StrategyFit check
Is Let Them Trade worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- City-builder players who prefer a relaxed pace over constant pressure
- Strategy fans interested in resource production and trade between cities
- Players who want scenario challenges or a sandbox rather than a story-led campaign
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for a large, multi-era building game with long-term progression
- Players seeking demanding combat or a campaign driven by story
- Players who want placement-based puzzle scoring rather than city and economy management
Our take on Let Them Trade
The autonomous city economies reduce the need to manage every citizen and transaction directly. That keeps attention on building, trade, and broad decisions, but leaves less room for hands-on control of each city's daily activity.
What is Let Them Trade?
Build a network of cities that gather resources and trade goods independently.
Choose building placements while each city manages its citizens, budget, and resources; city wealth and citizen happiness affect trade taxes. Use the castle to buy goods for needs and improvements, and decide whether to trade for profit or save supplies. Research production buildings and send knights to scout new lands or guard cities against bandits. Play a campaign of scenarios with different goals, use sandbox mode, or create and share scenarios through the built-in editor and Steam Workshop. Combat is lightweight, and the game focuses on relaxed city building and an economy that runs largely on its own.
How Let Them Trade plays
- 01Independent city economies
- Cities trade with one another and manage their own budgets, while the player receives a share of trade taxes.
- 02Scenario editor
- Create scenarios and share them through the Steam Workshop.
- 03Knight scouting
- Send knights to explore new land or protect the economy from bandits.
- 04Campaign and sandbox
- Choose scenario challenges or play without a campaign structure.
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Let Them Trade: platforms & release
Is Let Them Trade worth it?
It is worth it if: city-builder players who prefer a relaxed pace over constant pressure. Skip it if: players looking for a large, multi-era building game with long-term progression.
Where can I download Let Them Trade?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Let Them Trade's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Let Them Trade on?
Windows only.
