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Portly Poet Gaming · Published by Portly Poet Gaming
2 user reviews — 100% positive (2 reviews) · 9 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
A shopkeeping game set in an Arabian Nights–inspired city. Sell goods, haggle with customers, unlock new districts, and climb your way to the rank of Royal Merchant.
£3.39
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Indie, Simulation, Casual · 2026 · More under £5 games
Embark on a casual journey as you manage a shop and grow your business in an Arabian Nights-inspired world. Unlock new districts and engage in strategic haggling to reach the pinnacle of success as a Royal Merchant.
About this game
From humble date farmer to royal merchant, rise through the districts and claim your fortune.
Start at the outer districts, resupply your stock, and start the day to start haggling and selling goods. Review the summary, pay attention to hints the customers give about upcoming good prices, and start the day again. Watch the patience timer above customer heads, increase your reputation and coins with sales.
Unlock more districts with higher priced goods, stall decorations, a gaming tent, and if you become royal merchant the sultan himself may invite you to play senet at the palace.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Update 1.1.0 — Barter with Goods & Coin
New: Barter with goods AND coin Some customers now sweeten a deal by throwing in a free item alongside their coins. Haggle them down, close the deal, and the bonus item drops straight into your inventory. Smarter haggling The haggle slider zooms in as you and the customer close the gap, so prices no longer feel cramped in the wealthier districts. A gold marker shows the customer's current offer at a glance. Your opening ask now starts a little higher in the early districts. Customers react to your offers — a frown when you push too hard, a nod when your price is fair. A livelier market Customers greet you and share rumors about tomorrow's prices as they arrive — now collected in a new rumor journal. Fixes & polish Fixed coins lost on large multi-item sales. Smoothed out several haggling edge cases. Cleaned up garbled text throughout the game. Thanks for playing, and happy trading!Read full article on Community Announcements (portlypoetgaming)Patch NotesOfficial
Hotfix: Launch Error Fixed
A quick hotfix for today's update: some players got a "Missing game executable" error when launching the game after updating. That's fixed now. If the game still won't start, restart Steam or right-click the game > Properties > Installed Files > Verify integrity of game files. Sorry for the trouble, and thanks for your patience!Read full article on Community Announcements (portlypoetgaming)Patch NotesOfficial
Update: UI & Bartering Improvements
An update on Merchant's Rise. This was my first game on Steam and it's still rough around the edges. I hope people have found it enjoyable, and I plan to slowly start making updates and adjustments. This update includes some basic UI changes along with bartering mechanic tweaks and minor code improvements: Language can now be changed directly from the main menu (the startup language screen is gone) The haggling slider now shows the customer's current offer in gold and zooms in as you negotiate Customers react to your offers and no longer make confusing counter-offers on multi-item orders Fixed coins being lost on multi-item sales, plus other small fixes If you have any concerns or recommendations, please visit the portlypoetgaming subreddit and leave a comment. Thanks, everyone.Read full article on Community Announcements (portlypoetgaming)Patch NotesOfficial
Auto save popup fix
* Updated saving pop up to show at map scene after game auto saves * Fixed translation output on saving pop up Hope you find some joy from the game! - Portly P.S. stop by the portlypoetgaming subreddit for comments or bugs you want to make me aware ofRead full article on Community Announcements (portlypoetgaming)Patch NotesOfficial
Updates
* Altered intro story appearance for easier reading* Customer shows how many of the items they have been given* Keyboard bindings to give customer’s items rather then having to only click* Re positioned arrows and sprites in thief mini game for more logical flowRead full article on Community Announcements (portlypoetgaming)
