Independent game studio / Android strategy

Buy low, sail far, sell well

Traids is an independent game studio in Hampshire that builds merchant strategy games for Android. Players run a small trading house, choose routes between ports and react to prices that shift with supply.

Our markets follow simple rules that players can learn and exploit. A good trader in a Traids game wins by understanding the economy. Luck plays a part, as storms and festivals change demand, but those events are announced in advance so that a prepared merchant can profit from them. A detailed ledger records every purchase and sale, letting players look back and see which decisions really paid off over a season.

1. Step 01

   Readable markets

   Every price in a Traids game moves for a visible reason. If a port is flooded with cloth, the cloth price falls, and the ledger shows why.

2. Step 02

   Routes as puzzles

   Choosing where to sail next is a small puzzle about distance, cargo space and timing. Short safe runs and long risky ones both have a place.

3. Step 03

   Fair rivals

   Rival merchants trade by the same rules as the player. They cannot see hidden cargo and they do not receive secret discounts.

4. Step 04

   Sessions with a harbour

   A trading season can be finished in a quarter of an hour, and every voyage ends at a port where the game saves.

5. Step 05

   Offline play

   Traids titles play without a connection. The market simulation runs on the phone itself.