# Merchant: Real World Empire — user reviews > 79 indexed App Store user reviews of Merchant by Emphasis, rated 3.50/5 from 97 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/merchant-real-world-empire/id347024989/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/merchant-real-world-empire/id347024989.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 42 · 4★ 12 · 3★ 14 · 2★ 14 · 1★ 15 ## Newest reviews (12 of 79) ### 4/5 — I really enjoyed this *2020-12-13, version 2.0.7* When I played this on android I really enjoyed it, idk why I stopped, but I tried to go back a few months ago but it disappeared from the android store :(, glad to see it here hippie it doesn’t disappear :/ I wish the devs would/could get back to this....I really enjoy this :/ ### 2/5 — The servers are down 1/2 the time *2020-10-19, version 2.0.7* This has the potential to be a fun game, but the servers are down and the game is completely inaccessible at least 50% of the time, and it is seriously a pay-to-win setup. Don’t waste your time, the devs haven’t done squat for years, either. ### 4/5 — Not Working *2020-09-18, version 2.0.7* When I Try To Load It At My Own House It Keeps Saying Error Check Your Internet Connection.. And Theirs No Problem With It 😔 Please Fix Thix ### 2/5 — Won’t start *2020-03-11, version 2.0.7* The game won’t even let me get pass the main loading screen, only gives me an option to retry ### 3/5 — Good game, poor servers *2020-02-15, version 2.0.7* They need better servers, too much downtime ### 4/5 — Good *2019-11-18, version 2.0.7* Good but how do i get my old account back? My settlements are still there but game put me in as a new player ### 4/5 — Abandoned gem *2019-08-06* An amazing game that should have shaped mobile gaming. I beg the developers to come back and make small fixes to the game. The help section is broken, the achievement menu is broken, and taking over settlements is broken as well. If the devs come back and fix at least one of these things, I will give them their star back. ### 4/5 — Bug help *2019-03-08, version 2.0.7* My settlements suddenly stopped producing anything. What do. ### 5/5 — Give it a kick! *2019-01-05, version 2.0.7* Love the game... but my settlement timer stopped and I don’t get resource production any more... was hoping to explore the mechanics but can’t develop with out stuff. Re boot your server will you? 😏✌️😘 ### 4/5 — Make the game work. *2018-11-12, version 2.0.7* I want to give you money to play this game. But it doesn’t work. ### 5/5 — Love this game!! *2018-09-08* This games is one of my favorite games I have ever played on mobile. The only problem with the game is that not enough people play it. I would also like it if there was a way you could upgrade your towns and villages without having to be there. ### 5/5 — Great game *2018-08-26, version 2.0.7* Great game!! Needs more players!! Definitely love playing this game since it first came out now its renewed, But @developers :( I’m having technical issues to log in, it keeps saying error retrieving player information on the loading screen when you first open the app, I’ve already checked connections and everything ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — glitch guys *2021-07-02, version 2.0.7* i cant make it through the screen i gave it my location but it wont let me play i am mad and i feel so cheated ### 1/5 — Game cannot connect *2020-09-30, version 2.0.7* I have done everything I can possibly do for ensuring that the game can connect at setup. Must be an issue with the game. ### 1/5 — This game is buggy *2019-06-11, version 2.0.7* I have encountered one bug, but it is a horrible bug that has made all of my settlements stop producing resources even though it says anytime now. KEEP SCROLLING DOWN. Don’t waste your time on this game. ### 1/5 — Failed to load player data *2019-06-05, version 2.0.7* Every time I tried to play got an error message failed to load player data check your internet connection ### 1/5 — It won’t work *2019-05-29, version 2.0.7* It keeps trying to retrieve my player but I’ve never played this game before ### 1/5 — Last updated 3yrs ago :-( *2018-12-27, version 2.0.7* Good game but Major issues include not being able to log on, possibly down to the fact it was last updated 3yrs ago!! Gets stuck with the message “fails to load player data, please check connection and try again” Endless loop even when reinstalled. Hopfully the developer has not forgotten about this game. ### 1/5 — Keep scrolling *2018-09-07* I have desperately been trying to find a good merchant game and thought I would try this out. At first I couldn’t get the game to open. After digging into the problem I found out that I need to go into my settings and set up the Game Center for this game. So I do that only to run into another problem with the game unable to load player data. Which is a little weird since there is none because I’ve never played the game since I can’t get it to open. At this point I’m giving up and moving on to something else. **Developer response:** Please try our latest version. ### 1/5 — No longer works *2018-08-30, version 2.0.7* Devs have given up on the game. I haven’t been able to get into my account for months. I was ranked the top player but with the gps spoofers and inability to log in the game is now deleted from my phone. Was fun and had a lot of potential since there aren’t many gps games that you can play. ### 1/5 — Updated review 12/10/17 *2017-12-10, version 