A HISTORICAL ROGUE-LIKE RPG

1877: The American Indian Wars

Toohoolhoolzute speaks for the Nez Perce band at the Lapwai meeting.

1877: The American Indian Wars is a historically accurate rogue-like RPG following the 1,170-mile retreat of the Nez Perce non-treaty bands while being relentlessly pursued by the U.S Army in 1877.

In-game view of Mount Idaho, June 1877: frontier town street with buildings, wagon, and UI showing date and conditions.

Players navigate the retreat from the Wallowa Valley toward the Canadian border, dealing with survival, emotional, and tactical challenges documented in primary source accounts.

In-game journal: open book titled The Flight of the Nez Perce, pages on the attack on Looking Glass's camp, July 1877.

The game focuses on the historical record of this often overlooked and misunderstood conflict, favoring the reality of the time period over modern interpretations.

About Bittertrain Games

Bittertrain Games is an independent game studio made up of a few old guys with a lot of experience developing games, developing another game. After we finish this game, we'll probably make another game.

Our current focus is entertaining products grounded in primary source American history that are both engaging and provide educational value.