Oil Baron

Oil Baron is a game about finding and selling oil across seven locations, each with its own tasks. You must complete a location’s goals by the end of the day, such as collecting a set amount of oil or earning several thousand dollars. The game has five difficulty levels: easy, normal, difficult, very complicated and insane.

Find and drill for oil

At each location, you can look around and hire a geologist for $200 to identify the approximate location of oil, or search for it yourself. At lower difficulty levels, oil is often visible on the surface. You can buy an oil rig for $1,000 and then purchase an oil storage tank. Once the tank is installed, you choose how deep to drill; deeper wells cost more. A well can strike oil, but if you miss the source you may only reach its edge. The oil source shrinks over time until the rig stops working.

Sell oil and improve

When a rig stops working, you can sell it with its tank for $400 and install another. You can buy any number of rigs, but only one can be placed at each location. Once the tank holds the required amount of oil, you put the oil into a bucket and carry it to market. Each bucket holds 15 units of oil, and the market rate can vary from $0.20 per unit to $3–4, so you can wait for a better price. Keep the rig near the market, since time matters.

Each oil sale earns 15 experience points. Reaching the required amount lets you level up and gain improvements, which you spend on upgrades that speed up and add dynamism to the gameplay.

Features

The game includes achievements, simple controls, light music and graphics described as pleasant. It is available in two languages.