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Black Gold came out in 1991 for Amiga and DOS, then for Commodore C64/128/MAX in 1992. On Steam, 61% of 170 player reviews are positive (Mixed). 3 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 19 in the last 30 days. Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

Join the early 20th century oil boom! In this game you will hire people, build your own oil field, extract crude oil, fight obstacles and crises what eventually will bring you fortune you’ve never dreamt of!

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Releases

Platform
Date
1991
1991

Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.

PC and Steam Deck

Steam store page

Steam Deck: Unsupported Valve reports it does not run

Minimum
Recommended
OS *
Windows 7 64 Bit / Windows 8 64 Bit / Windows 10 64 Bit
-
Processor
Intel Core i3-2100 / AMD Phenom II X4 965
Intel Core i5-4670K / AMD FX-8320 or equivalent
Memory
8 GB RAM
16 GB RAM
Graphics
GeForce GTX 550 Ti / Intel HD 620
GeForce GTX 960 / Radeon R9 290X
DirectX
Version 11
Version 11
Storage
30 GB available space
30 GB available space
Sound Card
dx11
dx11
OS
-
Windows 10 64 Bit

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Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Nov 5, 2026.

Black Gold player count

concurrent players on Steam
3playing now1h ago
6peak today
1930-day peak
19highest we have seenOct 25, 2026
Oct 25: 19 Oct 26: 10 Oct 27: 14 Oct 28: 10 Oct 29: 10 Oct 30: 11 Oct 31: 15 Nov 1: 13 Nov 2: 10 Nov 3: 6 Nov 4: 8 Nov 5: 6
Oct 25daily peak, last 12 daystoday

Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.

Black Gold achievements

12 achievements on Steam

Rarest

GOD OF OIL Sell ​​1000 barrels of oil
26.3%
DONKEY JUMP! Jump over a rolling barrel
29.1%
RICH MAN Collect a $50000
30.1%
KING OF OIL Sell ​​500 barrels of oil
55.9%
ENGINEER Build 3 derricks
72.5%
LORD OF OIL Sell ​​100 barrels of oil
84.8%
All 12 achievements by how many players unlocked them
BUSINESSMAN Sell ​​50 barrels of oil
88.8%
BOSS Hire your first employee
93.4%
FIRST SALE Sell ​​your first barrel of oil
94%
CONSTRUCTOR Build your first derrick
95.5%
LUMBERJACK Cut down the first tree
96%
CLEAN HOUSE Clean up the house
97.1%

Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.