A Merchant's Promise
Medieval merchant sandbox about hauling goods and surviving the road
Game Draft Studio · Released Mar 21, 2025 · Early Access
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 87% of 307
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 2
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 3 weeks ago
- Aug 26, 2026
What is A Merchant's Promise?
A single-player medieval merchant sandbox in Early Access, where you work toward becoming the king's merchant. You haul goods between towns in carts, trade them, and manage hunger, thirst, and cargo damage from collisions and weather.
For you if...
- +you enjoy trading goods across an explorable world
- +you like managing fragile cargo during slow journeys
- +you prefer exploring without quest markers or location indicators
Not for you if...
- −you need clear directions and a map
- −you dislike slow travel and careful cargo handling
- −you want a finished game with extensive content
What players say
87% of 307 reviews are positive
Players praise the traveling merchant premise and cart-based cargo system. They complain about bugs, poor performance, limited content, and little guidance. Some find handling goods frustrating rather than rewarding.
Screenshots and trailer
A Merchant's Promise system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10, 64 Bit
- Processor
- Intel i7 Dual Core
- Graphics
- Nvidia 1660 / AMD Radeon RX 580 or equivalent
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 8 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Tags
- Early Access
- Simulation
- Shop Keeper
- Walking Simulator
- Exploration
- Immersive Sim
- Physics
- Sandbox
- Medieval
- Perma Death
- Automobile Sim
- Life Sim
- Survival
- First-Person
- Relaxing
- Open World
Recent updates
- Aug 26, 2026 · Patch 037.7.1
- Aug 25, 2026 · Patch 037.7
- Aug 25, 2026 · Patch 037.6
- Aug 25, 2026 · Patch 037 Improvements
- Aug 20, 2026 · Patch 037.5
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