Info about Insider Trading:

Official game description:
Content Creation & Streaming Guidelines
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About the Game
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A **stock-themed roguelike deckbuilder** where the market you create can just as easily crush you.
Insider Trading is a deckbuilder about manipulating the stock market. Each run you play as a trader with a unique strategy and a deck of market-moving cards. Play your hand to move prices, controlling how the market reacts. Greed acts like rocket fuel, accelerating gains and risk. Only you can decide when to cash out and secure your profits.  
**Your Cards Break the Market**
This is not a trading simulator. It is a deckbuilder built with your choices. Between market days, you enter the Aftermarket to draft cards from different pools, often taking upside alongside risk. Some cards strengthen your deck. Others weaken it. When the market opens, the deck you built is the only thing shaping price movement.
**Strange Characters**
Each character is a maverick trader with a unique approach to the market. Get to know their quirks as you play. Their starting decks and special mechanics open up new possibilities, encouraging strategies you might not try otherwise.
**Precision Over Power**
Command the market in each run, creating opportunities and risks as you build towards your weekly financial target. Push too hard and the cost of entry skyrockets. Play it too safe and the market slips away.
**Key Features:**
*   120+ cards to pump, crash, and exploit prices
*   60+ stackable pills and perks for wild synergies
*   Unlockable characters with unique decks and mechanics
*   Combo system rewards smart positioning
*   Disruptive events like recessions that can derail a run
*   Multiple difficulty levels for hardcore challenge
**Is This Trading?**
Nope. _Insider Trading_ is a razor-sharp roguelike deckbuilder dressed up like Wall Street. Outplay the market, amass a fortune, and make Warren Buffett cry. The best part? You won't lose your life savings playing it.

Release date: Feb 18, 2026

Categories: Deckbuilding, Roguelike, Strategy, Card-based Gameplay, Turn-based Combat, Economic Simulation, High Difficulty, High Replayability

Feature scans:
- Steam Deck: score 50; verdict: Tinkering Required; summary: The Steam Deck experience for this game is marred by significant overheating issues and stability problems with the Linux runtime. While Linux support is available and generally functional, users have reported crashes that require switching to Proton-GE for a stable experience. Additionally, there are requests for enhanced controller support and more detailed tutorials, indicating areas for improvement.

- Hardware Profile: No data
Feature extractions:
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Below are summaries of things people say about the game per category.
Each point is assigned a weight that represents how often it is mentioned across all reviews.
What players like:
- Enjoyable and fun gameplay (weight 0.7): Players consistently describe the game as fun, enjoyable, and engaging. The strategic elements and overall gameplay mechanics are highly praised.
- Engaging stock trading mechanics (weight 0.29): The stock trading mechanics are highlighted as a key feature, similar to real stock trading and adding a unique layer to the gameplay.
- Unique roguelike deckbuilder (weight 0.23): The game is praised for its unique take on the roguelike deckbuilder genre, offering a fresh experience.
- High replayability and depth (weight 0.2): The game offers a lot of replay value with multiple ways to play, providing depth and variety in gameplay.
- Catchy and enjoyable soundtrack (weight 0.2): The game's soundtrack is described as catchy, addictive, and highly enjoyable, enhancing the overall experience.
- Stock trading knowledge beneficial (weight 0.15): Players with knowledge of real-life stocks find it easier to pick up and have a slight advantage in the game.
- Pleasant audio-visual experience (weight 0.11): The game features pleasant sound effects and visuals, contributing to an overall enjoyable sensory experience.
- Positive reception of demo (weight 0.1): Players loved the free demo, indicating a strong initial impression of the game.
- Increasing difficulty enhances fun (weight 0.1): The increasing difficulty of the game is seen as a positive aspect that adds to the enjoyment.

Common complaints:
- High difficulty level (weight 0.48): Many players find the game excessively difficult, especially when compared to similar games like Balatro. The steep learning curve and sharp difficulty scaling contribute to this issue.
- Game mechanics and balance (weight 0.32): Several players mention issues with game mechanics, including the lack of permanent short selling, forced card taking, and unbalanced gameplay. These aspects make the game less enjoyable and more frustrating.
- Localization and UI issues (weight 0.23): There are notable problems with the UI layout in Japanese and missing translations for some languages, including Chinese and Russian. These issues affect the game's accessibility and user experience.
- Technical problems and bugs (weight 0.23): Players report various technical issues, such as overheating, runtime crashes on Linux, and bugs related to game mechanics. These problems hinder the overall gaming experience.
- Progress and earnings issues (weight 0.21): Players are frustrated with the lack of out-of-game progression, daily progress saving, and limited earnings without leverage. These issues make it difficult to feel a sense of accomplishment.
- Inadequate tutorial and content (weight 0.2): The tutorial is seen as insufficient, and the game lacks depth in certain aspects. Players feel that the game is missing mechanics or content, making it less engaging.
- Lack of features and support (weight 0.19): The game lacks certain features like widescreen support, controller support, and save files. These absences detract from the overall gaming experience and limit accessibility.
- Misleading game theme (weight 0.1): Players feel that the game's relation to insider trading is superficial, and it is essentially a card combination game. This misrepresentation can lead to disappointment.
- Specific gameplay frustrations (weight 0.1): Certain aspects of the game, such as adjusting construction and controlling stock prices, are found to be tedious and tiring by players.
- Potential addictive nature (weight 0.06): While some players find the game potentially addictive, this is seen as both a positive and a negative aspect depending on the player's perspective.

