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Rush for gold: California HD – Strategy Game Review
Rush for gold: California HD is a Strategy/Simulation game from Viktor Nikulin, first launched in 12th May 2014.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 168+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Rush for gold: California HD Stand Out
Travel to the 'Wild West' with the characters of 'Rush for Gold: California' and plunge into a world of exciting adventure. You're expected to build your own town and help its citizens prosper. On your way to fame and fortune you will encounter wild animals, ferocious bank robbers and natural disasters. If you're not afraid of a little hard work, this game won't disappoint!
This Strategy game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Rush for gold: California HD is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 17th October 2017
Recent improvements include:
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Added ios 11 support
Download & Availability
Rush for gold: California HD is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Rush for gold: California HD on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 / iPad Mini 3 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 4 / iPad Mini 4 (Cellular) or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
We have played both Alaska and California over and over again. One of our favorite relaxing games. Wish there were more versions.
This is a quality time management game, the kind you can play several times through without getting bored. Even better, you pay once and are never asked for more money. Wish there were more like it.
Love playing this..we have played it many times..love the time management games, wish there were more for iPad.
We have this game on our PC and iPad – its a relaxing way to kill time. We dont mind replaying it.
Need to develop more games like this what you can buy and and enjoy without having to spend more money.
Great graphics, enjoyable storyline featuring exploration and town building. Offers the opportunity to choose which improvements you make to the town. Attractive graphics and glitch-free action. We appreciated being able to pay a flat fee instead of watching innumerable ads. Have owned this game on another platform for years and it is solidly replayable. Most of all we like being able to share it with kids. Definitely family-friendly.
We enjoy this game although it would be nice if there were a lot more levels but its fun and no complaints.
Its refreshing to find a game that can be purchased for a flat fee with no in-app purchases required to enjoy the game. This is a fun and challenging game that NEVER asks you to purchase more coins or watch time-waisting advertisements to enjoy the game. PLEASE, PLEASE, make more games like this, with a one-time cost…even if that cost is $20-$30. Im tired of being robbed with in-app costs.
We love what we call journey puzzles. They are relaxing. Story is good and gameplay is fun.
Cant wait for the 3rd game to come out.
This game is really fun. We love the computer graphics. Runs well on our iPad unlike many games.
A good game and one with good replay value. Our only comment is it could be more diverse with the characters.
Well made with nice graphics. Definitely worth checking out if youre into time management games. Good job.
As the game progresses, so does the challenge.
Love it…. Cheerful, fun, unique and challenging TM game with lots of replay value and offers timed and untimed modes. Well worth the purchase price. More games like this, please!?! <3.
We DO NOT get asked, paid, or receive discounts for any review we give. We're just a gamer passing on our opinion to fellow gamers and developers, as honestly as we can be. This is our third play through on this time management game. We cannot believe how impressed we are with the quality of this TM game, every time we play through it. Great graphics, unique and fun storyline, and best of all it stands the test of time. It's an excellent TM game no matter how you look at it. We enjoy playing both installments from the series so far and greatly look forward to the third, hopefully soon, wink nudge.
Great time management game. Similar to roads of Rome series.
We enjoy time management and strategy games. This meets that criteria so we enjoy it.
Love the characters, the sound effects…super fun!!! Please make more.
Great game! Would love for more sequels to be made soon.
We enjoyed this as much as rush for gold Alaska. We like how you can redo levels, and building the town is fun. Thoroughly enjoyed this game. Money well spent. Keep them coming.
This game is as much fun as the first! We are totally hooked! Enjoy.
Keep the rush for gold games coming, really like both of them so far.
Another great time/resource management series. Looking forward to more! If you enjoy Timebuilders, our Kingdom, Roads of Rome etc, you'll enjoy Rush for Gold.
Awesome game; too short to spend money on it. Just stick with the free one. There aren't more levels when you buy it.
We're highly disappointed in how few levels you get for a paid game. Considering the overwhelming amount of levels and updates you get in most iap games, we expected way more from a game we paid for. We loved the trial, so we bought it, and flew through what we thought was the first map of the game in no time at all. At the end of what should be the first map, we're told to start a new profile and start the game over if we want to keep playing. No promise of future worlds or anything. What.
Please make a third one. Love this time management game.
This game is lots of fun play having a great time.
We love Royal Envoy games and was bummed when we finished all of them. We tried out lots of other time management games and none of them compared…until this one! We played this one and their Alaska one and loved them both. We hope they make more!! Recommended!,.
We love this game. It's a Time Management game but you also get to think and plan. Great price too. Also, if you like this game you will like a gamed called Campground.
We were looking for a time management game where we would be able to progress without being forced to spend more money or invite friends. This one fits the bill! Love it.
These are cute and addicting games. Keep 'em coming.
We just finished this game and it was great! No glitches, crashing or any other gameplay issues. We also loved the first one and we hope they make a third. The only thing we struggled with was putting it down.
Love it. Have been waiting for a sequel. Hope they are working on number three now.
We love this game but too many bugs. Please fix it.
Would give 5 stars but not that interesting.
We played Alaska first. Loved it. This one is the exact same thing but way easier. Too easy. Finished too fast.
Don't waste your money! The game started out crashing after every level which was ok to deal with but now the game crashes in the middle of the same level and we can't get passed it. Please fix the game would be fun if it would stop crashing.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 3.0
- Size: 291.16 MB
- iOS: 6.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Viktor Nikulin
Last updated: 17th October 2017 | Genre: Strategy, Simulation | Developer: Viktor Nikulin