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2012PCPlayStation57 % positivefree

A real-time naval strategy game set on a flooded Earth after the ice caps melted, where you capture oil platforms and command fleets. Instead of micromanaging single units, you direct whole groups and focus on economy and strategic decisions.

Post-apocalyptic setting
Economy and management
Tactical depth

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The closest matches for Oil Rush are Warzone 2100, Ashes of the Singularity and Anomaly 2. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Oil Rush special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Warzone 2100

93 %Match

1999PCPlayStation90 % positivefree

Brings what grabs you about Oil Rush: a post-apocalyptic setting, economy and management as well as tactical depth.

Adds building and crafting, unlike Oil Rush.

A real-time strategy game set in a post-nuclear future where you rebuild civilization as "The Project", building a base, researching technology and designing your own custom units. Its modular vehicle design and full 3D battlefield stood out in 1999.

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Ashes of the Singularity

Post-apocalyptic setting

A large-scale real-time strategy game set in a post-human future, where huge armies fight over the resource Turinium across vast maps. It emphasizes macro management, expansion and massive battles.

Anomaly 2

Post-apocalyptic setting

A reverse tower defense game where you lead a convoy through an alien-occupied world, picking routes and using abilities in real time to destroy and evade enemy towers. The multiplayer mode pits tower defenders against attackers.

Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun

Post-apocalyptic setting

A classic real-time strategy game where GDI and the Brotherhood of Nod fight over a world ravaged by Tiberium. Base building, resource harvesting and live-action cutscenes define its bleak campaign.

KKnD2: Krossfire

Post-apocalyptic setting

A real-time strategy game set in a nuclear wasteland, where Survivors, mutated Evolved and new factions fight for control of the ruined surface. Base building, resource gathering and battles with quirky vehicles and mutants drive the play.

Tempest Rising

Post-apocalyptic setting

A classic-style real-time strategy game built around base building and army command. It is set in an alternate 1997 where the Cuban Missile Crisis went nuclear and a red energy vine called Tempest reshaped the world.

Earth 2140

Post-apocalyptic setting

In this classic 1990s real-time strategy game set in 2140, you lead either the UCS or the Eurasian Dynasty, building bases, gathering resources and commanding armies across a war-ravaged future Earth.

Original War

Post-apocalyptic setting

A real-time strategy game set in Cold War Siberia, where Americans and Russians fight over an alien mineral. It stands out for its small squads of individually developed characters with classes and skills instead of anonymous armies, plus a story with time-travel twists.

Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight

Post-apocalyptic setting

The finale of the Tiberium saga, set in 2062, offers class-based real-time strategy without traditional base building: you command mobile units through a crawler and earn experience in battle. Its campaign and online focus differ sharply from earlier entries in the series.

Earth 2150

Economy and management

In Earth 2150 you build bases and armies to fight over resources and territory on a devastated future Earth. Its appeal lies in combining classic real-time strategy with a faction-driven economy and a sci-fi war on a ruined planet.