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The Stonks Market

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71%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
90% User Score Based on 30 reviews

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About The Stonks Market

The Stonks Market is a single player casual management game with economy and business themes. It was developed by Vagabond Dog and was released on May 5, 2021. It received positive reviews from players.

The Stonks Market is a comedic narrative trading simulator about winning at capitalism.

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90%Audience ScoreBased on 30 reviews
humor10 positive mentions
gameplay3 negative mentions
  • The game features a hilarious and engaging story with memorable characters and witty dialogue.
  • It offers a unique and fun take on the stock market, providing both entertainment and some insightful commentary.
  • Players appreciate the replay value and the ability to experience different outcomes based on their trading decisions.
  • The game is quite short, with some players feeling it lacks depth and could benefit from more content.
  • Trading mechanics could be improved, as some players found them less satisfying compared to previous iterations.
  • There are complaints about the manual save feature being cumbersome and detracting from the overall experience.

  • humor

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is widely praised for its relatability and clever references, particularly appealing to fans of meme culture. Players appreciate the hilarious dialogue, quirky characters, and unexpected moments that elicit genuine laughter, making the experience both entertaining and memorable. Overall, the writing is noted for its wit and pacing, contributing to a fun and engaging atmosphere.

    • “It's obviously a low budget and short game (took me around 1 hour to finish), but it has some nice references and made me laugh a few times.”
    • “Hilarious dialogue and a great set of characters, plus the thrill of trading stocks!”
    • “There were genuine moments that I didn't expect and a couple that had me burst out laughing.”

  • story

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 12% neutral mentions, 38% negative mentions

    The story is engaging and humorous, revolving around a clueless man's first foray into the stock market, which adds a personal stake to the gameplay. While it effectively incorporates pop culture elements and offers a unique narrative experience, some players felt it lacked depth compared to other stock market games. Overall, it provides a comical and addictive storyline that encourages replayability based on player decisions.

    • “Excellent story, hilarious at times.”
    • “Just in time for the big stocks meme to hit, this game encompasses a lot of the pop culture phenomena but laced in an enjoyable story too.”
    • “I dunno if I should recommend this game. I expected more from it. I played another kind of game (demo version) called The Invisible Hands, which I think is more fun for a stock market game. This game, in particular, has the main goal turned to storytelling and requires making decisions. The decision I took made me a lot of money, but my wife left me behind... that's it.”
    • “The story being tied to my trading performance made me care about doing well to potentially get a good conclusion.”
    • “A short, but comical story about a clueless man flirting with the stock market for the first time.”

  • gameplay

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, -33% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The gameplay is praised for its affordability and humor, offering an enjoyable experience that can run on a variety of systems, though it is relatively short, lasting up to two hours.

    • “Good price, good gameplay, good laugh, and can run on anything.”
    • “The gameplay is incredibly short, lasting no more than 2 hours.”
    • “I was disappointed by the limited gameplay experience; it felt rushed and unfinished.”
    • “The mechanics are repetitive and fail to engage the player over time.”

  • music

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music in the game is highly praised for its catchy and engaging quality, contributing to replay value and enhancing the overall experience with a humorous touch.

    • “The music is fantastic, with great replay value and a humorous touch.”
    • “The soundtrack is incredibly catchy and enhances the overall experience.”
    • “The variety of music keeps the gameplay fresh and engaging.”

  • replayability

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, -50% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The game offers a decent level of replayability, enhanced by its entertaining humor and engaging music, making it enjoyable to revisit.

    • “It's an amusing game with great replay value.”
    • “The music is fantastic, there's significant replay value, and the jokes are hilarious.”
    • “It's an amusing game with some replay value.”

  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Players appreciate how the optimization of trading performance directly influences the story's outcome, enhancing their engagement and investment in achieving success for a satisfying conclusion.

    • “The story being tied to my trading performance made me care about doing well to potentially get a good conclusion.”

  • emotional

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Players find the game to be an emotional roller coaster, filled with intense highs and lows that resonate deeply, while also highlighting the financial stakes involved.

    • “It is an emotional and financial roller coaster.”
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Play Times

2h Median play time
2h Average play time
2-2h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 1 analyzed playthroughs
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The Stonks Market is a casual management game with economy and business themes. Common tags for The Stonks Market include 2d, choices matter, cartoon, story rich, inventory management and others.

The Stonks Market is available on PC, Mac OS, Windows and Linux.

On average players spend around 2 hours playing The Stonks Market.

The Stonks Market was released on May 5, 2021.

The Stonks Market was developed by Vagabond Dog.

The Stonks Market has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked The Stonks Market for its humor but disliked it for its gameplay.

The Stonks Market is a single player game.

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