Gold Rush! Classic (2014)

Developer: The Software Farm, Sunlight Games, Sierra Entertainment
Publisher: Sunlight Games
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Adventure
Rating: 3.6 of 5, 414 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 4.2 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A slow, methodical pixel-art adventure where you retrace historical gold-rush routes, solving puzzles and overcoming obstacles.

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What players say

Players call Gold Rush! Classic a pure 1980s Sierra adventure with a text parser, historical setting, and branching routes to California. The difficulty splits people: some enjoy the challenge and multiple endings, while others find it punishing with soft-locks, invisible time limits, and puzzles that require brute force or a walkthrough.

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