The Walking Trade (2026) - Player Count, News

About

The Walking Trade came out on March 5, 2026 for PC, then for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on October 23, 2026. On Steam, 85% of 3,156 player reviews are positive (Very Positive). 127 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 363 in the last 30 days. It is Verified on Steam Deck.

Run a shop in the zombie apocalypse! Trade batteries, craft stock, manage your staff, and fend off undead hordes. Will you be a hero, or profit at any cost? Your choices shape your store - and your fate.

What is happening now

The Walking Trade is a solo-developed shop management simulator set during a zombie apocalypse, where you handle the everyday routines of running a survivor settlement store - stocking shelves, pricing goods, and serving customers - before switching to combat when undead threats breach your doors. The game launched on Xbox Series X and S, with PC and PlayStation 5 versions also available. Beyond the core management loop, the title blends survival elements, forcing you to balance commerce with defense as zombie raids interrupt business as usual. Developer commentary suggests an interesting creative process, with the game arriving as a passion project despite the creator's lack of prior experience with the shop simulator genre.

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Releases

Platform

Date

PC (Microsoft Windows)

March 5, 2026

PlayStation 5

October 23, 2026

Xbox Series X|S

October 23, 2026

Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.

PC and Steam Deck

Steam store page

Steam Deck: Verified works great out of the box

Minimum

Recommended

OS *

Windows 7/8/10/11 (64-bit)

Processor

Intel Core i3-2100 / AMD FX-6300 or equivalent

Intel Core i5-4460 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 or better

Memory

4 GB RAM

8 GB RAM

Graphics

NVIDIA GTX 750 Ti / AMD Radeon HD 7850 with 2 GB VRAM or equivalent

NVIDIA GTX 960 / AMD Radeon R9 280 with 4 GB VRAM or better

DirectX

Version 11

Storage

4 GB available space

Sound Card

DirectX compatible

Windows 10/11 (64-bit)

Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 29, 2026.

The Walking Trade player count

concurrent players on Steam

127playing now2h ago

127peak today

36330-day peak

363highest we have seenOct 24, 2026

Oct 23daily peak, last 12 daystoday

Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.

The Walking Trade achievements

45 achievements on Steam

Rarest

Master Craftsman Unlock every crafting recipe.

0.5%

Jack of All Trades Unlock every skill node.

1.1%

Fully Furnished Upgrade every object in and around the store.

1.2%

Agricultural Revolution Harvest 1,000 crops.

1.4%

Murder Most Fowl Kill a crow raiding your crops.

1.6%

Full Bellies Raise the Wasteland Tribe's hunger rating to Well Fed.

1.8%

All 45 achievements by how many players unlocked them

Cartographer Unlock every overworld landmark.

2.5%

Satan Defeat Hellraid #25.

2.8%

Demon Defeat Hellraid #10.

3.2%

Bumper Crop Harvest 100 crops.

3.6%

Fair Trade Buy an item from the Tribe Trader.

3.9%

Self-Sufficient Build the Farm Essentials and Water Storage upgrades.

5.4%

First Fruits Harvest a crop.

5.7%

No Refunds, No Respawns Defeat a zombie raid without dying on Hardcore Mode.

6.6%

Ten Days, Zero Chill Reach Day 10 on Hardcore Mode.

7.1%

Breaking Ground Build your first farm plot on the rooftop.

7.9%

Hellion Defeat the first Hellraid.

12.8%

Apocalypse Megacorp Serve 1,000 customers.

14.8%

If Smells Could Kill Defeat the Sweaty Rotter raid.

21.7%

Take This 'Medicine' Kill 1,000 zombies.

23.8%

Post-Apocalyptic Factory Craft 100 total items.

32.7%

Certified Questionable Prize Win a Limited item on the Meat Doctor’s game.

32.8%

Twin Terrors Fell Defeat the Twin Terrors raid.

35.5%

I Didn't Like That… Defeat the Broody Birthers raid.

38.6%

Backdoor Access Fix the Generator in the warehouse.

45.6%

Totally Normal Employee ‘Hire’ the Hulk Helper.

47.4%

That's What That Noise Was! Gain access to the Hospital.

47.6%

Open Floor Plan Hire the demolition crew to expand your store.

51%

Put Those Cars Down! Defeat the Brute Army raid.

51.1%

Loot Goblin (Full-Time) Scavenge 100 times.

52.3%

Local Legend Reach 75% reputation.

57.3%

Impulse Buyers Build a Basket Stand for your shop.

59%

Live Another Day! Defeat a zombie raid.

62.7%

DIY or Die Craft 10 total items.

63.9%

Graveyard Shift Serve 100 customers.

64.9%

Regaining Control Kill 100 zombies.

65.9%

Lets Talk Promotions Defeat a Zombie Horde in the city.

68.7%

Luxury, Sort Of Upgrade the bed to a Bedroll.

69.7%

Sketchy Deal, Solid Loot Purchase an item from the Exotic Merchant.

70.4%

Loot Goblin (Part-Time) Scavenge 10 times.

73.7%

Arts & Crafts Craft an item.

77.1%

Backroom Privileges Gain access to the warehouse.

78.9%

Customer Comes First Save a customer from an aggressive zombie.

83.5%

Rookie Numbers Kill 5 zombies.

83.9%

Welcome to Retail Hell Serve 5 customers.

86.7%

Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.

In the news

1 story

The Walking Trade: How I Built a Shop Simulator Without Ever Playing One

1 outlet · Oct 26, 2026

The Walking Trade 2026