# Organ Trail: Director's Cut

> Retro zombie survival game with resource management and party member death. (iPhone/iPad app by The Men Who Wear Many Hats LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/organ-trail-directors-cut/id533024665 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [The Men Who Wear Many Hats LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/533024668)
- Category: Games, Adventure, Simulation
- Price: $2.99 with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.40/5 from 609 App Store ratings · 321 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 6.0 · 235 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2012-08-09
- Data updated: 2026-09-08
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/organ-trail-directors-cut/id533024665/reviews.md

## What is Organ Trail?

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**Touch Arcade - 9/10  "Organ Trail: Director's Cut is a weird, wonderful and almost surprisingly expansive experience that will both infuriate and enchant."**

**148 Apps - 9/10 "Virtually every aspect of Organ Trail: Director’s Cut oozes style and cleverness."**

**Jay Is Games - "Organ Trail: Director's Cut is a quirky, darkly humorous, and off-beat love letter to retro gaming."**

**Game Trailers - "It’s definitely one of the more intense and cerebral zombie games out there"**

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Organ Trail is a retro zombie survival game. Travel westward in a station wagon with 4 of your friends, scavenging for supplies and fending off the undead. Members of your party might die of dysentery or you might have to put them down yourself when they get bit. Faithfully recreated it as if it were on the Apple 2, Organ Trail offers amazing 16 color art and retro beeps and boops. Packed full of zombie mechanics, themes and references; this is a must have for any zombie survival fans.

Created by a small indie team in Chicago, The Men Who Wear Many Hats are very excited to launch with this game as their first commercial product, funded by our Kickstarter fans.

-Name your party after your friends and watch them die slowly
-Hours of gameplay
-Get dysentery and 9 other diseases
-Scavenge for supplies while you fight back the undead
-Manage your food, ammo, fuel, medkits and more in your struggle to survive
-Put down infected party members who might turn on you
-Stop at towns to trade, take jobs and fix your car
-Car upgrades
-Fight off bandits
-Zombie boss fights
-Choice driven encounters on the road
-A weather system and day night cycle
-Huge soundtrack and delicious Apple 2 pixel art
-28 Achievements
-Survivor leaderboards
-400 community written tombstones

## Key features

- Retro zombie survival gameplay
- Resource management (food, ammo, fuel)
- Party member management and potential death
- Scavenging for supplies
- Town stops for trading and jobs
- Car upgrades and bandit fights
- Choice-driven encounters

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: $2.99.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Endless Expansion | $1.99 | one-time |
| Final Cut Expansion | $2.99 | one-time |


## Chart rankings

- #137 in Top Paid · Adventure (US App Store)
- #134 in Top Paid · Simulation (US App Store)

## What do users think of Organ Trail?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Great game
- 👍 Nostalgic and fun
- 🎨 Excellent retro graphics
- 🎶 Awesome soundtrack
- 🧠 Challenging and strategic
- 👥 Emotional connection to characters

**Cons**

- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🔨 Clunky controls
- 🕰️ Repetitive gameplay
- 🤕 Frustrating difficulty spikes
- 🔍 Lack of content variety

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Game crashes at end screen
- Achievements not working properly
- Vertical screen issue on some devices
- Inability to restore purchases

**Most requested features**

- More customization options
- Expanded story and events
- Multiplayer or co-op mode
- Additional vehicles and upgrades
- Improved end-game experience

## Recent user reviews (10 of 321)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/organ-trail-directors-cut/id533024665/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Underrated

*2026-06-16, version 2.0.4*

One of the best mobile games, period. Classic Oregon Trail style gameplay with its own unique original zombie apocalypse twist. Have had this game & played for years. Also can play offline! It’s rad, worth every single penny.

### 1/5 — Stinklangweilig.

*2025-12-21*

Ich sehe große Parallelen zu eingeschlafenen Füssen mit Pilzsoße.

