Merchant of the Skies Downloads & RevenueMerchant of the Skies · App Store & Google Play
Merchant of the Skies gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Merchant of the Skies by Astral Ride is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Merchant of the Skies update history & changes
Last change · 66 events since 14 Apr 2026Full timeline ↓✏️iOSNew iPad screenshots✏️iOSNew screenshots🌟iOSFeatured by Apple🌟iOSFeatured by Apple📈iOSEntered the top 100📈iOSCharting in a new country⭐iOSPassed 100 ratings⭐iOSPassed 100 ratings📈AndroidEntered the top 100📈AndroidCharting in a new country💰AndroidPrice rise💰iOSPrice rise💰iOSPrice rise🆕AndroidFirst spotted by AppInsider📦AndroidVersion 2.1.1🆕AndroidReleased on Google Play
Full timeline · 66 events
- ✏️Merchant of the Skies: new iPad screenshotsiOS· NL
- ✏️Merchant of the Skies: new screenshotsiOS6 screenshots (was 6) · NL
- ✏️Merchant of the Skies: new iPad screenshotsiOS· IT
- ✏️Merchant of the Skies: new screenshotsiOS6 screenshots (was 6) · IT
- 🌟Merchant of the Skies featured by AppleiOSgames · RU
- 🌟Merchant of the Skies featured by AppleiOSgames · RU
- 🌟Merchant of the Skies featured by AppleiOSgames · RU
- 📈Merchant of the Skies entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · Games · GB
- 🌟Merchant of the Skies featured by AppleiOSgames · RU
- ✏️Merchant of the Skies: new iPad screenshotsiOS· AU
- ✏️Merchant of the Skies: new screenshotsiOS6 screenshots (was 6) · AU
- ✏️Merchant of the Skies: new iPad screenshotsiOS· US
- ✏️Merchant of the Skies: new screenshotsiOS6 screenshots (was 6) · US
- 🌟Merchant of the Skies featured by AppleiOSgames · RU
- 📈Merchant of the Skies charting in a new countryiOSVietnam
- ✏️Merchant of the Skies: new iPad screenshotsiOS· RU
- ✏️Merchant of the Skies: new screenshotsiOS6 screenshots (was 6) · RU
- ✏️Merchant of the Skies: new iPad screenshotsiOS· JP
- ✏️Merchant of the Skies: new screenshotsiOS6 screenshots (was 6) · JP
- ✏️Merchant of the Skies: new iPad screenshotsiOS· GB
- ✏️Merchant of the Skies: new screenshotsiOS6 screenshots (was 6) · GB
- ✏️Merchant of the Skies: new iPad screenshotsiOS· FR
- ✏️Merchant of the Skies: new screenshotsiOS6 screenshots (was 6) · FR
- ✏️Merchant of the Skies: new iPad screenshotsiOS· DE
- ✏️Merchant of the Skies: new screenshotsiOS6 screenshots (was 6) · DE
- ✏️Merchant of the Skies: new iPad screenshotsiOS· CA
- ✏️Merchant of the Skies: new screenshotsiOS6 screenshots (was 6) · CA
- 🌟Merchant of the Skies featured by AppleiOSgames · RU
- 🌟Merchant of the Skies featured by AppleiOSgames · RU
- 🌟Merchant of the Skies featured by AppleiOSgames · RU
- 🌟Merchant of the Skies featured by AppleiOSgames · RU
- 📈Merchant of the Skies entered the top 100AndroidTop Paid · Simulation · NL
- 📈Merchant of the Skies charting in a new countryAndroidNetherlands
- 📈Merchant of the Skies entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Paid · Simulation · MX · Top Paid · Simulation · TR
- 📈Merchant of the Skies charting in a new country in 2 chartsAndroidMexico · Turkey
- 📈Merchant of the Skies entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Paid · Simulation · TH · Top Paid · Simulation · VN
- 📈Merchant of the Skies charting in a new country in 2 chartsAndroidThailand · Vietnam
- 📈Merchant of the Skies entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · All Apps · NL
- 📈Merchant of the Skies entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · All Apps · IT
- 🌟Merchant of the Skies featured by AppleiOSgames · RU
- 🌟Merchant of the Skies featured by AppleiOSgames · RU
- 📈Merchant of the Skies charting in a new countryAndroidUnited States
- 📈Merchant of the Skies entered the top 100AndroidTop Paid · Simulation · US
- 🌟Merchant of the Skies featured by AppleiOSgames · RU
- 💰Merchant of the Skies: price riseAndroid6.39 USD → 7.99 USD · US
- 💰Merchant of the Skies: price riseiOS7.99 CAD → 9.99 CAD · CA
- 🌟Merchant of the Skies featured by AppleiOSgames · RU
- 📈Merchant of the Skies entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Paid · Games · AU · Top Paid · All Apps · TH
- 💰Merchant of the Skies: price riseiOS5.99 USD → 7.99 USD · US
- 💰Merchant of the Skies: price riseiOS499.00 RUB → 599.00 RUB · RU
- 💰Merchant of the Skies: price riseiOS900.00 JPY → 1100.00 JPY · JP
