Turmoil — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Steam Awards – “Labor of Love” Nomination | 2025-11-24 | Nominate Turmoil for “Labor of Love” 💛Turmoil has been in players’ hands for many years now, and it has continued to grow thanks to all of you — your feedback, your suggestions, and your passion for digging a little deeper.This year, we’d love your help nominating Turmoil for the Steam Awards “Labor of Love” category.This award celebrates games that keep evolving long after launch — shaped by a dedicated community and a team that keeps improving the experience.Your support helps more players discover our quirky oil-drilling world.Thanks for sticking with us all these years and for being such an important part of Turmoil’s journey 💛 |
| A Decade of Drilling: Turmoil Turned 10 Today! | 2025-06-05 | Dear Oil Entrepreneurs, Today, it was exactly 10 years ago that Turmoil was first released on Steam in Early Access. It's been quite the adventure! We're happy to celebrate this special day with a juicy discount, and we're especially thankful to everyone that supported us on our way to reaching this milestone. A birthday is not complete without some decoration, so you might notice we've given the Turmoil logo a temporary makeover in the title screen. There's even special thank you note there from the mayor himself! We're hoping to stick around much longer than these 10 years, not in the least because we still highly enjoy playing the game our |
| Daily Challenges! | 2025-05-27 | Howdy, oil afficionados! Hold on to your hats because we’ve got an update that’s going to shake things up! We’re upping the challenge frequency by introducing Daily Challenges, bringing you fresh gameplay every day. What’s New? We're ditching the Weeklies and present you with the opportunity to test your mettle against the world on a Daily basis! And as a bonus: If you own the The Heat is On DLC, get ready to get hands-on with magma in The Volcanic Lands, now added to the Daily Challenge carrousel! And if you want to go deep or refine your drilling game, Deep Mode and The Cliffs have been added as Daily Challenges as well, as part of the Deep |
| Deeper Underground update | 2024-10-31 | Dear Oil entrepreneurs, Today's update brings some bug fixes and updated mechanics! Many thanks to everyone who reported bugs on the Turmoil Steam Community boards. Please know that even if we do not respond to every post, we do read them and your feedback is much appreciated! Features We changed the reward for picking up a ruby in deep mode. Instead of getting a bonus at the end of the level, you now directly get a bonus of $500 for your research fund. Added some visual feedback for passing every 100m in Deepmode. Bug fixes Updated localization files Fixed an issue where Deepmode levels sometimes had the background of the cliffs levels. Fixe |
| A few DLC bug fixes | 2024-09-23 | Fixed issue where it was sometimes possible to play Dice Dice Dice with too little money Fixed issue where Dice Dice Dice was not playable if the player lacked the funds for other saloon offers above 1000 dollars Fixed diamond offer in The Heat is On never appearing Removed line from deep mode level excerpt about diamonds found Fixed issue where campaign button stays selected after reopening custom multiplayer game menu Fixed issue where deepmode check to see if you were able to build a pipe assumed you are always drilling through rock Fixed issue where the game would sometimes freeze if a pipe was built directly from a refinery |
| Deeper Underground is now available! | 2024-09-12 | Dear oil entrepreneurs, Turmoil's new DLC Deeper Underground is now available! So, without further ado, we welcome you to get back into the business of drilling for oil, and all the other things we have cooked up for you! An all-new town with new buildings, a new mayor, and balloon trips to special deep-drilling grounds! Besides oil, you can now also find water underground - which comes in handy when you want to drill faster and cheaper! But it's also essential for the production of the highly valuable petrol! Petrol marks the start of a new era. You can’t just dig it up and sell it right away, you first have to produce it in refineries. It’s |
| Deeper Underground Playtest! | 2024-08-08 | Hi all! You may have heard about the upcoming new Turmoil DLC: Deeper Underground! If you're all hyped up and would like to help us playtest the final stages of development, you're welcome to sign up for a limited-time playtest on the storepage: https://store.steampowered.com/app/361280/Turmoil/ Playtesting will only be done in English for now, but of course the final game will be available in all languages you are used to. We'll start playtesting as soon as next week, so first come first serve! So sign up, and get your oil (and petrol) drilling on! Your input will only help us make the DLC more awesome! Thanks in advance! Team Turmoil |
