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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.

The Walking Trade is a simulation, management and economy game developed by Microwave Games and published by PlayWay S.A..
Released on March 05th 2026 is available only on Windows in 14 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Turkish, Traditional Chinese and Portuguese - Portugal.

It has received 414 reviews of which 335 were positive and 79 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.6 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 8.77€ on Steam with a 10% discount.

The Steam community has classified The Walking Trade into these genres:

Simulation Management Economy Post-apocalyptic Sandbox Building Capitalism Crafting Immersive Sim FPS Survival Base Building Physics Shooter 3D Dark Humor Horror Stylized Zombies Singleplayer

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • 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

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March 2026
It does have its bugs like any EA game. If you're looking for a wildly deep simulator, this isn't it. It's a $9 game you can kill 10-20 hours in while you veg out. Devs are very responsive and consistently working on updates and bugfixes. Fun little game, infuriating at times but overall a great little shop sim. All in all, for $9... not bad.
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March 2026
I am going to retract The review that I made when the game first came out, This Dev Team actually cares about the game they are putting out and its the most refreshing thing for me. This game is very solid, I intend to to dive deeper tonight because it feels I haven't even scratched the surface , Its not just a typical shop simulator, no no this one is much more , From crafting items to sell and fighting off hoards of zombies , Super fun and definitely Worth the price
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March 2026
Recommended (with some room to grow) I’ve had a really fun time with this game. It’s a refreshing twist on the usual shop simulator formula and adds enough extra mechanics to keep things interesting. You’re not just running a shop, you can send staff out to scavenge for items, craft things to sell, and even defend your base from zombies and zombie raids. That mix of shop management and survival elements kept me hooked for hours and makes it feel different from other shop sim games. There are a couple of bugs I noticed, such as customers not purchasing more than one item even when they’re using baskets. It’s a little odd, but it didn’t stop me from enjoying the game. My main criticism is that once you’ve completed the available missions and explored the current locations on the map, the game can start to feel like there’s not much left to work towards. I’d love to see more missions and new areas added so there’s always something to aim for. Overall, if you enjoy shop simulator style games with a bit of extra action mixed in, I’d definitely recommend giving this a try. It’s kept me entertained for hours and I’m really hoping the developers continue to expand it with more content.
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March 2026
Loved this game, really enjoy the concept and how it played. I did enjoy store set in the apocalypse while just swatting zombies away, also never in my day I would think I could spin a wheel for a prize with meat just ever so casually. Despite some minor things honestly a solid game. Would recommend giving it a try.
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March 2026
I want to start by saying that I genuinely enjoyed the game at first. The concept and gameplay loop are great and I had a lot of fun during the first couple of hours. Unfortunately after about 2.5 hours my run completely broke due to what seem to be bugs or AI issues. I suddenly had 10–20 customers spawning at the same time, cleaners stopped doing their job, guards started killing each other and customers. Because of that my store ended up flooded with delivery boxes, zombie loot, and customers while I had no products left to sell. Zombies also kept piling up outside. At that point the game basically became impossible to continue. I still think the core game is very promising and I enjoyed what I played before things spiraled out of control. I just hope these issues get fixed because right now they can completely break a run.
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Frequently Asked Questions

The Walking Trade is currently priced at 8.77€ on Steam.

The Walking Trade is currently available at a 10% discount. You can purchase it for 8.77€ on Steam.

The Walking Trade received 335 positive votes out of a total of 414 achieving a rating of 7.59.
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The Walking Trade was developed by Microwave Games and published by PlayWay S.A..

The Walking Trade is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Walking Trade is not playable on MacOS.

The Walking Trade is not playable on Linux.

The Walking Trade is a single-player game.

The Walking Trade does not currently offer any DLC.

The Walking Trade does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Walking Trade does not support Steam Remote Play.

The Walking Trade is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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