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* {{Retraux}}: The game's UI and overall presentation call to mind old NES and PC Engine titles, befitting [[TheEighties the time period portrayed]].

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* {{Retraux}}: The game's UI and overall presentation call to mind old NES and PC Engine titles, befitting [[TheEighties the time period portrayed]].portrayed]].
* SanityMeter: In addition to finances and ethical standing, there's also a stress meter that has to be managed well.
* SubordinateExcuse: As time goes on, depending on your relationship with Amy, those professional ties can potentially become romantic.
* VideoGameCaringPotential: While you ''could'' just get your hands dirty on the way to the top, you could also donate to charity and purposefully choose more ethical deals, which will come to benefit you somewhere down the line.

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* ExpositionFairy: Your advisor Amy acts as the player's assistant. She helps give you advice about any bad deals, keep track of the stocks, and talk to.

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* ExpositionFairy: Your advisor Amy acts as the player's assistant. She helps give you advice about any bad deals, deals and keep track of the stocks, and talk to.in addition to giving good conversation.



* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: [[spoiler:Once you reach 1990, things become progressively more difficult as the effects of the bubble burst become progressively more pronounced.]]
* RagsToRiches: You can go from being just barely above a struggling salaryman, to being one of Japan's top business magnates. Depending on your actions, however, [[AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted all that power and fortune can evaporate]] ''very'' quickly.

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* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: [[spoiler:Once you reach 1990, things become progressively more difficult as JustBeforeTheEnd: After a fashion. The game starts off at the effects height of Japan's economic boom in TheEighties, with all its excesses. [[spoiler:Then the bubble burst become progressively more pronounced.bursts...]]
* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: [[spoiler:Once you reach the early 1990s, things become progressively more difficult as the effects of the bubble burst become progressively more pronounced.]]
* RagsToRiches: You can go from being just barely above a struggling salaryman, salaryman working from a shady apartment, to being one of Japan's top business magnates. Depending on your actions, however, [[AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted all that power and fortune can evaporate]] ''very'' quickly.

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* DealWithTheDevil: On top of making underhanded and corrupt deals, you could also work with the Yakuza to bolster your bottom line even further, at least for so long as you pay your dues.

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* DealWithTheDevil: On top of making underhanded and corrupt deals, you could also work with the Yakuza to bolster your bottom line even further, at least for so long as you pay your dues.dues and don't piss them off.
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* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Downplayed. Among the various available stocks you start out with in 1980 are those for budding video game companies, which were still seen as relative novelties in Japan at the time, with penny stock valuation to match. Their worth, however, can rise up dramatically over time, depending on performance.

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* CombatAndSupport: Downplayed. You the Boss execute the plans of gain money, while Amy assists you with advice and showing information about your stocks.

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* CombatAndSupport: Downplayed. You the Boss execute the plans of gain for gaining money, while Amy assists you with advice and showing information about your stocks.


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* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: [[spoiler:Once you reach 1990, things become progressively more difficult as the effects of the bubble burst become progressively more pronounced.]]
* RagsToRiches: You can go from being just barely above a struggling salaryman, to being one of Japan's top business magnates. Depending on your actions, however, [[AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted all that power and fortune can evaporate]] ''very'' quickly.

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The game was relased for Early Access on July 2023.

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\n\nThe game was relased released for Early Access on July 2023.
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* CombatAndSupport: Downplayed. You the Boss execute the plans of gain money, while Amy assists you with advice and showing informaiton about your stocks.

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\n\n* CombatAndSupport: Downplayed. You the Boss execute the plans of gain money, while Amy assists you with advice and showing informaiton information about your stocks.stocks.
* DealWithTheDevil: On top of making underhanded and corrupt deals, you could also work with the Yakuza to bolster your bottom line even further, at least for so long as you pay your dues.



* RelationshipValues: The game tracks your relationship values with your various contacts and Amy.

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* RelationshipValues: The game tracks your relationship values with your various contacts and Amy.Amy.
* {{Retraux}}: The game's UI and overall presentation call to mind old NES and PC Engine titles, befitting [[TheEighties the time period portrayed]].

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* ExpositionFairy: Your advisor Amy acts as the player\'s assistant. She helps give you advice about any bad deals, keep track of the stocks, and talk to.

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The game was relased for Early Access on June 2023.

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The game was relased for Early Access on June July 2023.
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* CombatAndSupport:

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CombatAndSupport: Downplayed. You the Boss execute the plans of gain money, while Amy assists you with advice and showing informaiton about your stocks.
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''STONKS-98000 Stock Market Simulator'' is a StockMarketGame developed by single employee developer Ternox Games. The games casts you as a Japanese stock broker in the 1980s trying to grow their wealth and business. They are assisted by an advisor named Amy. The game includes LifeSimulationGame elements that where you have to maintain your relationship with your contacts and Amy, manage your stress levels, and navigate from bad deals.



The game was relased for Early Access on June 2023.

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* CombatAndSupport:

* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Amy refers to you as Boss.

* ExpositionFairy: Your advisor Amy acts as the player\'s assistant. She helps give you advice about any bad deals, keep track of the stocks, and talk to.

* FeaturelessProtagonist: Your player character, The Boss, is never visually seen.

* RelationshipValues: The game tracks your relationship values with your various contacts and Amy.

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