Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time

Same family as Oil Rush: a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings horror setting and 2D presentation.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Oil Rush down to the 19 that fit the “Mobile” category. Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time, Cubemen and Clash of Clans top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Oil Rush.
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Within the “Mobile” category, the closest game to Oil Rush is Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time — scoring 70/100 on our similarity scale. Cubemen and Clash of Clans follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Oil Rush. Each one has been evaluated across 7 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

Same family as Oil Rush: a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings horror setting and 2D presentation.

Held in common with Oil Rush: single-player focus and an isometric view.

With Oil Rush it shares single-player focus and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is setting: fantasy world.

What carries over from Oil Rush is single-player focus and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is setting: historical setting.

Same family as Oil Rush: a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: fantasy world.

Its point of contact with Oil Rush is multiplayer gameplay and an isometric view. The distance is in setting — its own ground is fantasy world.
Released 4 years after Oil Rush.

Genre puts it alongside Oil Rush, and so does single-player focus and an isometric view. The distance is in setting and game mode — its own ground is fantasy world and 2D presentation.

With Oil Rush it shares single-player focus. They part company on game mode: this one brings a casual, approachable feel.

The genre is the same as Oil Rush’s, and with it single-player focus. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is horror setting and 2D presentation.

It comes from the same genre as Oil Rush and shares single-player focus. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings historical setting and 2D presentation.

Its point of contact with Oil Rush is single-player focus and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is game mode: co-op play.

Same family as Oil Rush: single-player focus and an isometric view. They part company on game mode and visuals: this one brings co-op play and 3D presentation.
Released 6 years after Oil Rush.

It comes from the same genre as Oil Rush and shares a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and an isometric view. The distance is in setting and game mode — its own ground is a space setting.

It comes from the same genre as Oil Rush and shares single-player focus. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings fantasy world and co-op play.
Released 6 years after Oil Rush.

Held in common with Oil Rush: single-player focus and an isometric view. They part company on game mode: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and tactical combat.
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