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Single-player games like Adventures Diary of Merchant

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Adventures Diary of Merchant, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.

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Ranked picks

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    Bronze Age - HD Edition — Steam game cover

    Bronze Age - HD Edition

    Single-player alternative to Adventures Diary of Merchant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Adventures Diary of Merchant.

    What was it like to be a chief of a tribe in 6000 year B.C.? Oh, you know, the usual - feed your people, build them shelters, defend them from raids of neighbors. And if you are lucky, sooner or later you will build a kingdom and become their king!

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Marble Age — Steam game cover

    Marble Age

    Single-player alternative to Adventures Diary of Merchant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Adventures Diary of Merchant.

    Turn-based historical simulation strategy. Develop the Greek civilization from the small village to the great city-state when it will dominate the world!

    2015StrategyIndieSimulation5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    TheoTown — Steam game cover

    TheoTown

    Single-player alternative to Adventures Diary of Merchant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Adventures Diary of Merchant.

    Build and manage your dream city in this captivating simulation game. Create unique urban landscapes and enjoy compatibility with the mobile versions. Unleash your creativity and shape the metropolis of your dreams.

    2019StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mini Motorways — Steam game cover

    Mini Motorways

    Single-player alternative to Adventures Diary of Merchant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Adventures Diary of Merchant.

    Mini Motorways is a strategy simulation game about designing the road map for a growing city. Build a traffic network, one road at a time, to create a bustling metropolis. Redesign your roads and place your motorways to get everyone where they need to go. How long can you keep the city moving?

    2021StrategySimulationCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Train Fever — Steam game cover

    Train Fever

    Single-player alternative to Adventures Diary of Merchant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Adventures Diary of Merchant.

    It’s the year 1850, and there are great times ahead! Establish a transport company and be its manager. Build infrastructure such as railways and stations, purchase transportation vehicles and manage lines. Fulfill the people’s needs and watch cities evolve dynamically.

    2014IndieSimulationCasual19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Make Your Kingdom — Steam game cover

    Make Your Kingdom

    Single-player alternative to Adventures Diary of Merchant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Adventures Diary of Merchant.

    Make Your Kingdom is a city-building game unique to its genre. Play as a founder of the settlement — help build your kingdom, carry the resources, talk to other settlers, motivate them and fight off hordes of orcs with your own sword!

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pocket Academy — Steam game cover

    Pocket Academy

    Single-player alternative to Adventures Diary of Merchant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Adventures Diary of Merchant.

    Make your dream school in this management simulation game! School got you down?

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SimAirport — Steam game cover

    SimAirport

    Single-player alternative to Adventures Diary of Merchant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Adventures Diary of Merchant.

    Build & Manage Your Airport. An International Hub or a Regional Masterpiece -- it's up to you. Buy more land to scale out, or escalators to scale up with MULTIPLE FLOORS. You're in full control in this modern business management tycoon!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    A Little Shop in Squirrel Town — Steam game cover

    A Little Shop in Squirrel Town

    Single-player alternative to Adventures Diary of Merchant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Adventures Diary of Merchant.

    You will become the shopkeeper of grocery shop in Squirrel Town to run your own shop, replenish your stock, sell, make a profit, kill monsters, manufacture outfits, engage in agriculture, angle, cook delicious food, feed monsters and save Monster Forest controlled by the evil crystal.

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure12.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →