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Star Merchant

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!

Strategy Simulation Casual Indie Space
Last tracked players
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63.3% positive
166 reviews · via SteamSpy

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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!

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System requirements Windows

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows 7 and up
  • Processor: Pentium Celeron or higher
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Any card capable of 1024x768 resolution (100% or 96 DPI system fonts REQUIRED)
  • Storage: 30 MB available space
  • Sound Card: Recommended
  • Additional Notes: Normal (100%) or 96 DPI system fonts REQUIRED

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS *: Windows 8.1 or higher
  • Processor: Core i3 or higher
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Conglomerate 5
Brazilian rating
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Steam Germany rating
0
Features
Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
Languages
English
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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Input
Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (1)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesNoNo
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Buy Verdict

Wait — $4.99.

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Value Score

Great Value — 80th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 80th percentile. Priced as Market at $4.99.

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Genre Benchmarks

Player Count Top 36%
Value Ratio Top 20%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Star Merchant worth buying right now?
Wait — $4.99. Not the best time to buy. Price could improve with future sales.
When does Star Merchant go on sale?
Not the best time to buy. Price could improve with future sales.
Is Star Merchant free to play?
Star Merchant costs $4.99 on Steam.
What genre is Star Merchant?
Star Merchant is a Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy game.
Who developed Star Merchant?
Star Merchant was developed by SimProse Studios and published by Conglomerate 5.
What platforms does Star Merchant support?
Available on Steam for Windows.

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