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Turmoil cover art

Turmoil

Gamious · 2016-06-02

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Aug 04, 2016 (Mac), Aug 04, 2016 (Linux), Jun 02, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 28, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Feb 22, 2017 (iOS), Jan 10, 2022 (Android)

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.

Turmoil is an Indie, Simulation, Strategy game released in 2016, priced at $12.99, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (93% of 16166 reviews).

229
playing now
93%
positive of 16k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
IGDB user rating (56 ratings)
4.30★
PlayStation Store rating (161 ratings)
6h
to beat · rushed 5h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$12.99
steam price (US)

229 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Turmoil is a simulation video game by Gamious and based on the 19th century oil rush in North America. It was released through Steam Early Access in 2015, before being fully released the following year.

Trailer

Turmoil trailer thumbnail

Turmoil Release Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 229 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 599 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~75/week).
  • · Review velocity down 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 49,566 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 405k–971k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 16,190 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$12.99
Microsoft Store$15.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.94 at IndieGala Store (2025-06-03) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 63 of 132 observed days · $11.05 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
42142120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 292 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 400 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 357 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 421 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 353 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402902026-09-15 12:00 — 288 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 159 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 128 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 268 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 191 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 168 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 180 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 182 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 144 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 213 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 197 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 90 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 165 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 325 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 186 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 265 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 335 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 154 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 191 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 280 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 225 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 158 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 229 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.1k0May 2015Aug 2026May 2015 — avg 0 · peak 3Sep 2015 — avg 47 · peak 104Jan 2016 — avg 64 · peak 694May 2016 — avg 45 · peak 206Sep 2016 — avg 258 · peak 571Jan 2017 — avg 99 · peak 306May 2017 — avg 77 · peak 154Sep 2017 — avg 188 · peak 399Jan 2018 — avg 192 · peak 2,153May 2018 — avg 240 · peak 509Sep 2018 — avg 110 · peak 215Jan 2019 — avg 114 · peak 210May 2019 — avg 179 · peak 433Sep 2019 — avg 136 · peak 339Jan 2020 — avg 135 · peak 295May 2020 — avg 391 · peak 1,496Sep 2020 — avg 509 · peak 2,066Jan 2021 — avg 228 · peak 422May 2021 — avg 311 · peak 580Sep 2021 — avg 274 · peak 616Jan 2022 — avg 502 · peak 1,348May 2022 — avg 253 · peak 515Sep 2022 — avg 271 · peak 515Jan 2023 — avg 318 · peak 577May 2023 — avg 241 · peak 458Sep 2023 — avg 372 · peak 2,244Jan 2024 — avg 630 · peak 1,769May 2024 — avg 230 · peak 450Sep 2024 — avg 996 · peak 4,055Jan 2025 — avg 369 · peak 672May 2025 — avg 180 · peak 309Sep 2025 — avg 230 · peak 515Jan 2026 — avg 255 · peak 521May 2026 — avg 330 · peak 1,095Aug 2026 — avg 212 · peak 479
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
552026-09-252026-10-142026-09-25: 4 new positive2026-09-29: 1 new negative2026-10-04: 5 new positive2026-10-05: 1 new positive2026-10-06: 1 new negative2026-10-08: 4 new positive2026-10-14: 5 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$12.99$2.122015-06-052026-10-142015-06-05 — best price $8.992016-12-21 — best price $9.992017-08-14 — best price $4.542018-01-06 — best price $9.992018-06-14 — best price $4.672018-09-24 — best price $8.992019-02-09 — best price $9.992019-07-06 — best price $8.992019-12-27 — best price $4.002020-03-12 — best price $9.992020-06-25 — best price $3.392020-09-16 — best price $8.892020-11-20 — best price $4.492021-01-30 — best price $9.992021-04-23 — best price $9.992021-07-01 — best price $9.992021-11-12 — best price $3.282022-02-04 — best price $9.992022-07-09 — best price $9.992023-01-01 — best price $2.122023-05-14 — best price $2.982023-08-15 — best price $2.992023-11-22 — best price $4.732024-02-18 — best price $12.992024-05-05 — best price $8.002024-08-02 — best price $6.542024-11-01 — best price $5.572025-02-02 — best price $3.702025-04-28 — best price $10.222025-07-31 — best price $12.992025-10-29 — best price $3.272026-04-10 — best price $2.482026-09-05 — best price $3.892026-10-14 — best price $12.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2232026-05-29 — 11 pageviews2026-06-02 — 13 pageviews2026-06-06 — 14 pageviews2026-06-10 — 6 pageviews2026-06-14 — 11 pageviews2026-06-18 — 14 pageviews2026-06-22 — 9 pageviews2026-06-26 — 17 pageviews2026-06-30 — 8 pageviews2026-07-04 — 10 pageviews2026-07-08 — 9 pageviews2026-07-12 — 12 pageviews2026-07-16 — 16 pageviews2026-07-20 — 12 pageviews2026-07-24 — 16 pageviews2026-07-28 — 11 pageviews2026-08-01 — 10 pageviews2026-08-05 — 7 pageviews2026-08-09 — 11 pageviews2026-08-13 — 12 pageviews2026-08-17 — 6 pageviews2026-08-21 — 9 pageviews2026-08-25 — 5 pageviews2026-08-29 — 10 pageviews2026-09-02 — 8 pageviews2026-09-06 — 14 pageviews2026-09-10 — 9 pageviews2026-09-14 — 5 pageviews2026-09-18 — 12 pageviews2026-09-22 — 11 pageviews2026-09-26 — 12 pageviews2026-09-30 — 6 pageviews2026-10-04 — 13 pageviews2026-10-07 — 5 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

3702026-10-02 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 05:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-04 15:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-05 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 12:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-05 14:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-05 16:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-05 18:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-05 20:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-06 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 20:34 — 37 viewers2026-10-06 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 00:35 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 19:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-08 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 16:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

39
achievements tracked
85.9%
earned "Promising"
8.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing3 DLC

14 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Hungarian, Japanese…

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2016-10-21, latest 2024-09-12 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)20,9700%39
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)1400%39
PS4 (PlayStation)1250%32
PS4 (PlayStation)580%32
Switch (Nintendo)150%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DMiningEconomyRelaxingStrategyCapitalismManagementSimulationMultiplayerSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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