PCGame

Patrician IV

Medieval trading strategy with merchant fleets and political ambitions

Gaming Minds Studios · Published by Kalypso Media Digital · Released Sep 17, 2010

Strategy

Reviews
Mixed
58% of 614
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
8
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
Unknown
no patch notes on Steam
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
1 GB RAM · 5 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 66/100 (critic reviews)

What is Patrician IV?

A trading and management game set in late-medieval northern Europe. You buy and sell goods, establish production, manage merchant fleets, and develop towns as you work toward leading the Hanseatic League.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy managing trade routes and merchant production
  • +you like building a fleet and developing medieval towns
  • +you want economic rivalry alongside political advancement

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer combat to trading and economic management
  • −you want to avoid managing goods and trade routes

What players say

58% of 614 reviews are positive

Players praise the trading and automated trade routes, but criticize ship combat. Recent reviewers report that a launcher now requires a Kalypso account to start the game, and object to the registration requirement.

Players over time

▼ -40% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 22 players on Oct 11, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 20268
Nov 6, 202611
Nov 5, 20269
Nov 4, 20263
Nov 3, 20268
Nov 2, 20269
Nov 1, 202617
Oct 31, 202614
Oct 30, 202616
Oct 29, 202615
Oct 28, 202617
Oct 27, 202614
Oct 27, 202613
Oct 26, 202616
Oct 25, 202615
Oct 24, 202614
Oct 23, 202610
Oct 22, 202617
Oct 21, 202613
Oct 20, 202615
Oct 19, 20268
Oct 18, 202614
Oct 17, 202616
Oct 16, 202617
Oct 15, 20269
Oct 14, 202614
Oct 13, 20269
Oct 12, 20268
Oct 11, 202622
Oct 10, 202619
Oct 9, 202612
Oct 8, 202613
Oct 7, 202614
Oct 6, 202613
Oct 5, 202615
Oct 4, 202619
Oct 3, 202611
Oct 2, 202614
Oct 1, 202612
Sep 30, 202615
Sep 29, 20269
Sep 28, 202612
Sep 27, 202616
Sep 26, 202616
Sep 25, 202611
Sep 24, 202611
Sep 23, 202618
Sep 23, 202617
Sep 22, 202614

Screenshots and trailer

Patrician IV screenshot 1

Patrician IV system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 1 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Patrician IV?

Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.

Set up my PC →

Minimum

OS
Windows XP / Vista / 7
Processor
2 GHz
Graphics
256 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible PCIe (Geforce 6 Series/Radeon X1000 Series)
Memory
1 GB
Storage
5 GB

Does Patrician IV have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Patrician IV run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, German.

Does Patrician IV use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

Tags

1 DLC available.

Games like Patrician IV