Capitalist Compounder - Classic Version 1.10
A retro, MS-DOS–style endless runner about compounding capital.
Controls: On desktop, press Space to start and to jump. On touch devices, tap the game area to start and to jump. There is no stop button; the capitalist is always running.
Score (Total):
$0.00
High Score:
$0.00
Total Taxes Paid:
$0.00
Ready
Coins:
Principal
$0.00
Interest Income
$0.00
Stock:
Principal
$0.00
Capital Gains & Dividends
$0.00
Objective:
- Guide your top-hatted capitalist across an endless landscape.
- Jump over pits. Falling into a pit ends the run.
- Environmental objects (blocks, platforms) are safe — you can land on anything that is solid.
- Smaller silver competitors patrol the ground and occasionally hop. Jump on top for +$250 to stock principal; any other contact ends the run.
- Taller blue competitors are more dangerous — jump on top for +$500 to stock principal; any other contact ends the run.
- Major red competitors are three times as wide — stomp them for +$10,000 to stock principal; any other contact ends the run. They move about 30% slower than other competitors.
- Nimble teal competitors sprint across the screen at roughly twice your speed, at your own height — jumping on top awards +$250,000 to stock principal; any other contact ends the run.
- Floating "Tax Bill" envelopes drift through the sky; touching one in any way immediately reduces your total wealth by a random amount between 5% and 20% (the run continues) and briefly pauses the action.
- Collect coins worth $10, $25, $50, or $100 (indicated by size and color) and
stock certificates worth different amounts:
$250,
$500,
$1,000,
$10,000, and
$25,000.
- Coin balances compound as Interest Income at 4% every 8 seconds, applied on a pro-rated basis every second; stock balances compound as
Capital Gains & Dividends at 10% every 8 seconds, also pro-rated every second. Compounding applies to both principal and previously accrued interest/gains.
- Your total — principal plus growth — becomes your Score and determines the High Score. There is no final win state — just keep compounding.
Tip: Occasionally, a Coin Frenzy will begin — the screen fills with coins and the music speeds up. Coin Frenzies occur at random intervals, but never more than about 60 seconds apart. High-denomination $25,000 stock certificates appear at least once every 30 seconds of active play. Rare rainbow top hat power-ups grant 30 seconds of triple compounding rates and triple value on all coins, stocks, and competitor defeats collected, with high-energy music playing during the effect. While the rainbow power-up is active, any contact with competitors defeats them instead of ending your run.