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This Merchant Life
Inexplicable Games · released Sep 6, 2019 · Early Access from Aug 3, 2017 · data updated Oct 24, 2026
This Merchant Life is a trading strategy game set in the troubled medieval kingdom of Peregrine. Turn a rickety wooden cart, two horses and a few coins into a thriving entrepreneurial triumph!
Released Sep 6, 2019 · Early Access from Aug 3, 2017
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Mostly Positive · 74% positive of 174 Steam reviews | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | No followers data for this game yet | |
| Regular US price | $10.99 | Oct 20, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per month
| Month | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 2026 | 1 | 0 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 2.9k – 17k | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $30k – $110k before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 174 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 17–97 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| Trading | 1 in 82 games |
| Strategy RPG | 1 in 38 games |
| Medieval | 1 in 19 games |
| Interactive Fiction | 1 in 19 games |
| Management | 1 in 14 games |
| Early Access | 1 in 13 games |
| Fantasy | 1 in 6 games |
| Story Rich | 1 in 6 games |
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