| Turmoil - Deeper Underground | 2024-08-01 | We're happy to present Turmoil - Deeper Underground! We’re bringing Turmoil into the Roaring Twenties with a completely new campaign, lots of newfangled mechanics, upgrades, new playable characters and NPC’s, and all-new areas and levels! But rest assured: it all comes with the trusted Turmoil gameplay you've come to know from previous campaigns. So get ready to deepen your Turmoil experience, here’s what you can expect: An all-new town with new buildings, a new mayor, and balloon trips to special deep-drilling grounds! Besides oil, you can now also find water underground - which comes in handy when you want to drill faster and cheaper! But i |
| V 3.1.3 - Single game mode for Multiplayer | 2023-02-21 | Dear oil entrepreneurs, Thank you for all the great feedback and support! We noticed that not every player had the time to complete a full multiplayer campaign. Because of this we are happy to add a single game mode to the multiplayer: Play a single level with random players Customize a single level to play with friends Single player tab added to the achievements overview Next to the single game mode we also fixed some bugs and added some new features. Features: Added pop-up to the start of single levels and weekly challenge with info about the level. Added help feature to the multiplayer menu. Small changes: Changed wording in pause menu whe |
| V 3.1.2 - Fixing some small issues | 2023-01-10 | Dear oil entrepreneurs, Thank you for all the feedback! We will bring you a update today to fix some small issues in multiplayer mode: After leaving a multiplayer match where all other players left before the end, you will no longer get a pop-up with a warning about abandoning games prematurely (this will also not count as a game leave). Added the option to delete custom games that are still waiting to start. Fixed a bug where the game gets stuck when someone reaches exactly 50% of the shares. We have been collecting your feedback and suggestions (thank you!) to further improve and expand Turmoil multiplayer! |
| V 3.1.1 - Getting more players to participate in Multiplayer matches | 2022-12-16 | Dear oil entrepreneurs, Thank you for all the feedback on the multiplayer update! We will bring you a small update today to fix some issues with multiplayer matches that get stuck early in the game. Unresponsive players get removed from the match in the first turn When a player now leaves a match in the first turn without playing the level, they are no longer part of that running game to make room for another player. This way we want to reward participation and hopefully prevent more games from getting stuck. Next to the issue above we fixed some problems with missing text in the localization of multiplayer. |
| Multiplayer now available! | 2022-12-14 | Dear oil entrepreneurs, We are happy to announce that with this update, Turmoil Multiplayer is finally here! We dig it (ha!), and hope you will too! Many thanks to all the players who helped us by playtesting, filling in questionnaires and reporting bugs! Now we suspect you may want to know what’s in store in Turmoil Multiplayer, so here’s a short roundup of what’s what: Turmoil Multiplayer is like playing a campaign with human opponents instead of NPC's, on a new and smaller map, but with the same area and technology progression as in the main game. Join a random campaign and stack up your skills against players across the globe, or create a |
| 3.0.70 - Save backups and lots of bug fixes | 2022-07-07 | Dear oil entrepreneurs, Today's update brings some long needed bug fixes and tweaks. Many thanks to everyone who reported bugs on the Turmoil Steam Community boards. Please know that even if we do not respond to every post, we do read them and your feedback is much appreciated! Features Campaigns, single levels, challenge levels and player progress are now backed up before saving a new one. The backup is loaded in case the original is corrupted or no longer exists. Added Steam Rich Presence which displays your ingame status in the Steam friends list while you are playing. The status indicates when you are playing a campaign and in what year, |
