Welcome to Pixel City Tycoon, a retro-themed economic strategy and life simulator game. Start with nothing, choose a career, and build your empire in a pixel-art metropolis.

• Career & Avatar: Begin your journey by spinning the "Career Wheel" to determine your starting salary and customizing your unique pixel avatar.
• Property Management: Buy, sell, and upgrade a variety of properties around the city. Each property generates passive income per game cycle.
• Dynamic Stock Market: Click the "Stock Exchange" building to open a fully-featured stock market.
  • Trade Stocks: Buy and sell shares from a list of fictional companies.
  • Get Rumors: Pay for "insider" news to get hints about which stocks might rise or fall.
  • Manage Portfolio: Track your holdings and your profit/loss in a dedicated portfolio manager.
• Game Cycle: Advance the game "cycle" to earn your salary and property income. Be careful—you'll also have to pay taxes based on your earnings!
• Progressive Wealth: Watch your virtual life improve! As your net worth grows, your basic room automatically upgrades from a cardboard box to a luxury penthouse and beyond.
• Theme Toggle: Switch between light and dark modes with a retro-themed toggle that persists your choice.

• Framework: Next.js
• Language: TypeScript
• Styling: Tailwind CSS
• UI: shadcn-ui
• Font: Press Start 2P (for the retro pixel aesthetic)
• State Management: React Hooks (useState, useEffect) and localStorage for game state persistence.

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone [your-repo-url]
   cd [your-project-directory]

2. Install dependencies: (Using pnpm as indicated by pnpm-lock.yaml)

   pnpm install

3. Run the development server:

   pnpm dev

4. Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser to start the game.