Trade, traverse, and earn coins in this strategy merchant game set in a handcrafted world shaped by secrets and volatile markets.
Join Viia, the fox merchant, as she defies the mighty Basilisk Company in the hunt for the truth behind the Golden Merchant.



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Travel & Trade

Ten Thousand Coins: The Golden Merchant is a strategy trading game set in a hand‑crafted world where trade and mystery intertwine.Take part in the journey of the fox merchant Viia as she carves a path through peril and profit against the mighty Basilisk Company, and build your own merchant company from the ground up.

Fight & Negotiate

The road to riches is paved with peril. Beasts and bandits are a constant threat, but a true merchant knows everything has a use.Engage in turn-based combat where your inventory is your arsenal: weaponise your wares, using the unique properties of your goods to attack or defend.A merchant’s words are your ultimate weapon: use your silver tongue to negotiate or intimidate your way to a bloodless resolution.

Your Company

Rebuild and develop your own merchant company in our Company Mode.Play as a masked merchant, earn coins through various jobs and rebuild your merchant company to its former glory.



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Game Info

Game Name: Ten Thousand Coins: The Golden Merchant
Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1157900
Genre: Strategy, Turn-based, Story-rich, Single-player, RPG elements, Rogue-lite elements
Game Modes: Story Mode & Company Mode
Game Engine: GameMaker
Release Window: TBA
Revenue Model: One-time purchase
Platforms: PC (supported) and Consoles (intended)
Studio: Thousand Tonic Ltd
Based in Auckland (Tāmaki Makaurau), New Zealand (Aotearoa)
Email: contact@tenthousandcoins.com
Website: https://thousandtonic.com

Description

Ten Thousand Coins: The Golden Merchant is a story-rich strategy trading game. Guide the fox merchant Viia on her journey of trades, profits, and survival through the danger-ridden land of Grand Emperium as she battles fate and fortune against the mighty Basilisk Company.Years prior, while a Ravenn merchant trades in this war-ravaged land, he makes a shocking discovery and finds a mysterious little companion. His actions and tribulations will determine the fate of those who journey after.

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Development Team

Thousand Tonic is an indie game development studio based in Auckland, New Zealand.We aim to grow into a quality kiwi indie game development studio and create innovative games with impactful & creative gameplay.

Cynthia (Qingxia) Wang
Founder and Developer - Generalist (Programmer/Artist/Designer/Writer)
Currently working full-time on this project. My past work experience include:
- Multiple shipped game projects with NZ on Air
- Pathea Games as a writer and quest designer, Gameloft NZ as a game designer

Our talented part-time devs for this project:

Bella Cottier
Character, Environment Artist

Syafa Abila
Character Artist

Glenn Atmadji
VFX Artist, Writer