Your boats circle each other disinterestedly ... to remain firmly on the tiller to get the best deals. The goal in Patrician IV is efficiency – to have a fleet on hand to react to every shortage ...

Patrician III isn't much of a sequel, but the core gameplay still makes for a deeply intricate and challenging business game. Ever wonder what it would be like to play as a Hanseatic League trade ...

Patrician II is a game that gives you a hands-on opportunity to follow this path; you start as a struggling Hanseatic trader and eventually become a powerful patrician. While the game's hands-on ...

A little more than two years I was sent Patrician II from a German developer, Ascaron, to review for PC Gamer. Trade simulations are typically of minor interest to most players, but this one also ...