- 💰Merchant of the Skies: price riseiOS6.39 EUR → 7.99 EUR · IT, FR, DE
- 💰Merchant of the Skies: price riseiOS5.99 GBP → 6.99 GBP · GB
- 💰Merchant of the Skies: price riseiOS7.99 AUD → 9.99 AUD · AU
- 🌟Merchant of the Skies featured by AppleiOSgames · RU
- 🌟Merchant of the Skies featured by AppleiOSgames · RU
- 🆕Merchant of the Skies first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidIndia
- 🆕Merchant of the Skies first spotted by AppInsideriOS#69 in Top Paid · Strategy · Russia
- 🌟Merchant of the Skies featured by AppleiOSgames · RU
- 📦Merchant of the Skies version 2.1.2iOSNo release notes
- 📦Merchant of the Skies version 2.1.1AndroidVersion 2.1.1
• Merchants no longer refuse a sale when their shelves are full. Only their gold limits what they buy.
• Cloud saves: the newest save always wins at launch, so an older cloud copy can no longer overwrite your progress.
• Navigation map: smoother panning, more reliable island taps, and browsing the map never interrupts your voyage.
• Island names are now shown in your language.
• Hold to confirm before deleting a save, and a fuel fix on the first quest.… more - 🆕Merchant of the Skies released on the App StoreiOS
- 🆕Merchant of the Skies released on Google PlayAndroid
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.6 ★
507 ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#17
App Store · 
Games › Strategy Paid
Games › Strategy PaidMeasured
New ratings a week
6.3
▲ +50% vs the 2 weeks before (Google Play)
Measured
Merchant of the Skies at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Trading Simulation Cartoon 3D Fantasy long sessions Premium
#sandbox #tycoon #offline #strategy #exploration #building
App Store
App details
App ID
6754459969
Publisher
ASTRALRIDE
Publisher country
France
On the store since
Apr 2026
Under a year
Minimum OS
iOS 15.0+
iPhone 6s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase · Game Center
Content rating
4+
Languages
12
EN FR DE IT JA KO PT RU ZH ES TH ZH
Size
306 MB
Also listed in
Simulation, Strategy, Entertainment
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.astralride.mots
Publisher
ASTRALRIDE
Publisher country
France
Content rating
Everyone
Merchant of the Skies downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 100+ | 1k+ |
| Google Play | 10+ | 5k+ Measured |
| Total | 100+ Confidence | 10k+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
App Store: chart positions and rating growth per country, anchored on its own Android downloads; lifetime from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Google Play: the daily change in its exact install count. The total adds every store.
Where Merchant of the Skies's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #17 Games › Strategy Paid | 7 of 30 countries | – | – |
| Google Play | #79 Games › Simulation Paid | 9 of 23 countries | – | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisApp Store
New ratings a week
1.8
4-week average
Lifetime rating
4.6★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
56/100
faster than 60% of Games apps
Google Play
New ratings a week
4.5
▲ +50% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
2
Google Play
Lifetime rating
4.7★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
33/100
faster than 10% of Game simulation apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.6 ★ | 134 |
| Google Play | 4.7 ★ | 373 23 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.6 ★ weighted by ratings | 507 |
What users say about Merchant of the Skies
From the 32 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Mixed but leaning positive (72% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and the design.
What people like
- Fun: “Such a fun game and intersting story”
- Ease of use: “The controls feel intuitive and Uncle is charming”
- Price & subscription: “A price tag of around 5 USD sounds more fair”
- Crashes & bugs: “the devs seem pretty responsive to bugs following this release too”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Google says this doesn't fall within their refund guidelines & to contact the developer, who has not bothered to respond”
- Design: “Very nice art, beautiful game, but way too difficult from the beginning, no clear progress path and gets boring very fast”
About Merchant of the Skies
One-time purchase. No ads, no in-app purchases.
