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The Oregon Trail poster

The Oregon Trail (1971)

0.2767Canon Score · ranked #70 all time

Aggregated from 5 of 17 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →

About the game

The Oregon Trail was a 2,170-mile (3,490 km) east–west, large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail in North America that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon Territory. The eastern part of the Oregon Trail crossed what is now the states of Kansas, Nebraska, and Wyoming. The western half crossed the current states of Idaho and Oregon.

Why it ranks #70

Every list on which The Oregon Trail appears, with its position as published.

ListAuthorityPosition
TIME 50 Greatest (2016)Editorial list#9 / 50
gamesTM 200 Greatest (2018)Editorial list#57 / 200
Game Informer Top 300 (2018)Critics' canon#104 / 300
Polygon 500 Best (2017)Critics' canon#139 / 500
1001 Video Games (2013 ed.)Critics' canonSelected