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Winds Of Trade

Ocean trading strategy with shifting markets and rival shipping companies

Rhombico Games · Released Feb 13, 2017

SimulationStrategy

Reviews
Mixed
62% of 157
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Oct 8, 2025
Minimum PC
1 GB & 5570
2 GB RAM · 1 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Winds Of Trade?

You manage an ocean trading company in this single-player strategy simulation set during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Across procedurally generated worlds, you buy and sell goods between cities, accept shipping contracts, and expand your fleet while defending cargo in turn-based naval battles.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy planning trade routes in an economic sandbox
  • +you like risky smuggling and reacting to world events

Not for you if...

  • −you want combat to matter more than economic management
  • −you prefer multiplayer trading to running a company alone

What players say

62% of 157 reviews are positive

Players praise the trading and stock market mechanics. Recent reviewers criticize cumbersome, menu-heavy management, while complaints about combat describe it as shallow or repetitive.

Screenshots and trailer

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Winds Of Trade system requirements

Minimum: 1 GB & 5570, 2 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows Vista or 7
Processor
Intel® Core™2 Duo
Graphics
1 GB & AMD 5570 or nVidia 650
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows 7, 8 or 10
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5
Graphics
2GB & AMD 7970 or nVidia 770 or greater
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space

Does Winds Of Trade have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Winds Of Trade 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
  • The native resolution is not the default one
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • Cloud saves are not shared across platforms

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Achievements
23
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, German, Spanish - Spain, Italian.

Does Winds Of Trade 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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