The Oil Blue is an indie action sim set in the near future where you explore the world's oceans in search of oil, landing on abandoned refinery islands and reclaiming them under the watchful eyes of a major energy company. Once you land on an island, you have a set amount of days and oil production targets to hit 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 your employer, the United Oil of Oceania corp., 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! See why About.com calls it "...a rich and rewarding experience that’s really unlike any game out there." and JayisGames.com says, "The Oil Blue looks great, plays great, and will suck you in for hours at a time."
The Oil Blue is one of the best indie games I've played in far too long.
It mixes both great visuals with amazing and addicting gameplay.
I've spent a handful of hours on this game already, enjoying the great eye candy and audio the game has to offer.
The gameplay is sublime as well, though it can get... 'boring' and tedious a few hours in.
I could see this game appealing to tablet users; it's set up perfectly for the 'tap' style of gaming. But with a mouse, it tends to be difficult seeing at what speed you need to switch between the various machines at your disposal.
The music is great and calming, enough to settle the player down during gameplay and not irritate them too much. The background effects are great as well, especially the effects added to the machines during their start up (I've always been fond of machine noises for some incomprehensible reason).
The visuals are amazing too, being very crisp and sharp for an isolated indie game like this one. I love the added detail to each island; how you can see each machine it has on it including workers walking around on them and proceeding with their daily duties (mostly welding, as it seems).
All in all, this is a great pass-time, or 'hardcore' and fast-paced strategy game for any of you in need of a good game.