery or you might have to put them down yourself when they get bit.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 61.9%, Adventure 22%, 2D 16.1%

Why You'll Like It: This classic zombie survival game directly mirrors the iconic mechanics and cross-country journey of The Oregon Trail.

Survive the Blackout is a narrative survival game set in a dark post-apocalyptic world. Choose Your Own Adventure gameplay, squad-level management, exploration, scavenging, and difficult moral choices. A modern-day tribute to The Oregon Trail.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 47.7%, Pixel Graphics 22.1%, Adventure 17.2%, Resource Management 9.3%, Story Rich 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic narrative survival journey where every choice and resource management decision dictates your party's fate.

ARIDA: Backland's Awakening. A story of survival and adventure in the brazilian backlands. Face the drought to explore the more arid regions, gather resources and discover clues about the fate of the young Cícera.

Why similar: Historical 31.5%, Nature 16.1%, Inventory Management 10.4%, Third Person 9.4%, Exploration 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A historical survival adventure following a young girl in the backlands of 19th-century Brazil, emphasizing resource gathering and crafting.

Gold Rush! takes you back to the year 1849, when gold was discovered in California. It was certainly one of the most exciting times in American history. Gold Rush! includes the three routes tens of thousands took to the gold regions. Become Jerrod Wilson and experience each trek as you travel from New York to California.

Why similar: Historical 43.7%, Western 21% ★, Adventure 10.6%, Third Person 9.9%, Exploration 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A historical adventure that retraces the iconic journey westward, blending exploration and resource tracking.

Control a car full of jerks as they explore cities, recruit weird people, rescue dogs, argue with each other, and face gigantic swarms of slow zombies. Randomly generated for a new story and rare events every time you play!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 84.6%, 2D 15.4%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, randomized road trip survival game that channels the unpredictable journey and resource management of historical survival sims.

A thrilling Western adventure in the alternate 19th century world of Lamplight City! Embark on a harrowing journey across the frontier with Harley Leger and her ragtag posse, encountering bandits, rebels, visionaries, eccentrics, and many more friends and foes on your quest for fame and riches.

Why similar: Western 48.4% ★, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Third Person 13%, Adventure 8.7%, Colorful 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A western adventure game that captures the narrative depth and frontier atmosphere of historical American expansion.

Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35%, Pixel Graphics 19.3%, Tactical 16.4%, Exploration 14.9%, 2D 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy adventure featuring charming pixel art and historical pulp fiction exploration.

Howdy partner! Welcome to Cattle Country, the Cozy Cowboy Adventure Life Sim. Become a determined pioneer traveling west to start a new life. Make a home in the mountains, take on bandits, discover dastardly plots, build a farm, develop your town, and make friends with fellow residents.

Why similar: Western 51.3% ★, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Exploration 13.7%, Crafting 12.7%, 2D 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A wholesome western exploration and farming simulation set in the rugged frontier days.

Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.

Why similar: Tactical 48.8%, Adventure 22%, 2D 20.7%, Story Rich 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A strategic Viking RPG focused on guiding a fleeing caravan across harsh landscapes while managing supplies and tough decisions.

Explore 17th century Canadian wilderness through the eyes of Jeanne, a French woman who crossed the Atlantic to start anew and Maikan, an Innu hunter trying to discover what’s disturbing the forest. Your choices will shape the traits of the protagonists in this narrative single-player experience.

Why similar: Historical 27.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Nature 14.8%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Stylized 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A historical narrative adventure exploring the Canadian wilderness from dual perspectives with rich storytelling.

The New World lies before you with all its peril, promise and infinite possibility. Your colonists anxiously follow you to shore. The treasures of an entire continent await you.

Why similar: Historical 54.9%, Adventure 29.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%

Why You'll Like It: A historical strategy game centered around managing expeditions, resources, and settlement building in the New World.

Hitchhike your way to freedom in this crazy procedurally generated road trip. No one's road is the same!

Why similar: 1990's 31.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 29.3%, Colorful 14.5%, Exploration 11%, Adventure 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A procedural narrative road trip adventure where every journey is shaped by political tension and randomized encounters.

LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.

Why similar: Exploration 56.9%, Adventure 23.3%, Story Rich 10.4%, 2D 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A gothic roleplaying game centered on subterranean exploration, dangerous voyages, and strict management of fuel and food.

