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Spice Trade

Spice Trade offers a chance to rewrite history with Abu, a young man challenging European dominance. As he inherits land in Baghdad, Abu enters the spice trade to thwart European trade monopoly. Can he reshape Europe's fate? You decide the outcome in this game of strategy and empire-building!

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The original cult game Spice Trade, initially released in 2005, is now on Steam!

After almost 20 years since its original release, this masterpiece, enjoyed by many gamers, is now available on the biggest gaming platform for even more gamers to enjoy, and in its original form as it was released in 2005.

Colonize Europe!

Start from nothing and dominate another continent.

Spread the influence of your culture while creating your own empire!

Since the 14th century, Europe has been a global super power when it started colonizing other continents. But what if history had gone a different way? What would Europe be like if Asia had prevailed?

Abu Al-Qazzaz is the main character in Spice Trade. He is a poor young man from Baghdad, who has inherited a house and some land.. oh, and he wants to get married too.

Abu decides to try his luck in the spice game. He has to prevent the European countries from gaining a trade monopoly. Will Abu be able to beat out the Europeans in the spice trade? Could Europe have been different?

How? You decide!

Revisits depictions of cities:

Baghdad

Amsterdam

Baku

Constantinople

Konya

Hamburg

Lisboa

London

Madrid

Moscow

Najaf

Veniceand much more!

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