Star Merchant (Steam Game) 
Star Merchant is a galactic trading sim where you become a space entrepreneur. Buy and sell items, fight pirates, upgrade your ship and try to meet your goal without going broke!
- Strategy (48)
- Simulation (33)
- Indie (32)
- Casual (32)
- Turn-Based Strategy (11)
- Space (11)
- Sci-fi (10)
- Abstract (10)
- Resource Management (10)
- Management (10)
| Release Date | Mar 7, 2017 |
| Price | $ 0.99 Bottom 1% |
| Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 60.2% (mixed) Bottom 20% / 61.2% Bottom 25% |
| Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 57.7% Bottom 25% / 58.6% Bottom 30% |
| Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 108 / 129 |
| Curators | 5 reviews Bottom 30% |
| Median Play Time | 2.8 hours |
| Play Time per Dollar | 2.8 hours Top 5% |
| Followers | 633 |
| Owners | ± 358.9K Top 10% |
| Copies Sold | ± 6.2K |
| Gross Revenue ($) | ± 7.1K |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
Here you can see Star Merchant's Steam rating and reviews between March 2017 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 64.1% (December 2017) and 55% (May 2017).
The 129 reviews suggest that Star Merchant might be a reasonable indie success. The graph seems to be a long tailed distribution. That sometimes means that the marketing efforts were concentrated on the game launch, and that there was no major update or discounts after.
Review Languages
This doughnut chart shows Star Merchant's review languages. The most popular language is English (53%), followed by Turkish (16%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 15 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has only one translation (English), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.
Time Played
This chart displays the time players have spent in Star Merchant, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is decent, reaching 5 hours in the 80th percentile.
The negative reviews play time is 2.1 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A low negative review time (median : 96 minutes) can mean that the game crashes on some systems or that the type of gameplay was not completely clear to the players (Is the game unmistakably explained on the Steam Store ?). It is also possible that players were otherwise displeased by Star Merchant and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.
Players' Feedback
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It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's rating of 60.2% Bottom 20% should be taken into account when assessing them.
Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Star Merchant's review data provided by Steam. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!
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