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Games like Black Gold

1989

You run an oil company, buying and selling oilfields, drilling, laying pipelines and trading on the world market. You compete against rival players month by month, even using sabotage and detectives.

  • Economy and management
  • Competing against other players
  • Deep systems to master
  • Co-op or multiplayer

In short: Games like Black Gold

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Black Gold special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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10 games with a similar feel, sorted by match · How is this calculated?

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Steam: Rails to Riches

92 %Match

2015USK 0PC78 % positive9.75 €

Brings what grabs you about Black Gold: economy and management, complex systems to tinker with as well as tactical depth.

A digital adaptation of the board game where you run a railway company, issue shares, lay track and haul goods. It rewards smart route planning and economic judgment against rival players.

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Le Havre: The Inland Port

Tactical depth

A digital adaptation of Uwe Rosenberg's board game in which you build structures, ships and goods chains in the port of Le Havre to out-earn your opponent. Play against the AI, hot-seat, or asynchronously online.

Football Manager 2013

Economy and management

A deep football management simulation where you handle squad, tactics, transfers and club finances across many seasons. Its appeal lies in the huge database and building a club your own way.

Capitalism II

Economy and management

A deep business simulation where you build a corporate empire, from manufacturing and marketing to research and stock trading. The detailed market rewards long-term planning and a head for numbers.

Out of the Park Baseball 17

Economy and management

An extremely deep baseball management sim where you run an MLB franchise as general manager and coach over many seasons, handling trades, drafts and in-game strategy with text-based game simulation. You can replay historical seasons or build fictional leagues, including online ones.

Football Manager 2022

Economy and management

An extremely detailed football management sim where you handle tactics, transfers, training and club running across many seasons. The appeal lies in building a squad and imposing your own playing philosophy.

Football Manager 2009

Economy and management

A deep football management simulation where you handle tactics, transfers, training and club running across many seasons. Its huge database and level of detail make it a long-term hit for stats lovers.

Out of the Park Baseball 24

Economy and management

An extremely deep baseball management sim where you act as general manager and coach, handling rosters, finances, prospects and in-game tactics to build dynasties over decades. Fully MLB licensed with vast statistical depth.

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