Patrician IV

The Steam Special Edition features alternative textures for both the Counting House and Cog ship types.

Patrician IV is the latest installment of historical trading simulation and strategy series Patrician. You play as a merchant operating in northern Europe during late Middle Ages Hanseatic League days - your objective being to become its most successful member and eventually elected Elderman as leader of trading league. To do this, bargain with common goods for bargain prices; build production facilities of your own; establish merchant fleets; gain political power gradually over time and even found new towns!

Hanse merchant life can have its drawbacks. On your quest to power, it requires standing firm against fierce competitors that often resort to economic competition, price wars or unsavory means like sabotage to gain their advantage - you might even consider engaging in pirate activities!

Key Features: Rise through the ranks to become an esteemed merchant - use your increasing wealth and prestige to transform towns from tiny villages into flourishing capitals under your control.
Strategic Simulation Game that helps balance competing interests, trade routes, political turmoil, disease outbreaks and weather events as well as greedy royalty to build an Empire by building buildings and hiring workers and stimulating demand for common and exotic products.
Battle on the High Seas - Repel pirate raiders from your ships with realistic sea battles with realistic graphics engine that create a breathtaking visuals engine allowing you to visit vibrant medieval cities such as London, Novgorod, Cologne and Bergen with breathtaking medieval cities such as Cologne or Bergen to visit and realistically reconstructed medieval cities in real-life environments
Friendly Interface and Gameplay - Players will appreciate Patrician IV's user friendly interface which makes playing accessible yet difficult at once, along with recommended Kalypso Media titles for further entertainment.