Games like Patrician IV
by Gaming Minds Studios
You are a merchant in northern Europe in the late Middle Ages when the Hanseatic League was flourishing. Your goal is to rise to the most successful and influential member of the Hanse, ultimately being elected Elderman, leader of the trading league.
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$4.99Patrician III
Nov 18 · Ascaron Entertainment ltd.
Both: Trading · Economy · Management
Become a fellow of the famous medieval Hanse trading association in the 13th century. Manage the politics, prestige and economic success in your city and the known parts of Europe!
StrategySimulationTradingEconomyManagementHistoricalRPGMultiplayerNavalMedieval👍 893
$14.99Port Royale 3
May 4 · Gaming Minds Studios
Both: Trading · Economy · Management
The Caribbean, in the turbulent 17th Century. The mighty kingdoms of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands fight over the colonies. And there you are, a young sea captain whose only goal is to become the most powerful man in the New World.
StrategyTradingSimulationPiratesEconomyManagementNavalActionHistoricalNaval Combat👍 1,204
$19.99Rise of Venice
Sep 27 · Gaming Minds Studios
Both: Trading · Economy · Historical
Venice: As a young man striving for success, power and wealth and with the support of your family, you begin to build up a trading empire across Genua, Tripoli, Rome, Alexandria and Constantinople in addition to many other significant cities from the Renaissance. This is where your story begins...
StrategySimulationTradingEconomyHistoricalManagementSingleplayerNavalMultiplayer👍 334
$5.99Port Royale 2
Jun 16 · Ascaron Entertainment ltd.
Both: Trading · Economy · Historical
The Caribbean in the 17th Century - Trade with over 60 towns, create your own production facilities, expand your trading empire and influence the development of the New World. As pirates and military fleets threaten your trade convoys, you'll need escort ships.
StrategyTradingPiratesEconomyNavalHistoricalCity BuilderManagementSingleplayer👍 661
$7.99Caravan Trade Tycoon
Sep 14 · Ege Sayın
Both: Trading · Management · Economy
Did you ever think how would it be if you were a merchant in the middle ages? You didn't? Well, it would be a fun experience if you ask me. Be ready to be the richest merchant in the Quadia!
Turn-Based TacticsTradingSandboxManagementEconomyCapitalismMedievalRPGCraftingStrategy
$9.99East India Company
Jul 31 · Nitro Games
Both: Trading · Capitalism · Historical
Trade exotic goods, command fleets, and dominate 17th-century seas. This blend of real-time strategy and naval warfare lets you build a trading empire across Europe and Asia. Strategize trade routes, engage in epic naval battles, and expand your influence to become the ultimate maritime force.
TradingCapitalismPolitical SimHistoricalEconomyRTSDiplomacyStrategyMedievalGrand Strategy👍 190
$8.99九州:商旅(Nine Provinces: Caravan)
Feb 26 · BigLight.Games, Xbgzs
Both: Trading · Management · Economy
On the ancient nine province continent, you may become a businessman, get to know others, expand caravans, and free trade and exploration.
TradingOpen WorldExplorationManagementEconomy2DHistoricalSimulationTurn-Based CombatHand-drawn👍 1,082
$9.99The Guild Gold Edition
Sep 9 · 4HEAD Studios
Both: Economy · Management · Trading
It’s the year 1400- the late Middle Ages. Europe sees the dawn of the golden age of the new departures and the free spirit. Under the rule of the bourgeoisie and businessmen, more and more towns are emerging from the clutches of the aristocracy and are achieving independence, power and wealth.
SimulationStrategyMedievalEconomyManagementClassicTradingRPG👍 554
$14.99Merchant of the Six Kingdoms
Jun 27 · Cory Long
Both: Trading · Economy · Management
Become a medieval merchant and master the arts of bartering, haggling, and investing, Explore 20 markets, barter with 200 characters, and trade in over 1,800 items in a dynamic bartering and haggling system that will challenge and reward.
TradingRPGEconomyManagementTurn-Based StrategyStrategyInventory ManagementCRPGExplorationDialogue Heavy👍 221
$5.99Caravaneer 2
Dec 30 · Dmitry Zheltobriukhov
Both: Trading · Economy · Resource Management
A post-apocalyptic trade simulation game with turn based isometric combats. The game features detailed economics simulation and a rich branching story where your choices actually matter.
