Play Financial Island
Start with a plain-language brief, decide from your role's information, and unlock the full causal debrief at the end.
Start the gameFinancial Island · 2008 crisis simulation
Could you keep a fund alive when the market starts to break?
Enter with only the information your role can see, read the Agents around you, and live with the next market move.
Five decisions unfold across 15 market steps inspired by the weeks before the 2008 financial crisis.
No finance background required. Your first run starts in practice mode.
How to play
Three things to do in every round- Read the facts, delayed indicators, and visible Agent moves.
- Commit one strategy using only your role's information.
- See the immediate account impact before the next Agent updates arrive.
Choose your route
One official game entrance, with research tools kept separate
Financial Island is the main player experience. Research mode remains available for signed-in study participants without competing with the start flow.
Research mode
A separate evidence-collection path for authenticated participants. It is not required for normal play.
Open research mode →Your role
You manage a $50 million fund
Your goal is simple: protect the fund, keep enough cash to respond, and finish all five chapters.
Basic rules
Good decisions are more than chasing profit
The result also considers your biggest loss, the risk you took, and whether you still had room to act later.
5 decisions · 15 market steps · about 20 minutes