Indie · April 17, 2020
Merchant of the Skies (2020)
About the game In Merchant of the Skies you're the captain of an airship! Sell items, gather resources and build your own trade empire in the clouds! Merchant of the Skies is a trading game with light base-building and tycoon elements. You start off as a captain of a small cloudship and work your way towards establishing your own trade company. Merchant of the skies is an experimental game: it does not have a distinct genre, but tries to capture the feeling of traveling the world and establishing your own company. That means we try to incorporate exploration, base building, trading and some minor rpg elements into the game. Features Become a trader! Find the best trade routes and profit from them Discover the world! Travel between flying isles and face different encounters Sandbox gameplay: do what you want at your own pace Gain experience and become more savvy when it comes to trading, then start your own goods production Establish trade routes to transport and sell goods without your direct involvement Get rich and build your own mansion from more than 200 different building blocks Merchant of the Skies offers you a 6-8 hours campaign where you can help different characters and restore the world to its former glory, as well as a sandbox mode where you can forget about the plot and focus on building your own company, establishing caravan routes and developing your mansion.
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Trading · 205
- Base-Building · 191
- Management · 187
- Exploration · 187
- Casual · 186
- Economy · 178
- Sandbox · 167
- Building · 155
- Strategy · 150
- 2D · 150
- Experimental · 148
- Cute · 139
- Relaxing · 133
- Steampunk · 128
- Procedural Generation · 124
Peer Indie titles
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Position in Indie
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 2.2k Steam reviews | Top 91% in Indie |
| Positive rating | 86% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 65% |
| Engagement hours | 4 h average | Top 88% for session depth among Indie |
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (8)
- English
- French
- German
- Russian
- Spanish - Spain
- Simplified Chinese
- Thai
- Portuguese - Brazil
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
4h
brief (under 5 hours)
Median
2h
Typical completion time
Achievements
12
Steam unlocks available
Reception Metrics
Steam community
86%Very Positive · 2.2k reviews
1.9k positive · 303 negative
Curator recommendations
1.4k
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Release & Availability
| Release date | Apr 17, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Coldwild Games |
| Base price | $8.99 |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Support · [email protected] |
Editions & Packages
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