Merchant of the Skies

344 reviews
Content rating
PEGI 3
5K+
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About this game

One-time purchase. No ads, no in-app purchases.
87% Very Positive on Steam — 1,426 reviews.

A world of floating islands drifts above the clouds. You are its merchant.

Chart your own course through a living sky, discover trade routes between
island settlements, and build a trading empire at your own pace. No missions
pushing you forward. No timers ticking down. Just the open sky, your airship,
and endless possibility.

This is a cozy trading simulation where you set the rules.

What you will do:

- Master trading routes: find the most profitable paths, exploit dynamic
markets, and compound your wealth across the islands
- Explore a procedural world: every playthrough reveals new secrets, quirky
characters, and unique encounters at every island
- Build and automate: buy islands, set up production chains, deploy caravans
for passive income while you explore
- Design your sky mansion: 200+ customizable blocks to build and showcase
your skyborne headquarters
- Play fully offline: no internet required, no session limits, play anywhere
at any time
- Enjoy a complete story: a rich campaign to restore the world, followed by
unlimited sandbox mode with no endpoint
- Trade strategically: prices shift with supply and demand across a living
market system
- Discover island stories: meet traders, outcasts, and wanderers scattered
across the sky
- Build your legacy: grow from a single ship to a full merchant empire
spanning the islands
- No interruptions: one-time purchase, yours forever, no pay-to-win mechanics

For fans of cozy trading simulations, tycoon builders, and sandbox strategy games.
Cozy offline trading sim. Sail floating islands by airship, grow your fortune.
Updated on
Sep 20, 2026
Available on
Android, Windows
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Ratings and reviews

319 reviews
Seb Freke-Morin
August 25, 2026
Love this game so far, it has a very addictive gameplay loop. One big complaint though: PLEASE change the 'delete save' menu. It's too close to where you select the game slot, and if you mis-press and select 'delete save', the pop up is visually identical to the 'play gameslot' pop up. Please move the delete slot button further away and make the delete pop up bright red or something. Consequently, I lost my 10 hour play through... :(
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AstralRide
August 31, 2026
Thank you, and sincere apologies about your lost playthrough, we know exactly what 10 hours means. We replied to you already. You're right, deleting a save should never be that easy to do by accident, and we're working on improvements there. Thanks for describing so clearly what went wrong.
Margaret
May 10, 2026
I really love this game! It took a little while for me to get the hang of it -- it starts out hard and gets easier -- but I got completely hooked and finished it in one night. 😁 Super satisfying when you start to figure it out. I encountered one serious bug right at the very end on my S20 where the scroll didn't reset to the right position, and I had to google it so I could finish, but other than that it worked perfectly, zero issues. I'd love to see it expanded, maybe a New Game+ mode?
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AstralRide
May 16, 2026
Thanks for finishing it in one night — that's dedication. The scroll bug at the end is a known issue we're working on. New Game+ is an interesting idea we'll keep in mind.
Wyatt Robbins
August 29, 2026
amazing game! there's a lot of depth and fun to be had here. the devs seem pretty responsive to bugs following this release too. one issue I've been having on mobile is that after trying to trade it doesn't go through, specifically having this problem with one town and selling wood to them with a lot of gold left for them but it isn't selling after clicking accept trade. beyond that, hardly and qualms, worth the buy.
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AstralRide
August 31, 2026
Thanks Wyatt! And thank you for the bug report: a sale not going through when the town still has gold is something we want to fix, and we're looking into it. If you can, reach us via the support address on the store page with the town name and roughly how much wood you were selling, that would help a lot.

What’s new

Version 2.1.1
• Merchants no longer refuse a sale when their shelves are full. Only their gold limits what they buy.
• Cloud saves: the newest save always wins at launch, so an older cloud copy can no longer overwrite your progress.
• Navigation map: smoother panning, more reliable island taps, and browsing the map never interrupts your voyage.
• Island names are now shown in your language.
• Hold to confirm before deleting a save, and a fuel fix on the first quest.