Gold Rush! Anniversary
Skip · Strategy · 2014
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 6, under the fair line, at $4.99.
- Length
- 2.8h
- Value
- $1.78/hr
- Reviews
- 57% of 201 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 12 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
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About the game
Gold Rush! takes you back to the year 1849, when gold was discovered in California. It was certainly one of the most exciting times in American history. Gold Rush! includes the three routes tens of thousands took to the gold regions. Become Jerrod Wilson and experience each trek as you travel from New York to California.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, DirectX-compatible graphiccard with a minimum of 512 MB Ram, 2.3 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
It has been discounted 119 times in the 12 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 66 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 12 days ago.
It is less well reviewed than 94 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Monument Valley ($7.99, scores 75) beats it on value, while it beats Plane Mechanic Simulator ($11.99, scores 1).
What players say
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2 more reviews
Gold Rush! Anniversary is a remastered version of the classic adventure game released by Sierra in 1988 that promises to deliver a nostalgic experience with updated graphics and modern controls. You control Jerrod Wilson who must travel to California during the Gold Rush to find his long lost brother. The remastered version stays true to the original story line including the three alternative ways of travel to...
I loved the original game from 1988 and when I saw they remade it as a point and click, I had to play! Playing 35 years later, I still remembered the story and most of the puzzles came right back to me. Great memories of my childhood! Recommended!
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Cite this score
Gold Rush! Anniversary scores 6/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 20, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/319230/gold-rush-anniversaryReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 30, price as of Oct 20. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.