Merchant

Merchant

Retora Games · October 9, 2018 · Free to Play, RPG, Simulation, Pixel Graphics, Casual

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About Merchant

✦ AI summary

Build your merchant empire by hiring heroes, crafting over 500 items, and battling enemies to grow your wealth and economy. Navigate tactical decisions and resource management across multiple playstyles with 9 hero types, 80+ enemies, and zero pay-to-win mechanics—just pure offline gameplay.

Merchant blends traditional RPG systems and tycoon style mechanics. No gems, no consumables, all purchases are DLC! Great for second screen gaming! Merchant reimagines the classic RPG experience from the perspective of a Merchant. Hire Heroes and Crafters to do your bidding for you. Manage your economy and become the greatest Merchant the world has ever seen!

Merchant — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

DLC & expansions

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Merchant is a charming idle crafting game that rewards patience and works well as a casual second-screen experience across multiple platforms with cross-save support. Players praise its addictive gameplay loop, solid progression mechanics, and generous free-to-play model with optional DLC content, though they emphasize the game requires a measured, long-term approach rather than frantic clicking to avoid burnout. Most reviewers find it worth playing, particularly if you enjoy management games and don't mind checking in periodically rather than grinding continuously.

Recommended Aug 24, 2026
I primarily play the android version of this game. Plays smoothly and scales well, on both platforms. If you're into clicky, crafting, idle games, this is a solid choice.
Recommended Aug 15, 2026
Started playing years ago on Android; quickly bought the DLC packs as this game is both addicting, and something you will have to play the long-game with! Don't go click-crazy trying to lvl and sell and craft like a madman; it'll get overwhelming and lose its charm. When I discovered they had a Steam port, I very quickly snapped up the game and its packs (for the third time; I also own it on iPad). While a bit old-school clunky, you can absolutely play cross-platform with your saves! I toss my save back and forth between my phone and laptop often, you just have to make it a habit of "saving to the cloud" manually. I would absolutely recommend the DLCs as well. I actually really like the way the game is Free-To-Play and you can choose to add content bit by bit. That was a great model as I first went into the game; $21 bucks all at once would've stopped me. (it is 100% worth the price, btw! Not complaining, its an offline no in-app-nonsense game, you gotta support the devs somehow!) I see alot of people wanting updates to the game... so far I find it actually quite balanced, I havent had it crash at all, things seem to be the way they were intended to be and the game seems fair…
Recommended Jun 25, 2026
great game
Recommended Jun 6, 2026
A nice mix of RPG, crafting, and management mechanics that works great as a second screen game, with plenty of gear progression and long term goals to keep you coming back.
Recommended May 28, 2026
Patience needed. This game is not a sprint. You will check in maybe once a day, or burn out trying to get it all done.
Recommended Apr 23, 2026
enjoyable

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