Rise of the Merchants
Rise of the Merchants is a medieval city-building, economic, political, and trade simulation set in a persistent online world. Start with a small settlement in your county, develop it into an influential city, and establish a trade network that extends far beyond its borders.
Price
$23.98
US store
Reviews
73%
134 · Mostly Positive
Playing now
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24h peak
59
all-time seen 59
Followers
5,036
2h ago
Owners (est.)
~4K
2K – 6.4K
YouTube activity
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streamers · 30 dProduct info
from Steam's PICS · read 2h ago- Change number
- 40,920,853 · seen 2h ago
- Public build
- 26,648,466 · Nov 13, 2026 (2h ago)
- Operating systems
- windows, macos, linux
- Architecture
- 64-bit
- Install size
- 16 GB · 9.6 GB download
- Install folder
Rise of the Merchants- Controller support
- Full
- Metacritic
- —
- Homepage
- blackdukegames.com
- Release state
- released
- Community
- hub · stats
Steam Deck
UnknownNo Deck test results published.
Branches · 1
every build Steam serves for this app| Branch | Build | Updated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| public | 26,648,466 | Nov 13, 2026 · 2h ago |
Build history
every build id we have seen on a branch (history starts with our first read)| Build | Branch | Released | First seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26,648,466 | public | Nov 13, 2026 16:06 | 2h ago |
| 26,490,997 | public | Nov 6, 2026 17:50 | 3d ago |
Depots · 7
content of the public branch| Depot | Name | OS | Language | DLC / shared | Size | Download | Manifest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5031211 | windows | 5.2 GB | 3.1 GB | 8686369154775571068 | |||
| 5031212 | linux | 5.2 GB | 3.1 GB | 6931087991258732088 | |||
| 5031213 | macos | 5.4 GB | 3.2 GB | 4246424009014882421 | |||
| 5438990 | all | DLC Rise of the Merchants - Official Guide | 98 MB | 86 MB | 7119890641090412160 | ||
| 5439000 | all | DLC Rise of the Merchants - Official Cookbook | 33 MB | 31 MB | 2680694341463001018 | ||
| 5522280 | all | DLC Rise of the Merchants - Official Supporter | — | — | |||
| 228989 | windows | shared from #228980 | — | — |
Launch options · 3
| Executable | OS | Description |
|---|---|---|
rotm.exe |
windows | |
rotm--no-sandbox --ozone-platform=x11 |
linux | |
Rise of the Merchants.app |
macos |
Languages · 15
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| French | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| German | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Polish | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| English | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Italian | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Korean | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Russian | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Spanish | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Turkish | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Japanese | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Simplified Chinese | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Traditional Chinese | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Portuguese - Brazil | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Ukrainian | ✓ | — | ✓ |
Packages · 1
all packages| Sub | Name | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1744614 | Rise of the Merchants | Store or CD key | -20%$19.99 |
Bundles · 11
all bundles| Bundle | Games | Bundle discount | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bug Off × Rise of the Merchants | 2 | -10% | $23.38 |
| Rise of the Merchants × Amalgamated | 2 | -10% | $25.18 |
| The End of History × Rise of the Merchants | 2 | -10% | $43.19 |
| Mittelland x Rise of the Merchants | 2 | -10% | $26.08 |
| Rise of the Merchants Cook Book | 1 | -10% | $21.58 |
| 3RG Games | 7 | -10% | $99.29 |
| Football Life Simulator x Rise of The Merchants | 2 | -10% | $28.78 |
| Pizza House Simulator x Rise of The Merchants | 2 | -10% | $29.68 |
| Rise of the Merchants Official Guide | 1 | -10% | $25.18 |
| Cash is King x Rise of the Merchants | 2 | -10% | $30.94 |
| TerraScape x Rise of the Merchants | 2 | -15% | $29.73 |
DLC in product info · 3
includes DLC not sold separatelyChange numbers
all changes#40,920,853 · 2h ago#40,920,208 · 2h ago#40,919,409 · 3h ago#40,914,546 · 5h ago#40,907,825 · 8h ago#40,869,838 · 1d ago#40,868,923 · 1d ago#40,865,297 · 1d ago#40,830,879 · 2d ago#40,830,125 · 2d ago
