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Norse Sea Studio · Published by Norse Sea Studio
Content notice: The Merchant's Eden depicts fantasy violence and death. Blood is NOT part of the game.
Mostly Positive — 78% positive (41 reviews) · 23 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Build a medieval town around a thriving market. Defend your citizens and traveling merchants against raiding bandits. A minimalist game blending cozy city-building and intense tower-defense as you grow and protect your town.
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Indie, Strategy, Casual · 2026 · More £5 - £15 games
Manage your growing market town, from cozy construction to intense tower defense. Guard citizens and merchants as threats escalate in The Merchant's Eden.
About this game
In The Merchant’s Eden you build your own medieval settlement around a central marketplace and let it grow into a bustling trading town. This relaxing city-building game combines charming city-builder elements with tactical tower-defense mechanics and a minimalist atmosphere. Ideal for anyone who wants to live out the dream of building their own city with little free time.
Your new settlement will soon attract merchants from near and far, bringing not only their goods but also coveted coins. But beware: a flourishing settlement with thriving trade will attract envy! It’s up to you to protect your citizens and merchants. Build walls, rally your soldiers and defend yourself with everything you’ve got. Only enough coins and the right decisions can you ensure the growth of your city.
Can you build a thriving city that attracts merchants from all over the world and becomes a true trading paradise?
Build a city according to your vision
Step by step, your settlement grows and attracts new citizens. Shape your city as you envision it: build houses for your growing population, inspire your citizens with parks, and display your wealth by constructing an impressive monument.
Defend your paradise
Make sure that both your citizens and merchants feel safe in your city. Build walls, gates, and towers to protect your city against waves of enemies. As your settlement grows, it will increasingly become a target for raids and the intensity of the attacks will increase. While you'll initially only be raided by simple thieves, soon bandits or giant berserkers will be at your gates. Always keep an eye on your defenses. If your citizens don't feel safe in their city, they will flee.
A world on your terms
Whether you prefer the challenge of a small town or the creative possibilities of a large city, play the game entirely according to your own vision. Thanks to procedural map generation and individual starting conditions, every game is a new challenge. Choose from different map sizes and biomes, or use a seed to share the experience of others. Discover rivers, dense forests, or wide plains and face a new world every time.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5 9th Generation
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Patch Release 1.1.4: Soldier Walking Cycle
Fixes:Soldiers on towers and gates now correctly following their walking cycles. This also fixes the issue with overlapping soldiers.Read full article on Community Announcements (NorseSeaStudio)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch Release 1.1.3: Map settings and language settings
Fixes:When starting a new game, players are now again correctly guided through map selection first and game mode selection afterwards.Fixed an issue where players with a system language not among the game's supported languages (EN, DE, FR) would randomly end up with French.Read full article on Community Announcements (NorseSeaStudio)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch Release 1.1.2: Hitboxes and translations
Fixes:The new hitboxes for decorations such as bushes, flowers, or benches no longer prevent you from building or removing stone slabs on the same building site.Fixed an issue where the correct text was not displayed in the Hardcore Mode save slot.The scenario selection now correctly indicates whether achievements are available or not.Read full article on Community Announcements (NorseSeaStudio)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch Release 1.1.1: Nature bonus happiness
Fixes:Fixed a bug where the nature bonus for happiness was calculated incorrectly after loading a save file.Fixed typos.Read full article on Community Announcements (NorseSeaStudio)AnnouncementsOfficial
Release 1.1.0: Quality of Live & Stability
New & Improved:Deleting towers now returns the soldier on the tower to your barracks, making them available for arming another towerRemove soldiers from towers by holding the right mouse buttonAbandoned houses now properly recover step by step if happiness is normal or betterImproved tooltips for watchtower, defense towers and market extensionImproved hitboxes for decoration (benches, flowers, bushes) to make deletion more intuitiveFixesFixed issue that in some situation still let to no more progress after attack wave leaving merchants trapped at the market and production on fields stoppedAutomatically removing enemies that got stuckHardcore mode can be properly unlockedImproved and faster loading ensure no soldiers are missing or getting added late after loading save gameMerchants and enemies react directly to adding and removing buildings, avoiding enemies or merchants walking through newly placed wallsNo more fertility icons on river tiles for forest biomeRead full article on Community Announcements (NorseSeaStudio)
