Oasis is a turn-based strategy video game developed by American studio Mind Control Software and published for Microsoft Windows by PlayFirst in April 2005. Konami released a mobile phone port in 2006. Mind Control reacquired rights to the game from PlayFirst in 2010 and released an iPad version called Defense of the Oasis that same year. An iPad version was published on Steam in August 2020. Oasis is a casual game set in ancient Egypt that combines Civilization-style strategy and puzzle gameplay.
Gameplay
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Each level of Oasis consists of a single screen with a 10x10 grid of randomly generated terrain. Initially the map is covered with fog of war, but the player may remove the fog from tiles by clicking on them. Each click reveals a single tile and takes a turn; 85 turns are available for each level. The primary goal is to find the glyph and protect it from barbarians who attack after the 85th turn from tiles marked by blue cairns.
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|GameSpot
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|Game Tunnel
|10/10
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|IGN
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|PC Zone
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Oasis received largely positive reviews from the videogame press, received awards from the independent game community and has been ported to mobile phone by Konami. In July 2010, Electrified Games released an iPad version of Oasis renamed as Defense of the Oasis to avoid confusion with the English rock band Oasis.
Reviewers agreed that the game is easy to pick up and play whilst containing depth of gameplay. while Game Tunnel stated that "Oasis packs a very powerful punch of both strategy and entertainment".
Website Game Tunnel's founder Russell Carroll rated the game 10 out of 10 overall, saying that "the game is flawlessly designed to create a wonderful experience in strategy/world-building that even those who don't really get into the genre can enjoy" and "Oasis is one of the best gaming experiences I've had this year". and "Strategy Game of the Year" awards. The game also won the Independent Games Festival's 2004 "Seumas McNally Grand Prize" and "Innovation in Game Design" awards in the web/downloadable category. During the 9th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, Oasis was nominated for "Downloadable Game of the Year" by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.