PCGame

Turmoil

Oil-rush management game about drilling, trading, and outbidding rivals

Gamious · Released Jun 2, 2016

IndieSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
92% of 14K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
90% of 42 in 30 days
Players
174
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Jul 18, 2025
Minimum PC
2 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 73/100 (critic reviews)

What is Turmoil?

A 2D management and strategy game set during North America's 19th-century oil rush. In campaign rounds, you bid for land, find oil, build rigs and pipe networks, store or sell production as prices change, and buy upgrades and town shares in a race to become mayor. It also has procedurally generated single games and online matches against friends or random opponents.

For you if...

  • +you like relaxed, straightforward resource management
  • +you enjoy timing sales and competing in auctions
  • +you want solo campaigns and online competitive matches

Not for you if...

  • −you need varied mechanics throughout a long campaign
  • −you dislike time pressure and frequent micromanagement
  • −you want a deep, difficult economic simulation

What players say

92% of 13,806 reviews are positive · 90% of 42 in the last 30 days

Players praise the simple, relaxed oil-drilling loop, easy-to-learn management, and clear art and sound. The most common complaint is that the campaign becomes repetitive and shallow; some players also report campaign save problems or find the stock auctions poorly explained.

Players over time

▲ +1% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 196 players on Sep 21, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 2026174
Nov 6, 2026139
Nov 5, 2026138
Nov 4, 2026145
Nov 3, 2026138
Nov 2, 2026147
Nov 1, 2026151
Oct 31, 2026152
Oct 30, 2026137
Oct 29, 2026130
Oct 28, 2026129
Oct 27, 2026139
Oct 26, 2026146
Oct 25, 2026181
Oct 24, 2026121
Oct 23, 2026138
Oct 22, 2026147
Oct 21, 2026154
Oct 20, 2026118
Oct 19, 2026166
Oct 18, 2026196
Oct 17, 2026156
Oct 16, 2026133
Oct 15, 2026109
Oct 14, 2026136
Oct 13, 2026136
Oct 12, 2026153
Oct 11, 2026172
Oct 10, 2026132
Oct 9, 2026137
Oct 8, 2026136
Oct 7, 2026150
Oct 6, 2026160
Oct 5, 2026159
Oct 4, 2026150
Oct 3, 2026176
Oct 2, 2026138
Oct 1, 2026132
Sep 30, 2026118
Sep 29, 2026123
Sep 28, 2026134
Sep 27, 2026167
Sep 26, 2026140
Sep 25, 2026142
Sep 24, 2026122
Sep 23, 2026172
Sep 23, 2026111
Sep 22, 2026125
Sep 21, 2026196

How many players finish Turmoil?

36% of Steam players have unlocked «Cake!», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Turmoil screenshot 1

Turmoil system requirements

Minimum: 2 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Turmoil?

The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7/8/8.1/10 64 bit
Processor
2,5 GHz
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
150 MB available space

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Does Turmoil have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: PvP online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Turmoil run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
39
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Turkish.

Does Turmoil use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

3 DLC available.

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