Best Trading games on Steam
Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated trading games. For those who prefer not to search, lists of the most played, top deals and best free trading games are available at the bottom of the page.
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KAISERPUNK
Build a city to rule the world in Kaiserpunk, a grand city builder blending production-focused city building with the world conquest of strategy games in an alternate 20th century world. Manage your city, grow industries, build a military, and defeat rivals to become the greatest empire.
Milky Way Idle
Milky Way Idle: A multiplayer idle RPG where automation replaces grinding. Level up skills, gather resources, craft powerful items, and battle monsters—all while AFK. Trade in the marketplace, join a guild, team up for party combat, and socialize in chat as you progress effortlessly.
Arctic Motel Simulator
Have you ever been to the Arctic? Do you want to open a motel in the Arctic? With the company of aurora, blizzards, polar days and nights, primeval forests, and wild animals, can you turn a run-down motel into a landmark in the Arctic?
The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon
Shape the history of the Hollywood movie industry in this sandbox business simulation game. Create the movies you've always wanted to see, hire the best team, research cutting-edge technologies, and dominate the Box Office. Can you rise from a small studio to a Hollywood giant?
Royal Quest Online
Fantasy comes alive in this vast yet cozy free-to-play MMORPG! Choose between 4 classes and 8 subclasses, explore hundreds of locations, thousands of quests, dive into varied PvE and PvP modes, enter the unique vibrant world, and trade with other players. Play, explore, fight and be victorious!
Tobacco Shop Simulator
Run your tobacco shop. Sign contracts with leading brands, order products, hire workers, expand your store, and never let your customers leave the store empty-handed. Play with friends or go solo, and enjoy the growth of your shop.
Lost But Found
Organize and give out lost items! Lost But Found is a job simulator game where you are an officer who oversees the lost items in an airport. Organize those items and distribute them to people who lost their belongings. Upgrade your office, manage requests, collect stickers, and more.
Grocery Store Simulator
Run your own grocery store. Scan items, hire employees, place and stock shelves, set prices, order products, manage your warehouse, and customize your store. Play solo or team up with friends in a 4 player co-op mode to expand your business in this first-person game.
Fish Idle 2: Underwater Mystery
Dive into the most fun idle fishing arcade game! Manage your Fish Kingdoms with automated fishing, upgrade your boat and gear, invest in passive income, and outsmart the market. Become the ultimate fish tycoon!
Brighter Shores
Brighter Shores is an all new adventure from award winning MMORPG designer Andrew Gower. It is an enchanting point-and-click style RPG with hundreds of hours of gameplay, set in a land of magic and mysteries, with a huge number of professions to try, and something new to find around every corner.
Dustland Delivery
Dustland Delivery is a post-apocalyptic survival business simulator. Scour the wastes for profit, complete missions to grow your trading empire, and assemble a rag-tag band of adventurers to turn your city into the capital of the Dustlands. Danger lurks around every corner—but no risk, no reward!
Car For Sale Simulator 2023
Car For Sale Simulator 2023 - Developed for car enthusiasts, grow your own car sales business by buying and selling different car models. Drive the purchased cars as you wish, repair them, modify them, and sell them to customers at affordable prices.
East Trade Tycoon: Inheritance
Eastern Trade Tycoon: Inheritance is a trading simulator game.In the game,you can from zero to hero.By trading markets, build a business,earn money,level up, investing accurately, and manage family to become a trading tycoon!
Storage Hunter Simulator
Play as one of the bidders for abandoned warehouses and uncover hidden treasures! Storage Hunter is a garage auction simulation game. Bid, win, and sell for profit! Become the king of storage auction.
Potion Tycoon
Potion Tycoon is a management simulator with a witchy twist! Build and develop your very own magic shop. Manage resources, set up production lines, mix potions and sell them smartly to stay ahead of the competition. Welcome to the potion business!
Old Market Simulator
Old Market Simulator is a 1-4 player co-op game where you manage your market by ordering goods, growing produce, raising animals, fishing, and crafting items in your workshop, while hiring employees and expanding your business.
