What is MRR Wars?

MRR Wars is a browser-based strategy game where you build a portfolio of real startups, earn passive income from their monthly recurring revenue (MRR), and compete against other players on the leaderboard. The twist: the startup data is real — pulled live from TrustMRR — so the market moves, revenue fluctuates, and every decision carries genuine weight.

Getting Started

Your portfolio score = current market value of all your startups + cash on hand + VP balance. The leaderboard ranks everyone by this combined score. Build it higher than everyone else to dominate the rankings.

Dashboard Tabs

Building Your Portfolio

How to buy startups

Go to the Market tab. Each startup card shows its current MRR, market price (default: 5× MRR), growth trend, and pump/dump buttons. Click Buy to purchase at market price — your cash decreases immediately and the startup appears in your Assets tab.

What MRR means and why it matters

MRR (Monthly Recurring Revenue) is the core metric. It's real, verified revenue a startup earns each month. Higher MRR = more passive income per tick = more cash to reinvest. Target startups with strong MRR and positive growth rates for compounding returns.

Revenue tick: earn every 4 hours

Every 4 hours the game distributes revenue to all players automatically. Example:

You own FixMyLanding — $800/mo MRR
Every 4 hours:  ~$4.44
Per day:        ~$26.67
Per week:       ~$186.67

When to sell

Check the P&L column in your Assets tab. Consider selling when: MRR has declined for multiple ticks, you need cash for a better acquisition, you've just Pumped the startup and can exit at an inflated price, or you're at the 15-startup cap and want to rotate into higher MRR.

Boosting Your Startups

A Boost temporarily increases a startup's MRR multiplier by +20% for 48 hours. The startup shows a BOOST 🔥 badge while active.

Defending Your Startups

Each shield blocks one incoming attack or Founder Poach attempt. You can stack up to 3 shields per startup. Shields are consumed on use, not on a timer.

Attacks — Sabotage

Sabotage reduces a competitor's startup MRR by 25% for 24 hours. Has a 65% hit chance — attacks can miss if the target has no shields. A defense shield blocks the attack and is consumed. Attacker earns VP back on a successful hit (30% of damage value).

Found in the Attacks tab. Target opponents' highest-MRR startups to maximize damage to their income stream.

Founder Poaching

You recruit a key founder away from a competitor's startup, crippling its revenue output for 48 hours. The target shows a red POACHED badge. One active poach per startup at a time — you cannot poach your own startups.

Player A poaches FixMyLanding from Player B
  Base MRR:       $800/mo
  For 48 hours:   Player B earns only $560/mo (−30%)
  Player A spends 800 VP → gets 200 VP back
  Net cost:       600 VP
  Player B loses: ~$53 in revenue over 48h

Market Manipulation

Market Manipulation inflates or deflates the displayed market price of any startup for 12 hours. It does not affect actual MRR, portfolio value, or revenue earnings — it's a psychological tool.

Pump strategy

You own LaunchKit ($1,000/mo MRR, market price $5,000)
You Pump it → displayed price shows $7,500
Other players see the inflated number and bid higher in M&A
You sell at the pumped price before 12h expires
Net: ~$2,500 extra in sale price − 600 VP cost

Dump strategy

Competitor is about to buy DataSync ($2,000/mo MRR, price $10,000)
You Dump it → displayed price shows $6,000
The startup looks damaged or undervalued
Competitor hesitates — you swoop in and grab it cheaply

Action Cooldowns & Limits

All actions have cooldowns to prevent spam and maintain balance. Here's the complete reference:

M&A Acquisitions

Make a hostile takeover bid on any startup owned by a competitor. Your cash goes into escrow while the deal is pending. The defender has 12 hours to respond; the deal expires in 72 hours if unresolved.

Response options

Expiry rules

Example walkthrough

FixMyLanding: $800/mo MRR · Recommended bid: $4,000 (5× MRR)

Player A bids $3,000
→ Player B counters at $4,500
→ Player A accepts

Result:
  $4,500 moves from Player A → Player B
  FixMyLanding moves to Player A's portfolio

Venture Points (VP)

VP (Venture Points) is the in-game action currency. You earn it from attacks, gameplay milestones, subscription bonuses, and leaderboard rewards. You spend it on every offensive and defensive action.

Passive VP (Subscription)

Revenue ticks happen every 4 hours (6 per day). Pro and Elite subscribers earn VP automatically, while free players can earn 3,900+ VP/month through gameplay milestones.

Free Player VP Earning

All VP Earning Sources

How you spend VP

Leaderboard & Scoring

Score formula

Score = Portfolio Value
      + Cash
      + VP Balance
      + (Successful Attacks × 100)
      + (Defenses Held × 50)
      + (Acquisitions Won × 200)
      + (Trading Profit × 0.5)

Leaderboard rewards

Pro Tips

For new players

1. Claim your daily login bonus. Free players earn 25–500 VP per day just for logging in. Streaks reset after 1 missed day, so log in daily!
2. Claim first attack bonus each day. Your first attack of the calendar day grants +50 VP bonus, so attack at least once per day.
3. Buy 5–8 startups early. Diversification gives you a +15% revenue bonus if you hold startups across 5+ categories.
4. Climb the leaderboard. Top 50 players earn passive VP every 4 hours (10 VP/tick for rank 26–50). Building wealth and ranking up pays off.
5. Shield your best startup early. A single 300 VP shield can save you hundreds in lost revenue when rivals start attacking.
6. Watch the revenue tick timer. Apply Boosts right before a tick fires so elevated MRR pays out immediately.
7. Consider Pro for VP advantage. Pro players earn 50 VP every 4 hours (9,000/month) to fuel attacks and defenses. Worth $9.99/month if you're competitive.

Advanced strategies

Complete Game Guide

Want the full reference in one place? The complete game guide covers all mechanics, strategies, tips, and examples.