Play the role of a merchant in a city full of heroes. Run your shop, sell your stuff. Will you become a skilled craftsman, a famous salesman or the man who owns a Phoenix egg? Welcome to Phenistoria!
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What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“Merchant of Phenistoria is intended to be a merchant game in a world that evolves with its own history. We want to combine store management, craft and hero simulation in a medieval fantasy world. Early access allows us to have your comments to advance our ideas and thus create an original gaming experience.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“About 1 year of development to add the different game mechanics and polish them. content updates will be released every month.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“The final version should contain:

- Heroes with their own classes and doing quests
- Several "level" of the city with improvements depending on the state of the game
- About ten quest areas containing their own entities and associated resources
- A resource system influencing the final stats of the craft
- A system of enchantment from "word"
- Interaction between hero and guild (fight, rivalry etc ...)
- Events (invasion, mini bosses etc ...)
- Trader skills and shop upgrades”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“Current version:
- City level 1 & 2
- 3 native zones, 2 to unlock for quests
- Resources and Craft
- Warrior, Druid, Mage and Thief
- Guild
- Merchant skills”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“The prices will gradually increase with each content update. They will be fixed once the game is released from early-access”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“We would like to see the community involved with feedback whether it's for gameplay already implemented or future updates. And also a little for the return of bugs;)

Different Steam forums will be set up to collect your feedback. Some devlog will be post on a Twitter”
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About This Game

The Phoenix’s egg has been stolen by the Evil Lord.

A cult, hidden in its dungeon, encourages heroes to go recover it. The world, still inhabited by with magical creatures, is filled with quests for adventurers. And what does a hero need to succeed? Besides bacon.
Stuffs.
And it is up to you, the city’s merchant to sell them this equipment. Manage your shop, either by crafting your own items in a little workshop to obtain better performances or by offering a large panel of equipment in a larger shop.

But beware, because the world is changing. Will the heroes be responsible for eradicating magic species ? will the Phenix’s egg end up in the right hands? Let’s see the story unfold from your point of view. You, the merchant of Phenistoria.

Gameplay


--- Hero ---

Heroes are all around town and hungry for quests! With or without your intervention, heroes move forward in the game. Each hero has a faction and characteristics that influence their preferences as well as their actions.
Do you want humans to eliminate these poor monsters? Craft them super-powerful equipment. Would you rather become the richest merchant of all times? Don’t hesitate to cut corners and sell as expensive as possible, even if the sword might break during battle…

--- Equipements & Craft ---

You sell to heroes the equipemnt they need (swords, magic staffs, potions…) Each piece of equipment holds unique stats. A crafting system allows for the use of different ressources for the same recipe leading to differences in final stats.

--- Competences and improvements ---

Unlock plenty of competencies allocated to different categories (crafting, selling, mercenaries) and evolve your shop to become the merchant you dream of.

--- History and events ---
Merchant of Phenistoria is a game telling a fantasy story from the view of a merchant. You will influence the story, but you won’t be the sole actor doing so.

A certain number of major events will take place during the course of a game. They will depend on the way the History of Phenistoria moves forward.
Phenistoria is a lively town and a multitude of minor events will take place, according to the lives of its inhabitants and its heroes, such as tournaments or pub fights…



Your actions influence the world
Merchant of Phenistoria is a systemic game, which means that the world changes with or without your actions. Each of your action will have a slight impact on the world but, at the end of the day, it is all of these actions that make history. Your own history.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 10
    • Processor: I5
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: AMD R7 370 // GTX 1050
    • Storage: 4 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 10
    • Processor: I5
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GTX 1050
    • Storage: 4 GB available space

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