### 5/5 — Wonderfully grim game

*2025-09-04, version 2.0.4*

Great game with great execution

### 5/5 — Still hoping for an update

*2025-05-12, version 2.0.4*

Fantastic game, after all this time I still check to see if there’s an update to make it full screen and such. I’ll continue to check because this game is that good.

### 5/5 — ❤️

*2025-04-24*

Amazing game!

### 4/5 — The Director’s Cut is top tier: expansions are broken

*2025-02-19*

This game has always had a special place in my heart. I used to sit in the back seat of my dad’s pathfinder during roadtrips and pretend I was on the road to Safe Haven, dodging death and zombies. I HIGHLY recommend it, as its great fun and, imo, a vast improvement on Oregon Trail. 

Now, the expansions are also great. I particularly love the Clement’s Quest mini game. Problem is, on the phone they cause a particular game breaking glitch. The expansion includes a bonus boss battle after the final gas run and after said boss battle, there’s a final screen: “You make it to safe haven” BUT the game soft-crashes and you're trapped looking at the final screen. If you restart, you’re forced to battle the boss again. If you lose, well, that’s just frustrating, but if you win, after fighting the boss twice, you get a victory screen, yes, but all the points you’d receive for your trip (stock-piled supplies, miles driven, etc.) are null and void. The game only registers the base score. I suppose if you’re okay with fighting the boss twice and not getting a score at the end, the expansions are otherwise glitch free, but I enjoy winning once and getting a score.

Expansions work great on PC tho (to include a two player mode where your friends can play as a dog), so I just keep it base game on my phone for trips and such, and play with all the extra frills on pc.

### 5/5 — Amazing but not really for children

*2025-02-18, version 2.0.4*

When I got the game I thought it would be clean.but it had a couple curse words which I didn’t mind at first.then it had some nudity so I deleted it.probably for 15 and up

### 3/5 — Got Softlocked After Winning Boss Fight

*2025-01-10, version 2.0.4*

I enjoyed my trip down memory lane playing this old classic, but the title says it all. I fought the squid boss with my car at 1hp and won, only to get softlocked at the “You enter Safe Haven” screen. So I had to beat the squid again, without getting hit once, and this time it let me through. The ending is just: (spoilers, kinda) “You made it! Your Score is: x” …and that’s it. Forgot how anticlimactic this game is.

### 1/5 — BROKEN GAME DO NOT BUY

*2024-10-19, version 2.0.4*

The game freezes on th3 last screen, so you cannot “beat” the game. I asked the creators about it, they said they’re aware it’s broken and will not be patching it (see: eight years since a patch)

DO NOT GIVE THESE PEOPLE MONEY FOR A BROKEN GAME

### 5/5 — Beautiful

*2024-05-22*

I love this game to death. The concept, the gameplay, the music, the barebones story, it’s perfect. It gives you just enough detail to help you understand the world, but there’s no real story besides the basic goal of reaching Safe Haven. The music is just beautiful. It holds a sort of hopeless hope in it with each track, that there’s some light at the nonexistent end of the tunnel. This game is a masterclass of a parody that just oozes with creativity and uniqueness. I genuinely hope one day someone makes a video about this game and it becomes known for the masterpiece it is.

## Frequently asked questions about Organ Trail

### What is Organ Trail: Director's Cut?

Organ Trail: Director's Cut is a retro zombie survival game where players travel westward in a station wagon with friends, scavenging for supplies and fending off the undead. It features 16-color pixel art and a chiptune soundtrack, faithfully recreating the feel of an Apple II game.

### What are the key features of this zombie survival game?

Key features include managing resources like food, ammo, and fuel, dealing with diseases like dysentery, scavenging for supplies, upgrading your car, fighting bandits, and making difficult choices that impact your party's survival. There are also zombie boss fights and choice-driven encounters on the road.

### How does the game handle party members?

You can name your party members after your friends and watch them face various challenges. They can die from diseases, get bitten and turn into zombies, requiring you to make the tough decision to put them down yourself. Managing their well-being is crucial for survival.