87% Very Positive on Steam: 1,426 reviews.
A world of floating islands drifts above the clouds. You are its merchant.
Chart your own course through a living sky, discover trade routes between
island settlements, and build a trading empire at your own pace. No missions
pushing you forward. No timers ticking down. Just the open sky, your airship,
and endless possibility.
This is a cozy trading simulation where you set the rules.
What you will do:
- Master trading routes: find the most profitable paths, exploit dynamic markets, and compound your wealth across the islands
- Explore a procedural world: every playthrough reveals new secrets, quirky characters, and unique encounters at every island
- Build and automate: buy islands, set up production chains, deploy caravans for passive income while you explore
- Design your sky mansion: 200+ customizable blocks to build and showcase your skyborne headquarters
- Play fully offline: no internet required, no session limits, play anywhere at any time
- Enjoy a complete story: a rich campaign to restore the world, followed by unlimited sandbox mode with no endpoint
- Trade strategically: prices shift with supply and demand across a living market system
- Discover island stories: meet traders, outcasts, and wanderers scattered across the sky
- Build your legacy: grow from a single ship to a full merchant empire spanning the islands
- No interruptions: one-time purchase, yours forever, no pay-to-win mechanics
For fans of cozy trading simulations, tycoon builders, and sandbox strategy games.
87% Very Positive on Steam: 1,426 reviews.
A world of floating islands drifts above the clouds. You are its merchant.
Chart your own course through a living sky, discover trade routes between
island settlements, and build a trading empire at your own pace. No missions
pushing you forward. No timers ticking down. Just the open sky, your airship,
and endless possibility.
This is a cozy trading simulation where you set the rules.
What you will do:
- Master trading routes: find the most profitable paths, exploit dynamic markets, and compound your wealth across the islands
- Explore a procedural world: every playthrough reveals new secrets, quirky characters, and unique encounters at every island
- Build and automate: buy islands, set up production chains, deploy caravans for passive income while you explore
- Design your sky mansion: 200+ customizable blocks to build and showcase your skyborne headquarters
- Play fully offline: no internet required, no session limits, play anywhere at any time
- Enjoy a complete story: a rich campaign to restore the world, followed by unlimited sandbox mode with no endpoint
- Trade strategically: prices shift with supply and demand across a living market system
- Discover island stories: meet traders, outcasts, and wanderers scattered across the sky
- Build your legacy: grow from a single ship to a full merchant empire spanning the islands
- No interruptions: one-time purchase, yours forever, no pay-to-win mechanics
For fans of cozy trading simulations, tycoon builders, and sandbox strategy games.
Merchant of the Skies App Store
Merchant of the Skies gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Merchant of the Skies is #17 in Games › Strategy Paid in Italy and charting in 7 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperAstral Ride
CategoryGames
Price7.99 USD
Released
Rating★ 4.6 (134)
Version2.1.2
Age rating4+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)1k+ worldwide
Rating
4.6 ★
134 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#17
Games › Strategy PaidMeasured
New ratings a week
1.8
App Store, 4-week average
Measured
Merchant of the Skies at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Trading Simulation Cartoon 3D Fantasy long sessions Premium
#sandbox #tycoon #offline #strategy #exploration #building
Merchant of the Skies on the App Store
App details
App ID
6754459969
Publisher
ASTRALRIDE
Publisher country
France
On the store since
Apr 2026
Under a year
Minimum OS
iOS 15.0+
iPhone 6s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase · Game Center
Content rating
4+
Languages
12
EN FR DE IT JA KO PT RU ZH ES TH ZH
Size
306 MB
Also listed in
Simulation, Strategy, Entertainment
Merchant of the Skies downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Merchant of the Skies's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | Games › StrategyPaid | #17 |
 United States | Games › SimulationPaid | #126 |
| Italy | GamesPaid | #61 |
| United States | Games › StrategyPaid | #139 |
| Italy | Games › SimulationPaid | #23 |
 United Kingdom | Games › SimulationPaid | #63 |
| United Kingdom | Games › StrategyPaid | #71 |
 Netherlands | GamesPaid | #66 |
 Germany | Games › StrategyPaid | #133 |
 Canada | Games › SimulationPaid | #88 |
 Australia | Games › StrategyPaid | #144 |
| Australia | Games › SimulationPaid | #146 |
Apps near Merchant of the Skies on the chart
Games › Strategy Paid, around #17.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.6 ★
134 ratings
Measured
Ratings
134
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
1.8
4-week average
Lifetime rating
4.6★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
56/100
faster than 60% of Games apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
About Merchant of the Skies
One-time purchase. No ads, no in-app purchases.
