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Also City Builder and Economy, like 1849.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 8)
- Deck Playable
- 2016
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Rank 03Why this
Also Western and Historical, like 1849.
- $1.49 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2017
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Railway Empire 2
Why this: Also Western and City Builder, like 1849.
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Anno 1800
Why this: Also City Builder and RTS, like 1849.
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Children of the Nile: Enhanced Edition
Why this: Also City Builder and Historical, like 1849.
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- Released: 2014
- Developer: SomaSim
- Price: $14.99checked Nov 7
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 69% of 189 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Casual yet engaging loop
- Compact maps prevent overwhelm
- Each map forces unique production strategies
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Cozy
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Why this: Same challenging mood as 1849.
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Why this: Also City Builder and Historical, like 1849.
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About 1849
The closest matches to 1849: Project Highrise, Banished, Bounty Train, Railway Empire 2, and Anno 1800. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If 1849 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Project Highrise, Banished and Bounty Train — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and cozy, and single out its dependency graph planning and manual trade routes. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About 1849: 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.
Is 1849 worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 69% of 189 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 13 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Casual yet engaging loop
- Compact maps prevent overwhelm
- Each map forces unique production strategies
- Gold rush era flavor without gunslinging
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“This is the worst simulation I have ever played. It is literally more profitable to leave your citizens unemployed than to put them to work producing goods to sell. The only reasons to employ them at all are because too much unemployment…”
“Decent minimalistic city builder/manager with few flaws. Pros: - easy and relaxing - polished tutorial - ok graphics and music. Feels very Wild Western-ish - quite unique scenarios: each map makes you to use different set of buildings …”
People who play it also play: Project Highrise, Banished, Bounty Train
Frequently asked about 1849
Can I run it?
Does 1849 run on Steam Deck?
1849 is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does 1849 cost?
1849 is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to 1849?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside 1849 are Project Highrise, Banished, Bounty Train.
Who developed 1849?
1849 was developed by SomaSim.