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Merchant of the Skies

Xbox Series X|S, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2020

Should you play it?

Become the captain of a flying ship! Sell items, gather resources and build your own trade company in the clouds!

What works

  • Charming art and music
  • Relaxing and accessible gameplay
  • Engaging trading and production mechanics
  • Light narrative and worldbuilding
  • Active developer support and updates

Things to keep in mind

  • Short campaign and limited replayability
  • Some ui and control clunkiness
  • Lack of challenge in late game
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Occasional crashes and minor bugs

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Scale the Depths

  • Seeds of Calamity

  • Tribloos 2

  • Summer in Mara

  • Lakeside Bar

  • News Tower

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Merchant of the Skies but with less leadership over others

  • Garlic Builder

  • Farlands

  • Nova Lands

  • Luna's Fishing Garden

  • The Last Gas Station

  • Pixel Cafe

More intimate

Games that feels like Merchant of the Skies but with more focus on close relationships

  • Fields of Mistria

  • Littlewood

  • Research Story

  • Lost Nova

  • River Town Factory

  • Kynseed

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Merchant of the Skies: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Thrill, Story. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Story, Fantasy.

Last update: 21/08/2026