Coming Oct 29, 2026 Early Access

Rise of the Merchants

By Black Duke Games

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Rise of the Merchants is a game tagged Strategy, City Builder and Life Sim by Black Duke Games, launching on Steam on Oct 29, 2026. That is a packed week for games like it, with 166 similar games launching the same week. The quietest week ahead for games like it starts Nov 23. The Steam games most like it include Urban Empire, Might of Merchants and Urban Protocol.

Rise of the Merchants is a medieval city-building, economic, political, and trade simulation set in a persistent online world. Start with a small settlement in your county, develop it into an influential city, and establish a trade network that extends far beyond its borders.

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Week of Nov 2, 2026 — Packed, 170 similar games
Week of Oct 26, 2026 — Packed, 166 similar games
Week of Nov 9, 2026 — Packed, 147 similar games

Quietest: Nov 23, Dec 7, Jan 11.

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Urban Empire 75% match · Strategy, City Builder, Political Sim
Might of Merchants 73% match · Strategy, Life Sim, Resource Management
Urban Protocol 73% match · Strategy, City Builder, Resource Management
Patrician IV 72% match · Strategy, Resource Management, Economy
Coins, Crown & Cabal 70% match · Strategy, City Builder, Resource Management
Caesar™ IV 70% match · Strategy, City Builder, Economy
Seasteader 69% match · Strategy, City Builder, Resource Management
Anno 2070™ 68% match · Strategy, City Builder, Resource Management
Anno 1800 68% match · Strategy, City Builder, Resource Management
Super Company 67% match · Strategy, City Builder, Resource Management

Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Rise of the Merchants · record updated 1 day ago

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Overview

App ID5031210

Release dateOct 29, 2026

Last change number40204093

Last record update1 day ago

App type: Game
Developer: Black Duke Games
Publisher: Black Duke Games, Three River Games (3RG)
Website: blackdukegames.com
Contact: Sign in free to see how to reach the studio
Links: Discord YouTube X Website Facebook

Language	Interface	Full audio	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes	Yes
German	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes		Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes		Yes
Polish	Yes		Yes
Russian	Yes		Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes		Yes
Traditional Chinese	Yes		Yes

All 15 languages

Language	Interface	Subtitles
Italian	Yes	Yes
Czech	Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes	Yes
Korean	Yes	Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes	Yes
Ukrainian	Yes	Yes
Turkish	Yes	Yes

Windows Linux 64-bit

Steam Deck: Unknown
Controller: Full support

Single-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline co-opFamily SharingFull controller supportPlayStation controllersXbox controllersPlayStation controller Bluetooth