
- 71/100
- Players58 ratings
- 73/100
- Metacritic4 critic reviews
More scores
- Metacritic usersuser score
- 73/100
- GameFAQsJust Right
- 3.68/5
- Player reviews
- 92% positive13,196 reviews
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Runs on
- Windows, Mac, Linux
- Price
- US$12.99
Where to get it

2016 · Gamious · Simulation · Strategy
Turmoil
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Turmoil is a simulation game set during the 19th century oil rush in North America. Get a taste of the rush and rivalry of the time as you earn your way to become a successful oil entrepreneur. As you make money digging up and selling oil, the town will grow along with you. Acquire more town shares than your competitors in a bid to become the new mayor.
- Released
- 2 June 2016
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4LinuxAndroidWindowsiOSmacOSXbox OneNintendo Switch
- Genres
- SimulationStrategyIndie
- Developers
- Gamious
- Publishers
- PlaydigiousLTGames Global
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Themes
- Business
- Engine
- GameMaker: Studio
- Age ratings
- PEGI 3GRAC ALLUSK 0ACB MESRB E10+CLASS_IND 10
- Languages
- Chinese (Simplified), Dutch, English, English (UK), French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil) and 4 more
- Features
- Family SharingMulti-playerOnline PvPPvPSingle-playerSteam CloudSteam achievementsSteam trading cards
- Time to beat
- 5hmain story6hwith extras
›Story
Turmoil is a simulation game set during the 19th century oil rush in North America. Get a taste of the rush and rivalry of the time as you earn your way to become a successful oil entrepreneur. As you make money digging up and selling oil, the town will grow along with you. Acquire more town shares than your competitors in a bid to become the new mayor.
History
Turmoil was developed by Gamious and will be released on June 2nd after a year in Steam Early Access. After releasing several critically acclaimed games, Turmoil is Gamious' most ambitious project to date.
Features
-A campaign where you build your rags-to-riches oil baron career and beat your rivals.
-Dozens of upgrades and new tools to improve your oil mining operations.
-Meet the town’s characters in the saloon and make shady business deals.
-Play single game mode to get one of literally millions of procedurally generated levels and earn as much as you can in one year.
-Steam Achievements, Badges, Trading Cards and Cloud Saving.
-Lease land at the town auction and search for oil using a dowser, mole or scanner.
-Maximize your profits by using natural gas to boost the oil price.
-Outbid your competitors at the stock auction.
Players say
Media
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Editions and related releases
- Included in
- Indie Games Bundle
- Downloadable content
- Turmoil: Deeper UndergroundTurmoil: The Heat Is On
- Built on it
- Turmoil: Deeper Underground
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