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Offworld Trading Company

mohawk games · 2016

Offworld Trading Company

Real Time Strategy (RTS)SimulatorStrategyIGDB 79Steam 77%

Session Respect Score

AI estimate · 0/5 votes
0.0/ 10

"Economic strategy on Mars demands constant attention and planning."

Best session: 90-120 minutes

Minimum session

60 min

Pausability

At save points

Resume friendliness

Hard to resume

FOMO pressure

High FOMO

Focus required

Intense

Session structure

Open-ended

Play against AI on easier difficulties first to learn mechanics without time pressure.

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About

Offworld Trading Company is a real-time strategy game in which money, not firepower, is the player's weapon. Players lead their developing companies in cutthroat economic warfare against other companies looking to become the dominant economic power on Mars. Loosely inspired by such classics as M.U.L.E., Offworld Trading Company forces players to make tough choices on what resources to acquire, what goods to build and sell, how to interact with the planet's thriving underworld, and when and what stocks to acquire. Players compete against up to seven other AI- or player-controlled companies. The game is won when one player ultimately acquires all the shares of their competitors, thereby wresting control of the entire planet’s economy.

After the Great Collapse, hope died for most of us on Earth. The asteroids were supposed to provide us with limitless resources, but their promise was stolen by a corrupt monopoly. The powerful enforce a status quo dedicated to protecting their interests, leaving the rest of us fighting over scraps. Mars is the last ch…

Single playerMultiplayerCo-operativeBird view / IsometricScience fiction

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No sound needed? One-handed? Good for commutes? Players vote.

🔇No sound OK
🤚One-handed
🎵Background game
🚇Commute friendly
✈️Plane friendly
💤Suspend & resume
Quick to boot
☁️Cloud save
👶Kid can watch
🛋️Couch co-op
🎤No voice chat needed
🌙Solo after bedtime
🎙️Podcast game
🧘Zen mode
🥱Brain off
🔁Satisfying grind
🧒Kid co-op

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Offworld Trading Company — Session FAQ

How long does a session of Offworld Trading Company take?
The minimum meaningful session for Offworld Trading Company is approximately 60 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
Can you pause Offworld Trading Company?
Offworld Trading Company uses save points or manual saves. You'll need to reach a checkpoint before exiting to avoid losing progress — factor this into your session planning.
Does Offworld Trading Company pressure you to keep playing?
Offworld Trading Company has high FOMO. The game may use cliffhangers, timed missions, online leaderboards, or live events that create pressure to keep playing.
What is Offworld Trading Company's Session Respect Score?
Offworld Trading Company has a Session Respect Score of 3.9/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.

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