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STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator

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.

Released Jul 17, 2023 Developer TERNOX Publisher TERNOX, Gamersky Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Early AccessSimulationEconomyAnimeLife Sim
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

96.5%positive1,398 reviews
Recommended · 74 found this helpful

“This game is impossibly unrealistic. You can actually make money and a beautiful woman will talk to you.”

— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played
Recommended · 40 found this helpful

“> be me > dumbass > "hey its yoshiro, this company's stocks will go up" > buy said company's stocks > they go up > insta sell when they start falling > profit.jpg > "you're currently under investigation by le police" > ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.gif > lawyer costs a fortune > jail 10/10 game i…”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played
Recommended · 21 found this helpful

“gambling simulator, addictive, my first run last straight 15 hours lol. looking forward story mode release”

— a player, Steam review · 57 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:43 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

125playing at last check
13224-hour peak
626all-time peak
0 250 500 2024 2025 2026 208 avg · Jan 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

266achievements
22.2%median completion
0.1%rarest: Savior of the world 3
58.7% of players 54.3% of players 53.0% of players 49.6% of players 48.0% of players 47.1% of players 46.0% of players 44.2% of players 43.1% of players 42.6% of players 41.5% of players 40.8% of players 40.2% of players 38.0% of players 37.6% of players 36.1% of players 35.0% of players 34.6% of players 33.6% of players 32.2% of players 31.5% of players 31.2% of players 30.3% of players 29.3% of players 28.2% of players 26.8% of players 26.1% of players 25.9% of players 25.2% of players 24.8% of players 24.4% of players 23.9% of players 23.4% of players 22.2% of players 21.3% of players 20.6% of players 20.3% of players 18.8% of players 17.3% of players 17.0% of players 16.5% of players 15.8% of players 14.7% of players 13.5% of players 12.2% of players 11.7% of players 11.2% of players 10.1% of players 8.9% of players 8.4% of players 7.8% of players 6.6% of players 6.3% of players 6.0% of players 5.5% of players 5.1% of players 4.5% of players 4.2% of players 3.9% of players 3.6% of players 58.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
58.7%Profit Prodigy 1 — Get more than ¥1M net profit per month.
58.0%Cash Catcher 1 — Accumulate ¥5M on my account.
56.6%I don't have many friends 1 — Make 20 contacts.
Rarest badges of honor
0.1%Savior of the world 3 — Raise your charitable foundation to Level 50.
0.2%Horse Whisperer 3 — Learn about a horse's unique trait 20 times.
0.2%Horse Whisperer 2 — Learn about a horse's unique trait 10 times.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US9.99 USD
EU9.75 EUR
UK8.50 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada12.99 CAD
Japan1,200 JPY
Brazil25.00 BRL
China42.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$4.9 China Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$11

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 20, 2026
Update 0.10.1 with many fixes

This update adds candlestick charts, improves balance, and fixes a long list of issues with saves, marriage events, contacts, mini-games, and more. Added candlestick charts to the stock market. You ca

Jun 30, 2026
Hotfix

Fewer game crashes

Jun 29, 2026
Update 0.10: Family Ties

A major new update (DEFINITELY the last one before the full release of version 1.0) – you can now enter into a marriage of convenience, meet your friends’ relatives, and evade corporate tax through ch

May 25, 2026
Update 0.9.2

New wealth overview window - easily see what makes up your fortune: company shares, car collection, real estate, and more.Bank deposits are now included in your total fortune.Minor under-the-hood impr

Apr 25, 2026
Workshop hotfix

- The Workshop should now be working as before, and the old sprite links should work. - Portuguese translation updated - Fixed some other crashes

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresIndie, Simulation, Early Access
Player tagsEarly Access · Simulation · Economy · Anime · Life Sim · Atmospheric · 1980s · Management · Text-Based · Time Management · Pixel Graphics · Retro (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Ukrainian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
ControllerFull support
Achievements265
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://stonks.jp
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: 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