Merchant: Real World Empire
by Emphasis
Merchant layers location-based exploration onto a medieval trading sim where you claim real-world GPS coordinates as settlements and build them into thriving outposts. You'll gather resources, craft goods, and manipulate a player-driven market by buying low and selling high, while competing against other merchants and defending your territory from rival players. It's built for those who want economic strategy and empire-building tied to their physical surroundings.
About this game
A calm medieval trade empire, built on the real world.
No timers. No stress. No reflexes. Merchant turns the streets and cities around you into a living medieval economy — and lets you build it one unhurried decision at a time.
Found your first settlement at a real-world location, survey the land, and turn raw resources into refined goods through deep production chains. Connect your towns with trade routes, grow your population, and watch a humble camp become a prosperous empire that spans real cities and regions.
Made for unhurried afternoons — a few thoughtful minutes whenever the day allows. Your empire waits for you.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Found settlements at real places — a medieval map grows over the world you already know
- Master production chains — turn wood, stone and ore into lumber, bricks, food, wares, relics and luxuries
- Trade smart — move goods along trade routes to where they earn the most
- Send specialists — dispatch gatherers, carriers, minstrels and more from your caravan
- Barter with Tribes — trade and earn respect with independent settlements
- Grow your Realm — climb from district to city to region, raise your Might Score, earn noble titles
- Play with others — a persistent, shared world of fellow merchants
CALM BY DESIGN
There are no countdowns forcing you back. Nothing punishes you for putting your phone down. Merchant is a slow-strategy, cozy empire builder for people who love economy, trade and tycoon games but not the grind — a location-based game you play entirely at your own pace.
Free to play, with optional in-app purchases.
Merchant uses your location to place settlements on the real-world map. The game is played in English.
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