In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.

Why similar: Crafting 53.1%, Resource Management 37%, Story Rich 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A grim survival management game where you guide a group of civilians through a harrowing wartime blockade.

A throw-back, retro-inspired, point and click adventure with chunky and beautiful pixel art

Why similar: 1990's 22.6%, Exploration 19.3%, Old School 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, 2D 10%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style 2D point-and-click adventure centered on solitary exploration and puzzle solving.

Tiny Rails is a relaxing train management adventure. Travel across an immersive and meticulously crafted pixel world. Collect hundreds of beautiful cars, each with their own set of stats, to create your own unique multi-car masterpiece!

Why similar: Inventory Management 32.6%, Pixel Graphics 26.2%, Resource Management 18.1%, Adventure 13.2%, 2D 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A management game focused on upgrading a train and transporting goods across scenic, nostalgic routes.

Plague: London 1665 is an RPG with pixel art graphics set in 1665's during the Bubonic Plague outbreak in overcrowded and polluted London. As a body collector, graveyard keeper, and family provider, avoid the disease while clearing the streets. Will you survive the outbreak or become another victim?

Why similar: Historical 40.5%, Action-Adventure 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Adventure 8%, Inventory Management 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A historical simulation and roleplaying adventure set during a devastating period of crisis.

Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?

Why similar: Resource Management 100%

Why You'll Like It: A society survival game where managing heat, food, and citizen hope on a frozen frontier is key to enduring the elements.

Japanese Rural Life Adventure is a relaxing slow-life simulation where you can experience the charm of traditional Japanese countryside living, all in a beautifully crafted pixel-art world.

Why similar: Nature 42.2%, Pixel Graphics 37.9%, Adventure 14.7%, Story Rich 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A tranquil life simulation focusing on traditional pastoral tasks and slow-paced exploration.

Reforge a blacksmith’s village on an isle of the land’s finest artisans! Step into the boots of an expert smith for a crafty adventure filled with mystery and charm. Explore the land of Ellian, and prove that a hammer, anvil, and your wits can overcome any challenge.

Why similar: Crafting 23.2%, Pixel Graphics 20.2%, Exploration 17.9%, Adventure 15%, Colorful 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy crafting adventure featuring charming visuals and thoughtful resource management.

Take a jaunt into the world of A Bumpy Ride, a cozy train-driving and exploration game! Inspired by railroading of the 19th century with a whimsical spin, you'll adventure around the open frontier in your trusty little train, picking up passengers and freight.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 27.8%, Stylized 27%, Exploration 24.3%, Colorful 21%

Why You'll Like It: A casual arcade driving game featuring lighthearted transit mechanics across varied terrain.

Plunge into the past for a rousing romp through Edo period Japan!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 40.1%, Resource Management 22.9%, 2D 19.2%, Adventure 17.9%

Why You'll Like It: A historical simulation game where you build and manage a flourishing settlement in feudal Japan.

Create and customize your own campground in this charming pixel art sim game.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 37.9%, Nature 33.1%, 2D 16.4%, Resource Management 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: A casual simulation game focused on managing an outdoor campsite and attracting visitors.

Step into Pixel's shoes in this one-of-a-kind journey that bridges time, memories, and the aroma of fresh coffee. Dive deep into a city balancing its past and future. Engage in intense arcade challenges, immerse yourself in heartfelt stories, and navigate a world crafted in pixel art.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 38.9%, Crafting 28.5%, 2D 13.9%, Colorful 11.2%, Story Rich 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A charming pixel-art time-management game with a strong narrative focus and cozy atmosphere.

A choose your adventure, resource management and decision-making game focused on Portuguese culture.

Why similar: Historical 39.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 31.5%, Exploration 12.2%, Resource Management 9.9%, Adventure 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A historical strategy game driven by choose-your-own-adventure mechanics and maritime resource management.

Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.

Why similar: Story Rich 100%

Why You'll Like It: A character-driven tactical RPG featuring procedural storytelling and choices that shape your heroes' lives over generations.

Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.

Why similar: Exploration 40.3%, Adventure 28%, 2D 21.5%, Story Rich 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: An occult puzzle game where you manage a plant shop, identifying rare flora and making narrative choices.

Card Shark is an adventure game full of cunning, intrigue, and delectable deceit. Enter a world where you’ll need to play your opponents better than you play your cards.