RPGTradingEconomySimulationPost-apocalypticResource ManagementMultiple EndingsOpen WorldDialogue HeavyStory Rich👍 535
Hanse - The Hanseatic League
Apr 30 · Linked Dimensions
Both: Economy · Trading
In "Hanse - The Hanseatic League" you play an aspiring merchant in 15th century Europe. Hold together and expand the trading guild of the Hanse by establishing a world spanning network of ship routes and diplomacy.
StrategySimulationEconomyTrading
$24.99Interstellar Transport Company
May 24 · MT Worlds
Both: Management · Trading · Economy
Build a galactic transportation empire and supply humanity with everything it needs to colonize the stars. In this sci-fi logistics simulator, grow your company from a local transport agency into an interstellar logistics behemoth! Singleplayer, vs AI, and online multiplayer.
SpaceSimulationManagementTradingStrategyEconomySci-fiMultiplayerSandboxEarly Access👍 395
$9.99The Guild II
Jun 24 · 4HEAD Studios
Both: Trading · Economy · Management
The Guild 2 is the shining successor of the ultra successful medieval life sim, Europe 1400. The Guild 2 is a unique mixture of RPG and life simulation in an immersive middle ages scenario. The player and his party become part of history and can even change it in real-time. Go back to the dark middle ages and found a new dynasty!
SimulationStrategyLife SimMedievalRPGTradingEconomyManagementSingleplayerSandbox👍 600
$34.99Farthest Frontier
Oct 23 · Crate Entertainment
Both: Resource Management · Economy · Historical
Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.
BuildingCity BuilderStrategyResource ManagementMedievalAgricultureEconomyHistorical4XColony Sim👍 24,456
-60%$5.99Star Traders: Frontiers
Jul 31 · Trese Brothers
Both: Trading · Management
You are the captain of a starship venturing through a massive open universe. Customize your crew and take command at the helm of your very own ship as you explore a galaxy torn apart by internal strife, alien threats, and political intrigue.
Sci-fiModdableSimulationTradingTactical RPGManagementProcedural GenerationSandboxTurn-Based CombatSpace Sim👍 3,672
$19.99TransOcean: The Shipping Company
Sep 23 · Deck13 Hamburg
Both: Management · Economy · Trading
TransOcean – The Shipping Company is your ticket to the world of gigantic ships and transnational transport empires. Build a mighty fleet of modern merchant ships and conquer the seven seas.
SimulationStrategyManagementEconomyCasualNavalTradingMultiplayer👍 829
-75%$4.99Anno 2070™
Nov 17 · Blue Byte, Related Designs
Both: Resource Management · Economy · Management
Build your society of the future, colonize islands, and create sprawling megacities with multitudes of buildings, vehicles, and resources to manage.
StrategyCity BuilderSimulationFuturisticRTSResource ManagementEconomyMultiplayerSingleplayerManagement👍 11,574
$9.99The Guild II Renaissance
Jul 28 · Runeforge Game Studio
Both: Economy · Trading
For centuries Europe has been dominated by the church and nobility. On the shoulders of ordinary people the servants of god and the noble families justified their power and wealth. This was the incontrovertible, divine world order. A truly dark era… In the 14th Century the world order is beginning to transform itself.
SimulationStrategyColony SimEconomyMedievalRPGTradingCity BuilderMultiplayerSingleplayer👍 3,542
$29.99The Guild 3
Jun 14 · Purple Lamp, GolemLabs
Both: Economy
The Guild 3 is a fascinating trade and life simulation that takes place during the late Middle Ages. Step into the shoes of a citizen, acquire businesses and mansions, produce goods and trade them, start intrigues in politics and society, love, hate, bribe, fight and live through good and bad times!
EconomyLife SimMedievalSimulationStrategyRPGMultiplayerOpen WorldSandboxBuilding👍 7,121
$9.99The Corporate Machine
Mar 25 · Stardock Entertainment
Both: Economy · Capitalism · Management
Stardock's classic 2001 real-time economic strategy game, available now on Steam. Dive back into the timeless battle for one of the most ruthless environments ever created: international trade.
Time ManagementEconomyCapitalismManagementBuildingCraftingPvPTradingBase BuildingRTS
$9.99Ironsmith Medieval Simulator
Mar 9 · The EpicLore
Both: Economy · Management · Trading
Heroes are not born. They are forged in darkness. And who knows forging better than the ironsmith himself? Experience the hardship of making medieval weapons, armors and tools in a simulation taken with a grain of salt
CasualSwordplayFirst-PersonMilitaryMedievalEconomyManagementBuildingTradingIndie👍 214
-75%$14.99Anno 1800
Apr 16 · Ubisoft Mainz
Both: Economy · Resource Management
Anno 1800™ – Lead the Industrial Revolution! Welcome to the dawn of the Industrial Age. The path you choose will define your world. Are you an innovator or an exploiter? A conqueror or a liberator? How the world remembers your name is up to you.
