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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.

Release DateJan 25, 2012
PriceFree
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)63.9% (mixed) Bottom 25% / 54.9%  Bottom 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)60.6% Bottom 30% / 54.1%  Bottom 25%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)119  / 468  Top 20%
Curators31 reviews  Top 20%
Median Play Time3.3 hours
Followers859 
Owners± 460.1K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 190.2K  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Oil Rush steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Oil Rush's Steam rating and reviews between January 2012 and December 2023. Steam's rating varies between 80.7% (October 2012) and 49.2% (April 2018).

With its 468 reviews Top 20%, Oil Rush could be considered a decent success for an indie game. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Oil Rush and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Oil Rush's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (63%), followed by Russian (12%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 21 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has 3 translations (English, Russian and German), it could have been more popular if it was translated in a few more languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Oil Rush percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Oil Rush depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is acceptable, with 14 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 4.8 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. When the negative review time is low (median : 89 minutes), it can be a sign that the game crashes on some systems or that players misunderstood the nature of the game (Does the Steam page clearly explain it, with gifs and a gameplay video ?). It can also mean that some players were somehow offended by Oil Rush and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Nice Graphics
  • Fast-paced
  • Challenging
  • Good for benchmarks
  • Careful Balance
  • High production value
  • Richly realized world
  • Unit-based gameplay
  • Cinematic battles
  • Good music
  • Limited gameplay
  • Less complex
  • Not like Starcraft or C&C
  • Suffers a few limitations
  • Stereotypical plot
  • Messing around with friends
  • Overwhelming numbers of enemies
  • Terrible gameplay
  • Extremely difficult
  • Simple gameplay

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's rating of 63.9%  Bottom 25% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Oil Rush's review data provided by Steam. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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