Oil Strike ‘75 (2024)
- Developer
- Sumo Digital Academy
- Publisher
- Secret Mode
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Indie, Simulation, Free To Play
- Rating
- 4.8 of 5, 121 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 1.2 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A lighthearted but punishing simulation where you explore for oil, pilot a helicopter, and navigate workplace hazards with a darkly comic tone.
free to playeducationalsimulationexplorationlightheartedpunishinghelicopter pilotingobstacle course
What players say
Players describe it as a free, short teaser for Still Wakes the Deep, offering a mix of Atari-style minigames and a teletext puzzle. Some find the minigames repetitive or frustrating, while others enjoy the challenge. Linux and Steam Deck users report no support from the developer.
Screenshots
More games like this
- Still Wakes the Deep (2024)
- CRUSH DEPTH (2025)
- Forgotten Fears (2024)
- Sonar Scout (2024)
- Tangles - تشابك (2024)
- Harold Halibut (2024)
- Scyla (2024)
- Star-Wired (2024)
More by Sumo Digital Academy
- Zool Redimensioned (2021)
This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like playing and it picks from the whole catalog, or browse by platform and genre.