Trade Bots: A Technical Analysis Simulation

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Trade Bots: A Technical Analysis Simulation is a single player strategy game. It was developed by Cinq-Mars Media and was released on April 18, 2023. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Trade Bots is an educational simulation game featuring technical analysis and algorithmic trading. Buy and sell an unknown stock using its real, historic data - beginning from a random time in the past, trading the asset using only technical analysis concepts gained along the way. Learn fundamentals of how to trade based solely on patterns and technical indicators, gradually unlocking upgrades whi…

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Audience ScoreBased on 80 reviews

stability11 negative mentions

The game serves as a solid introduction to stock trading, helping players learn the basics of technical analysis and trading strategies in a fun and engaging way.
It offers a unique experience by using real historical stock data while keeping the stock identities hidden until after trading, which adds an element of surprise and learning.
The developer is responsive to feedback and has made improvements to the game, enhancing the overall experience for players.

The game is plagued with bugs and performance issues, including crashes, slowdowns, and problems with saving progress, which significantly detracts from the enjoyment.
Many essential features and tools are locked behind in-game progression, making it frustrating for players who want to learn and experiment without unnecessary grinding.
The embedded educational videos often do not work or are set to private, limiting the learning resources available to players.

stability
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from significant stability issues, with numerous users reporting frequent crashes, bugs, and glitches that severely hinder gameplay enjoyment. Many players have experienced game freezes and broken feedback systems, leading to frustration and loss of progress. While some users note that it is playable most of the time, the overall consensus highlights a pressing need for stability improvements.
- “This game is so buggy that whatever enjoyment I can find here is completely and utterly ruined by constant problems.”
- “The game itself is buggy and doesn't explain anything very well.”
- “Lastly, the game is buggy and on crash, which happens a lot, the game loses most progress.”
grinding
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players express frustration with the grinding aspect of the game, citing excessive time requirements to unlock features and a lack of engaging gameplay. Many find the repetitive tasks, such as flipping a coin, tedious and unfulfilling, leading to a negative overall experience.
- “I'm not going to spend 3 days grinding to get 5 grand to unlock the bots!”
- “There is no learning curve in the beginning, and I don't have hours to waste endlessly grinding at flipping a coin and guessing when each simulation will end.”
- “The campaign mode is tedious and annoying.”
monetization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's monetization strategy includes advertisements for the developer's other titles, which may impact the overall user experience.
- “The game is flooded with ads for the developer's other titles, which disrupts the gameplay experience.”
- “Monetization feels excessive, with constant interruptions from ads promoting other games by the developer.”
- “The presence of ads for the developer's other games is intrusive and detracts from the overall enjoyment.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization is severely lacking, leading to poor performance and excessive RAM usage even after closing the application, which complicates refund processes. Additionally, players must achieve a certain performance level to access essential tools for effective gameplay, highlighting significant optimization issues.
- “There is a certain level of performance that must be attained in order to gain access to some of the tools that are critical, in my opinion, to learning technical analysis and succeeding in this game.”
- “This game has horrible performance and will also just eat up a ton of RAM after you close it. (By the way, have fun not being able to refund it because the game just doesn't shut off, so the hours keep on ticking up...)”
- “There is a certain level of performance that has to be attained in order to gain access to some of the tools that are used and are critical, in my opinion, to learning technical analysis so that one can succeed at this game.”
gameplay
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players note that the core gameplay loop revolves around purchasing and resetting, suggesting a repetitive cycle that may not offer much variety or depth.
- “So once again, buying and resetting seems to be the desired gameplay loop.”