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CARVING HISTORICAL PATHWAYS
Founded by Vulpi & King, Vungiel creates beautiful, alive and rich experiences inspired by the ancient trade networks and legends of the Silk Road
Begin The JourneyFlagship Title
SILKROAD
What if YOU were the merchant?
Step onto the ancient trade routes with nothing but a rickety wagon, heavy debts, and a vision of fortune spanning from Asia to Europe.
Pay Off Your Debts
Rise from a bankrupt traveler to a trade leader through smart economic decisions or risky endeavours.
Fulfill Royal Demands
Traverse harsh terrains to deliver rare spices, silk, and artifacts for monarchs and important people in order to gain their trust.
Choose your morals
Help stranded merchants in distress yielding a small lose or exploit their failures to dominate regional markets.
Build Trade Networks
Discover, unlock, and secure new trade paths through uncharted mountain passes and deserts.
Rebuild Frontier Cities
Invest your profits into local bazaars and watch towns turn into trade capitals.
Defend Against Bandits
Hire guards, fortify your wagons, and survive opportunistic ambushes in lawless territories.
Dynamic World Events
Adapt to sudden plagues, lavish festivals, and shifting regional wars that reshape prices overnight.
Caravan Physics
Master momentum-driven wagon physics while exploiting price differences across borders.
What will be your journey?
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World & Visuals
ENJOY THE ROUTE
Beyond the economy lies a breathtaking and dangerous road. Silkroad blends deep caravan physics with unscripted encounters and beautiful atmosphere. Each city and region is different, explore it all!
Unique Encounters
No two journeys play out the same. You might stumble upon a troubled merchant stranded on the road with a snapped axle - do you share your spare parts, or leave them behind and capitalize on their market absence?
Stunning Atmosphere
Traverse multi-layered, parallax 2D graphics with dynamic lighting. Experience golden sandstorms sweeping over Taklamakan dunes, warm lanterns glowing in snow-dusted Pamir passes, and detailed cultural architecture across 7 regions.
High-Stakes Fortune
Feel the physical weight of rare cargo as you maneuver steep ravines and river crossings. High risk gambles make arriving at grand bazaars with fragile glassware intact feel a lot more satisfying.
Gameplay Rhythm
THE CORE LOOP
Stock Caravan
Assess market trends, purchase regional goods at low costs, and calculate weights to maximize profit margins before going on a journey.
Cross Dangerous Roads
Guide your caravan through unforgiving mountains, sudden sandstorms, and unexpected events while managing your supplies and maintaining the caravan.
Defend Against Ambushes
Hire guards, form defense perimeters with your wagons, and survive opportunistic bandit raids in lawless regions.
Reach City & Profit
Sell scarce goods at inflated distant bazaars, pay off accrued debts, upgrade your wagon fleet, and unlock prestigious imperial trade contracts.
The Expedition Ahead
DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP
A visual overview of our core technical milestones and post-launch expansion plans.
Architecture & Core Engine
Testing the C# Single-Root architecture, Native AOT compilation, momentum physics, cargo mass/durability logic, data saving, and diagnostic telemetry in an isolated greybox.
Vertical Slice
(China ↔ Persia)
2-region route slice with different chunk types. Introduces chunk streaming, locked seeds, time engine, roadside events, and distance trade profit.
Visuals, Audio & Expansion
Replacing greybox geometry with high-quality production art, atmospheric soundscapes, custom shaders, additional regions, and new commodity trade goods.
Public Beta & Rapid Iteration
100% public beta release featuring all regions. Focuses on continuous live updates, incorporating player-requested features, balancing economics, and fixing bugs.
v1.0 Full Overland Release
The complete overland Silk Road across 7 land-based regions. Heavily tested for balance, optimal performance, polished audio/shaders, and expanded commodity markets.
Post-Launch Core Updates
Ongoing post-release support: regular free updates introducing new land trade goods, regional sub-routes, community quality-of-life additions, and balance patches.
The Maritime Silk Road
A transformative expansion adding sea trade mechanics, ship management, oceanic navigation, coastal port hubs, maritime weather currents, and naval encounters.
Behind the Expedition
THE CREATORS
Two friends building a game from halfway across the world. After years in Coders System a well connected developer community where everyone knows each other—we teamed up across Poland and India to craft Silk Road.
Vulpi
Co-Founder & DeveloperFocusing on system architecture, C# core mechanics, and game loops. Passionate about bringing deep simulation mechanics into the game.
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