Forget those wall street crooks! Bend the market to your will when roguelike deckbuilder Insider Trading hits Steam this February. Check out the trailer below!
From developer Naiive Studio, Insider Trading is a game themed entirely after the stock market. It’s built around playable characters that all have unique mechanics and different starting decks and each run is then shaped by crazy cards, perks and different events. Will you push your luck or crash out?
Highly addictive (I’ve played the Steam demo), much like games like Balatro before it, this is ‘Insider Trading, a roguelike deckbuilder where you play the markets, bending them to your will to make us much cash as possible. According to the developers, “Stack synergies, trigger price swings, and trade wisely or your own momentum might bankrupt you. Unlock strange character decks and shape each run with 12 card types and over 120 cards to collect. Experiment with 50 perks, including cursed perks with risky drawbacks, to create powerful synergies or gamble on high-stakes strategies.“
Insider Trading Gameplay Features:
Per the developers, “Insider Trading is a stock-themed roguelike deckbuilder where the market you create can just as easily crush you. Stack synergies, trigger price swings, and take control so your momentum won’t bankrupt you.“
- Control the Stock Market: Every card directly affects a shared stock price that defines the run. Pushing prices higher opens new opportunities, but unchecked growth increases volatility and makes collapse more likely.
- Explosive Combos: Cards belong to distinct types, and playing multiple cards of the same type in a single turn triggers combo effects. Smart sequencing and deck construction can turn small hands into explosive plays.
- Winning Isn’t Always Safe: Rising prices unlock stronger effects and bigger payouts, but they also make the market harder to control. Many runs end not because of bad luck, but because success was pushed too far.
- Characters That Shift the Rules: Each character starts with a unique deck and mechanics that reshape how risk, control, and volatility are approached from the very first turn.
- Chaos in Every Run: Events, perks, and one time pills can dramatically alter a run mid game, forcing players to adapt when their strategy stops working the way they expected.
- High Stakes Only: Optional difficulty modes tighten margins and increase penalties, rewarding players who understand when to slow down and when to let the market crash.
Insider Trading is coming to PC via Steam on February 18th, 2026.
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