Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha)
Released Aug 2020
Drill Deal is a unique simulator in a fun style that will draw you for hours. It's a building simulator like never before. Feel the thrill of a drill hitting underwater oil fields. Sell the precious substance and make your oil rig more efficient.
86% positive · 370 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha) is a free-to-play oil rig building simulator that released on August 10, 2020. The game's subtitle "Alpha" in its title appears to reflect its nature as a promotional or demo-style companion to the main game, Drill Deal – Oil Tycoon. The only developer news post found is from February 8, 2022, announcing the release date of the full game (Drill Deal – Oil Tycoon) on March 9, 2022 — not new content for this title itself. There is no DLC, no post-launch update history, and no developer communications indicating planned future content for this specific app. The store description presents the game's features as complete, with no mention of planned additions. With no post-launch content cadence, no announced updates, and a release date of August 10, 2020, this title appears to have launched as a finished standalone product (likely a free alpha/demo experience for the full game) and has received no further development attention since.
Evidence
Developer announced the release date (March 9, 2022) for the separate full title, Drill Deal – Oil Tycoon. No content updates for this alpha title were mentioned.
Game released as a free-to-play alpha/simulator with no mention of planned future content or ongoing updates
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Manager Games S.A.
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Build your own Oil Rig!
Build up your oil platform from a single tiny rig to a large complex of connected platforms. Optimise your construction for the efficiency of production, increasing your cash flow, while keeping your employees happy and safe.
Take care of your company reputation
Sign long term contracts for selling your products. Acquire new clients for new resources. Manage your reputation and relations with clients to improve profit.
Multiple unique events and scenarios
Manage your platform during an environmental crisis. Face many different challenges and threats like storms, blizzards, fire and many more. Keep your employees safe from pirate and terrorist attacks or from dying of deadly diseases.
Manage your Oil Rig crew
Carefully select your employees with different skills and statistics. Keep them happy and improve their quality of life on the platform. Build entertainment, provide better accommodation, better food and health care. A skilled and happy workforce is key to increasing your production output.
Build Oil Rig in different places and face different challenges
Experience different scenarios in different places of the world. Ranging from freezing arctic with snow and blizzards, through tropical waters with pirates, to haunted islands.
Build up your oil platform from a single tiny rig to a large complex of connected platforms. Optimise your construction for the efficiency of production, increasing your cash flow, while keeping your employees happy and safe.
Take care of your company reputation
Sign long term contracts for selling your products. Acquire new clients for new resources. Manage your reputation and relations with clients to improve profit.
Multiple unique events and scenarios
Manage your platform during an environmental crisis. Face many different challenges and threats like storms, blizzards, fire and many more. Keep your employees safe from pirate and terrorist attacks or from dying of deadly diseases.
Manage your Oil Rig crew
Carefully select your employees with different skills and statistics. Keep them happy and improve their quality of life on the platform. Build entertainment, provide better accommodation, better food and health care. A skilled and happy workforce is key to increasing your production output.
Build Oil Rig in different places and face different challenges
Experience different scenarios in different places of the world. Ranging from freezing arctic with snow and blizzards, through tropical waters with pirates, to haunted islands.
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Last evaluated Jun 24, 2026
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