
Wealth, power, greed: in the oil boom of the 1960s, money never sleeps. Invest in stocks, commodities and real estate, acquire companies and manipulate markets to build a financial empire. Use mergers, Ruthless speculation and strategies to dominate the global economy.
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The year is 1960, and the world is on the brink of an energy revolution. The discovery of vast oil reserves in the Middle East is changing the global economic landscape, creating unprecedented wealth and opportunity. Nations rise, corporations battle for dominance, and fortunes are made overnight. Will you seize the moment and build a financial empire, or will you be left behind as others strike it rich?
In this era of rapid transformation, money is more than just a currency: it’s power. Take control of financial markets and wield a variety of investment tools to build your fortune. Trade in:
Stocks – Invest in emerging oil giants before they take over the world.
Bonds & State Bonds – Secure lucrative government contracts and finance infrastructure projects
Commodities – Buy and sell crude oil, gold, wheat and other valuable resources driving the global economy.
Real Estate – Capitalize on booming Middle Eastern cities as wealth floods the region.
Investing isn’t just about buying and selling assets—you can take control of entire companies! Acquire businesses, set corporate strategies, and dictate their future. Will you build a financial empire through innovation, or will you crush your competition through hostile takeovers? Your leadership and decision-making skills will determine your success.
To dominate the industry, you must play the game at the highest level. Execute powerful financial moves, including:
Mergers & Acquisitions – Absorb competitors and control global supply chains.
Private and Public Stock Offerings – Raise capital without losing control of your empire.
One well-timed move can shift the balance of power—but one mistake can cost you everything.
The Middle East oil boom isn’t just about business—it’s about navigating the complex political and economic landscape. With multiple nations vying for control, you must take advantage of shifting tax laws, negotiate with governments, and deal with geopolitical tensions.
Avoid nationalization of your assets by forging the right alliances.
Deal with the government to continue doing business in the nation.
Shift profits offshore to maximize earnings and minimize taxation.
A sharp mind and a keen understanding of international politics will determine your fate.
The Middle East isn’t just about oil. As wealth pours into the region, other industries explode in value. Invest in multiple sectors as:
Oil Drilling & Refineries
Construction & Real Estate
Shipping & Logistics
Tourism
Defense
And so many others
The 1960s oil boom is your chance to build an empire that will stand the test of time. But wealth and power come with risks—governments may seize your assets, rivals may sabotage your operations, and markets can crash in an instant. Can you navigate these challenges and emerge as the most powerful tycoon of the era?
The future is in your hands. The Middle East is rich with opportunity. Will you claim your share?
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Languages: English, Italian, German
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 29 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
Huge potential! keep it up!
Pretty good economic game. Good complexity in the content of the game. Hope the developer will polish the user UI so that its easier to do research and comparison on companies financials.
Possibly abandoned as last update 8 months ago. It's okay for a business simulator, but, certainly not anywhere near the best ones. It's very cheap though to reflect that.
The game is decent for what it is. It could be so much more. I'd be happy to see a second one made and they expand on the first one. So much potential.
A bit barebones, but fun none the less. Several very silly UI related problems: messages of bankrupting companies cannot be filtered out and if enough messages accrue they cover the buttons. The 'exit page' button is inexplicably tiny. Little information on taxes paid, what type? where? how much does each breakdown to? No ability to change pause options (pause on x event, dont pause on y etc) A lot could be done to improve tooltips to give more information. Overall, its a pretty good game and could be much better with a few quality of life patches addressing glaring issues.
Cool little game, very addictive and fun
Very greedy
Fun and pretty addictive little game! For the price of 5.99€ (on sale) you get a couple of hours of pretty good entertainment. Yes the game is pretty rough around the edges in some areas, but if the developer continues to expand and polish this, it will be very good. A suggestion is to introduce some sort of Lobby or political system. Maybe fund Medias so that your ideology is promoted in your country. This part of the game is lacking, well everything. Right now if your country turns Socialist you are done for.. Also some QOL improvements would me nice, as some other people mentioned, the notification system is a bit tedious. There should also be some sort of easier management in each country beanch. Like setting the asset growth ”for all” of them.
It's such an awesome game. It reminds me an old IRL economic game from 90s where players as company CEOs, having received initial funds, had to distribute them among different areas (R&D, resource, capital, marketing and maybe a couple more). They had to do it secretly on paper and then give it to the game host, who would insert the info from the players into computer program for it to calculate the next cycle's market environment. However, here you have a whole region with different countries, industries, companies and AI entities who run them. There is a timeline starting in 60s, but markets don't correlate much with the IRL historical dates. !!! PLEASE !!! Can Pizza OK Games team introduce some sort of add-on or API, or smth else, that would allow to easily transfer data between a game and side soft? Like functionality to extract data on prices in particular commodity markets or stock market prices in JSON/XML/CSV and receive commands to buy/sell? That would make This game the GREATEST starting point and playground for algo-trading bot developers + would give 100000 ton weight reason to increase the game's price
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