The next freebie on theEpic Games Storeis an excellent business simulator that turns you into an old-school oil tycoon. Each week, theEpic Games Store gives out one of the gamesin its vast library absolutely free.These range from remastered classicsto underrated indies to, every so often, full-priced major releases. The games remain free for a week each, and once the player claims one, it’s theirs to keep as long as they maintain an Epic Games account - even if it’s later taken off the store, it’ll still appear in their library.
Andthe latest free game fromEpicisTurmoil, a strategy/simulator game initially released by Gamious in 2016.Turmoilputs you in the shoes of an oil tycoon in 1899, as you set out to mine millions out of the ground beneath your feet. You’ll start with a single dowser, then build a rig, and start harvesting black gold right out of the ground. In time, you’ll dig deeper, looking for bigger and better veins as you expand your business empire.Turmoilis a simple game to pick up and play, but becomes engaging quickly as your day-to-day operation becomes more and more complicated.
Turmoil Hits The Epic Games Store This Week, Free Of Charge
What To Expect From Turmoil
When you launch a game ofTurmoil, you’ll select from one of four characters, each of whom has a different background and personality that’ll impact your journey. They’ll arrive in a new town, where they’re introduced to the Mayor, who hopes to turn it into a booming oil operation before long. They’ll be taken to their first oil site, where they’ll put down a dowser and find their first pocket of crude oil. They’ll then set up an operation to cart the oil over to a local processing plant.
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Over time, players will ramp up their oil drilling operations, purchasing new units, machinery, and parcels of land to expand and explore more opportunities for income. You’ll meet merchants who can help them upgrade aspects of their business, and shady dealers who’ll make you offers that sound too good to be true (and often are). You’ll have to manage the market, ensuring you sell your oil when it stands to make you the most profit. Don’t be fooled by its simple, cartoonish aesthetics or its sense of humor;it’s a deceptively complicated game, and a great obsession for strategy fansto sink their teeth into.
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Competition Takes Precedence
One of the more interesting aspects ofTurmoilisits focus on competition. Remember those four playable characters from the beginning? Well, all the ones you didn’t choose, you’ll wind up playing against. They’ll become your rivals in everything, placing competitive bets on parcels of land. They can be controlled either by your friends, random strangers online, or AI. At the end of the year, your respective profits will be tallied up, and whoever made the most will be declared the winner.
With millions (yes, millions) of possible procedurally generated maps, and infinite potential to play with friends,Turmoilcould be your new obsession. It may not be the highest-profilefreebie put out by the Epic Games Storein recent days, but it’s a lot of fun. It’s easy enough for almost anyone to pick up and play, but with hidden depths that make it worth playing again and again. For all these reasons and more, ensure you claimTurmoilwhile it’s free on theEpic Games Store- in other words, before January 16.
