Gold Rush! Anniversary (2014)
- Developer
- Sunlight Games
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie, Strategy
- Rating
- 2.9 of 5, 200 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 2.3 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
Playing Gold Rush! Anniversary feels like a lovingly polished point-and-click journey through 1849 California, mixing historical exploration with relaxed puzzle-solving.
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What players say
Players are sharply divided on this remake. Fans of the 1988 original appreciate the faithful story and three travel routes. Critics call the graphics dated, the voice acting mediocre, and the controls frustrating. Bugs, especially with saving, are widely reported. The experience is short and feels like a mid-2000s adventure, not a 2010s release.
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More games like this
- Gold Rush! Classic (2014)
- Gold Rush! 2 (2017)
- Gold Rush (1981)
- Gold Rush! (1988)
- 1849 (2014)
- Rush to Adventure (2017)
- Gold Dust (2020)
- Lode Runner Legacy (2017)
More by Sunlight Games
- Two Hundred Ways (2021)
- One Hundred Ways (2015)
- Gold Rush! Classic (2014)
- Gold Rush! 2 (2017)
- Construction Playground (2020)
- Gangsters 1920 (2019)
- Game Tycoon 2 (2016)
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