PlayIndex

Steam Stonks

A great wormhole into stocks and shares. Whilst showing what games are popular right now... Potentially a good learning tool to get into S&S

I am immensely excited to eventually buy my own skyscraper in the virtual city. This is a simple idea executed flawlessly. I didn't expect to be hooked so quickly, I bought it because the concept sounded interesting. But it hooked me! Super nice to look at too, I love the UI.

This game lives on my second monitor. Update: Still haven't closed PlayIndex. Just skimmed my profits and invested in the Umamusume rocketship all the way (optimisitically 25% of the way) to the moon. This game is underrated.

I really like the game it has some market dynamics that make coming back and checking on my portfolio fun. The UI is good and it is a chill game that has community interaction and leaderboards. I wish I did not have a job so I could have much more time to play the game and be at the top but that is life.

Unfortunately, this just isn't it if you're looking for a stock market game that actually provides a challenge. The price algorithm is extremely predictable, which takes away most of the strategy involved in finding stocks that are "undervalued." Once you figure out the patterns, you can be pretty confident about when prices are going to rise - for example, prices seem to increase significantly over the weekend - so there isn't much satisfaction in making a good investment decision. It's still a fun little game if you mainly enjoy watching the numbers go up, but if you're looking for something with meaningful strategy, risk, or challenge, I'd recommend looking elsewhere.