Review · Action · PC
STOCKWAVE ONLINE
Reviewed: 07 Jun 2026
PC
Humano Guy · 2025
Ludograph rating
Growth (BDS)
49
Risk (RIS)
39
Daily limit
–
Age guidance
17+
Developmental benefits
| B1 | Cognitive | 0.80 | |
| B2 | Social-emotional | 0.00 | |
| B3 | Motor | 0.45 | |
STOCKWAVE ONLINE offers a unique blend of strategic stock trading and intense player-vs-player combat, fostering critical thinking, problem-solving, and adaptive strategy. Players must analyze dynamic market trends, manage resources, and craft defenses, promoting high-level cognitive engagement. The fast-paced action also enhances hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, and reaction time.
Design risks
| R1 | Compulsion-loop pressure | 0.57 | |
| R2 | Monetization | 0.00 | |
| R3 | Social risk | 0.56 | |
The game's core mechanic of 'violently murdering your co-workers' for financial gain presents significant social and emotional risks, promoting competitive toxicity, lack of empathy, and potentially unethical reasoning. The free-for-all nature and direct player conflict, even without chat, create a high-stress environment. Compulsion-loop design is present through variable rewards from stock events and briefcases, and strong loss aversion mechanics where players can lose invested stocks. The emphasis on being the 'wealthiest' and 'Employee of the Month' can lead to social comparison and tie into self-worth. The content features extreme violence.
Content (not in risk score)
| R4.1 | Violence Level | 1.00 | |
| R4.2 | Sexual Content | 0.00 | |
| R4.3 | Language | 0.00 | |
| R4.4 | Substance References | 0.00 | |
| R4.5 | Fear / Horror | 0.33 | |
Content risk is displayed separately and does not affect the time recommendation.
Regulatory design checks · DSA — Assessed: meets criteria·GDPR-K — Assessed: concerns noted·ODDS — Assessed: meets criteria
- DSA:What Ludograph checks: whether the game's design gives minors the transparency the EU Digital Services Act expects: plain terms, honest defaults, and clear reporting routes.: Estimated from review data. No dark pattern or child-targeting concerns found.
- GDPR-K:What Ludograph checks: whether age assurance and consent flows are designed for under-16s, in the spirit of GDPR Article 8.: Estimated from review data. Likely violations: unmoderated stranger contact that likely exposes personal data.
- ODDS:What Ludograph checks: whether paid random-reward drop rates are disclosed, as required in China, Japan and South Korea.: Estimated from review data. No paid random-reward mechanics found, so drop-rate disclosure requirements do not apply.
These reflect Ludograph's assessment of the game's design practices against each framework's criteria, not a legal compliance determination.