Oil Rush
Skip · Strategy · 2012
The verdict
SKIP IT.
The reviews do not carry it. What it costs you is time.
- PriceS
- Free to play
- Reviews▼
- 59% of 549
- Critics
- 67 players 8 lower
- Genre rank
- Top 92% Strategy
Holding it back: Reviews, Reach
Time and effort
- Main story
- 9.8h
- To 100%
- 15.5h 1.6x the story
- Achievements
- 40
Players and genre
- Online
- 0 now
- Better reviewed
- 6% of its genre
Price and player charts
The drop-off
66% start to 2% rarestThis site could not identify an ending achievement for this game, so there is no finish rate. Steam global achievements
The value story
The value story
It is less well reviewed than 94 percent of its genre. Castle Story ($9.99, scores 14) outscores it, and so does Element TD 2 - Tower Defense ($14.99, scores 56). Both sit among its closest neighbours.
More about Oil Rush
67 on Metacritic, 59 percent from players. A gap this way round is usually launch damage or a slow decline.
Buy now or wait
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
I don't need it... I Don't need it.... I definitely DON't need it.... I NEEED IITTTT!!!! --> Human reaction to Oil after they cause Terra to become an even bigger Ocean world The Oil must flow, 7/10
2 more reviews
Oil Rush is a real-time strategy game developed and published by Unigine Corp. that explores a unique vision of a post-apocalyptic future where rising oceans have swallowed most of the planet. In this flooded world, humanity survives on scattered platforms, industrial outposts, and fortified naval installations while competing for control of the last remaining oil reserves. By shifting the traditional RTS...
I know this game is more or less dead, however for anyone in the future who ever reads this. It is a good and unique game. I would love to see a reborn version of it.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
About the game
Oil Rush is a naval strategy game that takes place in a world where nuclear war has melted the ice caps, changing the face of the planet forever. Oil Rush offers unique gameplay, avoiding micromanagement of every single unit, while still providing full control over all important aspects of strategy and economy.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, NVIDIA 9600 256 MB or Intel HD 4000, 3 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
Cite this score
Oil Rush scores 7/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/200390/oil-rushReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.