Oil Invasion

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Oil Invasion is a single player hack and slash game. It was developed by Ruskija game experience and was released on April 9, 2022. It received negative reviews from players.

You are super soldier whose mission is to find captured oil which is captured from evil army from East

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40%

Audience ScoreBased on 10 reviews

optimization1 positive mentions

music3 negative mentions

Captures the retro old-school FPS aesthetic inspired by classics like DOOM, BLOOD, and Duke Nukem.
Simple and accessible gameplay that is easy to pick up for players seeking a straightforward shooter experience.
Low cost makes it a low-risk purchase for fans of classic-style boomer shooters.

Gameplay is repetitive with stiff controls, unresponsive shooting, and minimal enemy variety that fails to engage over time.
Level design is poorly executed with issues like map glitches, bad hitboxes, tedious platforming, and linear, uninspired environments.
Audio and visual presentation are low quality and glitchy, including repetitive music, basic sound effects, and rough graphics leading to a lack of immersion.

gameplay
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is criticized for its repetitive and unrefined mechanics, featuring basic and unresponsive shooting with minimal weapon variety. Combined with poor level design and a lack of meaningful narrative or engagement, it results in a short, tedious experience that fails to stand out or encourage replay.
- “Combat is centered on a small selection of weapons, including standard firearms and occasional heavier options, but their use rarely demands more than basic shooting mechanics.”
- “While it establishes a clear objective and functional mechanics, it does not build upon them in ways that create meaningful engagement.”
- “The narrative, such as it is, remains largely in the background, offering only a basic justification for the gameplay without attempting to develop characters or a compelling storyline.”
- “Gameplay is very stiff, shooting unresponsive and tons of incredibly tedious design choices make this brief campaign just annoying to get through.”
- “With only a handful of levels and a repetitive gameplay loop, the experience is relatively short and offers little incentive for replay.”
- “The repetition of its gameplay loop, combined with its minimal presentation and lack of refinement, prevents it from standing out even within the indie space.”
music
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music and sound design are widely criticized for being repetitive, unoriginal, and poorly composed, with many describing the soundtrack as a generic, looping track that fails to enhance the game experience. Overall, the audio quality is considered subpar and detracts from immersion.
- “The soundtrack is my first dark synth style and is very repetitive.”
- “The song itself is very much just a stock free song and the fact that it plays on loop is pretty grating.”
- “Sound effects are functional but unremarkable, and there is little in the way of music or ambient audio to enhance the experience.”
- “The audio design is pretty bad across the soundtrack and the sound effects.”
- “The song itself is very much just a stock free song, and the fact that it plays on loop is pretty grating.”
graphics
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's graphics feature a retro-inspired style reminiscent of classic shooters like Doom and Duke Nukem, but suffer from inconsistent enemy designs and a lack of visual customization. Additionally, graphical glitches and empty environments detract from the overall aesthetic, resulting in an unimpressive and forgettable atmosphere.
- “This game attempts to channel the spirit of Doom, Rise of the Triad, and Duke Nukem 3D, and at first glance, it seems to succeed with its retro-inspired art style and enemy designs.”
- “A mixed boomer shooter clone between iconic classics like Doom due to its entire graphic style and Blood/Duke Nukem due to just the jumps you can perform.”
- “It succeeds at first in its art style and enemies, until a bit of exploration yields that these enemies are inconsistent, as if from different artists or asset packs.”
- “The overall aesthetic does little to distinguish the experience or create a memorable atmosphere.”
- “It succeeds at first in its art style and enemies, until a bit of exploration reveals that these enemies are inconsistent, as if from different artists or asset packs.”
- “Graphical glitches, platforms you can't jump on, wide fields of nothingness, you name it.”
story
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is minimal and largely serves as a background justification for gameplay, lacking character development or a coherent narrative. Levels feel disconnected and generic, with little to no engaging plot, making exploration tedious and uninspired.
- “In reality, there's no story whatsoever; it's just a bunch of different levels that don't have any connection, and the story description comes from the store page as there's nothing in the actual game.”
- “The stories are very generic and just not fun to explore, especially the last mission, which is a giant farm where it's borderline impossible to find the key to advance.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from significant stability issues, including audio glitches where sound effects stack and become overwhelming, graphical glitches, and problematic level design with unjumpable platforms and empty areas. These problems disrupt the overall gameplay experience.
- “Most enemies in the game don't even make any noises, except the ones that shoot, and as soon as they spot you, they stay locked on and will shoot you through walls. The audio effects stack, glitch out, and become so loud it feels like you're going insane.”
- “Graphical glitches, platforms you can't jump on, wide fields of nothingness, you name it.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is well-optimized and runs smoothly thanks to its simplicity, but this comes at the expense of immersive visuals, resulting in a less engaging world.
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The atmosphere is generally unremarkable, offering little distinction or memorable aesthetic elements to enhance the overall experience.
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding in the game is characterized by tedious and stiff gameplay, with unresponsive shooting and frustrating design choices that make progression feel annoying and unenjoyable.