TCG Card Shop Simulator
Open your own local game store. Stock shelves with the latest booster packs, or crack them and collect the cards for yourself. Set your own prices, hire staff, host events, and expand your card shop.
Mad Smartphone Tycoon
Build Your smartphone Empire in Mad Smartphone Tycoon, your main goal in this game is to create the ultimate smartphone that combines both performance and aesthetics. Expand your company, dominate the global market, become a tycoon in the world of mobile phones!
Motel Manager Simulator
Restore an old motel alongside a shop and a gas station. Design, furnish, decorate and rent rooms. provide products for customers and fuel for cars. Hire employees to help you and be the boss of your own empire.
Supermarket Together
The multiplayer supermarket has arrived to your neighbourhood for free! Stock your shop space, unlock perks and franchises, hire employees or chase those pesky shoplifters. The more players, the more action!
Retail Company Simulator
Run your retail company. Sign contracts with leading brands, order products, hire workers, expand your store, and never let your customers leave the store empty-handed. Play with friends or go solo, and enjoy the growth of your shop.
Prologue: Fish idle 2
Dive into the most fun idle fishing arcade game! Manage your Fish Kingdoms with automated fishing, upgrade your boat and gear, invest in passive income, and outsmart the market. Become the ultimate fish tycoon!
Gym Simulator 24
Gym Simulator 24: Build Your Fitness Empire! Embark on a journey to create your dream fitness haven in Gym Simulator 24, the ultimate simulation game where you'll ascend the ranks and craft your very own fitness empire.
Emoji Clicker
Get ready to dive into the colorful world of emojis like never before! In Emoji Clicker, your mission is simple: collect, upgrade, and dominate with the most diverse and powerful collection of emojis!Most played trading games on Steam
Take a look at the top trading games that are currently attracting the largest player bases on the Steam platform, as of April 15th 2025.
1. Milky Way Idle
Milky Way Idle: A multiplayer idle RPG where automation replaces grinding. Level up skills, gather resources, craft powerful items, and battle monsters—all while AFK. Trade in the marketplace, join a guild, team up for party combat, and socialize in chat as you progress effortlessly. Milky Way Idle is a casual, idler and trading game developed and published by cheze. Released on March 06th 2025 has received 485 reviews of which 418 were positive and 67 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. The game has hit the top spot as the #1 most played trading game, thanks to its 2,050 peak concurrent players over the last day.
8.1
418
67
2,050
players
2. Car For Sale Simulator 2023
Car For Sale Simulator 2023 - Developed for car enthusiasts, grow your own car sales business by buying and selling different car models. Drive the purchased cars as you wish, repair them, modify them, and sell them to customers at affordable prices. Car For Sale Simulator 2023 is a driving, trading and immersive sim game developed and published by Red Axe Games. Released on November 01st 2024 has received 17,954 reviews of which 14,557 were positive and 3,397 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. While seeing 306 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #2 among trading games based on player count.
8.0
14,557
3,397
306
players
3. Richman 4
*** This game is only available in Chinese ***《大富翁4》为掷骰子回合制桌上游戏，玩家在游玩时，除可购买土地、股票外，还可投资公司、参加拍卖，过足富豪瘾。游戏支持单人、多人游玩，玩家既可以与计算机AI角色一同游玩自得其乐，也可和二三好友一起，来一局富豪间的财富PK。 Richman 4 is a casual, tabletop and trading game developed and published by SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT. Released on July 27th 2022 has received 1,441 reviews of which 1,037 were positive and 404 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.0 out of 10. While seeing 224 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #3 among trading games based on player count.
7.0
1,037
404
224
players
4. Dealer's Life 2
Your favorite pawn shop experience is finally getting a sequel! Haggle like your life depends on it in this funny tycoon game. You never know WHAT is gonna stumble through that door! Dealer's Life 2 is a trading, management and job simulator game developed and published by Abyte Entertainment. Released on February 15th 2022 has received 3,851 reviews of which 3,286 were positive and 565 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. The game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played trading games.
