16bit Trader
Released Jun 2015
Take revenge on your father’s killer!
43% positive · 1,786 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
16bit Trader launched on June 4, 2015 as a complete casual trading RPG. The developer news feed, spanning 45 posts from Forever Entertainment S.A., contains no updates specifically about 16bit Trader after a major patch on January 19, 2017 that addressed save system and achievement tracking issues. All subsequent news posts from the developer are announcements and launches of entirely separate games (Ghostdream, Masky, Fear Effect Sedna, Diggerman, Dandy & Randy, Panzer Dragoon: Remake, The Mansion, and THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD: Remake). There are no unreleased DLC entries, no announced future content, no roadmap, and no developer statements indicating ongoing work on 16bit Trader. The store description presents the game as a self-contained experience with no mention of planned additions. The game shipped as a finished product and has received no meaningful updates since January 2017.
Evidence
Major patch released with fixes for save system and achievement tracking — the last known update specifically for 16bit Trader.
Developer's most recent news post (April 28, 2022) announces a separate game — THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD: Remake — with no mention of 16bit Trader.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Forever Entertainment S. A.
Achievements
16
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
16bit Trader is an casual brother of our other trading game: Merchants of Kaidan.
Take revenge on your father’s killer, and become the richest merchant in the kingdom! Immerse yourself in this old-school nostalgia-inducing trading experience.
Step into the shoes of a medieval traveling merchant, whose life boils down to one simple sentence: you got to buy cheap, and you got to sell high. Travel between the cities and villages of the realm in search of cheap goods to acquire, various quests to accomplish and wealth to accumulate. Visit local taverns for latest local gossip. Gain influential friends who may help you along the way. Hire companions to assist you if you run into vile bandits or unpredictable events. Pursue rumors of great harvest and goods shortages to find the best deals. Search for local people in need and they may reward you handsomely for your help. Expand your company, invest in it, and get rich in no time! And if you’re for a bit of a thrill, visit ancient landmark and search for valuable artifacts. Take the challenge and become the richest merchantman in the world and get revenge!
Play at your own pace. Casually travel through the realm if you want to relax. Monitor every price change, pursue every rumor, manage every detail if you want to achieve best results!
- Dozens of different cities and villages
- Tens of various quests to accomplish
- Great graphics with an old-school 16-bit vibe
- Easy to get to know, hard to master
- Random encounters
Take revenge on your father’s killer, and become the richest merchant in the kingdom! Immerse yourself in this old-school nostalgia-inducing trading experience.
Step into the shoes of a medieval traveling merchant, whose life boils down to one simple sentence: you got to buy cheap, and you got to sell high. Travel between the cities and villages of the realm in search of cheap goods to acquire, various quests to accomplish and wealth to accumulate. Visit local taverns for latest local gossip. Gain influential friends who may help you along the way. Hire companions to assist you if you run into vile bandits or unpredictable events. Pursue rumors of great harvest and goods shortages to find the best deals. Search for local people in need and they may reward you handsomely for your help. Expand your company, invest in it, and get rich in no time! And if you’re for a bit of a thrill, visit ancient landmark and search for valuable artifacts. Take the challenge and become the richest merchantman in the world and get revenge!
Play at your own pace. Casually travel through the realm if you want to relax. Monitor every price change, pursue every rumor, manage every detail if you want to achieve best results!
- Dozens of different cities and villages
- Tens of various quests to accomplish
- Great graphics with an old-school 16-bit vibe
- Easy to get to know, hard to master
- Random encounters
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Last evaluated Jun 18, 2026
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