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Organ Trail
Developer(s)The Men Who Wear Many Hats
Publisher(s)The Men Who Wear Many Hats
Boco (PC)
EngineUnity
Platform(s)iOS, Android, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Ouya, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
ReleaseWeb
2010
iOS, Android
August 9, 2012
Windows, Linux, OS X
December 28, 2012
Ouya
June 18, 2013
PS4, PS Vita
  • NA: October 20, 2015[1]
  • PAL: August 17, 2016
Genre(s)Simulation, survival
Mode(s)

Organ Trail is a "retro zombie survival game"[2] that parodies the educational game series The Oregon Trail.[3][4] 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.[5][6] 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.[7] The expanded version was developed by Michael Block and Ryan Wiemeyer, founders of the company The Men Who Wear Many Hats.[8]

Director's Cut has sold 429,192 copies as of August 9, 2013. Most of the copies were sold on Humble Bundle, Steam and iOS. Most profits were made on the Steam and iOS platforms.[9]

Gameplay

In The Organ Trail, players must cross a post-apocalyptic United States in an old station wagon in order to reach a sanctuary free of zombies. Players must manage their limited resources, including food, ammunition 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.[10] Each character has different bonuses in gameplay. For example, the cop will offer more hours for the player to scavenge for supplies at the beginning of the game but will earn fewer points if the player beats the game, while the lawyer will give the player the least amount of time to scavenge for supplies but will earn the most points.

Director's Cut

The Organ Trail's popularity led its developers to start a Kickstarter to fund a "director's cut" of the game based on fan feedback and suggestions.[11][12][13] The Director's Cut features a number of changes to the original game, including a customizable protagonist instead of the above preset characters, "choose-your-own-adventure" style random encounters, boss fights, in-game achievements and online leaderboards.[2] While the original game has been described as a "1:1 pure parody" of The Oregon Trail, the developers decided The Director's Cut should stand on its own as a title that pushed beyond the source material.[14]

In contrast to the original game which is free to play, The Director's Cut is a commercial product. It was released for iOS and Android devices on August 9, 2012.[2] It debuted for Linux, Mac, PC and Android via The Humble Bundle.[15]

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.[16][17][18][19]

References

  1. ^ Wiemeyer, Ryan (October 15, 2015). "Organ Trail Complete Edition Coming to PS4, PS Vita October 20th". PlayStation Blog. Sony Interactive Entertainment. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Organ Trail: Director's Cut". The Men Who Wear Many Hats. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  3. ^ Totilo, Stephen (April 11, 2012). "Organ Trail Adds Zombies To That One Educational Game Where You Could Get Sick and Die". Kotaku. Gizmodo Media Group. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  4. ^ McDonnell, Jess (January 22, 2013). "Indie Hour: The Organ Trail Highlights". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  5. ^ Davis, Lauren (October 30, 2010). "Flee the zombie hordes on the "Organ Trail"". i09. Gizmodo Media Group. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  6. ^ "Organ Trail". The Men Who Wear Many Hats. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  7. ^ "Organ Trail: Director's Cut". Steam. Valve. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  8. ^ "Official Company Website". The Men Who Wear Many Hats. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  9. ^ Wiemeyer, Ryan (August 9, 2013). "Organ Trail: Director's Cut One Year Sales Figures". Gamasutra. UBM plc. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  10. ^ Ehrlich, Brenna (October 29, 2010). ""Oregon Trail"-Inspired Zombie Game Is Apocalyptically Awesome". Mashable. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on May 26, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  11. ^ Corriea, Alexa Ray (April 13, 2012). "Organ Trail - Meet The Men Behind the Zombie Roadtrip". G4TV. G4 Media. Archived from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  12. ^ Lawton, Chuck (January 5, 2012). "Kickstarter: Organ Trail Simulates the Zombie Apocalypse". Wired. Condé Nast. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  13. ^ Netburn, Deborah (January 5, 2012). "Organ Trail, a zombie spoof of Oregon Trail, is going mobile". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times Communications LLC. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  14. ^ Nicholson, Brad (June 17, 2012). "Hands-On With 'Organ Trail' - A Gruesome Post-Apocalyptic Take On 'Oregon Trail'". TouchArcade. MacRumors.com, LLC. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  15. ^ Pearson, Craig (January 11, 2013). "Travel Sickness: The Organ Trail: The Director's Cut". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  16. ^ a b "Organ Trail: Director's Cut for iPhone/iPad Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  17. ^ a b "Organ Trail: Complete Edition for PlayStation Vita Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  18. ^ a b "Organ Trail: Complete Edition for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  19. ^ a b "Organ Trail: Director's Cut for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  20. ^ Sterling, Jim (April 2, 2013). "Review: The Organ Trail [sic]: Director's Cut (PC)". Destructoid. Enthusiast Gaming. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  21. ^ "Review: Organ Trail: Director's Cut (iOS)". Hyper. Next Media Pty Ltd. November 2012. p. 29.
  22. ^ "Organ Trail: Director's Cut". PC Gamer UK. Future plc. June 2013. p. 89.
  23. ^ "Review: Organ Trail: Director's Cut". PC PowerPlay. No. 222. Next Media Pty Ltd. December 2013. p. 85.
  24. ^ Nichols, Scott (August 13, 2012). "Mobile review round-up: Pitfall, Organ Trail, Farming Simulator, more". Digital Spy. Hearst Communications. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
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