Merchants of Rosewall

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Merchants of Rosewall is a single player simulation game. It was developed by Big Blue Sky Games and was released on March 4, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Rosewall’s strength has always come from its people. Who better to run a city than the people who built and live in it? As a new face in town, you’ll have to find your own path while confronting the costs, hidden and real, of doing things the old way. Single-player, story-driven experience set in a fantasy world where weapons and war are a thing of the past. Your own shop with views of your …

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Simulation

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70%

Audience ScoreBased on 30 reviews

story13 positive mentions

stability3 negative mentions

Charming hand-drawn art style and diverse character designs enhance the game's appeal.
Engaging core concept of running a fantasy business with a unique multi-industry crafting system.
The story is interesting and has the potential to captivate players, especially those who enjoy cozy management games.

The game suffers from numerous bugs, including game-breaking issues and memory leaks that can lead to crashes and freezes.
Progression can feel tedious due to a lack of automation and meaningful choices in worker hiring, making gameplay repetitive.
The user interface is clunky and often unresponsive, leading to frustrating experiences during gameplay.

story
31 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story of "Merchants of Rosewall" is generally well-received, with players appreciating its engaging plot, charming characters, and beautiful art. However, some reviewers noted that the narrative can feel disconnected from the gameplay, with pacing issues and repetitive mechanics detracting from the overall experience. While many found the story intriguing enough to persevere through gameplay challenges, others expressed a desire for more depth and interaction with the game's characters.
- “Merchants of Rosewall offers an interesting blend of shopkeeping management and light storytelling in a beautifully drawn fantasy setting.”
- “The story was interesting, and I was sad I couldn't do well enough at the game mechanics to progress it further and learn more.”
- “This creative shop simulator surprised me with its worldbuilding and storytelling!”
- “The plot drags on a little before you get into the day-to-day operations.”
- “I was also hoping for a bit more story involving the artisans or to be able to talk or get to know them.”
- “The story is also very weak, probably a 4/10 at best.”
gameplay
20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Gameplay is characterized by a charming yet frustrating experience, with mechanics that can feel repetitive and disjointed. While the shop management elements are engaging and the story intriguing, players often find the gameplay lacks depth and can be hindered by bugs and design clashes. Overall, the game offers a satisfying loop but may leave some players wanting more variety and challenge.
- “I also found the shop mechanics dynamic and challenging enough to enjoy going to the next day.”
- “Beautiful art, an intriguing story, and a satisfying gameplay loop come together for a great experience!”
- “The gameplay leaves a lot of room to work out how to maximize shop efficiency and plan out your business week, which I like a lot in games like this, and while it presents you with good challenges to meet and does have points where you can fail, it never feels stressful to meet the goals set so long as you're not just going into each day without mapping it out.”
- “However, what starts off as a charming concept soon buckles under frustrating mechanics, disjointed design choices, and a major game-breaking bug.”
- “The story was interesting, and I was sad I couldn't do well enough at the game mechanics to progress it further and learn more.”
- “Gameplay got pretty repetitive and kind of boring after a while.”
character development
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Character development in the game is praised for its diverse and natural-feeling designs, which contribute to an engaging and fun gameplay experience. Players appreciate the cute art style and the representation of characters with mobility aids, highlighting the game's commitment to inclusivity and relatability in its storytelling.
- “The character designs are wonderful, and as a disabled person who has had to use mobility aids, the representation was a wonderful surprise.”
- “The art is cute, the character designs are great, and the core game loop is fun.”
- “Super fun game with cute character designs and an intriguing storyline!”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are praised for their charming, hand-drawn art style, featuring vibrant and colorful characters and environments. Reviewers highlight the impressive UI and the appealing design of the characters, contributing to an overall visually appealing experience.
- “Charming, hand-drawn art style.”
- “The UI and art style are amazing; the characters are beautifully designed.”
- “Very nice artwork of the colorful characters and areas.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from significant stability issues, including frequent bugs, UI glitches, and freezing during gameplay. Many users feel it is unpolished and unfinished, with a lack of timely updates or patches to address these problems. Overall, players advise against purchasing due to these persistent stability concerns.
- “Unfortunately, the game is really buggy, unpolished, boring, and quite repetitive.”
- “The game is really buggy and feels unfinished.”
- “It's an average game, but don't waste your money. The UI glitches out quite often, it's common to freeze when going to the next day, and not even 10 days after the game was released, they stopped patching it. It's been a little over a month now.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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33%
Users express a desire for improved optimization, indicating that they may revisit the game once performance issues are addressed.
- “The game runs smoothly after the latest optimization updates.”
- “I appreciate the effort put into optimizing the gameplay experience.”
- “The performance improvements have made a noticeable difference in my enjoyment of the game.”
- “Maybe when it’s better optimized, I’ll try it again.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The music in the game is noted for its fitting soundtrack and sound effects, enhancing the overall experience. However, some players experienced technical issues, including game freezes where only the music continued to play.
- “The fitting soundtrack and sound effects enhance the overall experience.”
- “During 4 hours of play, I had to reload the game twice because the first time it was missing a button for 'talk to gems' and the second time the game just froze completely with only the music playing.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious due to the lack of automation, which makes progression feel slow and laborious. Additionally, there are concerns about specific achievements being overly grindy, particularly in light of ongoing bugs that hinder progress.
- “No automation makes progression tedious.”
- “One grindy achievement (pure speculation since I am still waiting on a bug fix to progress).”

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Merchants of Rosewall is a simulation game.

Merchants of Rosewall is available on PC and Windows.

Merchants of Rosewall was released on March 4, 2025.

Merchants of Rosewall was developed by Big Blue Sky Games.

Merchants of Rosewall has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its story but disliked it for its stability.

Merchants of Rosewall is a single player game.

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