Winds Of Trade

Released: Feb 13, 2017
Platforms
Last updated: 12 Sep 2026, 10:33 GMT

Updates & announcements

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08 Nov 2025Developer post
A few important clarifications about Rhombico
This past week, I’ve received so many kind words, personal messages, and stories from people who have played our games. I can’t thank you enough for the warmth and all the words of support! And now, a few important clarifications to answer some of the questions that have been pop
31 Oct 2025Developer post
Thank you for playing!
Hello everyone, I have made the incredibly difficult decision to begin winding down Rhombico Games. It’s a bittersweet moment, for sure. I am, at the same time, filled with pride for everything we’ve built, gratitude for everyone who’s been part of the journey, and some sadness f
08 Oct 2025Developer post
Game Updated to Latest Unity Security Patch
Hey everyone! We just pushed an update to address a security issue recently disclosed by Unity. This isn't affecting just our game. It affects all games built with Unity (2017.1 and onward). As of now, there is no evidence that this vulnerability has ever been exploited . Even so
14 Mar 2018Developer post
v1.5.2 Now Available!
Hello everyone! We're very happy to inform that a new update for Winds Of Trade has been released. Version 1.5.2 brings several performance improvements (see frame rate comparison below) and some bug fixes that caused UI elements to be displayed incorrectly on some systems. These
14 Mar 2018Developer post
v1.5.2 Now Available!
Hello everyone! We're very happy to inform that a new update for Winds Of Trade has been released. Version 1.5.2 brings several performance improvements (see frame rate comparison below) and some bug fixes that caused UI elements to be displayed incorrectly on some systems. These
17 Jan 2018Developer post
v1.5.1 Now Available!
We have just released a new update for Winds Of Trade, version 1.5.1. This one includes: Brand new Italian translation! New buttons to have finer control over the amount of goods you sell or buy. Fixed bug that sometimes caused world generation to get stuck forever. Fixed bug tha
We have just released a new update for Winds Of Trade, version 1.5.1. This one includes:

Brand new Italian translation!
New buttons to have finer control over the amount of goods you sell or buy.
Fixed bug that sometimes caused world generation to get stuck forever.
Fixed bug that caused battle screen to display incorrectly in ultra wide screen resolutions.
Minor performance improvements in order to decrease RAM usage.
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17 Jan 2018Developer post
v1.5.1 Now Available!
We have just released a new update for Winds Of Trade, version 1.5.1. This one includes: Brand new Italian translation! New buttons to have finer control over the amount of goods you sell or buy. Fixed bug that sometimes caused world generation to get stuck forever. Fixed bug tha
We have just released a new update for Winds Of Trade, version 1.5.1. This one includes:

Brand new Italian translation!
New buttons to have finer control over the amount of goods you sell or buy.
Fixed bug that sometimes caused world generation to get stuck forever.
Fixed bug that caused battle screen to display incorrectly in ultra wide screen resolutions.
Minor performance improvements in order to decrease RAM usage.
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17 Jan 2018Developer post
Italiano Coming Soon!
The Italian translation is coming very soon! The next update will also include some performance improvements and bug fixes. Stay tuned for more info!
17 Jan 2018Developer post
Italiano Coming Soon!
The Italian translation is coming very soon! The next update will also include some performance improvements and bug fixes. Stay tuned for more info!
13 Nov 2017Developer post
v1.5 Now Available!
Hello there, everyone! We are thrilled to announce that version 1.5 has been released. This update brings several improvements to the game, such as: A new algorithm to calculate goods sale prices in order to make the economic simulation more realistic. Several performance improve
Hello there, everyone! We are thrilled to announce that version 1.5 has been released. This update brings several improvements to the game, such as:

A new algorithm to calculate goods sale prices in order to make the economic simulation more realistic.
Several performance improvements that allow the game to run faster, more stable and using less memory.
Players now can manually specify a world seed for the procedural generation of the world.
Fixed bug that caused country relationship tooltips to display incorrectly if they had too many items inside.
Fixed bug that caused rival AI companies to steal your captains occassionally.
Fixed bug that caused fullscreen mode to have some input issues on Linux.
Decreased the volume of ambient sounds a bit so they are not too invasive.
As usual, all feedback is welcome! Enjoy!
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13 Nov 2017Developer post
v1.5 Now Available!
Hello there, everyone! We are thrilled to announce that version 1.5 has been released. This update brings several improvements to the game, such as: A new algorithm to calculate goods sale prices in order to make the economic simulation more realistic. Several performance improve
Hello there, everyone! We are thrilled to announce that version 1.5 has been released. This update brings several improvements to the game, such as:

