The Walking Trade

Buy85%

Very Positive · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Microwave Games · Simulation · Mar 5, 2026

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Price
$11.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
45
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
15
Full audio1 of 15
Subtitles15 of 15

Should I buy The Walking Trade?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 121 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 55 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
25% of themes are praise25% are divided50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
121 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The Walking Trade is an interesting take on a Shop Sim where you also do some combat, some crafting, some upgrading, a lot of managing and more recently some farming... all set in a zombie apocalypse.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
If you're looking for a faster paced Shop Sim where you can get involved in some combat, a lot of management and ALMOST no down time... you might be pleasantly surprised with The Walking Trade, I know I was.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's fairly well-paced and I liked the low-poly graphics and crude art style, very fitting for the theme.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay121 reviews
Combat35 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Divided opinion
Monetization
100% still recommend
Co-op
100% still recommend
Multiplayer
100% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
76% still recommend
Crashes
50% still recommend
Interface
75% still recommend
Difficulty
85% still recommend
Story
83% still recommend
Performance
73% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$11.99

The lowest we've tracked is $7.19.

7 points recordedtoday · $11.99

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