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This Merchant Life

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App ID 666730
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Inexplicable Games
Supported Systems Windows
Last Changenumber 28976607
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 08:37:39 UTC ()
Release Date 6 September 2019 – 13:37:35 UTC ()
❓ 69.26%
183 reviews
0
In-Game
💡 Strategy 🎲 RPG 🏰 Medieval 💼 Trading 🧠 Strategy RPG

This Merchant Life is a trading strategy game set in the troubled medieval kingdom of Peregrine. Turn a rickety wooden cart, two horses and a few coins into a thriving entrepreneurial triumph!

Additional Information

Developer Inexplicable Games
metacritic_name This Merchant Life
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Inexplicable Games
Store Release Date 6 September 2019 – 13:37:46 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://x.com/Inexplicable_G
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB_C2z8T6QuLMI75UL8fELQ/
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Indie (23), RPG (3), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 6 September 2019 – 13:37:35 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 28 June 2022 – 19:00:14 UTC () (1656442814)
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Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 20 July 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 7918583
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    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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First seen on SteamDB 23 June 2017 – 20:29:03 UTC (), in changelist #3118099

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

💡 Strategy 🎲 RPG 🌱 Indie 🏰 Medieval 💼 Trading 🧠 Strategy RPG 💼 Management 🎭 Fantasy 👤 Singleplayer 🐤 Early Access 📚 Story Rich 📚 Interactive Fiction 👾 Pixel Graphics

Categories

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Assets

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timestamp28 June 2022 – 19:01:46 UTC

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timestamp 6 September 2019 – 13:19:42 UTC

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  • 0 players right now
  • 3 24-hour peak
  • 84 all-time peak 7 September 2019
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  • 67 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • ❓ Mostly Positive
  • 69.26% SteamDB Rating
  • 136 74.3% positive reviews
  • 47 25.7% negative reviews

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This Merchant Life had an all-time peak of 84 concurrent players on 7 September 2019.

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