Games like Merchant of the Skies
If Merchant of the Skies is your kind of game, the closest matches are Blockchain Tycoon, Ulia Chronicles and StarScraper — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cozy, relaxing and automated caravans. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Merchant of the Skies: Become the captain of a flying ship! Sell items, gather resources and build your own trade company in the clouds!
Players who liked Merchant of the Skies also play
Steam players who put hours into Merchant of the Skies also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Blockchain Tycoon
WHY THIS
Top pick for Merchant of the Skies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Merchant of the Skies.
Blockchain Tycoon is the cryptocurrency simulation game where you build and manage your own mining operation. Create your own coin, mine it, invest in other coins, upgrade and overclock GPUs or you can just HODL.
Ulia Chronicles
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Merchant of the Skies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Merchant of the Skies.
Ulia Chronicles is a city-building game set in a fantasy universe. Build your city, gather resources, and make your citizens thrive. Play alone or with your friends in this game inspired by the classics of the genre.
StarScraper
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Merchant of the Skies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Merchant of the Skies.
So, you’re the new Boss? Seems like every year I get a new entrepreneur to babysit. It takes more than dreams to build a skyscraper! You need to track stocks, utilities, prestige—ah who am I kidding? You're rich, you can do whatever you want. Go on, build rockets into it like the last clown did.
Empluna
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Merchant of the Skies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Merchant of the Skies.
Sandbox city building meets automation: Design unique buildings, create vibrant cities, and perfect production chains. Create a civilization that suits your style. Perfect for anyone who loves creativity and strategy!
Comic Company Manager
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Merchant of the Skies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Merchant of the Skies.
Comic Company Manager is a comic book themed management game. Create your own comic publishing company and design your own ideas from combining 100+ concepts. Hire and manage artists to create comics for you and expand your company. Grow to dominate the industry
Pioneers of Pagonia
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Merchant of the Skies.
Ranked #6 for Merchant of the Skies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Merchant of the Skies.
Rebuild hope in a world that was lost in the fog. Lead your Pioneers across the isles of Pagonia, unite scattered tribes, raise thriving communities and discover the history of your people as you reclaim your world in the new story campaign.
Pixel Colony
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Merchant of the Skies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Merchant of the Skies.
Build and manage your own colony. Citizens are primary resource. Make them happy by producing a variety of resources. Protect your settlement and colonists from hostile environment and make a great city!
Airborne Kingdom
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Merchant of the Skies.
Ranked #8 for Merchant of the Skies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Merchant of the Skies.
The sky city builder awaits. Create your own flying kingdom and lead it on a quest across an expansive world. Explore the varied landscape, build up a floating metropolis, aid struggling people below, uncover lost secrets and, ultimately, bring back the Airborne Kingdom legend.
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Tradewinds Caravans + Odyssey Pack
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Merchant of the Skies cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Tradewinds Odyssey, the latest installment in the highly-acclaimed Tradewinds series, takes you on an adventurous journey across ancient Greece, where gods, heroes and monsters of legend await. Guide five unique heroes - the Athlete, Cynic, Priestess, Minotaur and Goddess - as you embark on over 50 chapters and quests, encountering...
CasualSteam ↗Luna's Fishing Garden
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Merchant of the Skies.
Reviewers of Merchant of the Skies cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Merchant of the Skies.
Luna's Fishing Garden is a short, cozy fishing and building game. Catch fish, trade it in and create the garden of your dreams by planting new trees, placing water objects and bringing animals to the archipelago.
Starfield
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Merchant of the Skies cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Merchant of the Skies.
Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Merchant of the Skies at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Merchant of the Skies on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Merchant of the Skies.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Merchant of the Skies on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Merchant of the Skies.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Merchant of the Skies on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Merchant of the Skies.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Merchant of the Skies on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Merchant of the Skies.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Merchant of the Skies on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Merchant of the Skies.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Merchant of the Skies on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Merchant of the Skies.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Merchant of the Skies on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Merchant of the Skies.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Merchant of the Skies on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Merchant of the Skies.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Merchant of the Skies.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Merchant of the Skies.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Merchant of the Skies.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Merchant of the Skies.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Merchant of the Skies.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Merchant of the Skies.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Merchant of the Skies.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Steam Engine Simulator
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Merchant of the Skies.
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More from Coldwild Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Coldwild Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Luna's Fishing Garden
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Merchant of the Skies.
Another title from Coldwild Games, the studio behind Merchant of the Skies. Shares Indie with Merchant of the Skies.
Luna's Fishing Garden is a short, cozy fishing and building game. Catch fish, trade it in and create the garden of your dreams by planting new trees, placing water objects and bringing animals to the archipelago.
Lazy Galaxy
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Merchant of the Skies.
Another title from Coldwild Games, the studio behind Merchant of the Skies. Shares Strategy and Indie with Merchant of the Skies.
Lazy Galaxy is a mix between RTS and idle/clicker game. Lead an evil (albeit lazy) alien race to conquer the universe!
Lazy Galaxy 2
WHY THIS
Another title from Coldwild Games, the studio behind Merchant of the Skies. Shares Strategy and Indie with Merchant of the Skies.
Lazy Galaxy 2 is an idle/clicker game with base-building and RTS elements. Lead an evil (albeit lazy) alien race to conquer the universe! Expand your base, fight vicious foes, and conquer the galaxies. Acquire combat experience and convert into candy, the most precious alien resource!
Stories from the Outbreak
WHY THIS
Another title from Coldwild Games, the studio behind Merchant of the Skies. Shares Strategy and RPG with Merchant of the Skies.
Stories from the Outbreak is a turn-based roguelike zombie RPG. Lead a group of survivors from the doomed city of Riga towards a ferry sailing across the North Sea. Scavenge for supplies, battle the undead, decide the fate of your team. What are you willing to sacrifice in order to survive?
Frequent Flyer
WHY THIS
Another title from Coldwild Games, the studio behind Merchant of the Skies. Shares Indie with Merchant of the Skies.
Complete tasks and survive the oncoming enemy waves for as long as possible! Are you good enough? Are you a frequent flyer?
Blades of the Righteous
WHY THIS
Another title from Coldwild Games, the studio behind Merchant of the Skies. Shares Strategy and Indie with Merchant of the Skies.
Defend your kingdom against the dark forces! Micromanage your army, train soldiers and defeat the enemy in turn-based battles.
Lazy Galaxy: Rebel Story
WHY THIS
Another title from Coldwild Games, the studio behind Merchant of the Skies. Shares Indie with Merchant of the Skies.
Start a Rebellion! Lead your ships to take down the evil O'Xelg base in this squad-based shoot-em-up!
Crown of Pain
WHY THIS
Another title from Coldwild Games, the studio behind Merchant of the Skies. Shares Strategy and RPG with Merchant of the Skies.
Crown of Pain is a match-3 RPG. Heroes venture to the castle to find the elusive crown of pain, an artifact which is said to take away all of their worries.
Frequently asked about Merchant of the Skies
- Is Merchant of the Skies verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Merchant of the Skies is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Merchant of the Skies cost?
- Merchant of the Skies is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Merchant of the Skies?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Merchant of the Skies are Blockchain Tycoon, Ulia Chronicles, StarScraper.
- Who developed Merchant of the Skies?
- Merchant of the Skies was developed by Coldwild Games.
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