Build and Let Them Trade in the New Catan-Inspired City-Builder Demo Out Today

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Build and Let Them Trade in the New Catan-Inspired City-Builder Demo Out Today

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1313 ... hem_Trade/



Berlin, Germany - June 9, 2025 — Today, game development studio Spaceflower and indie games publisher ByteRockers’ Games released one more demo of Let Them Trade ahead of its July 24 launch. Known for their imaginative titles and hands-on development approach in-house, the ByteRockers’ team is confident in the quality and depth of this Catan-inspired city-builder. Together with Spaceflower, they’ve prepared one last playable update to give players a taste of the cozy simulation experience before its release.

Let Them Trade has received acclaim and positive responses from players and critics in past hands-on opportunities, and was included in a round-up list by Digital Trends of the best games at PAX East 2025. This new demo adds the knights and bandits system where players must protect their economy from criminals, which will pose a threat to trade routes. Players can strengthen their knight with a retinue of fighters and send them out to defeat bandits and their camps. A new map which focusing on this part of the game will also be available.
Features:

Cities & resources: Acquire resources by founding cities. You decide building placements; cities manage citizen needs autonomously.
Trade & funds: Cities buy and sell resources and goods independently, you earn a percentage from taxes of those trades. Happier citizens pay more!
Castle & Objectives: Protect cities from robbers attracted by wealth. Purchase goods for various needs and improvements


Let Them Trade launches on July 24 on Steam and you can play a new demo today as part of Steam Next Fest! The full game will be available for $17.99 USD, £14.99 GBP, 17.99€ and will launch in English, German, French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese.

About ByteRockers' Games

ByteRockers’ Games is an independent game developer and publisher based in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 2008, the studio has grown into a team of nearly 40 passionate creators dedicated to developing and supporting unique and innovative gaming experiences. Known for titles such as Insurmountable and Beat Slayer, ByteRockers’ Games also collaborates with indie studios as a publishing partner, always aiming to bring bold and creative ideas to life.

About Spaceflower

Based in southern Germany's indie-hub of Nuremberg, Spaceflower is a small indie studio with great ambitions. Their first major indie title, Let Them Trade, was first conceived as a passion project by founder Thomas Otto in his home office, and has been in development for over 5 years. It has since grown into a state funded project with a small team of 7 developers and recently found a publisher with ByteRockers' Games. As we are nearing its 1.0 release in summer, we are very excited to be finally able to show off our hard work and bring LTT to new players and city builder fans alike.