Release: 2026

The Kingdom's Merchant

by Lantern & Ledger Studios·Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy

AI assisted with writing, artwork and UI design, and programming; no AI content is generated at runtime.

Art (Partial)Writing (Partial)Code (Assist)

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The Kingdom's Merchant

Overview

A Merchant is Born

Build your fortune in a living medieval kingdom. Establish shops, manage caravans, master a dynamic economy, and outmaneuver rival merchant houses in single-player or competitive multiplayer as you build the realm's greatest trading empire.

CasualSimulationStrategyGrand StrategyImmersive SimPolitical SimRoguelite2D3DTop-Down

Summary

Steam followers—Counting followersSteam · public

Followers 24h—Tracking since Sep 23, 2026Steam · daily

7-day growth—Tracking since Sep 23, 2026Sep 18 – Sep 24

Wishlists—Waiting for the follower countGameDB estimate

AI disclosure

How AI is used

Source: Steam AI disclosure · checked Sep 24, 2026

GameDB AI label

AI in 3 of 8 areas

In-game AINot used
CodeAssist
ArtPartial
Music & SFXNot stated
VoiceNot stated
WritingPartial
TranslationNot stated
MarketingNot stated

ArtPartial

AI tools contributed to artwork prototyping and UI design; generated content was reviewed, edited and integrated by the developer.

WritingPartial

AI-assisted tools contributed to portions of the game's writing, which the developer reviewed, edited and integrated.

CodeAssist

AI-assisted tools provided programming assistance; the developer reviewed and integrated the work.

Not used, per the developer: In-game AI
Not mentioned: Music & SFXVoiceTranslationMarketing

Read the full disclosureQuoted from the Steam store page

Generative AI has been used as a development tool during the creation of The Kingdom's Merchant. AI-assisted tools have contributed to portions of the game's concept development, writing, artwork prototyping, user interface design, and programming assistance. All AI-generated content is reviewed, edited, and integrated by the developer before being included in the game.
The Kingdom's Merchant does not use generative AI to create gameplay content or interact with players at runtime. All content included in the released game is pre-generated and curated by the developer.

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Followers

Growth

Steam followers

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Collecting dataGameDB started tracking this game on Sep 23, 2026. The chart fills in as daily snapshots arrive.

Upcoming chart · Sep 18 – Sep 24

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Developer

Lantern & Ledger Studios

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