The Oil Blue

The oil drilling manager/simulator The Oil Blue is free for Windows, 100% free to keep, in an Indiegala’s limited time giveaway offer! Don’t miss it, since The Oil Blue can normally cost US$4.99!

The Oil Blue an indie simulator/manager that puts the player to drill oil in the world’s oceans, upgrade the gear and sell barrels in the market. It was developed by Vertigo Gaming and initially released on 22 July, 2010.

Published by Vertigo Gaming itself and made available for Windows, The Oil Blue got hundreds of slightly positive reviews on Steam, at least so far

You can get it here!

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Synopsis

It is the future, and the world is in grave need of oil. You and a crew have set off into the ocean, reclaiming old island drilling sites for oil production as you work for the UOO, the biggest oil supplier in the world. The working conditions are dire. You have no choice.

About the game

The Oil Blue is an indie action-sim that has you drilling for oil in the world’s oceans, selling barrels of oil on the market, and exploring new islands once you completed objectives set by your employer, the United Oil of Oceania company. Set in the oceans in the future, the world’s dependency on oil has grown to an even larger amount. It’s up to you and a crew of men to travel the ocean, find abandoned oil drilling islands, and reclaim them for the United Oil of Oceana company.

Once you land on an island, you have a set amount of days and oil barrels to make during your stay. Fire up those old drilling machines and start making oil underwater, watch the oil barrel market and sell at the highest price, repair machines and do it all within the time you’re given, or the UOO will boot you off the island for a better crew. Sell more barrels to achieve higher ranks and perks, upgrade your machines, and conquer the ocean!

The Oil Blue was released in 2010 to enthusiastic reviews and acclaim, including being a part of the “250 Indie Games You Must Play” book by Mike Rose. This Steam release contains all new extras, including:

• Original Windows release of the Oil Blue, patched to 1.041. This patch was never officially released until now, which contains fixes that help improve gameplay input.
• Steam Trading Card support, with all new HD art by Camille Kuo.
• Steam Achievements, unlocked using the included Oil Blue Achievement Unlocker/Helper App. Simply boot up this program and it will scan your save files for achievement unlocks, including old game saves you can transfer from previous releases!
• Includes the original game’s soundtrack in MP3 and FLAC file formats by Jonathan Geer.

More

• The Oil Blue @ Vertigo Gaming – The game’s page at the developer’s official site. With more info, etc.
• The Oil Blue: Steam Legacy Edition @ Steam – Store’s listing.
• The Oil Blue @ Indie DB – With more info and a free demo version.
• The Oil Blue @ Gaming Room – With more info and media. In Portuguese.
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