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Pongzi Scheme

Bounce Skim Vanish

A satirical incremental game about running a Ponzi scheme on top of Pong. Out on Steam in Q1 2027. The free demo is open for business.

Statement to shareholders Live

Jordan Belfraud the Wolf of Pong Street

"A minor cash-flow hiccup. Nothing more fundraising won't fix."

Scheme status

Release
Q1 2027
Platform
PC / Steam
Acts
4
Endings
5
Languages
7
Investigation
Ongoing
Guaranteed returns*
Yes

* Returns not guaranteed. Neither is anything else.

Trading floor

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Every return brings in fresh capital and makes the coin faster. Miss one and the whole thing comes down.

Top 10 fund managers Live

    Loading the ledger...

    • AD or ←→ Move
    • Mouse follow the pointer, Touch drag the paddle
    • P Start, Esc halt trading, M sound
    PNZI Trading Floor Unregistered

    Scores are for bragging rights only. No actual money is raised. Probably. Your fund name and best score appear on the public ledger.

    Pitch video

    PNZI / 02

    Loads from YouTube (privacy-enhanced mode) only when you press play.

    Prospectus

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    Your paddle is a candlestick. Every coin you bounce is somebody's savings.

    Pongzi Scheme is an incremental game about running a Ponzi scheme on top of Pong. The market only goes up until it does not.

    Skim the deposits, pay the old investors with the new ones, and stay one step ahead of an investigation that is quietly building a case against you. Four acts, five endings, one very patient regulator.

    Key terms

    Bounce
    The paddle is a candlestick, the ball is capital
    Skim
    Upgrades, assets and a prestige tree
    Vanish
    An escape plan to the Cayman Islands
    The Case
    An investigation clock that never stops
    Duration
    Finite: a real ending, plus New Game+
    • Fig. 1. the trading floor: every coin you bounce is an investor's money
    • Fig. 2. cash out: a cheque from Cayman Trust
    • Fig. 3. the day report and the CEO on a video call
    • Fig. 4. market open: pick today's market
    • Fig. 5. promotion to Act 3: the framed certificate
    • Fig. 6. the Prestige pyramid, in the Phosphor theme
    • Fig. 7. the island ending: front page of The Wall Street Ledger

    Secure your position

    PNZI / 04

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    Wishlist on Steam Free demo

    The demo is Act 1, the Boiler Room. Free on Steam for Windows, and on itch.io for Windows and Linux.

    The store page is live as Coming Soon. If the widget is empty, open it on Steam.

    Investor relations

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    Press room

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    Fact sheet

    Title
    Pongzi Scheme
    Developer
    IndieOffshore
    Publisher
    IndieOffshore
    Platform
    PC (Steam)
    Release date
    Q1 2027
    Genre
    Satirical incremental
    Languages
    English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Simplified Chinese
    Controller
    Full support
    Free demo
    Steam
    Demo on itch.io
    itch.io
    Press contact
    [email protected]

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