Merchant of the Skies

Merchant of the Skies

AstralRide·4.7 ★·$7.99

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Description

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.

Developer

AstralRide

Developer ID: 8026618891047501584

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Ratings & Reviews

4.7

263 ratings

1,000+ downloads

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Recent Reviews

René NK

v1.1.4

solid game.

Aug 14, 2026

Schyler Beatty

v1.1.4

Such an aesthetically pleasing game. I love the attention to detail. The controls feel intuitive and Uncle is charming.

Aug 7, 2026

Balázs Balogh

The concept and art are good, but the game is rough around the edges. The writing is simplistic at best and feels machine translated. Some mechanics feel weird and going against the basic goals of a trading game. You can't dump cargo to free up space. You can only buy and sell a few select things at every port, they simply won't buy other things you might have, regardless of price. Overall the game felt a bit opaque in its design and didn't always make sense.

Developer Response

Thanks for the thoughtful critique, Balázs. Limited goods per port is a deliberate design (finding profitable routes is the puzzle), but fair point that the game explains itself poorly. Your notes on the writing and cargo management are with the dev team. Thanks for giving it a real chance. - AstralRide

Aug 6, 2026

Jul 24, 2026

Nick Madrigal

v1.1.4

yah

Developer Response

o/

Aug 6, 2026

Jul 9, 2026

Michael Buffington

v1.1.4

Fun game, but buggy and awkward port to Android. - There's an error on the first time you launch the app regarding linking your Google account. - It's difficult to distinguish what the resource icons are. they're too low-res to distinguish what they are supposed to be. - There's lots of "mouse hover" effects that have been replaced with "press & hold" effects for Android, which isn't a natural mobile user-experience. - My progress on the wealth goal keeps resetting? No idea why.

Developer Response

Thanks for the detailed report, Michael, this is exactly the kind of feedback that helps. The wealth goal reset in particular sounds like a real bug we want to fix: could you email contact@astralride.com with your device details? The icon clarity, first-launch linking error and press-and-hold points are all logged with the team. - AstralRide

Aug 6, 2026

Jul 8, 2026

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