2.0.7* Updated. Unfortunately I’m getting errors connecting to server at random times. “An error has occurred. Failed to load player data. Please check your internet connection and try again.” Unable to reach the makers of this game for support. I’ve payed a bit for IAPs, so it is unfortunate. Fun game otherwise. Been playing for a week, and can't stop. Love it so much. On the surface it seems quite simple, but you can tell a lot of thought has been put into it. Lots of depth once you get going. I can't believe it hasn't been noticed more in the U.S. as it has in the Netherlands and other countries. TRY IT! ### 1/5 — Just bad *2017-03-23, version 2.0.7* My game very rarely actually can find my player ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — I prefer the older version *2026-07-22, version 3.3.0* I don’t remember when I played it (maybe 10 years ago in 2016?). But I remember it was much more better and didn’t feel like vibe coded. ### 5/5 — Nothing Else Like It.. *2026-07-20* This is simply an amazing game. There is nothing else in terms of phone games that is like it. It’s like a much deeper, multiplayer version of Settlers of Cataan. The player base is amazing, and cultivates a spirit of friendly, light-hearted competition. A fair number of us have played since the earlier versions around 15 years ago. The current version of the game is the best yet! They’ve really fleshed out the RPG side of things with the tribal mechanics. We also have a player run discord, where the dev team is regularly active. Come join us and build your kingdom on your real-life hangouts! ### 5/5 — New version *2026-07-17, version 3.3.0* New version is much better and devs are very responsive. Fun AR game. ### 5/5 — Game Relaunched *2026-07-09, version 3.2.0* The developer is relaunching the game after a while. The community discord is great, and the dev is very responsive to feedback. ### 5/5 — Reboot! *2026-07-02* I played this many years ago and had lots of fun with it. Now that it’s been picked up again and being regularly updated, I’m excited to get back into it! There’s some gameplay and balance issues right now (by far the most profitable way to advance is to just loot stuff during a long car ride), but the devs are active and responsive so I’m very optimistic about the game’s direction. ### 5/5 — This is a good game *2022-04-18, version 2.0.7* Game is great just need devs to start updating it again ### 5/5 — 7Pm game shuts down *2020-05-12* First let me say I love this game, it plays by location, you build your settlement, and explore. The one issue though is it will not load after 7pm EST! From then on every night until morning it is unavailable. This is a game I would spend money on, and it’s frustrating that developers have not fixed this issue. So if your willing to only play from morning til 7 at night, great game, but why it was given 3 stars! ### 5/5 — Robert Kennedy of New York *2019-12-08* Ok this game is great and has huge potential. The amount of stuff you can do at its current state is awesome to me. Wish more players played to make even more interesting. If you play currently or will play drop Robert Kennedy .... of New York a friends request. Even if it’s just to know someone that plays currently since most of the players I looked up last log in was two years ago. Ok back to game content. Ok you get to set up camps anywhere in the real world. They give you options what type of products or resources they produce. There is no limit on how many camps/castles you can own. You can dispatch a person to retrieve the products from any camp without having to go to the camps now which is nice. You find treasure, animal herds, npc camps/traders, etc. throughout the world. I currently have my two main camps at my home and my work since I visit them everyday and my biggest ore producing camp at my Tim Hortons where I get my coffee daily LOL.... that way I can collect on the run and upgrade anything needed. You have to be at location to upgrade buildings unless I can store the resources there needed and upgrade from home camp I have not tried that yet. It’s worth a try for anyone who likes person to person markets where the players make the costs and are the only providers. You gain exp. with everything you do and as your avatar goes up in levels and titles more building options and other open up. If your lucky enough to be by other players that play you can create trades/routes or create allies helping each other out or attack their settlements etc. ### 5/5 — Fantastic! *2019-11-17, version 2.0.7* I love this game. I wish I had discovered it sooner and hadn’t missed the advertisements for it. I also wish it weren’t a dead world now. Maybe someone will reactivate it. Very entertaining. ### 5/5 — Hmm.. *2019-06-06* There is occasional game crashes, but besides that it’s a good game I would like to see it restored to its former “glory” days. A few minor updates, I started playing recently on my iPhone 6 and it runs like it should. I mean the occasional struggle to find my location and such but that’s workable the game itself is glorious, but honestly, a few minor improvements to the game would be nice. (Army build ups and camps, I don’t know if that’s a function yet I haven’t met anyone else currently playing.) (hunting animals, and gathering food, such as berries fruits vegetables to farm.) instead of finding already domesticated animals) This games potential crazy. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-23.*