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Black Gold: Oil Drilling Simulator
Step into the grit of the early 20th-century oil boom. Build your drilling empire from the dirt up chop timber, maintain rusty machinery, and manage a rugged crew. Strike black gold, overcome ruthless crises, and turn raw earth into an unimaginable fortune. The rush begins now.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“Great game, I like it but I think an unstuck button need to be added. I fell through the ground and have been falling for over 5 minutes and cant do anything about it.”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Black Gold: Oil Drilling Simulator I went into this thinking, “How hard can drilling for oil be?” Apparently, very hard… especially when your machinery is held together by rust, hope, and whatever spare parts I haven't lost yet. 😂 What I really like is the progression.…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“The Playway Game checklist: - Uncle leaves the thing for you to take over [YES] - Pick up trash [YES] - Chop Trees [YES] - Terrible AI Voice Acting [YES] after the playway things above that are in SOOO MANY playway games, the game gets somewhat interesting, but it is quickly…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-22.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Patch Notes 1.1.0b
Patch Notes 1.1.0b Lowered the floating Lumberjack sign so it is now positioned correctly. Adjusted the placement of wood storage piles near Derricks to prevent them from floating above the ground. Fi
Patch Notes 1.1.0a
Patch Notes 1.1.0a Fixed an issue preventing players from purchasing additional upgrades. We added the exact count of collected items needed to build a steam vehicle to the game save. Reduced the wear
Huge content update 1.1.0 is LIVE! 🛢️
Howdy, Oilmen! Black Gold: Oil Drilling Simulator Update 1.1.0 is now available! This update expands the late game, introduces a brand-new Random Events system , improves wood logistics, and gives you
Update 1.1.0 Roadmap - Time to Take Over the Town!
Hey, oil barons! 🤠 Your oil empire is growing, but there’s still more to do, discover, and work toward! We’re preparing update 1.1.0 for Black Gold: Oil Drilling Simulator , with new challenges, addit
Patch Notes 1.0.2
Patch Notes 1.0.2 Gameplay & Improvements Barrel transport routing has been improved. Barrels now pass through buildings to prevent delivery obstructions (we know it’s not the prettiest solution, but
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Simulation · Casual · Automation · Resource Management · Building · Realistic · Crafting · Management · First-Person · Atmospheric · Indie · Economy (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · #category_playable_at_your_own_pace · Playable without Timed Input · DualSense Controller Support · Save Anytime |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Bulgarian, Traditional Chinese, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Spanish - Latin America, Dutch, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Mala… |
| Achievements | 12 |
| Official site | https://www.creativeforge.pl/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64 Bit / Windows 8 64 Bit / Windows 10 64 Bit Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 / AMD Phenom II X4 965 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 550 Ti / Intel HD 620 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 30 GB available space Sound Card: dx11