8.2
3,286
565
88
players
5. East Trade Tycoon: Inheritance
Eastern Trade Tycoon: Inheritance is a trading simulator game.In the game,you can from zero to hero.By trading markets, build a business,earn money,level up, investing accurately, and manage family to become a trading tycoon! East Trade Tycoon: Inheritance is a casual, simulation and trading game developed and published by PandaUpStudio. Released on October 21st 2024 has received 1,825 reviews of which 1,710 were positive and 115 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. The game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played trading games.
8.9
1,710
115
78
players
6. Patrician III
Become a fellow of the famous medieval Hanse trading association in the 13th century. Manage the politics, prestige and economic success in your city and the known parts of Europe! Patrician III is a strategy, simulation and trading game developed by Ascaron Entertainment ltd. and published by Kalypso Media Digital. Released on November 18th 2010 has received 912 reviews of which 750 were positive and 162 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. The game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played trading games.
7.8
750
162
65
players
7. Port Royale 3
The Caribbean, in the turbulent 17th Century. The mighty kingdoms of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands fight over the colonies. And there you are, a young sea captain whose only goal is to become the most powerful man in the New World. Port Royale 3 is a strategy, trading and simulation game developed by Gaming Minds Studios and published by Kalypso Media Digital. Released on May 04th 2012 has received 1,471 reviews of which 1,077 were positive and 394 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.1 out of 10. The game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played trading games.
7.1
1,077
394
57
players
8. Storage Hustle
Storage Hustle is a Simulation RPG where you go into storage auctions to buy different mysterious storages. Discover and sell many items, join Yard Sales and haggle your way for profit! Storage Hustle is a immersive sim, economy and driving game developed and published by Broken Clock. Released on November 08th 2023 has received 1,287 reviews of which 945 were positive and 342 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.1 out of 10. The game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played trading games.
7.1
945
342
52
players
9. Star Traders: Frontiers
You are the captain of a starship venturing through a massive open universe. Customize your crew and take command at the helm of your very own ship as you explore a galaxy torn apart by internal strife, alien threats, and political intrigue. Star Traders: Frontiers is a sci-fi, moddable and simulation game developed and published by Trese Brothers. Released on July 31st 2018 has received 3,589 reviews of which 3,024 were positive and 565 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. The game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played trading games.
8.1
3,024
565
43
players
10. Barn Finders
Search for valuable items stashed in abandoned barns. Take part in storage auctions, bid high and buy yourself a chance to find exclusive items hidden in the past. Barn Finders is a simulation, casual and indie game developed by Duality Games and published by Duality Games, PlayWay S.A. and HeartBeat Games. Released on June 15th 2020 has received 4,072 reviews of which 3,373 were positive and 699 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played trading games.
8.0
3,373
699
29
players
Best deals on trading games on Steam
Discover fantastic savings with the best discounts on a variety of trading games available on Steam right now, updated on April 15th 2025. Looking for even more deals? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of discounted trading games.
1. The Invisible Hand
Want to get rich, quick? Welcome to FERIOS, where you’ll be empowered to pursue wealth and success as a mid-level stockbroker! Your wildest dreams of wealth can come true… at the cost of everything else. The Invisible Hand is a capitalism, trading and economy game developed by Power Struggle Games and published by Fellow Traveller. Released on May 07th 2021 has received 627 reviews of which 511 were positive and 116 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. Featuring a massive 92% discount, this game currently holds the #1 spot in the best deals for trading category.
7.7
511
116
-92%
12.50€
1.00€
2. Merchants of Kaidan
Regain your riches, restore your honor and avenge your father's murder. A challenging trading game with lots of RPG elements. Merchants of Kaidan is a trading, strategy and simulation game developed and published by Forever Entertainment S. A.. Released on November 10th 2014 has received 514 reviews of which 343 were positive and 171 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.4 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 90% discount, this game is now the #2 best deal in trading games.
6.4
343
171
-90%
14.99€
1.49€
3. Patrician III
Become a fellow of the famous medieval Hanse trading association in the 13th century. Manage the politics, prestige and economic success in your city and the known parts of Europe! Patrician III is a strategy, simulation and trading game developed by Ascaron Entertainment ltd. and published by Kalypso Media Digital. Released on November 18th 2010 has received 912 reviews of which 750 were positive and 162 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 80% discount, this game is now the #3 best deal in trading games.
