Richer than the King
Arcade96 · 2026 · Strategy, Roguelike, Casual, 2D, Simulation
PC
2 user reviews100% · 2
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About Richer than the King
EXPLORE MANY CITIESSet course to neighboring cities and afar, find promising merchants to trade with.
- Diversity: Find human, dwarf and fairy merchants.
- City Requests: Accept and complete city requests for rewards, or abandon for resources.
- Warehouse: Hand pick your trades for maximum efficiency with limited space
- Matched trades: Access the auto matched trades between merchants
- Relics: Find relics with your adventurer guild
- Recruit Army: Recruit army from your barracks
- Weekly Pressure: At the end of every week, Royal Scouts survey the land, increasing the global Suspicion Gauge.
- Bribe the Scouts: Use your wealth strategically to pay off the scouts, pausing the suspicion meter to buy yourself crucial time.
- Inevitable Conflict: When Suspicion inevitably hits 100%, your location is compromised, forcing an immediate tactical battle against the royal armies.
- Might: Heavy, frontline bruisers with varying direct and counter abilities.
- Swift: Rapid-striking flanking units with varying direct and counter abilities.
- Arcane: Magic units with varying direct and counter abilities.
- Gather Support: Rally other noble houses to your cause before a battle begins.
- Cripple the Enemy: Successfully gaining noble support directly weakens the enemy army's stats and troop numbers, turning the tide of war in your favor before swords ever clash.
- Garrick (Human)
- Brenda (Dwarf)
- Olis (Fairy)
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Hidden gem in trading and strategy 👍 Recommended I wasn't expecting to get hooked this quickly. The trading is satisfying, progression feels rewarding, and I love the risk vs. reward of exploring while building up wealth. If you enjoy merchant or economy games with a medieval setting, this is definitely worth a try! I especially like the battle mechanism at the end. Playtime feeling: "Just one more trade and make loads of money"
I had a lot more fun with this than I expected. The gameplay loop is simple to understand but surprisingly addictive. Managing your resources, planning trades, and balancing risk versus reward keeps every run engaging. What I liked most is the replayability. Different characters, strategies, and random events make each playthrough feel a little different, so it's easy to jump in for "just one more run." If you're looking for a relaxing resource management game that can easily make a couple of hours disappear without you noticing, this is definitely worth checking out. It's straightforward, enjoyable, and scratches that optimization itch really well.
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