Trade Tales
Trade Tales is a cozy rags-to-riches life sim about building your dream business in a living fantasy town. Start with nothing as you forage, farm, craft, trade, and run your own shops, deciding what to sell while forming friendships, finding love, and helping your town flourish with your choices.
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Key features:
In-Depth Character Customization
Design your character with an extensive range of options — face, hair, underwear, clothing, accessories, jewelry, shoes, watches and even nails. Create a look that’s truly personal and unique.
Resource Gathering
Farm seasonal crops, fish in rivers and oceans, mine rare ores, and raise animals for essential goods. Trade and collect valuable materials needed for crafting, tool upgrades, production, and building your growing economy.
Open & Build Your Own Business
Run different types of businesses such as a restaurant, clothing shop, bakery, electronics store, and more. Customize your storefront with signage, layout, furniture, and decorations to create your own unique brand.
Shop keeping
Stock shelves, decorate your store, and serve customers. Balance inventory, meet demand, and make smart trades to grow your profits.
Automation & Production
Set up factories to mass-produce goods from the resources you’ve gathered. Develop your own brands and distribute them through your shop or other businesses, increasing demand and growing your reputation.
Business Expansion
Hire employees, unlock helpful upgrades, and automate your workflow. Grow from a small shop into a bustling business, so your day can be spent on the things that truly matter.
Travel and Leisure:
Travel to different distant cities. Explore new places, meet new people, gain knowledge, and discover new business possibilities, adding a dynamic and enriching dimension to your gameplay.
Your Story, Your Way:
Begin with nothing and rise through challenges to build a billion-dollar empire. Shape your character, start a family, grow your brand, and experience the journey from humble beginnings to extraordinary success. In Trade Tales, your story is yours to create.
