Spice Road

Spice Road is a town-building, social and economic simulation set on the Silk Road in the 18th century. You play as a colonial governor, building a town in a region of mountains and deserts where trade connects the industrial West with the East. Along your roads travel goods such as gold, silk and spice, as well as armies, philosophies and political ambitions.

Build your town

Your town can include palaces, monasteries, trade posts and smugglers’ dens. Its success depends on the nobles, monks, merchants and rogues who live there, and on keeping their needs in balance. You manage three tiers of industry that provide goods and services to citizens, slaves and nobles, with control over wages and taxation.

Build networks of farms and mines, then establish caravan routes. Scout the map for rare and exotic goods to export to distant lands. You can defeat bandit raiders or pay them tribute to keep your routes peaceful.

Meet the town’s needs

Attend to citizens’ social and religious needs, and develop your town’s entertainment or spiritual life to attract visiting explorers and pilgrims. You also compete with corporate rivals, choosing diplomacy or raiding their caravans and waging war on their cities.

Campaign and sandbox

Spice Road includes 20 campaign missions, as well as a Sandbox mode that generates new maps.