Start. Register with a nickname, password and reward wallet. Your first company building is free. Additional buildings cost 100,000 SCTY. Four production plots are available.
Build. Factories need a connected road and electricity. Roads, power plants and relocation are free.
Upgrade. Pay 50,000 / 100,000 / 300,000 / 750,000 / 1,500,000 SCTY to reach levels 2–6. Stock power grows from 1 to 1.5, 2.3, 4, 7 and 11.
Earn stocks. Tesla earns TSLA, Apple earns AAPL, Nvidia earns NVDA. Free enterprises share 2% of each company's daily budget; paid enterprises share 98%. Your first paid upgrade moves that enterprise into the paid group.
Deposit. Confirmed Stock City deposits become your game balance. Upgrades then require no wallet signatures. Deposits remain disabled until the new contracts are connected.
Claim. Funded stock rewards are sent to your registered wallet. First claim once a positive amount is available, then a four-hour cooldown per stock.