The Oregon Trail

My Role: Narrative, System and Event Design

Studio: Gameloft Brisbane

Released: April 2021

Platform: Originally only on Apple Arcade, now available on Steam and Nintendo Switch.

Publisher: Apple

Winner AGDA GCAP award for Excellence in Mobile Games 2021

Winner Qld XR Festival - Excellence in Mobile Games

Silver Winner NYX Game Awards - Mobile Games - Adventure Games

Silver Winner NYX Game Awards - Mobile Games - Best Audio Design

Silver Winner NYX Game Awards - Mobile Games - Educational Game

Silver Winner NYX Game Awards - Mobile Games - Family Game

Revisit the historic Oregon Trail with this update of a classic game. Adventure awaits!

Came in at the very end of production on this game, then worked hard on Updates 1, 2 and 3 to create new content. I designed and implemented The California Trail journey and its gold mechanics.

The game is equal parts retro, grim and hilarious and I worked to make sure that feeling was carried through into the updates.

A famous game reborn.

Almost everyone knows of the original Oregon Trail game and how infuriatingly difficult it was. This new version has a nice retro feel while updating the look and functionality. It also features a more sympathetic and historically accurate portrayal of Native Americans.