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The Walking Trade

The Walking Trade

Run a shop in the zombie apocalypse! Trade batteries, craft stock, manage your staff, and fend off undead hordes. Will you be a hero, or profit at any cost? Your choices shape your store - and your fate.

Released Mar 5, 2026 Developer Microwave Games Publisher PlayWay S.A. Platforms Windows SimulationManagementEconomyPost-apocalypticSandbox
View on Steam ↗ $11.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

86.9%positive2,846 reviews
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“I almost didn't buy it if the demo hadn't been available back then. I have PlayWay S.A. on my ignore list because they only publish slop games these days. This is a simulation game that wasn't just quickly thrown together and then abandoned. It's really fun. You have your own…”

— a player, Steam review · 41 hrs played
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“The Walking Trade A friend put me onto this one, and it turned out to be worth the recommendation. The Walking Trade drops you into running a shop in the middle of a zombie apocalypse, and the opening stretch is rough. There's barely any tutorial covering loot, controls,…”

— a player, Steam review · 44 hrs played
Not recommended · 22 found this helpful

“theres a good game here but at the moment its a bug ridden mess. nothing game breaking mind you....just super annoying. plus the ai pathing is terrible...they get stuck on a can of beans.... i would let this cook another year.”

— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

2,843all-time peak
0 1k 2k 1.3k avg · Mar 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

45achievements
36.3%median completion
0.0%rarest: Fully Furnished
85.2% of players 83.0% of players 82.6% of players 78.9% of players 77.3% of players 74.1% of players 70.8% of players 70.6% of players 69.8% of players 67.0% of players 66.3% of players 65.2% of players 63.7% of players 60.8% of players 58.7% of players 53.7% of players 52.5% of players 52.3% of players 49.1% of players 48.8% of players 47.4% of players 39.8% of players 36.3% of players 34.3% of players 33.9% of players 23.6% of players 21.7% of players 14.2% of players 11.9% of players 7.4% of players 6.9% of players 2.3% of players 1.9% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 85.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
85.2%Welcome to Retail Hell — Serve 5 customers.
83.0%Rookie Numbers — Kill 5 zombies.
82.6%Customer Comes First — Save a customer from an aggressive zombie.
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%Fully Furnished — Upgrade every object in and around the store.
0.0%Jack of All Trades — Unlock every skill node.
0.0%Cartographer — Unlock every overworld landmark.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$11.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$11.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US11.99 USD
EU10.99 EUR
UK9.99 GBP
Australia16.50 AUD
Canada14.99 CAD
Japan1,300 JPY
Brazil35.99 BRL
China45.00 CNY

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

China≈$6.7 Brazil Japan Canada Australia US EU UK≈$13

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

Latest official news

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

Sep 25, 2026
The Walking Trade - Hotfix Patch v1.2.1

The Walking Trade - Hotfix Patch v1.2.1 Bug Fixes Timberwood Logs now correctly produce Timberwood Planks when shredded. The world landmark completion quest will no longer require two unreachable land

Sep 25, 2026
Rooftop Farming is here!

The Walking Trade - Patch v1.2.0 Grab your pitchforks, hoes and watering cans as it’s time to get some honest work done! Introducing the Rooftop Farm update: easily The Walking Trade’s biggest content

Aug 20, 2026
The Walking Trade - Patch v1.1.13

Hey guys, it’s been a hot minute since the last patch as September’s Rooftop Farming update grows closer and closer. That patch was intended to bring a couple of improvements and quality of life playe

Jul 02, 2026
The Walking Trade - Accessibility Hotfix Patch v1.1.12

Bug Fixes Fixed a major issue causing the player to slide around when doing an action that removes movement. Improvements Corpses will no longer collide with the player during the looting animation. S

Jul 02, 2026
The Walking Trade - Accessibility Patch v1.1.11

I swear physics will be the death of me. Thank you all for continuing to give me vital feedback on the state of the new physics update in the game. As well as some needed physics fixes, I have added s

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresIndie, Simulation
Player tagsSimulation · Management · Economy · Post-apocalyptic · Sandbox · Building · Crafting · Capitalism · Survival · Immersive Sim · FPS · Base Building (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Turkish, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Portugal *
ControllerFull support
Achievements45
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/10/11 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 / AMD FX-6300 or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 750 Ti / AMD Radeon HD 7850 with 2 GB VRAM or equivalent DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible