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Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles

Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles

Vendor Chronicles puts you in the shoes of a Vendor in post-apocalyptia! Manage your trade, set your defences, deal with locals and fight hordes of mutants in this new perspective on post-apocalyptic survival!

Released Jul 21, 2017 Developer Rotatipyra Publisher New Reality Games Platforms Windows CasualActionIndieStrategySimulation
View on Steam ↗ $0.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.

56.2%positive201 reviews
Not recommended · 6 found this helpful

“Much better flash games to play instead of this.”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I picked this up hoping the gun shop survival concept would be as fun as it sounds, but the experience is dragged down by game-breaking bugs that crash the game and wipe your save — something the developer hasn't addressed. The core loop of buying low, selling high, and…”

— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2025-10 via SteamCharts.

4,680all-time peak
0 250 500 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 325 avg · Oct 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

9achievements
3.8%median completion
3.6%rarest: You shall not pass!
4.5% of players 4.1% of players 4.1% of players 3.9% of players 3.8% of players 3.7% of players 3.7% of players 3.6% of players 3.6% of players 4.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
4.5%So it begins... — Build the bed.
4.1%You could bargain the Devil himself! — Win your first gamble.
4.1%One small step for a vendor... — Sell your first gun.
Rarest badges of honor
3.6%You shall not pass! — Have more than ten mercenaries hired in one game.
3.6%What's mine is mine! — Successfully defend your storage from raiders.
3.7%I will survive! — successfully defend yourself from zombies.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-13. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$0.99−50% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$1.99base price
$0.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-17
US0.99 USD−50%
UK0.89 GBP−50%
Australia1.40 AUD−50%
Canada1.19 CAD−50%
Japan132 JPY−50%
Brazil3.97 BRL−50%
China5.50 CNY−50%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$0.8 China Japan Canada Australia US UK≈$1.2

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $2.5 $5 08-13 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 21, 2017
Full Release!

We think we've achieved what we set out to do with Vendor Chronicles now, and everything seems relatively stable. Of course, if you do encounter any bugs, please let us know in the forum (or email us,

Jul 21, 2017
Full Release!

We think we've achieved what we set out to do with Vendor Chronicles now, and everything seems relatively stable. Of course, if you do encounter any bugs, please let us know in the forum (or email us,

Jun 11, 2017
Raids System Now Go!

Hello fellow gamers! We've just finished up a huge bug fix update, some gameplay tweaks, and a brand new feature: Raid Mechanics! Send your mercs out on raids, but don't leave your base too under-defe

Jun 11, 2017
Raids System Now Go!

Hello fellow gamers! We've just finished up a huge bug fix update, some gameplay tweaks, and a brand new feature: Raid Mechanics! Send your mercs out on raids, but don't leave your base too under-defe

Feb 12, 2017
Most recent update!

This should cover all known bugs! Now, onto more content! (Fixed) Players not getting achievements unlocked (Fixed) Players able to go minus balance when renting guns for repair purpose (Fixed) Turret

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.

GenresAction, Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsCasual · Action · Indie · Strategy · Simulation (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Russian, Ukrainian
Achievements9
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: WIndows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.Ghz or above Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7770 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560. Or better Storage: 10 MB available space Sound Card: Stereo Sound