TRADE THE CRASH — REVIEWER & CREATOR BRIEF

Real companies. New names. Historical prices.

Website: https://playthecrash.com/
Press kit: https://playthecrash.com/press-kit
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4794660/Trade_the_Crash/
Contact: support@playthecrash.com

THE GAME IN ONE PARAGRAPH

Trade the Crash puts you inside the dot-com boom just before it unravels. Each stock represents a real company under a fictional name and ticker, with that company's historical candle data behind its chart. Start on February 28, 2000 with $50,000, pay your family's bills, and try to reach June 2, 2003 with capital intact.

QUICK FACTS

Genre: Single-player trading simulator
Store: Steam
Historical setting: February 28, 2000 – June 2, 2003
Starting capital: $50,000
Roster: 59 unique instruments across five career paths
Study Hall: 86 in-game lessons

SELECTED COMPANY REFERENCE KEY

QuantaGrid Software (QGRD) -> Microsoft (MSFT)
ParcelPeak Retail (PPRK) -> Amazon (AMZN)
EmberSilicon (EBSI) -> Intel (INTC)
Redline Beverages (RDB) -> Coca-Cola (KO)
PrismCore Graphics (PCGR) -> NVIDIA (NVDA)
MarketArc Commerce (MKAC) -> eBay (EBAY)

HISTORICAL DATA

Each stock maps one-to-one to its real counterpart's historical candle data, preserving recorded opening, highest, lowest, and closing prices. The game simulates movement within each candle; it does not replay every individual historical market tick.

Company names, tickers, and company-specific news are fictionalized. Your trades and their effect on your portfolio are part of the simulation.

A COVERAGE ANGLE

"It's 2000. You recognize the companies—but can you survive what happens next?"

Introduce the familiar businesses, explain the changed names, then show what it feels like to trade their historical charts while the household bills keep arriving.

MEDIA

Logo (PNG): https://playthecrash.com/public/the_crash_logo_keyed.png
Trailer (1080p MP4): https://playthecrash.com/public/promo-cinematic-1080p.mp4