### Is this game free to play?

The game is free to download and play, but it does offer in-app purchases. These purchases can enhance the gameplay experience or provide additional content, but the core survival mechanics are available without spending extra money.

### What kind of challenges can I expect on the road?

On the road, you'll encounter choice-driven events that test your decision-making. These can include dealing with bandits, encountering weather systems, managing a day-night cycle, and facing off against zombie boss fights. Your ability to manage resources and adapt to these situations will determine your success.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.4 — 2015-11-01

This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included.

Bug Fixes
-Fixed "Survivor" unlock
-Fixed "Take No Prisoners" Achievement
-Fixed town details not saving
-Removed upgrades from travel choice without endless
-Fixed not encountering Fording or Bandits when leaving town in endless
-Fixed teammates in car shooting for finale
-Added fix that should both prevent going -miles

Balance Tweaks & Other
-Reduced aiming sensitivity
-Added fording to new cities
-Clamped Half Zombie's speed
-Added target practice dummies to the intro

### 2.0.2 — 2015-11-01

- Save game recovery!  If you lost your save data in the previous update, this should restore your achievements, skulls, tombstones, and your campaign saves.  Unfortunately right now we do not support recovering an endless save.
- Added prompt to alert you if we were unable to recover any part of your old save files.
- Constant achievement popup fix!
- Fixes for IAP usability issues so it should immediately respond when you've purchased IAP or restored your purchase and the UI should always be accurate to what you currently own.
- Fix for black bar issues.
- Fix for bug where you can get stuck in Safe Haven if you don't have the Final Cut Expansion.
- Fix for Twitter enable/disable button.
- Fix for missing music.
- Fix for director walking sprites
- Fixes for rotation issues
- Fix for the rate our game button.
- Increased scrap scavenge amount
- Rare chance to spawn ammo while scavenging
- Rebalance trading for scrap
- Trading is easier
- Some jobs give ammo at the start

### 2.0 — 2015-10-20

Added the all new Final Cut Expansion! Featuring:
-Choose your route
-5 unlockable cars  
-10 unlockable characters
-New boss fights
-3 new zombie types
-Radiation mechanic gives you a new way to die 
-Hit and Run driving job
-Graveyard retrieval mission 
-More and new bandit attacks
-Last Chance Ending
-Double the story encounters
-Double the road events

Core Game Updates
Fixes
-Fixed combat collision issues
-Fixed bug that would freeze the game 
 
New
-Added female variant to Title screen
-Multiple save files
-New art all over the place
-More satisfying to shoot bandits
-New healing minigame
-Goofy city name generator for Endless Mode
-Fording is slightly cooler
-New finale events

### 1.6.7 — 2013-10-14

Zombie attack hitbox adjusted
Fixed audio bug that wouldn’t save your audio settings
All achievements should work now

### 1.6.6 — 2013-04-26

New
-Added art for Car Upgrades in the menu
-Added art for Combat Training in the menu
-Added ability to tweet “hostage” and “put down” situations
-Added endless scoring explanation and current score to info display

Bug Fixes
-Updated our twitter code so you can tweet again
-Fixed a bug where you could return to town when you shouldn’t be able to
-Fixed a bug where you could quickly exit a lost job and still get the reward
-Fixed some missing click sounds on some buttons
-Fixed Fat Cat, Loner, There Can Only Be One achievement bugs
-Fixed an infinite loop when you run out of new Points of Interest
-Hopefully fixed a bug that resulted in defense combat never ending on rare occassion
-Fixed the 3rd combat slot button
-Fixed road map not displaying distance traveled info
-Fixed some stupid “My Grave” saving issues
-Fixed “I Know a Guy” achievement bug
-Fixed some spelling

Gameplay Balances & Tweaks
-Reworked Highscore Screens
-Doubled medkit scavenger effectiveness
-Reworded shooting tutorial
-Reworded Point of Interest scroll text
-Reworded “Distance to next landmark” message

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