StockPets guides

How StockPets works, what makes it fun, and what 30 years of US stock market history feel like when you live them one month at a time with a pixel pet.

• What Is StockPets? A Cozy Pet and Farm Game Grown on Real Stock Market HistoryWhat is StockPets? A cozy pixel pet and farm game where your crops follow real US stock history from 1996. Here’s how it works and who it’s for.
• What If You Went Back to 1996 and Remembered the Future?What if you invested in 1996 and remembered the future? StockPets lets you try it with virtual coins. Here’s why hindsight is still surprisingly hard.
• How Your Pet Grows in StockPets: Species, Looks, Wishes and GenerationsA cozy virtual pet game where your harvests shape your companion. Learn the 8 species, growth stages, 40 grown looks and family generations in StockPets.
• How to Play StockPets: The Rules and a Beginner’s Guide to Your First YearHow to play StockPets: planting by coin budget, harvesting by percentage, calendar pages, delisting and more, plus a simple plan for your first year.
• What a Game Can Show You About Stock Market History (Without Real Money)Can a game help you learn stock market history? StockPets lets beginners live through 30 years of real prices with virtual coins. Here’s what you notice.
• From Radio to Smartphone: How the Eras and Real News Unfold in StockPetsA 90s nostalgia game where your pixel room moves from the radio years to the smartphone era and real news unlocks month by month. See what changes, and when.
• What Happens When a Stock Is Delisted? A Plain-English Guide, Plus the StockPets RuleWhat happens when a stock is delisted? A plain-English look at bankruptcy, buyouts and mergers, and why StockPets turns every delisting into a dead crop.
• A Cozy Game With No Ads, No Sign-In and No In-App PurchasesWant a cozy game with no ads and no in-app purchases? StockPets runs offline on your device, with no sign-in and no analytics. Here’s how its gentle pace works.
• Stock Splits Explained: How StockPets Turns Real Price History Into CoinsStock split explained with a simple example, plus how StockPets builds coin prices from split-adjusted monthly closes, starting every company at 100 coins.
• StockPets vs. Paper Trading Apps: A Different Kind of Stock Market Simulator GameLooking for a paper trading app alternative? See how StockPets, a stock market simulator game built on monthly history, compares with real-time paper trading.

For iOS and Android