Space Trader: Merchant Marine overview

Meridian4 | Oct 23, 2008 | game

Released

0players observed · 7 October 2026 - 02:23:38 UTC

Action Indie Strategy FPS Colony Sim Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak2
Units sold (VGI)74,682
Revenue (VGI)$230,123
Review score50% positive

Space Trader: Merchant Marine dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak2
Units sold (VGI)74,682
Revenue (VGI)$230,123
Review score50% positive
Total reviews641
Release dateOct 23, 2008
DeveloperNot available
PublisherMeridian4

Genres: Action, Indie, Strategy

Company pages: Publisher: Meridian4

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Game overview

Overview

Space Trader: Merchant Marine comes from the listed developer and is published by Meridian4. It arrived on Steam on Oct 23, 2008, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Space Trader: Merchant Marine's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 7 October 2026 - 02:23:38 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 50% positive across 641 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Space Trader: Merchant Marine is available in 1 languages including:

English

4 regional rating boards including esrb, dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Windows XP/Vista	1.0 GHz Processor	512 MB RAM	DirectX Compatible 128 MB Video Card DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c Sound: DirectX Compatible Sound Card Hard Drive: 300 MB of Available Hard Disk Space	Not listed
Windows	Recommended	Windows XP/Vista	2.0 GHz Dual-Core processor	1 GB RAM	DirectX Compatible 256 MB Video Card DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c Sound: DirectX Compatible Sound Card Hard Drive: 300 MB of Available Hard Disk Space	Not listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Space Trader: Merchant Marine has sold up to 74,682 units and has 450 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $230,123. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Space Trader: Merchant Marine overview details

Space Trader: Merchant Marine combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

In the far future, humanity is ruled by The Ministry of Accounts, an oppressive bureaucracy that tracks, records and taxes every transaction of daily life. From the depths of Red Tape, a new breed of marketeer arises to challenge the authority and make a profit: the Space Trader is born! As a Trader, you will attempt to amass a fortune beyond your wildest imagination, buying and selling commodities and taking up arms against the oppressors or even accepting bounty missions, hunting down crime bosses and their thugs.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Space Trader: Merchant Marine is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Indie, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 7 October 2026 - 02:23:38 UTC, a tracked peak of 2, and 50% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Space Trader: Merchant Marine
Steam App ID	11240
Type	game
Release date	Oct 23, 2008
Developer	Not available
Publisher	Meridian4
Price	$4.99
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Action, Indie, Strategy
Categories	Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 7 October 2026 - 02:23:38 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	2
Positive reviews	322
Negative reviews	319
Total reviews	641
Positive percent	50%
Review type	Mixed
Recommendations	450
Average playtime	635 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Oct 23, 2008
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	1 March 2026 - 16:30:24 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	7 October 2026 - 02:23:38 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	7 October 2026 - 02:23:38 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	7 October 2026 - 02:23:38 UTC

Overview tags

FPS Colony Sim Shooter Character Customization Strategy 3D First-Person Cyberpunk Dark Humor Lore-Rich Base-Building Choices Matter Open World Gun Customization Action

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Hired Gun	No description
Mercenary	No description
Bounty Hunter	No description
Wanted	No description
Par	No description
Birdie	No description
Eagle	No description
The Magician	No description
Pleasing Taste, Some Monsterism	No description
My Automated Buddy	No description

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/11240
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/11240/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/11240
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IGDB search	Search IGDB for Space Trader: Merchant Marine

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Space Trader: Merchant Marine?

Space Trader: Merchant Marine's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 7 October 2026 - 02:23:38 UTC, with a tracked peak of 2 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 11 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Space Trader: Merchant Marine growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 1 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Space Trader: Merchant Marine?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (42.4%), Canada (16.5%), United Kingdom (5.9%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (36.1%), Canada (13.3%), United Kingdom (5.2%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (45.8%), Canada (13.9%), United Kingdom (5%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (31.1%), Canada (10.8%), China (7.1%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Space Trader: Merchant Marine?

Space Trader: Merchant Marine currently sits at 50% positive across 641 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 322 positive reviews and 319 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Space Trader: Merchant Marine have?

Space Trader: Merchant Marine currently has about 547 tracked Steam followers as of 19 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Space Trader: Merchant Marine?

Space Trader: Merchant Marine is currently listed at $4.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 450, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

50% positive, 322 positive, 319 negative

Price and discount

$4.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 23 October 2008

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Meridian4 CompleteBundle #59540 - 20% off$16.77

Space Trader: Merchant MarineBuy Space Trader: Merchant Marine #1079$0.99 Space Trader: Merchant Marine - Commercial LicenseBuy Space Trader: Merchant Marine #436569$4.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Supported OS: Windows XP/Vista Processor: 1.0 GHz Processor Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX Compatible 128 MB Video Card DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c Sound: DirectX Compatible Sound Card Hard Drive: 300 MB of Available Hard Disk Space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Supported OS: Windows XP/Vista Processor: 2.0 GHz Dual-Core processor Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX Compatible 256 MB Video Card DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c Sound: DirectX Compatible Sound Card Hard Drive: 300 MB of Available Hard Disk Space

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