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Merchant of the Skies

Merchant of the Skies overview

Coldwild Games | Apr 17, 2020 | game

Released

3players observed · 4 October 2026 - 00:31:20 UTC

IndieRPGSimulationStrategyTradingSteam Store

  • Latest observed players3 · 4 October 2026 - 00:31:20 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak133
  • Units sold (VGI)68,520
  • Revenue (VGI)$689,000
  • Review score86% positive

Merchant of the Skies dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players3 · 4 October 2026 - 00:31:20 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak133
  • Units sold (VGI)68,520
  • Revenue (VGI)$689,000
  • Review score86% positive
  • Total reviews2,259
  • Release dateApr 17, 2020
  • DeveloperColdwild Games
  • PublisherColdwild Games

Genres: Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Coldwild GamesPublisher: Coldwild Games

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Game overview

Overview

Merchant of the Skies comes from Coldwild Games and is published by Coldwild Games. It arrived on Steam on Apr 17, 2020, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Merchant of the Skies's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 3 players at 4 October 2026 - 00:31:20 UTC, with a tracked peak near 133. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 86% positive across 2,259 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Merchant of the Skies is available in 8 languages including:

EnglishFrenchGermanRussianSpanish - SpainSimplified ChineseThaiPortuguese - Brazil

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedIntel Core 2 Duo1024 MB RAMshader 3.0 supporting card (i.e. Intel HD Graphics 4000)512 MB available space
macOSMinimumMac OS X 10.9+SSE2 instruction set support1024 MB RAMshader 3.0 supporting card512 MB available space
LinuxMinimumUbuntu 16.04+ / SteamOSSSE2 instruction set support1024 MB RAMshader 3.0 supporting card (i.e. Intel HD Graphics 4000)512 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Merchant of the Skies has sold up to 68,520 units and has 1,436 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $689,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Merchant of the Skies overview details

Merchant of the Skies combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

🔥JUST RELEASED🔥 About the Game 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.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Merchant of the Skies is listed as a game with $14.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie, RPG, Simulation, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 3 players at 4 October 2026 - 00:31:20 UTC, a tracked peak of 133, and 86% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameMerchant of the Skies
Steam App ID1040070
Typegame
Release dateApr 17, 2020
DeveloperColdwild Games
PublisherColdwild Games
Price$14.99
PlatformsWindows, macOS, and Linux
GenresIndie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, French, German, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Thai, Portuguese - Brazil
WebsiteNot available

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players3 · 4 October 2026 - 00:31:20 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak133
Positive reviews1,944
Negative reviews315
Total reviews2,259
Positive percent86%
Review typeVery Positive
Recommendations1,436
Average playtime953 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateApr 17, 2020
Official Steam feed update (UTC)22 March 2026 - 12:38:21 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)4 October 2026 - 00:31:20 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)4 October 2026 - 00:31:20 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)4 October 2026 - 00:31:20 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Fish AppreciationNo description
WealthyNo description
GiantsNo description
Real EstateNo description
ThriftyNo description
New RideNo description
EnergizerNo description
A man of his wordNo description
Too big to failNo description
SupplierNo description

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/1040070
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1040070/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/1040070
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Merchant of the Skies

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Merchant of the Skies?

Merchant of the Skies's latest SteamPulse observation records 3 players at 4 October 2026 - 00:31:20 UTC, with a tracked peak of 133 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 16 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Merchant of the Skies growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 5 players; the highest observed daily value is 7 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Merchant of the Skies?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (37.5%), United Kingdom (9.7%), Canada (6.9%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (32.3%), United Kingdom (8.6%), Canada (6%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (41.7%), United Kingdom (8.7%), Canada (5.8%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (28.8%), United Kingdom (7.6%), China (6.8%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Merchant of the Skies?

Merchant of the Skies currently sits at 86% positive across 2,259 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 1,944 positive reviews and 315 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Merchant of the Skies have?

Merchant of the Skies currently has about 12.9K tracked Steam followers as of 27 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Merchant of the Skies?

Merchant of the Skies is currently listed at $14.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 1,436, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

86% positive, 1,944 positive, 315 negative

Price and discount

$14.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

Achievements

12

Platform releases
  • Steam 30 July 2019
  • Xbox 30 July 2020
  • PlayStation 7 June 2021

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Full Coldwild GamesBundle #11676 - 10% off$90.73Coldwild Games Relaxing GameBundle #31084 - 10% off$26.95
Merchant of the SkiesBuy Merchant of the Skies #346410$8.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 SP1+ Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo Memory: 1024 MB RAM Graphics: shader 3.0 supporting card (i.e. Intel HD Graphics 4000) DirectX: Version 9.0a Storage: 512 MB available space Additional Notes: DX9 (shader model 3.0) support

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