Medieval Trader Simulator
- December 18, 2021
- DNA ARMY GAMING
Get on SteamIn Medieval Trader Simulator, players navigate the challenges of transporting goods during the medieval era. They must manage their resources, negotiate prices, and avoid various obstacles, such as harsh weather and thieves, while traveling from one city to another. The ultimate goal is to become a successful and wealthy merchant in a detailed and immersive medieval world.
Reviews
- The game offers a simple and fun trading mechanic that can provide a few hours of entertainment.
- Graphics are decent and create a medieval village atmosphere that some players enjoy.
- The hunger, dirtiness, and urine meters are well-balanced and manageable compared to similar games.
- The game feels unfinished, lacking depth with no quests, story, or meaningful progression.
- Gameplay is repetitive, primarily consisting of running back and forth to the market with little else to do.
- Technical issues such as lag, poor AI pathing, and a confusing map detract from the overall experience.
- gameplay5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- -20 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
Gameplay is characterized by a limited experience, with players quickly reaching full reputation and exhausting content. While the store mechanic and tutorials are enjoyable, the lack of urgency and meaningful survival mechanics diminish engagement, leaving the core gameplay loop of carting items to the market feeling insufficient for long-term play. Overall, the game requires significant quality-of-life improvements to enhance the gameplay experience.
“The store mechanic is fun, and the tutorials are helpful.”
“Some definite quality of life improvements and general gameplay enhancements are needed.”
“The core gameplay loop of driving the cart to the market to buy 'good price' items and bringing them back to your shop is engaging.”
“Only a few hours of gameplay to get full reputation and start buying swords... then nothing else!”
“The negatives... there's no urgency... the survival mechanics included are just tick boxes to check off before you go to bed and don't really have any impact on the game.”
“The core gameplay loop, driving the cart to the market to buy 'good price' items and bring them back to your shop, is not enough to support an entire game.”
- graphics4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews; while some players appreciate the aesthetic and find them beautiful, others criticize them as outdated and lacking in color and detail. Additionally, there are complaints about the lack of interactivity and depth in the environment, such as static NPC behavior and limited customization options. Overall, the visuals are seen as a missed opportunity to enhance the gameplay experience.
“I want to like it, the concept is cool and the graphics are beautiful.”
“The graphics and draw distance are outdated by 10+ years.”
- story3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's story is virtually non-existent, with players noting a lack of quests, plot, or character interactions, reducing the experience to a repetitive cycle of buying and selling items. Reviewers feel that the absence of narrative elements and progression makes the game feel basic and overpriced for what it offers.
“The game is very basic: run to the market, buy things, run to the shop, put them out to sell. That's it—no quests, no story, no progression. There's nothing else to do but wait.”
“The game is not too bad for a low-end title, but the price is far too high for what it offers. There is very little you can do in this game besides buy and sell items in your shop, as there is no story and the NPCs have no dialogue.”
“No story, no plot, no upgrades, no aim—just buy and sell. There's nothing to spend the money on.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious, particularly due to the repetitive nature of tasks like managing payments and restocking. They express a desire for more engaging activities related to medieval trading, such as blacksmithing or farming, rather than simply running to town for items.
“I would like to see more in a medieval trader game, such as blacksmithing, alchemy, farming, and cooking... something... but no, it's just you running into a town for a 2-minute run to buy 'good price' items.”
- monetization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Reviews indicate that while some players find enjoyment in the game, there is a prevalent sentiment that "Medieval Trader" feels like a rushed cash grab, suggesting concerns about its monetization strategy and overall value compared to similar titles.
“I really enjoyed Trader Life and it wasn't a bad game by most means, but as I have been playing Medieval Trader, I can't help but feel like it's a rushed cash grab.”
