Turmoil (2016 video game)

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Turmoil
Designer(s)
  • Jos Bouman
  • Erik Leppen
Programmer(s)
  • Erik Leppen
  • Florian van Strien
  • Herman Groenenboom
Composer(s)
  • Jan Jaap Doeven
  • Arjen Schut
Engine
Platform(s)
ReleaseJune 2, 2016[1]
Genre(s)Simulation
Mode(s)Single-player

Turmoil is a simulation video game by Gamious released on June 2, 2016.[1] It is available on Steam.

Gameplay

Screenshot from in-game.

Turmoil is inspired by the 19th century oil rush in

dowsers
, moles, or scanners, earning as much as they can in one year. The player goes up against three rival AIs in each level.

Development

Turmoil was in a prototype phase for a year before it entered

Steam Early Access in June 2015. After spending another year in early access, Turmoil was released on Steam in June 2016. In February 2017, Turmoil was also released on iOS for iPad
.

Reception

The game was received as being an extremely simple game, but had too much repetition.[4] It was also cited as "the epitome of simplicity"[3] and "an addictive and nostalgic management strategy".[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Turmoil". Gamious. Archived from the original on June 28, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "Turmoil for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Bohn, Jason (June 4, 2016). "Review: Turmoil". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Valentini, Tommaso (June 4, 2016). "Recensione Turmoil". Everyeye.it (in Italian). Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  5. ^ O'Sullivan, Fergus (September 9, 2016). "Review: Turmoil - Drilling, oil, fun and profit". GameCrate. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  6. ^ a b Švára, Ondřej (November 28, 2016). "Turmoil - recenze". Games.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on August 2, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.