- Summary: 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.
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- Developer: SomaSim
- Genre(s): Strategy, City Building, Management, Historic, Government
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 4
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Mixed: 2 out of 4
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Grab It MagazineJun 30, 2014Developer SomaSim has admirably balanced fun and strategy in this great city builder set against the rich backdrop of the Old West. It’s a shame that the cities feel so similar to each other and the surrounding environments so bland, as otherwise it’s immensely enjoyable. [Episode 5, June 2014]
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Hyper MagazineJun 7, 2014Fun and addictive, and a great way to get into the genre. [Issue#249, p.77]
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May 8, 2014SomaSim brings us a historical city builder for iPad, but 1849 isn't quite surefire paydirt.
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May 15, 20141849 is a refreshingly straight-up city-builder with a snappy mission-based structure, but the route to success can feel a little restrictive and one-note at times.