About
Drill the wells. Run the refinery. Read the market. OIL is a free text-based simulation of running a petroleum operation, played at a 1980s green-phosphor terminal. End each year richer or bankrupt. Mind the bear market. Climb the leaderboard.
Released · Steam · App 4709640
OIL.EXE Subroutine Gaming
Genres Indie Simulation Strategy Free To Play
Indie Simulation Strategy Free To Play view more (+4)
Categories Single-player Steam Achievements Playable without Timed Input Steam Cloud Steam Leaderboards Family Sharing
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Player tags Text-Based Management Capitalism Strategy Simulation Economy Trading Resource Management Turn-Based Strategy Idler Incremental Retro Old School Minimalist Free to Play Indie Interactive Fiction Procedural Generation Score Attack Mining
Text-Based Management Capitalism Strategy Simulation Economy Trading Resource Management Turn-Based Strategy Idler Incremental Retro Old School Minimalist Free to Play Indie Interactive Fiction Procedural Generation Score Attack Mining view more (+20)
Release
Jun 15, 2026
released
Followers history
Tracked since Jun 2, 2026 · Details 5d ago · Followers 9d ago
