Trade
Read changing markets, commit cargo space, and move before the margin disappears.
Medieval Trading Sim, 1241
Hansa Trader
Grow a trading empire by reading markets, moving cargo, building operations, and scaling routes before rivals do.
The pitch
Trade, build, and scale a merchant empire.
Build
Turn profitable flows into offices, warehouses, ships, and producers that make the map yours.
Scale
Author routes and operations that keep working while you expand, adapt, and outpace rival houses.
Development journal
Early notes on cities, trade, and design.
June 28, 2026
The Secret History of Trading Strategy Games
Economy games are a niche but beloved branch of strategy, with roots in auctions, starship routes, Hanseatic ledgers, tycoon networks, city-builder production chains, and market warfare.
June 28, 2026
What Makes a Great Trading Strategy Game?
The best trading strategy games are not solved trade loops. They make players read changing markets, commit capital, build operations, and adapt when rivals move.
June 27, 2026
From Viking Trade Routes to the Hanseatic League
The Hanseatic League did not invent northern trade. It turned older Viking-age routes around Hedeby, Birka, Lubeck, Visby, and Novgorod into a city-based merchant network.