Specatro

Specatro: Call the market. Learn why it moved.

A roguelike built from 328 real market events, mostly Indian, played on fictional tickers. The chart freezes at the moment it happened. Call it before the clock runs out.

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Android first, then Steam and iOS.

An educational game about historical events. Not investment advice.

  • 17 May 2004 Black Monday after the 2004 election surprise
  • 25 Aug 2015 Oversold rebound after the August 2015 crash
  • 22 Nov 2021 Jamnagar Gigatel Industries puts the stake sale on hold
  • 26 Nov 2021 First Omicron cases hit Wall Street
  • 28 Feb 2022 Weekend sanctions on Russian banks
  • 5 May 2022 US stocks after the Fed's 50bp hike
  • 18 Jun 2022 Crypto credit contagion hits Digital Gold Coin
  • 7 Dec 2022 RBI delivers the expected 35bp repo hike
  • 17 Nov 2023 RBI's risk-weight hike on unsecured loans
  • 10 Apr 2024 US March CPI runs hot, rate-cut bets pushed back
  • 4 Jul 2025 SEBI bans Jane Lane Capital; the index barely notices

One round, three beats

  1. Read the headline

    A market event that really happened appears with only what was known before the move. The chart fast-forwards through the weeks leading up to it.

    A round of Specatro showing the headline about the first Omicron cases and the chart before the move.

  2. Make the call

    The chart freezes at the moment it happened. Choose a direction and a size before the timer runs out. Bigger calls need bigger moves and pay more.

    UP DOWN

    The chart frozen at a dashed line with a DOWN call chosen, a size selected and a countdown ring.

  3. See how it played out

    The chart plays out in line with what the market did, and every candle that goes your way scores. Then the game explains why the market moved. Each event joins your Almanac.

    The result card: a correct DOWN call, the 2.53 percent fall, and a short lesson on why it moved.

Then build a run around it

Every call scores Alpha. Reach a session's target to clear it, then spend your winnings in the shop. Eight Eras later, a Black Swan boss arrives: the surprise nobody priced in.

You learn the history by playing through it. Nothing is staked and nothing can be bought in the game.

328
real market events, on fictional tickers, from 1995 to 2026
192
from India: RBI, SEBI, Budgets, results
8
Eras in a run
The Oil Baron Analyst card: a pixel-art oil magnate.
Oil Baron An Analyst. Buy one in the shop and it changes your score: ×2 Mult on oil and commodity events.
The shop: a rainy Mumbai night desk with brass bells and ticker tape. The Black Swan boss backdrop: a storm over the city with lightning.
Tipu, the tea-stall tipster who guides you.

Free demo, then one unlock

Play the demo free. If you like it, one purchase unlocks the full game: no subscription and no in-game purchases. It works offline and needs no account.

Android comes first, then Steam and iOS. Send an email and we will tell you when it is out. We use the address for that one message and nothing else.

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