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2012 · The Men Who Wear Many Hats · Adventure · Simulation

Organ Trail

PlayStation console exclusive

A zombie-themed parody of The Oregon Trail.

Released: 9 August 2012
Platforms: Android Linux Ouya PlayStation 4 PlayStation Vita Windows iOS macOS
Genres: Adventure Simulation Strategy
Developers: The Men Who Wear Many Hats
Publishers: The Men Who Wear Many Hats
Modes: Single-player
Themes: Fantasy Historical Comedy
Engine: Adobe Flash
Country: United States
Age ratings: ESRB T
Time to beat: 2.5hmain story20hcompletionist

About

Organ Trail is a "zombie survival game" that parodies the educational game series The Oregon Trail. It was initially released as a free Adobe Flash–based browser game, and later as a Facebook app. This version was developed by Ben Perez, Michael Block, and Ryan Wiemeyer. The game uses the Unity game engine.

An expanded version, The Organ Trail: Director's Cut, was released on mobile devices in August 2012. That same month the Director's Cut was also posted on Steam Greenlight; after receiving enough support, it was released on Steam for Windows, Mac, and Linux on March 19, 2013. The expanded version was developed by Michael Block and Ryan Wiemeyer, founders of the company The Men Who Wear Many Hats.

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Gameplay

In The Organ Trail, players must cross a post-apocalyptic United States in a car in order to reach a sanctuary free of zombies, called Safe Haven. Players must manage their limited resources, including food, ammunition, medicine, scrap, money, and fuel for their vehicle, in order to complete their journey and keep everyone in their party alive and healthy.

At the beginning players can choose from a number of characters to play as, including a cop from Kentucky, a clerk from New Jersey, or a lawyer from Miami.

Reception

The game received "generally favorable reviews" on all platforms except the PC version, which received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.