Software:Wall Street Raider

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Short description: 1986 video game
Wall Street Raider
Cover art for Wall Street Raider
Original release cover
Developer(s)
  • Roninsoft (Michael D. Jenkins)
  • Hackjack Games (Ben Ward, remaster)
Publisher(s)
  • Intracorp (MS-DOS)
  • Roninsoft (Windows)
  • Hackjack Games (remaster)
Designer(s)Michael D. Jenkins
Platform(s)MS-DOS, Windows
Release
  • 1986: MS-DOS
  • 2001: Windows
  • 2026: Steam (remastered)
Genre(s)Business simulation
Mode(s)Single-player

Wall Street Raider, stylized as Wall $treet Raider, is a business simulation game published for MS-DOS in 1986 by Intracorp. A Windows conversion was released in 2001.

Gameplay

Wall $treet Raider is a game in which players use the stock market to take over companies.[1] Up to four players can play and divide a billion dollars between them.[2]

Release

Intracorp included a coupon for a free rental of the 1987 film Wall Street with every purchase of the game.[2]

Reception

John Harrington reviewed Wall $treet Raider and Wall Street Wizard for Games International magazine, and gave it a rating of 6 out of 10, and stated that "Raider is a little dry as a solo game; you start the game with a considerable fortune and the temptation is to say '$250 000 is enough for any man, I'll emigrate to the Bahamas'.."[1]

Daniel Carr for Computer Play called it "a BIG game" and "corporate warfare at its best".[3]

Legacy

In 2025, the game is being remastered by developer Ben Ward with a modern graphical interface, while preserving its original simulation engine and complexity, under Jenkins’ direct collaboration. As of February 2026, the original version of Wall $treet Raider is not currently available for purchase due to the bankruptcy of its former e-commerce platform.[4], and early access to the modernized version was delayed as of March 10, 2026.[5] The game was released in early access on Steam on May 14, 2026.[6]

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