87% Very Positive on Steam: 1,426 reviews.
A world of floating islands drifts above the clouds. You are its merchant.
Chart your own course through a living sky, discover trade routes between
island settlements, and build a trading empire at your own pace. No missions
pushing you forward. No timers ticking down. Just the open sky, your airship,
and endless possibility.
This is a cozy trading simulation where you set the rules.
What you will do:
- Master trading routes: find the most profitable paths, exploit dynamic markets, and compound your wealth across the islands
- Explore a procedural world: every playthrough reveals new secrets, quirky characters, and unique encounters at every island
- Build and automate: buy islands, set up production chains, deploy caravans for passive income while you explore
- Design your sky mansion: 200+ customizable blocks to build and showcase your skyborne headquarters
- Play fully offline: no internet required, no session limits, play anywhere at any time
- Enjoy a complete story: a rich campaign to restore the world, followed by unlimited sandbox mode with no endpoint
- Trade strategically: prices shift with supply and demand across a living market system
- Discover island stories: meet traders, outcasts, and wanderers scattered across the sky
- Build your legacy: grow from a single ship to a full merchant empire spanning the islands
- No interruptions: one-time purchase, yours forever, no pay-to-win mechanics
For fans of cozy trading simulations, tycoon builders, and sandbox strategy games.
87% Very Positive on Steam: 1,426 reviews.
A world of floating islands drifts above the clouds. You are its merchant.
Chart your own course through a living sky, discover trade routes between
island settlements, and build a trading empire at your own pace. No missions
pushing you forward. No timers ticking down. Just the open sky, your airship,
and endless possibility.
This is a cozy trading simulation where you set the rules.
What you will do:
- Master trading routes: find the most profitable paths, exploit dynamic markets, and compound your wealth across the islands
- Explore a procedural world: every playthrough reveals new secrets, quirky characters, and unique encounters at every island
- Build and automate: buy islands, set up production chains, deploy caravans for passive income while you explore
- Design your sky mansion: 200+ customizable blocks to build and showcase your skyborne headquarters
- Play fully offline: no internet required, no session limits, play anywhere at any time
- Enjoy a complete story: a rich campaign to restore the world, followed by unlimited sandbox mode with no endpoint
- Trade strategically: prices shift with supply and demand across a living market system
- Discover island stories: meet traders, outcasts, and wanderers scattered across the sky
- Build your legacy: grow from a single ship to a full merchant empire spanning the islands
- No interruptions: one-time purchase, yours forever, no pay-to-win mechanics
For fans of cozy trading simulations, tycoon builders, and sandbox strategy games.
Latest updates
2.1.2
Store changes
What Merchant of the Skies changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
New iPad screenshots
New screenshots
6 screenshots (was 6)
New iPad screenshots
Merchant of the Skies Android
Merchant of the Skies gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Merchant of the Skies is #81 in Games › Simulation Paid on Google Play in India and charting in 9 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperAstralRide
CategoryGames › Simulation
Price7.99 USD
Released
Installs5k+
Rating★ 4.7 (373)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone
Rating
4.7 ★
373 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#81
Games › Simulation PaidMeasured
New ratings a week
4.5
▲ +50% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
Merchant of the Skies at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Trading Simulation Cartoon 3D Fantasy long sessions Premium
#trading #sandbox #tycoon #exploration #offline #cozy
Merchant of the Skies on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.astralride.mots
Publisher
ASTRALRIDE
Publisher country
France
Content rating
Everyone
Merchant of the Skies downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Merchant of the Skies's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| India | Games › SimulationPaid | #81 |
 Mexico | Games › SimulationPaid | #81 |
 Indonesia | Games › SimulationPaid | #80 |
 Saudi Arabia | Games › SimulationPaid | #85 |
 United Arab Emirates | Games › SimulationPaid | #82 |
| Netherlands | Games › SimulationPaid | #82 |
 Turkey | Games › SimulationPaid | #90 |
 Thailand | Games › SimulationPaid | #81 |
| Vietnam | Games › SimulationPaid | #79 |
Apps near Merchant of the Skies on the chart
Games › Simulation Paid, around #81.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.7 ★
373 ratings
Measured
Ratings
373
Measured
Written reviews
23
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
4.5
▲ +50% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
2
Google Play
Lifetime rating
4.7★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
33/100
faster than 10% of Game simulation apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Merchant of the Skies
From the 32 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Mixed but leaning positive (72% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and the design.
