This game does require a little bit of getting used to, but it’s fast to restart and well worth the small price for the hours of play. Micro goals keep the game interesting for a while (just gotta finish one more delivery…) and the style is light and humorous. They way the game makes profit and loss clear during transactions is nice, too; it isn’t a chore to play trader, in other words. It does leave me wishing for more; a second game that builds upon the concepts in the first would be welcome, with a bigger world, more impact to investing time meeting a settlement’s needs, more story quests leading to perhaps one or more (optional) great challenges requiring specifically decked-out wagons, maybe house customization or relocation, etc.

Some of the things you want to do in the game are not immediately obvious the first time. I did worse the first time I played and started over snd did better. A bit more in game help or tutorial may have been useful. Traveling between towns requires some reflexes to shoot down enemies so this is not a pure strategy game. Still quite fun. Hint: after you unlock guilds look at town perks and try to unlock them by checking progress. You have to complete certain tasks to open up new continents so talk to the village people and try to do the tasks they give you.

This game is fun trading type game but the some components will make it easier and a more enjoyable experience.1: if they could give some type of mini map or regular map one can use to see the supply and demand of cities you have already been to would make the trading between cities and quests easier instead of having to scroll around to find each particular city. 2 the weapon switching should be given a customizable function so the player can put it wherever they feel comfortable. As a right hand dominant player it makes it hard to attack and switch weapons with the same hand. I tried using my left hand to attack but it was awkward.3 for weapons they should have a small video or demonstration to show how they attack and how much damage they do. I had to buy and sell weapons as I tested them wasting quite a bit of money.4: there should be some type of storage system where you can buy old pieces of equipment in it in case you get an item that can't be used at that time If these are implemented I think the game would become simpler and easier to play and enjoy.

One of my favorite lite trading sims of all time was Uncharted Waters: New Horizons for the Super Nintendo. In the decades since that game was released, I have sought a game of similar enjoyment. This game has come close. There are many elements that are similar to UW, including a long list of trade goods, quasi random encounters, cities that you invest in (through quests and commerce), companions, wagons that can be upgraded or swapped, etc. The scale is certainly slimmed down for touch gaming, and there are no country vs country dynamics, but it is still a fun trading adventure in a fantasy setting. Great game!