Co-Op Merchant Sim 'Roads & Riches' Announced by Vellum Team
The Vellum team's pivot from roguelike action to a co-op management sim signals a genre shift that could test their design range with a player-driven economy and social systems.
Reporting from 1 sources: Game Spark.
Alvios Games announced Roads & Riches, a cooperative traveling merchant simulator for up to four players. The game comes from the team behind the roguelike action game Vellum. Players lead a caravan, trade goods, build relationships, and explore a fantasy world. A demo is planned for summer 2026, with the full release on PC via Steam.
Alvios Games, the studio behind the cooperative roguelike action game Vellum, is moving into management simulation territory. Roads & Riches puts up to four players in charge of a traveling merchant caravan, buying and selling goods across a fantasy world of forests and snowy peaks. The game emphasizes supply-and-demand trading, reputation building with repeat customers, and hiring unique personnel. A demo is due this summer, and the full game is planned for PC via Steam.
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