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Game Overview

1869 is one of those weird, ambitious Amiga games that tries to cram an entire historical era into a floppy disk. You start off in the middle of the Industrial Revolution, managing trains and factories while trying not to bankrupt your tiny empire. The interface feels clunky now, but back then, watching pixelated steam engines chug across the screen felt like magic.

It’s got that classic '90s strategy game vibe—half spreadsheet simulator, half history lesson. You’ll spend a lot of time tweaking production lines and cursing when your coal shipments get delayed. Not exactly fast-paced, but there’s something satisfying about slowly building up your industrial powerhouse while the world changes around you.

If you’ve got nostalgia for deep, slightly janky Amiga strategy games, this one’s a time capsule worth revisiting.