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PlayIndex

A relaxed trading sim where video games are the market. Real Steam player counts reprice every game every 10 minutes: buy low, sell high, read the tape, and compete in monthly seasons. Fits around your day and never demands a session.

Casual Indie Simulation Strategy
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Delayed observation · last tracked . Values marked unavailable are not estimated. Recorded peak is the highest player count observed by SteamIQHQ; earlier records may be outside our coverage.

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In PlayIndex, games are the stocks.

Every price is driven by one number: how many people are actually playing that game right now. Live Steam concurrent player counts are pulled every 10 minutes and turned into a market you can trade. No fictional companies, no invented charts: when a game blows up on a Friday night, you watch it happen on the tape.

Build a portfolio out of games you think are about to catch fire, and sell before the hype fades.

Trade the player count

  • Buy and sell anything on the board: fractional shares, so nothing is ever out of reach.

  • Automate your exits: limit buys, take-profits and stop-losses trigger on the market scan while you're away.

  • Read the chart: price and player history side by side, 1D/1W/1M/All ranges, average-buy and trade markers, and candlesticks once you've earned them.

  • IPOs: new Steam releases debut on the board with an opening window. Get in before the price finds its level.

The market tells you why

  • Market Events: every sharp move is logged and paired with the Steam headline that likely caused it: a free weekend, a big patch, a controversy.

  • Live tape: a movers ticker and a running feed of what other traders are actually doing.

  • News: aggregated headlines from across the top of the market, flagged when a story moved a price.

  • Watchlist: star the games you're stalking and keep them one glance away.

Build a career

  • Levels and XP: earned from every trade and milestone you hit.

  • Badges and weekly objectives: rotating goals that pay out credits and XP, with Steam achievements to match.

  • Cosmetics: unlock equippable titles, name colours, avatar frames, and full terminal colour themes for the whole interface.

Compete

  • Global leaderboard: all-time net worth, with a public profile behind every trader on it.

  • Monthly Seasons: a fresh ladder ranked on portfolio growth, not on who started first. Win one and wear it.

  • Groups: private leaderboards for you and your friends. Settle who really reads the market best.

The City

Park your profits somewhere they can't crash. At Level 10 you unlock a savings account and the property market: buy lots in a city whose districts follow game genres, put up buildings, and hedge against a bad week on the board.

  • Build: eight building types, three tiers each. Some pay rent every hour; others produce materials, cut your trading fees, lift the lots next door, or pay interest on your savings.

  • The flea market: building materials are earned by playing, and players buy and sell them with each other on The City's own market.

  • Facades: cosmetic building skins that drop as you play. They are real Steam Inventory items: trade them, or sell them on the Steam Community Market.

Stream it like a news desk

Streamer Mode opens a second, OBS-ready broadcast window styled like a financial news channel: live trade tape on top, movers ticker below, a banner chyron naming the game on screen, and a chart over your shoulder. Your camera fills the frame. Flip on chroma-key mode and the unused space keys out, so you composite like a real studio. Your balance, portfolio and orders stay on your private screen; the audience only ever sees the market.

Built to fit around your day

The market ticks every 10 minutes, so PlayIndex never demands a session. Check in, study the charts, make your moves, get on with your life. Come back after a few hours and a return digest totals the rent you earned and what moved while you were gone. A desktop Companion app keeps your portfolio glanceable while the game is closed, with tray alerts when a game you hold or watch makes a sharp move.

Interface available in English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Turkish, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Japanese.

Try the full market free

The demo trades the same live market with the same starting cash and the same trading terminal, and demo traders get their own monthly Season ladder to fight over. It caps at Level 10 and 5 games in your portfolio, and sits out automated orders and the property market. Buy PlayIndex to unlock unlimited levels, unlimited holdings, the main leagues and The City: all your demo progress carries over.

PlayIndex is a simulation. In-game credits, shares and portfolios are fictional, have no real-world value, cannot be bought with real money, and cannot be cashed out. Not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by Valve Corporation. Game names, player counts and news headlines are used to model an in-game market.

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Small Update 09-14 Small Update Patch # 2
System requirements Windows · macOS · Linux

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: Any dual-core CPU (Intel Core i3-2100 / AMD FX-4100 or newer)
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Integrated graphics (Intel HD 4000 / AMD Radeon Vega 3) or better
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 1 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection

macOS

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: macOS 12 Monterey
  • Processor: Intel Core i5
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Metal-capable integrated graphics
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Apple Silicon Macs require Rosetta 2.

Recommended

Recommended:

    Linux

    Minimum

    Minimum:
    • OS: Ubuntu 22.04, SteamOS 3.0, or equivalent 64-bit distro
    • Processor: 2 GHz dual-core x86_64
    • Memory: 2048 MB RAM
    • Graphics: Any GPU with OpenGL 3.0 support
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
    • Sound Card: Any (optional; UI sounds only)

    Recommended

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      Game details Languages, features & support
      Publisher
      Breaker Game Studios
      Brazilian rating
      6
      Steam Germany rating
      12
      Achievements
      17
      Features
      Single-player, Steam Achievements, #category_playable_at_your_own_pace, Playable without Timed Input, Stats, Family Sharing
      Languages
      English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Turkish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Latin America
      More analysis Activity patterns, updates & developer tools

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      Game Insights

      Update Momentum

      Moderate Updates — 0 patches in last 30 days.

      4 patches and 4 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.

      ▼ No recent patches

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      Frequently Asked Questions

      Is PlayIndex still getting updates?
      Moderate Updates — 0 patches in last 30 days. 4 patches and 4 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.
      What is the recorded Steam price for PlayIndex?
      The last observed Steam price for PlayIndex is $7.99. Check Steam for current pricing and availability.
      What genre is PlayIndex?
      PlayIndex is a Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy game.
      Who developed PlayIndex?
      PlayIndex was developed by Breaker Game Studios and published by Breaker Game Studios.
      What platforms does PlayIndex support?
      Available on Steam for Windows, macOS, Linux.