7.8
750
162
-80%
5.00€
1.00€
4. Caravan
Are you ready to embark on a journey through deserts and dangers? Will you be able to safely navigate your fellowship through the lands of the Orient and uncover your destiny? Through strategic trading and traveling you will overcome obstacles and adversity. Caravan is a strategy, adventure and simulation game developed by It Matters Games and published by Daedalic Entertainment. Released on September 30th 2016 has received 999 reviews of which 775 were positive and 224 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.4 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 80% discount, this title has earned the #4 position in the best deals for trading games.
7.4
775
224
-80%
5.99€
1.19€
5. Barn Finders
Search for valuable items stashed in abandoned barns. Take part in storage auctions, bid high and buy yourself a chance to find exclusive items hidden in the past. Barn Finders is a simulation, casual and indie game developed by Duality Games and published by Duality Games, PlayWay S.A. and HeartBeat Games. Released on June 15th 2020 has received 4,072 reviews of which 3,373 were positive and 699 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 75% discount, this title has earned the #5 position in the best deals for trading games.
8.0
3,373
699
-75%
16.88€
4.22€
6. Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator
Open your own Card shop by the seaside! Buy, trade and sell Cards, OR keep them for your own collection! Earn reputation with customers, beat your shop goals, unlock new decorations, and host exciting events to bring everyone to the best Card shop in town! Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator is a funny, 2d and capitalism game developed by Henry's House, Oscar Brittain and Rob Gross and published by Akupara Games. Released on February 10th 2022 has received 437 reviews of which 318 were positive and 119 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.9 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 71% discount, this title has earned the #6 position in the best deals for trading games.
6.9
318
119
-71%
19.31€
5.60€
7. Dust to the End
Nuclear war ended human civilization, but it could never uproot the evil within our hearts. Fight, trade, negotiate, raid– do whatever it takes to survive in the wasteland. You will have to be as clever as ruthless to thrive in a broken world, torn by war, cruelty, hunger and slavery. Dust to the End is a simulation, hand-drawn and post-apocalyptic game developed by Haojoy Game and Zjoy Game and published by 2P Games. Released on August 11th 2021 has received 1,189 reviews of which 951 were positive and 238 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.6 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 70% discount, this title has earned the #7 position in the best deals for trading games.
7.6
951
238
-70%
9.99€
2.99€
8. Storage Hustle
Storage Hustle is a Simulation RPG where you go into storage auctions to buy different mysterious storages. Discover and sell many items, join Yard Sales and haggle your way for profit! Storage Hustle is a immersive sim, economy and driving game developed and published by Broken Clock. Released on November 08th 2023 has received 1,287 reviews of which 945 were positive and 342 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.1 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 60% discount, this title has earned the #8 position in the best deals for trading games.
7.1
945
342
-60%
11.79€
4.71€
9. Car Trader Simulator
Do you know how to profit from trading cars while maintaining a good reputation? Car Trader Simulator lets you play the role of an American car dealer. Your goal is to get rich. How you do it depends entirely on you. Car Trader Simulator is a early access, simulation and trading game developed by Live Motion Games and published by Live Motion Games and PlayWay S.A.. Released on November 04th 2020 has received 496 reviews of which 358 were positive and 138 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.9 out of 10. Currently offered at a 48% discount, this title has earned the #9 position in the best deals for trading games.
6.9
358
138
-48%
9.79€
5.09€
Free trading games on Steam
Check out this fantastic list of free-to-play trading games you can enjoy on Steam right now, updated on April 15th 2025. Looking for even more free titles? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of free to play trading games.
1. Milky Way Idle
Milky Way Idle: A multiplayer idle RPG where automation replaces grinding. Level up skills, gather resources, craft powerful items, and battle monsters—all while AFK. Trade in the marketplace, join a guild, team up for party combat, and socialize in chat as you progress effortlessly. Milky Way Idle is a casual, idler and trading game developed and published by cheze. Released on March 06th 2025 has received 485 reviews of which 418 were positive and 67 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. With 2,050 active players enjoying it for free, this strategy game has reached the #1 spot among the top free trading games on Steam.
8.1
418
67
2,050
players