Merchant of the Skies

AstralRide

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.

Ratings and reviews

I just finished the botanical garden. It took me about a week to finish since I work full time. I feel like for the price it is a bit lacking in terms of content. It is a fun game don't get me wrong! But I could see myself finishing this on a weekend without trying. A price tag of around 5 USD sounds more fair. Wait for sale or purchase Star Trader Frontiers :) It's a tad challenging at first but becomes easier as you progress. Overall a good buy, but definitely needs more content to justify it

The game idea seems to be interesting, but it is my feeling that the UI needs some work, particularly for a game under the "premium" and paid category. Just a few of the many things I've found, how you buy and sell things is not intuitive and the buttons are tiny, the upgrade screen asks you to confirm you are making that choice before you can even read a description, the text is so tiny it's often hard to read it unreadable.. and more that I don't have the characters to share.

Fun overall, but too thin for the price. Some ideas: - More story, maybe focusing on Nea's new shipwright business, or other elements from the epilogue. - Visual changes to islands when trade posts grow. - More ships! -Visual customization of ships - Caravan management UI improvements. - More to do on settled islands. Inn minigames, perhaps? - More structure types on owned islands. Maybe residential and commerical? Decent merchant/trading game overall, which is surprisingly rare these days.

What’s new

- Korean Language Final Readproof localization update
- Google Play Cloud Save Safeguard update