| Multiplayer beta signups are now open! | 2022-04-21 | Dear oil entrepreneurs, It's finally upon us: Turmoil Multiplayer has reached the playtesting phase! If all goes well, you'll all be able to play Turmoil campaigns online with friends and adversaries in the near future. But of course we want to make sure everything is in good order before we release this goodness onto our beloved players. And we could use your help with this! Once the playtest build is live, a button will appear on the store page, which you can use to sign up as a tester for Turmoil Multiplayer. There will be a limited number of volunteer playtester spots available, and if you sign up via the button, you will receive an invit |
| Multiplayer part 5: Q&A | 2022-02-11 | Welcome to the final pre-release development blog of the multiplayer update. We’re really thankful for the positive interest so far. In today’s post, we are going to answer some questions that appeared in the comments on previous blog posts. After that, all that’s left is actually releasing the gamemode! Multiplayer part 1: an introduction A look at what the multiplayer campaign is and what a turn of playing looks like. Multiplayer part 2: a match in action A first look at the info you get to see about your opponents. Multiplayer part 3: game history and end-of-game A look at in-game player statistics and the History page. Multiplayer part 4: |
| Multiplayer part 4: customization and matchmaking | 2022-01-28 | Hello and welcome to the last multiplayer blog post. The topics of the day are player portrait customization and matchmaking! Multiplayer part 1: an introduction A look at what the multiplayer campaign is and what a turn of playing looks like. Multiplayer part 2: a match in action A first look at the info you get to see about your opponents. Multiplayer part 3: game history and end-of-game A look at in-game player statistics and the History page. Multiplayer part 4: customization and matchmaking ← You are here Cosmetic player customization and details about how you actually join a match. Multiplayer part 5: questions & answers An overview of |
| Multiplayer part 3: game history and end-of-game | 2022-01-21 | Hello all and welcome to part 3 of the multiplayer development log. We will be showcasing the match statistics available during a multiplayer campaign. Today’s screenshots are all from a real multiplayer match, played internally. Multiplayer part 1: an introduction A look at what the multiplayer campaign is and what a turn of playing looks like. Multiplayer part 2: a match in action A first look at the info you get to see about your opponents. Multiplayer part 3: game history and end-of-game ← You are here A look at in-game player statistics and the History page. Multiplayer part 4: customization and matchmaking Multiplayer part 5: questions |
| Turmoil for Android and iOS out now! | 2022-01-11 | Dear oil entrepreneurs, It’s finally here! Leiting Games and Gamious proudly present Turmoil for Android and iOS. Turmoil for mobile contains the full experience you know and love, adjusted for touch screens with zoom, tap, and swipe inputs specifically designed for phone screens. Additional features include: Android tablet and iPad support Classic and expert campaign The Heat Is On expansion pack, with normal and expert campaign Single game mode Daily Challenge mode with leaderboards. You read that right, daily! Save & Continue functionality. Automatically saves when minimized. COMING SOON: Multiplayer gamemode, play a campaign against your |
| Multiplayer part 2: a match in action | 2021-12-03 | Hello and welcome to part 2 of the series where we reveal the contents of the soon-to-be released multiplayer gamemode. Multiplayer part 1: an introduction A look at what the multiplayer campaign is and what a turn of playing looks like. Multiplayer part 2: a match in action ← You are here Multiplayer part 3: game history and end-of-game Multiplayer part 4: customization and matchmaking Multiplayer part 5: questions & answers An overview of community questions that were answered previously. Make sure to put your questions in the comments! Keeping tabs on the competition Last time you saw what it will be like to play a round of the multiplayer |
| Multiplayer part 1: an introduction | 2021-11-26 | Hello everyone, this is Herman A.K.A. 1000 Gibibit, lead programmer on Turmoil. We've announced multiplayer for Turmoil a while ago, and now that we're close to finishing, we'd love to tell you a bit more about it. So, welcome to a new series discussing the contents of the upcoming multiplayer update. In the coming weeks we will be going over several facets of multiplayer explaining the gameplay and design choices of the new game mode. This is a more lengthy format than your regular patch notes post, so feel free to skim the post if you’re not into that. First off, a roadmap of the posts that are coming up: Multiplayer part 1: an introduction |