The Walking Trade

Buy87%

Very Positive · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Microwave Games · Simulation · Mar 5, 2026

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Price
$11.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
33
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
14
Full audio1 of 14
Subtitles14 of 14

Should I buy The Walking Trade?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 120 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 57 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated

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
33% of themes are praise25% are divided42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
120 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
They are both the same type of setting but differ in objectives, so both will give you two different environments and mechanics, but Rise of Gun® runs great, much further along and not riddled with bugs.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
From watching the time, and deciding whats most important for you at the time, to getting your employees locked in with some good weapons, and then into defense and crafting- the game hits a lot of important aspects a game like this needs, without being buggy or weird.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's fairly well-paced and I liked the low-poly graphics and crude art style, very fitting for the theme.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Up the difficulty, add co-op, and the game becomes even more engaging.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay120 reviews
Combat35 reviews
Graphics14 reviews
Co-op7 reviews
Divided opinion
Monetization
100% still recommend
Crashes
67% still recommend
Multiplayer
100% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
77% still recommend
Interface
69% still recommend
Difficulty
77% still recommend
Story
83% still recommend
Performance
75% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$11.99

The lowest we've tracked is $8.39.

5 points recordedtoday · $11.99