If you're into strategy games this will be a lovely addition to your inventory. I watched Jacksepticeye play an episode of this and I was instantly hooked. It's a 2-D, western, oil tycoon game where you attempt to make the most profit by drilling for oil, loading into silos, and selling it to two different companies. It's worth a try to test out your time management skills.

What a great game! I just finished my first playthrough and WOW! For such a simple game, I didn't expect to have this much fun. It took me 7.7 hours (and one restart for going epically bankrupt) to complete, only to find out there's a special surprise once you beat it! I won't reveal the surprise, but let's just say it makes the game even better on your second playthrough.

You're in constant competition with the three other characters for land, money, and even ownership of the town. Every parcel of land brings another challenge. You have to manage your upgrades and your money wisely or you'll be ♥♥♥♥ out of luck.

still waiting for middle east dlc

If Civilizations are time warpers ,
Turmoil might be a mini time warpers with relaxing sofa.

Pros
+ Oil and Money everyone love these things
+ Simple but beautiful graphic
+ relaxing gameplay
Cons
- Game too short

It's pretty fun for what it is. A timekiller at best, really. The game itself is fun, but it just feels a little lacking. I think the main thing I found lacking is the upgrades, there are quite a lot of them, but only about ~20% are actually worth anything. There are a lot of really superficial upgrades that are mostly worthless or overpriced, not to mention a lot of the upgrades should really be passive, but instead require further spending during a mining year. I can understand the drill requiring a rig upgrade to be able to go through rocks, but purchasing the speed upgrade for your rigs is ridiculous, that should be a passive upgrade. Then most of the workshop upgrades are useless, really the only ones worth getting are the dowser upgrades.
Then there's the AI. On normal, they're pretty stupid, and will rarely make earnings anywhere near yours if you play well. But then, on expert, it's completely rigged against you. The first few digs you only get a month or half a year to mine oil, which barely allows you to get a few thousand dollars in earnings. However, your opponents will be making 10-20k in earnings, completely eclipsing you in the early game on expert, which only screws you over later on. The AI in general just needs a complete overhaul for balance.
That all said, it's still a fun game, I got it full price but frankly I would have to recommend waiting for the price to drop or it to go on sale to really be worth buying in its current condition. More content and some AI balancing would be really nice, along with reworking how some upgrades work.

this is a great game that has a low learning curve but will still challenge you to get those big numbers. evey peice of land is new and exciting and feels fresh, a great game well worth $10.


side note im having a glitch where if you get the extra week with the dimand the date turns into a big black bar going across the top of the screen.

Awesome oil tycoon simulation game. Tons of strategy and careful cost-benefit management. It's like crack trying to improve your operations.

I only wish the games were longer!

Also, this game would be great with some multiplayer. Doesn't have to be anything fancy, but I'd love to play against my friends to see who can get the most money!

Ever wanted to bash someones head in with a bowling pin and drink their milkshake?

That's not exactly the game to do it, but it will bring you in the mood for it. ...I suppose every old-day oil magnat had these days.

In your first playthrough (took me about 10h) it's a light hearted simulation. The competition is not that dangerous, and will snatch precious land plots from you, but extend their financial ressources in the process. You will mitigate that and beat them in the long run.

The levels itself play the same and you will develop a routine. Frequent upgrades to your equipment and the environment will ask some adapting of this routine. Mainly you gamble on waiting to sell your oil, hoping that the price will rise before the time is up or your silos full. Managing to get all oil and gas out and quitting early was the biggest achievment for me.
Despite that there is little variation from the first level to the last, I was never bored with the game.

There is an 'expert' mode you unlock after finishing the first campaign, which should be more of a challenge. I might update this review, once I've played it.

My friend came over to visit me after getting totally addicted for 6 hours flat playing this game...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqOru7imqvI


On a serious note....

Good fun really addictive although repetitive still keeps me playing for ages. Would reccomend if you have a day to kill you'll like it!

Absolutely love this game, can play it over and over again. New favorite game, simple and fun.