Underplayed Gems

The Walking Trade (2026)

The Walking Trade cover
Developer
Microwave Games
Publisher
PlayWay S.A.
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie, Simulation
Rating
4.4 of 5, 2,610 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 12 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A frantic, darkly humorous blend of store management and zombie survival where you juggle customer satisfaction with life-or-death chaos.

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What players say

Players enjoy the addicting shop-and-scavenge loop at first but find it repetitive after a few hours, with too many raids and no story to carry the endgame. Physics bugs are common, loot flies around and employees get stuck, and the action stays confined to one location throughout.

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