Geek Gift Guide: Oasis

by Aggro Me on December 2, 2008

Oasis isn’t a new game.  In fact, it won the Seumas McNally award for best independent game all the way back in 2004.  But it’s never too late to give a game this awesome to your favorite gamer (or even yourself).  You don’t have to take my word for it - check out this review on Game Tunnel.

Even though I’ve had Oasis for years, I just played this game for about four hours straight for the third night in a row.  It’s still as addictive and fun as it ever was.

Seriously, don’t even bother listening to me.  Just go play the free demo - it’s an hour long.

A mobile version already exists so why must Mind Control Software torture me by not releasing an iPhone app?  Ah well, according to this forum post I can’t really blame Mind Control, it looks like PlayFirst owns the game.  Well, whoever is in charge…just get it done!  

I posted a question on the forums asking about an iPhone port and got the response:

We love the iPhone but getting it on that platform has certain business issues that have yet to be worked out. Hopefully in the future it can happen! 

I hope so, because this game is just a blast.   But for now, why not enjoy the PC version?  My description follows the jump…

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