Overview

Features & Capabilities

The Trail invites players to join a band of pioneers on a vast journey across an unknown country. Set forth toward the town of Eden Falls to explore, craft, collect, trade, discover, and eventually settle and build.

From designer Peter Molyneux, the creator of God Game classics, the game blends stunning landscapes, relaxing thumb-based movement, and social goals—build a community, forge your fortune, and befriend a loyal canine companion as you experience a frontier brought to life on mobile.

User Growth & Download Statistics

By:
Kongregate
Rating:
4.50
(25,592)
15 new ratings
Version:
1.9306 Last updated: 2025-02-04
Version code:
872163439
Creation date:
2016-11-02
Compatible devices:
Size:
869.18MB
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-07-25
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Other platforms

Android
The Trail (v10223)
11,661,598 3.87 (320,395)

Contact the developer

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Developed by:
Kongregate
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-trail/id1147002179
Website:
http://www.kongregate.com/pages/the-trail-mobile

User Reviews

The Trail is lauded for its relaxing atmosphere, visuals, and nostalgic charm with gentle guidance. However, it suffers from frequent crashes that erase progress and a perceived lack of updates. Players seek ongoing development, faster crafting, and more content such as a tree farm and additional trees to revive and refresh the experience.
Pros
  • Relaxing atmosphere with beautiful visuals and calming pacing.
  • Easy to play, one-handed friendly.
  • Nostalgic charm with helpful NPC guidance teaching basics and stamina management.
  • Strong exploration vibe and unique art style that longtime players remember.
Cons
  • Frequent crashes and glitches (especially in town) causing progress loss and blocking progression.
  • Perceived lack of updates/new content; many players want ongoing development and revival of the game.
  • Crafting is slow; players want faster crafting and the ability to craft multiple items at once (one-click creation).
  • Requests for more content/features (e.g., a tree farm, additional trees, rewards) to refresh and extend the game.
Recent reviews
I've been playing this game for a very long time now. It's the only mobile game I've kept up with for so long. The gameplay is fun and never gets old because there's so much you can do, the art style is lovely, and ads aren't forced onto you. Despite how well the gameplay holds up today, I've been noticing more bugs coming up as time passes. Most things are minor, and don't affect gameplay too much. Specific examples are how often it crashes. Sometimes it takes 2-3 tries to open to game and get past the loading screen. It also tends to crash after exiting my home, to which it can take anywhere from 2-5 tries to get the game back open. After resetting my data, this problem solved, but I had an issue where I was unable to cut birch trees specifically. It just didn't work. In short — good game. sad to see the popularity decrease (though it seems to be getting better?), and I would love to see more bug fixing updates.
by ba*****, 2026-07-04

Soo I love this game but I wish there was more Chat options
by kp*****, 2026-07-02
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