Why similar: Historical 58.1%, Stylized 18.2%, Adventure 9.8%, 2D 9.6%, Story Rich 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A stylish adventure game set in 18th-century Europe filled with historical flavor, trickery, and narrative choices.

Grab your backpack and climb on in, it’s time to hit the road! Head out on a gentle journey in your reliable old caravan, crafting hearty meals, running market stalls and sharing goodies with local townsfolk. Spread kindness, share, and help prepare for the annual Whizz Bang Fair!

Why similar: Crafting 20.8%, Exploration 20.1%, Third Person 14.4%, Stylized 14.4%, Colorful 14%

Be a Pixel Shopkeeper! Collect items using inventory management puzzle mechanics. Sell your wares, decorate your shop, craft new products, and expand! Train to beat tougher dungeons, unlock new classes and decor, and furnish your shop smartly to maximize profits!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 33.8%, Crafting 22%, Resource Management 20.8%, 2D 11.8%, Adventure 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art management game centered on inventory control and running a boutique store.

A short Wild West bounty hunting RPG.

Why similar: Western 41.4% ★, Historical 28.8%, Exploration 10%, Tactical 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%

Another sun-filled day begins in this cozy pixel-art adventure. Gather, craft, upgrade, and help the villagers revive the land. Can you rebuild the grand Sunspire and bring the village back to its golden days?

Why similar: Crafting 24.8%, Pixel Graphics 24.1%, Resource Management 15.3%, Adventure 12.1%, Exploration 11.3%

A pyramid-building adventure of historic proportions!

Why similar: Historical 48.5%, Pixel Graphics 18.1%, Resource Management 9.8%, 2D 8.4%, Exploration 8%

Gold Rush! takes you back to the year 1849, when gold was discovered in California. It was certainly one of the most exciting times in American history. Gold Rush! includes the three routes tens of thousands took to the gold regions. Become Jerrod Wilson and experience each trek as you travel from New York to California.

Why similar: Historical 32.5%, Western 28.6% ★, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Third Person 11.3%, Adventure 7%

The 2020 Trail is an Oregon Trail parody game which takes you on a trip through the chaotic year of 2020. Keep your resources stocked, your mood high, and make the right decisions to avoid catching the 'rona.

Why similar: Historical 54.4%, Tactical 20.4%, 2D 18.1%, Resource Management 7%

Relive your school days in 3D, where old school graphics bring back timeless fun! Create your own star student and attend a schedule full of classes in time to gather the knowledge you need to thrive, while an equally important popularity contest challenges you survive...

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 39.2%, Old School 34.5%, Stylized 14.2%, Adventure 12%

Set off on a captivating horseback adventure and discover the mysteries of Emerald Valley!

Why similar: Action-Adventure 30.1%, Crafting 25.6%, Exploration 23.8%, Colorful 12%, Adventure 8.5%

Are you ready to discover the undiscovered? Are you ready to climb the tallest mountains, wear the finest clothes, and earn a fortune beyond compare? Then welcome to the New World! Welcome to The Trail: Frontier Challenge!

Why similar: Adventure 58.1%, Crafting 41.9%

Gather and Sell faraway goods to rebuild ruined towns and bring back light to a dark world in this cozy adventure game. With the help of your fire companion, fish, pull and mine natural resources in Aurteris to unite the people of this strange yet fantastic world!

Why similar: Nature 28.2%, Inventory Management 21.9%, Exploration 19.7%, Colorful 15.3%, Adventure 10.5%

Saddle up for the ultimate survival adventure in the untamed Wild West! Build your homestead, tame the wilderness, bounty hunt the outlaws, and duel against the dangers that lurk on the frontier. Do you have what it takes to be a legend of the West?

Why similar: Western 45.1% ★, Action-Adventure 14.9%, Crafting 11.9%, Stylized 11.4%, Exploration 10.8%

A travel-sim with strategic gameplay and rogue-lite elements. Play as travelers in ancient China. Experience great views on various locations. Write travel literature that long lives in history.

