- October 9, 2018
- Retora Games
- 19h median play time
Merchant
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About Merchant
Merchant is a single player casual role playing game with fantasy, economy, medieval, historical and others themes. It was developed by Retora Games and was released on October 9, 2018. It received positive reviews from players.
Offline Playable! No IAP currency, all purchases are permanent!











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Reviews
- Addictive and fun with a unique blend of RPG, crafting, and merchant management elements
- Ethical free-to-play model with non-intrusive optional ads and reasonable one-time purchases
- Retro pixel art and relaxing music create a nostalgic and immersive experience
- Late game features long wait times and grindy progression which can feel tedious
- Inventory and UI management could be improved with features like sorting and auto-repeat quests
- Some players report bugs including lost progress and difficulties with cloud save or in-app purchase restoration
monetization
502 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe game's monetization is broadly praised for being fair and non-intrusive, with all ads fully optional and no pay-to-win mechanics; players appreciate the ability to progress without spending money and the reasonable, content-focused in-app purchases. Many users commend the lack of forced ads and microtransactions, highlighting offline play and balanced gameplay without aggressive monetization tactics. However, some report recent updates introducing frequent or lengthy ads that disrupt gameplay, issues with ads not rewarding properly, and the absence of an option to permanently remove ads, which detracts from the experience for a portion of players.
“After playing for a day, I opted in to pay $10 for the whole experience, which includes no ads, increased inventory space, new expansions, etc. If you enjoy the game, please reward this creator by purchasing it.”
“The in-app purchases are DLC that are worth buying and serve only to add to the experience, not single-use items that leave you feeling scammed.”
“Really compelling idle game with extremely fair monetization that makes you feel glad when you spend money, not disappointed.”
“I just paid $18 CDN to unlock "everything" yet I still need to watch 30-second long ads to get gold reward after every quest. This means if you are grinding and want the gold reward you spend half your time watching ads.”
“Ads kill the game, every 2 minutes you are forced to watch 30 seconds of ads, sometimes even two.”
“Having to watch an ad every time you finish a quest is annoying, I spend twice as much time watching ads as I played the game.”
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Frequently Asked Questions
Merchant is a casual role playing game with fantasy, economy, medieval, historical and others themes. Common tags for Merchant include free to play, indie, pixel graphics, stylized, crafting and others.
Merchant is available on PC, Phone, iPad, iPhone and others.
On average players spend around 20 hours playing Merchant.
Merchant was released on October 9, 2018.
Merchant was developed by Retora Games.
Merchant has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Merchant for its story but disliked it for its monetization.
Merchant is a single player game.
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