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Oil.exe

Drill the wells. Run the refinery. Read the market. OIL is a free text-based simulation of running a petroleum operation, played at a 1980s green-phosphor terminal. End each year richer or bankrupt. Mind the…

15 June 2026

Oil.exe is an indie, released 15 June 2026 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Oil.exe is

Oil.exe was released in 2026. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Godot.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Drill the wells. Run the refinery. Read the market. OIL is a free text-based simulation of running a petroleum operation, played at a 1980s green-phosphor terminal. End each year richer or bankrupt. Mind the bear market. Climb the leaderboard.
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Oil.exe launched on 15 June 2026, within three weeks of 007 First Light, Mina the Hollower, Meccha Chameleon and Gothic 1 Remake.

Released around the same time: 007 First Light, Mina the Hollower, Meccha Chameleon, Gothic 1 Remake.

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When did Oil.exe come out?
Oil.exe was released on 15 June 2026 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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