Beat the Fed
TideMill Group LLC · 2024 · Immersive Sim, Political Sim, Education, Simulation, Capitalism
PC
4 user reviews100% · 4
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About Beat the Fed
Take control of the US economy as you travel through time trying to rein in unemployment & inflation.
Can you do better than the US Federal Reserve has done in the past?
Characters from different time periods need your help. Accomplish their missions and you’ll earn points and virtual dollars. Earn enough points to unlock access to the next time period.
Invest your earnings based on what you know about historical events and monetary policy, which you control. Master stock and bond trading in challenging market conditions. Will you get in before the masses or lose it all in a crash?
Use your fortune to customize your avatar and move up the Leaderboards.
Bill Ockham, an inventor and economist from the future, has loaned you his time machine to travel to the Great Depression, the Dot Com era, the 2008 Housing Crash, and other exciting periods in US economic history.
Do you have what it takes to Beat the Fed?
Can you do better than the US Federal Reserve has done in the past?
Characters from different time periods need your help. Accomplish their missions and you’ll earn points and virtual dollars. Earn enough points to unlock access to the next time period.
Invest your earnings based on what you know about historical events and monetary policy, which you control. Master stock and bond trading in challenging market conditions. Will you get in before the masses or lose it all in a crash?
Use your fortune to customize your avatar and move up the Leaderboards.
Bill Ockham, an inventor and economist from the future, has loaned you his time machine to travel to the Great Depression, the Dot Com era, the 2008 Housing Crash, and other exciting periods in US economic history.
Do you have what it takes to Beat the Fed?
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
✦ AI summary
Players praise Beat the Fed as a fun and engaging educational game that effectively teaches Federal Reserve mechanics and monetary policy concepts in an accessible way, with relaxing gameplay that works well as both entertainment and a learning tool. Common requests include more scenarios and game modes, such as infinite mode and episodes covering different historical periods like the 1970s and 2020s, along with minor fixes to achievements and other features.
The game is quite fun! I just wish there where more scenarios and a infinite mode.3 found this helpful
The game is fun. It is also surprisingly relaxing and time can go by swiftly while playing it. I hope the Dev continues to add more features to it.2 found this helpful
Beat the Fed is a really unique game which works really hard to demonstrate the way in which the federal reserve works in a fun and intuitive way, all without making the information overwhelming to those unfamiliar with the core concepts. It keeps things relatively simple while also providing greater elaboration for those who seek it out using in game tools. The game play itself is also just plain fun, and I personally love working to balance the nation's interests with the point incentives given by missions. All in all, Beat the Fed is a really fun game and I highly recommend it for anyone who is at all interested in Macroeconomics, the Federal Reserve, historical financial events, or even just someone wanting to have fun playing at becoming a financial god of sorts.2 found this helpful
This game is great! I love sim games but they often lack in the economics mechanics. This game has potential to fill that role. Lots of key economics concepts are covered in this game. I would even say this is a good teaching/learning tool for those who want to brush up on monetary policy. I'm looking forward to more scenarios and modes. Great job!2 found this helpful
Looks like it's for kids. But highly educational. Wish more were like this.
Best on the market, so many options that slowly get revealed, sound economic background, wish to see the model. Achievements are kinda broken. Hope to see more episodes, especially 2020's and 1970's
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