Star Merchant overview

Overview

Star Merchant comes from SimProse Studios and is published by Conglomerate 5. It arrived on Steam on Mar 7, 2017, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Star Merchant's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 9 players at 3 October 2026 - 14:04:19 UTC, with a tracked peak near 800. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 65% positive across 181 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Star Merchant is available in 1 languages including:

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

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Star Merchant has sold up to 6,333 units and has 136 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $7,364. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Star Merchant overview details

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

Steam Store description

NOTE: This game requires 100% (Normal) fonts in Windows 8 and up or 96 DPI system fonts in Windows 7 to display correctly. This is the default for most systems, but please be aware of this before purchasing. The game also uses 1024x768 resolution in Fullscreen mode while running. Star Merchant is a galactic trading sim where you become a space entrepreneur, looking to make your mark. Buy and sell items, upgrade your ship and try to meet your own self-appointed goal without going broke! Features: - Slick, high-res UI makes it simple and easy to corner the galactic marketplace. Set the length of game you want, and choose from 4 different starting ships with different advantages. - Randomly generated items and universe every game! Demand for items and on different planets changes even during the game. - Fight 4 different space pirate clans during your journey using a variety of strategies. Do you use that big new weapon you bought? Sacrifice your ships for bigger damage? or use the always dangerous Suicide Volley to maximize your damage at a cost of hull strength? It's up to you. - Upgrade your ship with better weapons, more cargo room, more passenger room and bigger gas tank. - Hundreds of weapons to equip and new ships to buy, pick up passengers, or deal with rogue traders for big profits -- or not! - Invest in stock of different companies and funds, or just use your bank account to squirrel away money for a rainy day. - Lots of surprises, including stops at the Galactic Casino, bonuses, and more! Stake your claim and become a Star Merchant today!

SteamPulse editorial summary

Star Merchant is listed as a game with $0.69 (86% off from $4.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual, Indie, Simulation, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 9 players at 3 October 2026 - 14:04:19 UTC, a tracked peak of 800, and 65% positive reviews.

Overview tags

StrategySimulationIndieCasualSpaceTurn-Based StrategySci-fiAbstractResource ManagementManagement

Support and legal notes

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