STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator

Simulator of an 80s Japanese stock market businessman. Chill, catch a retro vibe and watch your profits grow in the text-based game STONKS-9800.

STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator is a early access, simulation and economy game developed and published by TERNOX.
Released on July 17th 2023 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 4 languages: English, Ukrainian, Japanese and Korean.

It has received 1,181 reviews of which 1,139 were positive and 42 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 6.82€ on Steam and has a 30% discount.

The Steam community has classified STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator into these genres:

Early Access Simulation Economy Anime Life Sim Atmospheric 1980s Management Text-Based Time Management Pixel Graphics Retro Interactive Fiction 2D Visual Novel Capitalism 1990's Old School Choose Your Own Adventure Choices Matter

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 7, 8, 10, 11
Processor: Dual Core CPU
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: OpenGL 4-compliant onboard graphics
DirectX: Version 9.0
Storage: 100 MB available space
Sound Card: Any
Additional Notes: Potat

MacOS

OS: macOS High Sierra 10.13
Processor: Apple Silicon or Intel
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 100 MB available space

Linux

OS: Ubuntu or SteamOS
Processor: Dual Core CPU
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 100 MB available space

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Sept. 2024

I traded stocks until I raised enough capital to start a company of my own. I built it from the ground up, and it became successful beyond my wildest dreams. Before I knew it, I was controlling the company with the largest market cap on the stock exchange, and rapidly moving up the list of the most influential people in Tokyo. I was living a life of incredible comfort with my expensive car and large single family home. No more public transportation and shared walls for me. Then it happened. A failed product launch, followed by a market crash. My arrogance had gotten the best of me; we incurred deep losses and I had failed to keep enough in our reserves for us to stay afloat. I watched as the morale of all of my faithful employees plummeted. People who I'd spent so much time cultivating relationships with. All the nights we spent drinking together and sharing stock tips. All the days we spent talking about our lives over personal phone calls. All down the drain. They left, one by one, often insulting me or the company on their way out. I tried to stop the bleeding every way I could. I tried to keep entire departments from collapsing. But it was hopeless. So I did the only thing I could think of: I resigned. Investors were thrilled that I was leaving, and our stock went up . The company went on to recover without me. But I had already sold all of my shares, as I thought they were going to become worthless. I should have waited to sell. One final mistake by a failure of a CEO. I tried to fill the void with high risk activities like pachinko, betting on horses, and underground poker tournaments. But it didn't work. Of course it didn't work. Amazingly, Amy stuck by me through everything. She's a saint, and I don't deserve her. But I'm so lucky to have her, because her relentless optimism opened my eyes to one very important thing: It's only 1990, and I've still got one billion yen. It's not over yet. Not by a long shot.

Aug. 2024

This game is realistic in that you spend your life almost exclusively on work and the accumulation of wealth, a cog in the machine of capitalism and greed. This game is decidedly unrealistic in that you have somebody who cares about you. In all seriousness the game’s a bop, especially for being Early Access. Who knew clicking and watching numbers get bigger and smaller could be so much fun. I simply adore the PC-98-inspired look and sounds. Other than the main gameplay conceit of “Buy! Sell!” there’s multiple mini-games that represent aspects of your work and personal life (golfing to network, unwinding at the arcade, giving a speech to shareholders, etc.) that give some variety. Beyond being a parasitic day-trader you can also build your own company from the ground up, get tangled up with the yakuza, get in trouble with the 80s Japan equivalent of the SEC, and so on. However I think this would all feel mechanical and empty save for Amy . Amy gives a vital human reference for everything you’re doing, and makes you feel like you’re struggling to succeed with somebody, and for a purpose, beyond “number goes up”. She is also an opportunity to further expand the game mechanics with light dating sim elements. Not that I’m... lonely or anything, but it actually feels very comforting as she delights in your successes and expresses her concerns without being judgemental. Game has an ambitious roadmap to further expand what is already easily worth your $10. So if you like the retro anime/VN vibe, stat management, or wholesome dating sims, then STONKS-9800 is worth your money. Just a word of caution the “early game” is a bit slow, but as you get more money and mechanics open up, such fun. If the developer is reading this, I totaled my car like 6 times in 2 years! The random events could use some rebalancing. :)

May 2024

Within the first month, I lost almost all my money on a bad trade. Someone invited me out for pachinko, which I have never played in my life. Almost immediately i had doubled the 50 balls you start with. within 30 minutes I had 10,000. I was getting achievements left and right. People around me were cheering. My assistant was madly in love with me. I had just earned eleven MILLION Yen; with only pachinko, I had saved the company. I may not know much about trading stocks, but I am a pachinko GOD

Feb. 2024

>Begin game, have no idea how to play. >Get a phone call, mysterious man on the other end has a deal for me, if i send him some money, he'll give me a tip on a stock that's going to rise very soon. >Figure i got lucky with this phone call, send him the money >Immediately dump almost all of my money into this one stock >The very next day, a negative article about the company gets published in the newspaper >Stock plummets 80% >I'm ruined All within 10 minutes of purchasing the game, i'm hooked.

Dec. 2023

Very promising. There's a lot of attention to detail here. I hope the developer adds some more depth to the core mechanics. Right now it seems a bit limited. I'd want to see more ways to influence the market. Perhaps more importantly, I'd want to see more information for making predictions about the market. It seems somewhat random right now, unless you're willing to do insider trading. Very interested to see where the developer takes it with story mode. If the game had mod support, I could see it being a game that I come back to for years and years.

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Steam data	16 November 2024 21:19
SteamSpy data	21 December 2024 14:16
Steam price	23 December 2024 12:34
Steam reviews	22 December 2024 07:55

-30% 9.75€ 6.82€

9.1

1,139

Online players

Developer

TERNOX

Publisher

TERNOX

Release 17 Jul 2023

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