A new algorithm to calculate goods sale prices in order to make the economic simulation more realistic.
Several performance improvements that allow the game to run faster, more stable and using less memory.
Players now can manually specify a world seed for the procedural generation of the world.
Fixed bug that caused country relationship tooltips to display incorrectly if they had too many items inside.
Fixed bug that caused rival AI companies to steal your captains occassionally.
Fixed bug that caused fullscreen mode to have some input issues on Linux.
Decreased the volume of ambient sounds a bit so they are not too invasive.
As usual, all feedback is welcome! Enjoy!
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06 Nov 2017Developer post
v1.5 Beta 5 Now Available
Hello everyone! Just wanted to let you all know that we've uploaded a new version of the game to the beta branch. The differences between the main branch and the beta branch now are as follows: A new algorithm to calculate goods sale prices in order to make the economic simulatio
Hello everyone! Just wanted to let you all know that we've uploaded a new version of the game to the beta branch. The differences between the main branch and the beta branch now are as follows:

A new algorithm to calculate goods sale prices in order to make the economic simulation more realistic.
A fix for a bug in automatic trading routes that rendered the 'minimum sale price' feature incompatible with the change mentioned above.
Players now can manually specify a world seed for the procedural generation of the world.
Fixed bug that caused country relationship tooltips to display incorrectly if they had too many items inside.
Fixed bug that caused rival AI companies to steal your captains occassionally.
Decreased the volume of ambient sounds a bit so they are not too invasive.
All feedback is welcome! You can enter the beta version by right clicking Winds Of Trade in your Steam Library, selecting "properties" and then using the code "30tonnesofrum" (without quotes) in order to have access. You can go back to the stable version whenever you want, of course.
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06 Nov 2017Developer post
v1.5 Beta 5 Now Available
Hello everyone! Just wanted to let you all know that we've uploaded a new version of the game to the beta branch. The differences between the main branch and the beta branch now are as follows: A new algorithm to calculate goods sale prices in order to make the economic simulatio
Hello everyone! Just wanted to let you all know that we've uploaded a new version of the game to the beta branch. The differences between the main branch and the beta branch now are as follows:

A new algorithm to calculate goods sale prices in order to make the economic simulation more realistic.
A fix for a bug in automatic trading routes that rendered the 'minimum sale price' feature incompatible with the change mentioned above.
Players now can manually specify a world seed for the procedural generation of the world.
Fixed bug that caused country relationship tooltips to display incorrectly if they had too many items inside.
Fixed bug that caused rival AI companies to steal your captains occassionally.
Decreased the volume of ambient sounds a bit so they are not too invasive.
All feedback is welcome! You can enter the beta version by right clicking Winds Of Trade in your Steam Library, selecting "properties" and then using the code "30tonnesofrum" (without quotes) in order to have access. You can go back to the stable version whenever you want, of course.
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02 Nov 2017Developer post
We need beta testers!
Hello everyone! We need beta testers to see if our proposed patch to fix some of the economic simulation algorithms is working properly or not. Is anyone willing to help? You can find more information about the public beta here: Thanks in advance!
02 Nov 2017Developer post
We need beta testers!
Hello everyone! We need beta testers to see if our proposed patch to fix some of the economic simulation algorithms is working properly or not. Is anyone willing to help? You can find more information about the public beta here: Thanks in advance!
27 Oct 2017Developer post
v1.5 Public Beta Now Available!
Hello everyone! Just wanted to announce a public beta version has been uploaded. It includes a few changes to the way goods sale prices are calculated. You can find all the details about how to participate by going here: All feedback is welcome. Thank you so much for your support
27 Oct 2017Developer post
v1.5 Public Beta Now Available!
Hello everyone! Just wanted to announce a public beta version has been uploaded. It includes a few changes to the way goods sale prices are calculated. You can find all the details about how to participate by going here: All feedback is welcome. Thank you so much for your support
15 Aug 2017Developer post
WoT updated to version 1.4.1!
Hello everyone! We've updated Winds Of Trade to version 1.4.1 today. It's a minor update, with the following changes: New screenshot mode that hides UI, city names and country borders. You can toggle it using the F11 key. You can now see the lifetime profit/loss stats for your sh
Hello everyone! We've updated Winds Of Trade to version 1.4.1 today. It's a minor update, with the following changes:

New screenshot mode that hides UI, city names and country borders. You can toggle it using the F11 key.
You can now see the lifetime profit/loss stats for your ships in the Ships Window.
The game can now run in background, so you can do something else while a new world is being generated or while your automatic trading routes are running!
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15 Aug 2017Developer post
WoT updated to version 1.4.1!
Hello everyone! We've updated Winds Of Trade to version 1.4.1 today. It's a minor update, with the following changes: New screenshot mode that hides UI, city names and country borders. You can toggle it using the F11 key. You can now see the lifetime profit/loss stats for your sh
Hello everyone! We've updated Winds Of Trade to version 1.4.1 today. It's a minor update, with the following changes:

New screenshot mode that hides UI, city names and country borders. You can toggle it using the F11 key.
You can now see the lifetime profit/loss stats for your ships in the Ships Window.
The game can now run in background, so you can do something else while a new world is being generated or while your automatic trading routes are running!
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14 Jul 2017Developer post
Demo updated to 1.4!
Hello everyone! Just wanted to let you know the Demo Version of Winds Of Trade has received all the updates and is now in the 1.4 version, same as the full game.