Organ Trail

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, Nintendo Switch
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
Nintendo Switch
August 10, 2023
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]

  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 November 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "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. G/O Media. Archived from the original on October 21, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  4. ^ McDonnell, Jess (January 22, 2013). "Indie Hour: The Organ Trail Highlights". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  5. ^ Davis, Lauren (October 30, 2010). "Flee the zombie hordes on the "Organ Trail"". i09. G/O Media. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. 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". Game Developer. Informa. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2022.