From Press Release:
El Paso, TX – January 29, 2026 – Developer Strange Scaffold (I Am Your Beast, CLICKOLDING, El Paso, Elsewhere) is excited to release the alien stock market sim Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator today on Steam for PC and is Steam Deck verified. As part of a multi-title partnership with Xbox, the title will be available on Xbox consoles in Q1 2026.
From the team behind I Am Your Beast comes Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator, a sharp arcade satire that skewers financial systems and corporate greed. It’s set in the same universe as Strange Scaffold’s 2021 hit, Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator. Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator is part of Strange Scaffold’s multi-game partnership with Xbox, which has included recent titles like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown and Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3.
“This is one of the best games we’ve ever made, and I have no idea how to explain it to my newborn child,” said creative director Xalavier Nelson Jr. in a conversation shortly before the release of the game. “What am I gonna tell them? That it wasn’t based on their life? That it was? Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator isn’t even out yet and it’s already ruined my family.”
In Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator, you step into the shoes of intergalactic baby brokers in rapid-fire anthology campaigns, and recruit dubious consultants to size up your next big investment. Rest assured, no real alien babies are involved—just their digitally simulated lifespans. Totally above board.
You may short a baby’s life if you think their existence will be miserable, or cash in after they win the Galactic Lottery to share in the positive market sentiment. Chase profits through the highs and lows of day trading on a volatile stock market, and confront the messy, real-world ethical and economic consequences that inspired it.
Key Features
- Seven distinct planets to trade procedurally generated alien baby stocks on, each showcasing unique ideas of what it means to be profitable and productive to society.
- Consultants you can hire before the trading day to gain information on your trading targets.
- An anthology of mini-campaigns following the lives and complications of baby traders across the universe.
- A loan shark that won’t let you pay him back, because he’s then legally allowed to shoot you.
- A pulsing electro-industrial soundtrack by Kris Kirk.
- The ability to short a baby, because you believe its life will suck.
Following launch, Strange Scaffold plans ongoing support for Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator for a minimum of two months, starting with free weekly DLC drops to keep the game “baby fresh.” The tentative schedule, which is slated to begin a week after release, starts with the following drops:
- February 5: Two new campaigns
- February 12: A new game mode with a number of scenarios to challenge players
- February 19: Two new campaigns, more scenarios, and the addition of a daily challenge mode
Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator is out now on Steam. For more information, follow Strange Scaffold on Bluesky.
About Strange Scaffold
Strange Scaffold is the development label of Xalavier Nelson Jr., known for his work as a leading developer on CLICKOLDING, El Paso, Elsewhere, I Am Your Beast, Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator, and dozens of other critically acclaimed projects. For more information on Strange Scaffold, visit strangescaffold.com.
