Startup investing history game
Shares rank 3 of 5 web games by recommenders
People enjoy this browser game of investing in historical startups. The most common caveat is that it breaks on mobile browsers, and spamming investments reliably wins.
People enjoy this browser game of investing in historical startups. The most common caveat is that it breaks on mobile browsers, and spamming investments reliably wins.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 70%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fun to play
“Pretty fun! Only complaint is that the responses from the founders take a bit long to load.”
Comment from 20 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: A game where you invest into startups from history” “very cool game! needs some juice.”
Comment from 20 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: A game where you invest into startups from history” “I really enjoyed playing it.”
Comment from 20 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: A game where you invest into startups from history”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Broken on mobile browsers
“Not playable on mobile browser”
Comment from 20 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: A game where you invest into startups from history” “Illegible in Safari on iPhone”
Comment from 21 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: A game where you invest into startups from history” Spamming investments guarantees easy profit
“spam 90% and you're basically guaranteed profit, I did it like 10 times.”
Comment from 21 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: A game where you invest into startups from history” “if I just invest in everything I don't lose”
Comment from 20 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: A game where you invest into startups from history”
Other web games people recommend
The four most recommended other web games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropeum | 22 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| llmgame.ai | 8 | 3 | 73% | 1 | — | — |
| Startup investing history gameThis page | 7 | 3 | 70% | 1 | — | — |
| Be the ChatBOT | 7 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| Wiki Spy | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“spam 90% and you're basically guaranteed profit, I did it like 10 times.”
“Illegible in Safari on iPhone”
“if I just invest in everything I don't lose”
“very cool game! needs some juice.”
“I really enjoyed playing it.”
“Pretty fun! Only complaint is that the responses from the founders take a bit long to load.”
“Not playable on mobile browser”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.