Arguably the most fun pixel-art stock market simulator

TickerTown is free to play.

By Willis Wee

4 November 2026

Most paper-trading tools felt super damn boring to me. The charts, jargon, technical-looking UI.

So, I wanted the practice to feel like playing a game!

That’s why TickerTown looks like a game. Pixel art, a small crew of characters, real data, play money.

Choose a ready-made strategy (or do your stock picks), backtest it on real market history, then practise with play money. No code needed. It runs in your browser.

I hope TickerTown can help beginners by:

• sharing more strategies to explore
• learn what type of investor you are through play
• test before putting real money. avoid vibe investing
• learn from others
• and most importantly… have fun!

Come try it. TickerTown is free to play.

Related notes on TickerTown:

• What changed between our Figma designs and the real app
• The joy of building on a stupid idea
• You shouldn’t have to lose real money to learn investing