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About this game

Like it’s 1899, start drilling for oil! Players who want a graphically appealing, lighthearted simulation game should check out Turmoil, which draws its inspiration from the North American oil rush of the late 19th century.

• A campaign in which you defeat your opponents while advancing your rags-to-riches oil baron career.
• Improve your oil mining operations with dozens of upgrades and new tools.
• Make shady business deals and get to know the characters of the town in the saloon.
• Play the single-player mode to access one of the countless randomly created levels and earn as much money as you can in a year.
• Trading cards, badges, achievements, and cloud storage for Steam.
• Rent land at the town auction then uses a dowser, mole, or scanner to look for oil.
• Increase the price of oil by using natural gas to increase your earnings.
• At the stock sale, outbid the opposition.

Reviews

While the graphics are on the simple side and getting someone excited about the petroleum industry is a hard sell when we’re concerned with global warming and the future of the planet, I still found a great deal to like about Turmoil: The Heat is On. I appreciated its approachability, it led to a few good conversations about economics with my son, and it also helped that the oil I was drilling was just pretended — with no ecological damage being done, I could just relax and enjoy the systems.

GameCritics

Turmoil is in fact a quite charming game, with a soothing soundtrack and a really clean 2d art style. The gameplay is casual, but addictive and at no time did I ever feel overwhelmed by any of the sim management aspects. It was a fun time for me hopping into the year 1899 and drilling for black gold.

Nintendotimes