How many people are playing Mercatoria right now?

Mercatoria has 0 players on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 2 and an all-time peak of 2 on 13 Sep 2026.

What is the all-time peak player count of Mercatoria?

2 concurrent players on 13 Sep 2026.

Mercatoria was released on Steam on 6 May 2026.

6 announcements · from Mercatoria’s Steam news feed

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Published	Kind	Announcement	Build
12 May 2026, 16:52 UTC	Game update	Performance & bug fix patch Thanks to everyone who's been sharing feedback about performance — we've spent some time under the hood addressing it. Performance · Smoother gameplay: less delay when issuing orders to engineers, builders and explorers · Faster fleet selection and map zoom · Faster AI turns in mid- and late-game, especially with multiple colonies · Reduced memory pressure and GC pauses during long sessions · J…	—
6 May 2026, 22:00 UTC	Game update	Update 0.8.2 — Empire Update New features · Voluntary annexation — build relations with a minor European nation to +90 and peacefully take it over for 5,000 gold. No war, no occupation, no army needed. Inspired by the merchant-empire mechanic from Imperialism 2. · Adjustable research speed — fund each technology at 25%, 50%, 100%, 150%, or 200%. Higher funding means proportionally faster completion at proportionally higher…	—
6 May 2026, 14:06 UTC	Community	Welcome to Mercatoria Welcome to Mercatoria Mercatoria is a turn-based grand strategy game set in the Age of Discovery, built in the spirit of Imperialism II: The Age of Exploration. If you remember Imperialism 2 — the maps divided into provinces with their own resources, the satisfaction of connecting a new copper deposit to your foundries, the slow build from raw wool to finished cloth to overseas trade, the riv…	—