Gameplay feedback:
- Stock market mechanics (weight 0.49): The game features stock market mechanics, including stock price control and market manipulation, providing a unique gameplay experience.
- Strategy and planning focus (weight 0.32): The game emphasizes careful planning and strategic gameplay, requiring players to think ahead and plan their moves carefully.
- Deck-building roguelike mechanics (weight 0.31): The game features deck-building roguelike mechanics, similar to Balatro, where players build and manage their decks while navigating through procedurally generated content.
- Multi-trigger and combo mechanics (weight 0.29): The game includes multi-trigger and combo mechanics, allowing players to create powerful combinations and synergies.
- Financial and market balancing (weight 0.27): Players need to balance financial aspects and stock prices, adding a layer of complexity to the gameplay.
- Similar to Balatro (weight 0.26): The game is often compared to Balatro, featuring similar deck-building mechanics but with a stock trading theme.
- Weekly fund reset (weight 0.23): Funds reset at the end of each week, adding a layer of challenge and strategy to manage resources effectively within the given time frame.
- Various difficulty levels (weight 0.15): The game offers various difficulty levels, catering to different player skills and preferences.
- Multiple classes and playstyles (weight 0.11): The game features multiple classes with different playstyles, providing diverse gameplay experiences.
- Weekly goals and objectives (weight 0.11): Players have weekly goals and objectives to achieve, adding structure and purpose to the gameplay.
- New mechanics and cards (weight 0.11): The game introduces new mechanics and cards, enhancing the gameplay and providing fresh content.
- Unique manipulation themes (weight 0.06): The game includes unique manipulation themes, adding depth and variety to the gameplay.

Performance notes:
- Overheating problems reported (weight 0.07): Multiple players have reported that the game causes major overheating issues on their systems.
- Linux runtime instability (weight 0.07): The game experiences crashes specifically related to the Linux runtime environment.
- Proton-GE as a solution (weight 0.07): Some users have found that using Proton-GE fixes certain issues they encountered with the game.
- Request for Linux support (weight 0.06): There is a demand from players for better or more comprehensive Linux support for the game.

Recommendations:
- Recommended for challenge seekers (weight 0.12): The game is highly recommended for those who enjoy strategic deckbuilders and are looking for a challenge.
- Good value for price (weight 0.12): Players find the game to be a good deal at its current price point of $10, indicating satisfaction with the cost-to-value ratio.
- Appeals to Balatro fans (weight 0.11): This game is recommended for players who enjoy Balatro, suggesting similar gameplay mechanics or appeal.

Other player notes:
No miscpoints

Emotions:
- Enjoyment (weight 0.41): Players find the game highly engaging due to its unique strategic mechanics, enjoyable gameplay, and great soundtrack. The game's depth, customizable options, and addictive nature contribute to a pleasant and immersive experience.
- Frustration (weight 0.17): Players experience frustration due to the game's sharp difficulty scaling, game mechanics issues, and bugs affecting gameplay. The loss of save files, high randomness, and lack of information also contribute to this emotion.
- Excitement (weight 0.11): The game's unique gameplay loop, challenging experience, and fresh mechanics generate excitement. Players enjoy the interesting and addicting nature of the game, as well as its roguelike and finance perspective.
- Satisfaction (weight 0.11): Players feel satisfied with the game's replayability, strategic depth, and catchy music. The deliberate and strategic gameplay, along with the realistic simulation, contribute to this sense of satisfaction.
- Appreciation (weight 0.07): Players appreciate the game's addictive music, good aesthetic, and interesting deck-building mechanics. The original concept and good art and music are also highlighted as positive aspects.
- Disappointment (weight 0.05): Players feel disappointed due to the game's higher-than-expected difficulty and lack of content. The lack of relation to insider trading also contributes to this emotion.
- Enthusiasm (weight 0.04): Players are enthusiastic about the game's mechanics, challenge, and support for different platforms. The overall enjoyment of the game fuels this enthusiasm.
- Anger (weight 0.01): Players feel anger due to game mechanics issues and missing text, which negatively impact their gaming experience.}