Game review: Turmoil makes the ruthless quest for black gold into diverting fun
Find an oil field, develop it, sell the product. Oh, and crush and destroy the opposition with base schemes and bribery. What fun!
Turmoil
Gamious
3.5/5 stars
For all its drawbacks, nowhere better exemplified than in the constant back-and-forth debacles over the upcoming US presidency, there’s no denying that capitalism makes for great gaming. Whether it’s overseeing entire armies, managing private prisons or just building roller coasters, the lure of profits and the thrill of competition beckon to carefree, basement-dwelling individuals everywhere.
PC game Turmoil takes one of the economic system’s most ruthless industries, an age-old money-maker that’s arguably seen wars fought over and millions die in the hunger for its gains, and turns it into a fun little pastime. As a greedy oil baron mining the depths of the earth in pursuit of liquid black gold, your task is surprisingly easy: you hire plebs to search out oil, build drilling platforms when it’s been found and take on transportation to move the barrels. The challenge is knowing when to store and when to sell.