Underplayed Gems

Oil empire (1996)

Oil empire cover
Platforms
DOS
Genres
Adventure, Simulation
Rating
3.8 of 5, 4 player ratings
Where to get it
My Abandonware
The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Oil Empire feels like a deliberate, thinky managerial sim where you methodically extract resources and expand your industrial empire with a calm, reserved efficiency.

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Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.