Turmoil

Turmoil

Released Jun 2016

Drill for oil like it's 1899! Turmoil offers players a visually charming, tongue-in-cheek take on the simulation genre inspired by the 19th century oil rush in North America.

92% positive · 16K reviews
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All announced content has been released
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All announced content has been released
Medium confidence

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Steam $12.99
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Evaluation

Turmoil launched in June 2016 and has received a steady stream of updates and expansions over the years. Three major content releases define its post-launch history: the Turmoil 3.0 rebuild (October 2021), the Multiplayer mode (December 2022), and the Deeper Underground DLC (September 12, 2024). All three DLC items listed on the store — the Original Soundtrack (October 2016), The Heat Is On (March 2018), and Deeper Underground (September 2024) — are released with no unreleased items remaining. On June 5, 2026, Gamious posted a 10th anniversary message celebrating the game's decade on Steam. Notably, while warm and appreciative in tone, the post did not announce any new content or upcoming DLC — it focused on gratitude and the team's continued enjoyment of playing the game themselves. The most recent substantive update was a feature patch on May 27, 2025 introducing Daily Challenges, but this was a gameplay mode expansion rather than a new major content release. The gap since the last major content release (Deeper Underground, September 12, 2024) and the tone of the anniversary post — which looked back rather than forward — together suggest the game has reached the end of its planned content cycle. The developer noted that Deeper Underground itself was unplanned ("Creating a new DLC was not something we planned on"), implying future DLC is not on the roadmap. With all DLC released, no announced future content, and an anniversary post that served as a retrospective rather than a teaser, the game appears to be content-complete as of the Deeper Underground release date.
Evidence
Deeper Underground DLC launched, adding a full new campaign, new mechanics (petrol refining, water, dynamite), new characters, and new expedition modes.
news post · Sep 12, 2024 source content shipped
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Deeper Underground DLC released September 12, 2024. All three listed DLC items are released with no unreleased entries remaining.
dlc listing · Sep 12, 2024 source content shipped
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Content

3 of 3 released · no outstanding content
Released
Mar 2018

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Gamious
Achievements
39
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · PvP

About this game

Turmoil offers players a visually charming, tongue-in-cheek take on the simulation genre inspired by 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.

Lease land at the town auction and search for oil. Build a rig, create an efficient pipe network and bring up the oil to store it in silos. Sell the oil at the best times to maximize profits. Then buy essential upgrades in town to cope with rock, gas and ice. Acquire more town shares than your competitors in a bid to become the new mayor.

  • 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.
  • Take on computer opponents, or challenge friends or random opponents in online multiplayer matches.
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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