The Oregon Trail Nintendo Switch

I bought this game initially simply for the nostalgic factor and I held off on playing it for a bit. I decided to pop it in just to see what it look like for a second. I spent the entire day playing this game. And I'm a guy that rarely plays video games for more than a an hour a week. The story is very immersive and there's so many things that you have to consider on your trail that it makes you feel invested in the storyline. But you also get visited in the characters you meet along the way. The music is awesome. I would buy the soundtrack. And the scenery is very bright and even in some of the dark times it's still beautiful backdrop. I haven't felt like this in a video game since I was a kid, where you actually feel like you're in the game. Love it!

Just as challenging and addicting as we remember from childhood. The additional characters and side quests keep the game interesting and fun.

I love this game & it’s been a favorite since childhood. I never made it to Oregon Trail, BUT now almost 30yrs later let’s see what this game has come n store for me. A definite MUST HAVE

I'm writing this review a little bit early (but I'm happy to revise it if something changes). We just opened the game and started playing and the graphics and game were a great throwback! There are a lot of menu controls and the beginning starts out like a tutorial.What I wanted to note is the lack of ability to save the game. I bought mine for a Nintendo Switch and there really isn't a 'SAVE' option. If you go online and look, you'll see game support stating the game is auto-saved so you don't have to worry about it. The problem is, you end up losing a lot of what you've accomplished.For example: without giving anything away, my party crossed a river. We went on to a town, did a bit of hunting, tried to reunite a lady with her long lost love, and bought some items. After the "river" part, I'd say we played for an additional 25 minutes. At that point, I looked everywhere for a save option and after seeing online that there isn't one, I turned the game off.We turned on another game to let our kiddo play and when we returned to Oregon Trail, we had lost everything we had done for the last 30 minutes, including the first river crossing. This isn't like losing the last five minutes or so; it was significant.I poured through Amazon Reviews to see if anyone had reported this (no one did) but boy is the online Community up in arms about this. Apparently it's not console-related: it's just a significant defect with this game across the board.After my first four times playing the game (and losing progress if I switch games after closing out), I discovered that under SETTINGS there's an option to leave your journey. It THEN prompts a SAVE option. Even if you choose that SAVE option, when you close the game and go back in, you'll lose some of your progress.I'm really enjoying the game but I did want to warn others about this because it seems like a significant glitch.I suppose the only benefit to it is if you have someone in your party die and you opt to close your game, there's a good chance when you boot it back up that your party member will be alive again and perhaps you can choose a different option this time.Safe travels!

My kids played The Oregon Trail in school, but I never played it until now. I absolutely love this game. It's challenging - my kids were not kidding about the dysentery. Anyway, it's challenging and has a number of side quest style mini games to help figure out how to best handle the much longer trek, and they allow you to unlock more types of characters. Educational as well as entertaining. I recommend this game. Enjoy!

A cozy game. Easy enough. Like it.

Thank you . Very nice.

Boring game