What people like
- Fun: “Such a fun game and intersting story”
- Ease of use: “The controls feel intuitive and Uncle is charming”
- Price & subscription: “A price tag of around 5 USD sounds more fair”
- Crashes & bugs: “the devs seem pretty responsive to bugs following this release too”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Google says this doesn't fall within their refund guidelines & to contact the developer, who has not bothered to respond”
- Design: “Very nice art, beautiful game, but way too difficult from the beginning, no clear progress path and gets boring very fast”
About Merchant of the Skies
One-time purchase. No ads, no in-app purchases.
87% Very Positive on Steam — 1,426 reviews.
A world of floating islands drifts above the clouds. You are its merchant.
Chart your own course through a living sky, discover trade routes between
island settlements, and build a trading empire at your own pace. No missions
pushing you forward. No timers ticking down. Just the open sky, your airship,
and endless possibility.
This is a cozy trading simulation where you set the rules.
What you will do:
- Master trading routes: find the most profitable paths, exploit dynamic
markets, and compound your wealth across the islands
- Explore a procedural world: every playthrough reveals new secrets, quirky
characters, and unique encounters at every island
- Build and automate: buy islands, set up production chains, deploy caravans
for passive income while you explore
- Design your sky mansion: 200+ customizable blocks to build and showcase
your skyborne headquarters
- Play fully offline: no internet required, no session limits, play anywhere
at any time
- Enjoy a complete story: a rich campaign to restore the world, followed by
unlimited sandbox mode with no endpoint
- Trade strategically: prices shift with supply and demand across a living
market system
- Discover island stories: meet traders, outcasts, and wanderers scattered
across the sky
- Build your legacy: grow from a single ship to a full merchant empire
spanning the islands
- No interruptions: one-time purchase, yours forever, no pay-to-win mechanics
For fans of cozy trading simulations, tycoon builders, and sandbox strategy games.
87% Very Positive on Steam — 1,426 reviews.
A world of floating islands drifts above the clouds. You are its merchant.
Chart your own course through a living sky, discover trade routes between
island settlements, and build a trading empire at your own pace. No missions
pushing you forward. No timers ticking down. Just the open sky, your airship,
and endless possibility.
This is a cozy trading simulation where you set the rules.
What you will do:
- Master trading routes: find the most profitable paths, exploit dynamic
markets, and compound your wealth across the islands
- Explore a procedural world: every playthrough reveals new secrets, quirky
characters, and unique encounters at every island
- Build and automate: buy islands, set up production chains, deploy caravans
for passive income while you explore
- Design your sky mansion: 200+ customizable blocks to build and showcase
your skyborne headquarters
- Play fully offline: no internet required, no session limits, play anywhere
at any time
- Enjoy a complete story: a rich campaign to restore the world, followed by
unlimited sandbox mode with no endpoint
- Trade strategically: prices shift with supply and demand across a living
market system
- Discover island stories: meet traders, outcasts, and wanderers scattered
across the sky
- Build your legacy: grow from a single ship to a full merchant empire
spanning the islands
- No interruptions: one-time purchase, yours forever, no pay-to-win mechanics
For fans of cozy trading simulations, tycoon builders, and sandbox strategy games.
What's new in 2.1.1
Version 2.1.1
• Merchants no longer refuse a sale when their shelves are full. Only their gold limits what they buy.
• Cloud saves: the newest save always wins at launch, so an older cloud copy can no longer overwrite your progress.
• Navigation map: smoother panning, more reliable island taps, and browsing the map never interrupts your voyage.
• Island names are now shown in your language.
• Hold to confirm before deleting a save, and a fuel fix on the first quest.
• Merchants no longer refuse a sale when their shelves are full. Only their gold limits what they buy.
• Cloud saves: the newest save always wins at launch, so an older cloud copy can no longer overwrite your progress.
• Navigation map: smoother panning, more reliable island taps, and browsing the map never interrupts your voyage.
• Island names are now shown in your language.
• Hold to confirm before deleting a save, and a fuel fix on the first quest.
Store changes
What Merchant of the Skies changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
Price rise
6.39 USD → 7.99 USD