City BuilderStrategySimulationEconomyMultiplayerResource ManagementSandboxRTSCo-opSingleplayer👍 29,869
$19.99Factory Town
Nov 17 · Erik Asmussen
Both: Resource Management · Management · Economy
Build, automate, and optimize a giant factory on 3D terrain using conveyor belts, trains, chutes, pipes, and airships. Sell your goods to nearby villages to expand their borders, increase happiness, and unlock even better technology!
AutomationBase BuildingResource ManagementSandboxSimulationCraftingManagementCity BuilderColony SimEconomy👍 4,143
-10%$8.99Dirt Spoon in Another World
3 days ago · Underdog Games Inc.
Both: Trading · Economy · Management
Thrown into an otherworld of wuxia and fantasy with a ten-million-gold debt — no powers, no cheats. Travel a map of 279 cities, buy low and sell high, and raise up to four mercenary squads to punch through bandit roads. A caravan-trading & squad-management sim. Clear the debt to win.
StrategyRPGTradingSimulationEconomyManagementSingleplayerFantasyIndieMartial Arts
$14.99The Viking Way
Oct 10 · Ice Lava Games
Both: Trading
Experience the Viking way of life. Sail, explore, trade, build a fleet, and lead your fearless army to raid and conquest. Write your own story of the golden Viking age. You have many choices, and a leader can always find his own.
MedievalTradingAction RPGExplorationCombatSailingActionArcheryNaval CombatRPG👍 331
$9.99Caesar™ IV
Aug 29 · Tilted Mill Entertainment, Inc.
Both: Historical · Management · Economy
Starting as governor of a newly formed province in the Roman Empire your goal is simple: advance up the empire's political ladder to become the next Caesar.
StrategyCity BuilderSimulationRomeHistoricalSingleplayerManagementEconomy👍 821
FreeMedieval Shopkeeper Simulator
May 11 · David Moralejo Sánchez
Both: Management · Trading
Keep your stores afloat against unique threats like royal laws, wars and crazy fantasy events. Discover new items, craft, sell them, and create your Merchant Empire in the kingdom! - All in a hybrid 2D-3D style.
SimulationRPGAdventurePixel GraphicsManagementTradingMedievalOpen WorldIndieEarly Access👍 140
$9.99Seven Kingdoms 2 HD
Feb 4 · Enlight Software Limited
Both: Resource Management · Economy · Historical
Get ready for an exciting real-time strategy game experience like no other with Seven Kingdoms 2! Say goodbye to the monotony of resource gathering and army building, its unique gameplay offers a thrilling blend of city management, trade, industry, espionage, diplomacy, and conquest!
StrategySimulationIndieRTSResource ManagementEconomyHistoricalRetroSingleplayer4X👍 343
$6.99Pixel Shopkeeper
Jul 20 · Pixel Prototype
Both: Management · Resource Management · Capitalism
Be a Pixel Shopkeeper! Collect items using inventory management puzzle mechanics. Sell your wares, decorate your shop, craft new products, and expand! Train to beat tougher dungeons, unlock new classes and decor, and furnish your shop smartly to maximize profits!
ManagementSimulationPixel GraphicsResource ManagementCasualIndiePuzzleCapitalismPoint & ClickCrafting👍 147
$11.99Evil Bank Manager
Dec 7 · Hamsters Gaming
Both: Economy · Management · Historical
What could be better than having a million dollars, a billion? This will not make you all powerful in the world, your goal will not only be to make lots of money, but to print money and become a Federal reserve system
StrategyEconomyManagementSimulationIndieGrand StrategySingleplayerTurn-BasedMedievalHistorical👍 1,662
$4.99Star Merchant
Mar 7 · SimProse Studios
Both: Resource Management · Management
Star Merchant is a galactic trading sim where you become a space entrepreneur. Buy and sell items, fight pirates, upgrade your ship and try to meet your goal without going broke!
StrategySimulationIndieCasualSpaceTurn-Based StrategySci-fiResource ManagementManagementAbstract👍 136
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Jun 30 · Blue Byte, Related Designs
Both: Economy · Trading
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