Updates · patch notes
Steam announcements tagged as patch notes, linked to the public build they followed
| When | Note | Build | Update size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2026 | Update 0.5.12: Settlement Relocation and Automatic Repair Hello merchants, Update 0.5.12 is live! You can now move your settlement to a new place, there's an option for auto-repair of vehicles, and the Trading Overview and the Map filters get a new filter for types of goods and quality levels. The Manor Lord's Privileges grow to 19 stages, and many fixes make quests, missions and trade run more smoothly. New Settlement You can now relocate your settlemen |
26,648,466 | +1.1 MB |
| Nov 6, 2026 | Update 0.5.11: Foreign Bridge Repairs & Fixes Hello merchants, Update 0.5.11 is live! If you already have a convoy in a foreign shire, you can now patch up a collapsed bridge there and keep going. On top of that, this update fixes settlements that failed to load, gifts that could be obtained multiple times, and a tavern conversation that got stuck when a settler left for the Earl's Court. New Trade and Bridges If you have a convoy in a foreig |
26,490,997 | 14.7 GB total |
| Nov 4, 2026 | Update 0.5.10: Chat Overhaul, Ship Sales and Route Fixes Hello merchants, Update 0.5.10 is live! The chat got a big round of work: private conversations are now grouped, messages can show the time they were sent and can be copied. Ships can now be sold in the harbour, automatic sales in other settlements along a trade route now work, and the route planner got several fixes for convoys and ships. Offer limits on trade routes now count per stop, so please |
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| Nov 3, 2026 | Update 0.5.9 Hello merchants, Update 0.5.9 is live! Your Warehouse now holds a lot more: the Reinforced Interior Walls upgrade goes through many more levels, each adding more capacity than the last. Workers repair production buildings faster in Maintenance mode, which also speeds up Automatic Repair. After their shift, some of your employees now spend their free time in the Tavern or the Den of Thieves, where |
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| Nov 2, 2026 | Update 0.5.8: Better Prices for Basic Resources and a Busier Earl Hello merchants, Update 0.5.8 is live! Basic resources sell for more at Local Markets, and their price range is now centred on the price other NPC merchants actually sell. The Earl's merchants can spend a higher budget buying goods each Payroll, the Local Markets button is now also available from the world map, and maintaining your production buildings got easier. New Production and Buildings Cond |
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| Oct 30, 2026 | Update 0.5.7: Faster Ship Search and a Smoother World Map Hello merchants, Update 0.5.7 is live! So many of you have joined us over the last days, and this hotfix is all about keeping up with you: the search with ships is faster and reliable again, the world map loads trade offers more quickly, and searching for a specific good finds the right settlements again. Improvements Trade The search with ships is faster and no longer fails. Without a filter, the |
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| Oct 30, 2026 | Update 0.5.6: Duty Calls, Riskier Cargo and Easier Starts Hello merchants, Update 0.5.6 is live! The game stays noticeably smoother in long play sessions, carrying valuable quest cargo now puts you at greater risk from bandits, and starting a new game is more approachable. On top of that: longer chat messages, quicker ways to reach your friends, and a solid batch of convoy fixes. Gameplay and Balancing Quests The "Duty Calls" quest now includes a short t |
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| Oct 26, 2026 | Demo Update 0.4.8: Controller Keyboard, Smarter Route Planner and Many Fixes Hello merchants, demo update 0.4.8 is live! Text fields can now be filled in with a controller thanks to the new on-screen keyboard, the Route Planner follows your convoy after departure and picks fitting ships for you, and the whole interface runs smoother. On top of that, a big round of fixes takes care of convoys, production, quests and the tutorial. New Controller Text fields can now be filled |
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