Why similar: Historical 34.7%, Inventory Management 23.8%, Adventure 19.8%, Exploration 17.1%, 2D 4.5%

Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 35.1%, Crafting 18.6%, Inventory Management 16.2%, Resource Management 11%, Colorful 10.7%

Trek across beaches, the desert, and even a volcano in the latest entry into the long-running Harvest Moon series! The Harvest Goddess has gone missing, and it's up to you to help bring her back! Along the way, you'll come across cows, sheep, camels, and even reindeer!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 41.9%, Adventure 29%, Crafting 18.3%, Colorful 10.8%

Embark on a cozy open-world survival journey inspired by ancient China's heritage. Gather resources, cultivate crops, build your dream home, and defend it from marauders. Team up with friends to explore and uncover a world where adventure meets serenity.

Why similar: Crafting 31.9%, Exploration 21.5%, Colorful 19.9%, Resource Management 15.6%, Adventure 11%

A city-building sim with a historical twist

Why similar: Historical 34.9%, Pixel Graphics 19.8%, Tactical 18.1%, Colorful 15.3%, 2D 11.9%

Experience the old-school charm of classic farming games with the suburban gothic atmosphere of certain 90's TV shows, along with contemporary game mechanics. Farming, crafting, combat, romantic relationships and mysterious events await!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 53.6%, Adventure 46.4%

Wield an ever-growing herd of quirky creatures to rebuild broken paths, battle perilous beasts, and solve peculiar puzzles in a rich, interconnected world. Join two young runaways as they unravel the mysteries of a lost realm in this nostalgic storybook fantasy!

Why similar: Action-Adventure 22.4%, Stylized 17.9%, Colorful 13.8%, Crafting 13.8%, 2D 10.3%

Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!

Why similar: Exploration 26%, Colorful 23.7%, Action-Adventure 22.3%, Adventure 11.4%, 2D 9.7%

The legendary medieval strategy adventure has returned – enhanced for a new generation of knights. Conquer provinces, raise armies, storm castles, and influence the balance of power through bold strategy and action moments.

Why similar: Historical 38.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Old School 16.7%, Colorful 11.7%, 2D 9.2%

Moonbury's residents need healing, and you're the best chemist around! With your trusty tools, a brewing cauldron, and a canine companion at your side, you'll need to diagnose symptoms, gather ingredients, brew potions, and cure ailments in this open-ended sim RPG.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22.2%, Action-Adventure 20%, Colorful 19.8%, Crafting 18.1%, Adventure 11%

Become the God of Harvest, explore the world of food and adventure, plant, trade, and spread deliciousness to create your own path to prosperity!

Why similar: Historical 56.9%, Exploration 14.1%, Adventure 12.6%, Resource Management 12.3%, Story Rich 4.1%

A "hot" new hot springs resort sim with a ton of new exclusive features!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 58.3%, 2D 23.5%, 1990's 18.2%

Conquer the Wild West. Explore the open world of a fictitious American Midwest and survive the harsh environment. Convince other settlers to join you and manage your ever-growing settlements. Build a home, take care of your farm and become a legend in Wild West Legacy.

Why similar: Western 44.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.6%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Crafting 11.8%, Adventure 6.7%

Explore a beautiful open world where you deliver mail, find artifacts, help people out, and fend off folks you’ve wronged.

Why similar: Nature 26.8%, Action-Adventure 16.2%, Exploration 15.9%, Crafting 14.1%, Stylized 9.8%

Embark on a journey across vast landscapes in Caravan SandWitch, a captivating narrative-driven exploration adventure.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.4%, Third Person 15%, Action-Adventure 14.7%, Exploration 13.3%, Stylized 13.3%

The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 32.4%, Crafting 27.1%, Resource Management 10.4%, Exploration 10.4%, Adventure 10.2%

The Deer God is a breathtaking 3D pixel art adventure that will challenge your religion and your platforming skills. It's a game about survival, reincarnation, and karma; all set in a breathtaking and unique 3D pixelized world. Feast your eyes on the beautiful lighting, day and night system, and vast landscapes.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 57.9%, Adventure 26.1%, 2D 16%

You didn’t ask to lead this expedition, but here you are. Stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilisation. Someone has to take charge. Manage your meagre resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls, and head in the only direction you can - through The Pale Beyond.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 37.1%, Resource Management 18.7%, Exploration 15.7%, Adventure 13.5%, 2D 9.9%

Nobody said being a photographer was easy.

Why similar: Western 51.3% ★, Historical 24%, Exploration 8.9%, Adventure 7.5%, 2D 5.3%