Merchant of the Skies

Merchant of the Skies

Steam Deck Verified

Coldwild Games · Trading · Apr 17, 2020

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $8.99.

86%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 120 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 68 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 7 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise37% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Pros: The game is beautiful, the art is fun and whimsical, the story line is simple but still interesting.
120 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
TLDR: A fun casual trading game that does not waste you time grinding (smooth progression) and is worth the price.
68 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The trading mechanics are pretty strait forward and I found myself not looking at the "numbers" hardly at all thanks to the simple coin visuals to show product values!
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
The art style is on point, it's a non-violent game with a vibrant world, it plays great on steam deck.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
I do wish the sound effects on the minigames were better though, considering they are about music.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters120 reviews
Gameplay68 reviews
Graphics38 reviews
Steam Deck11 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface31 reviews
61%
Difficulty22 reviews
86%
Combat10 reviews
80%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $8.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
12
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.