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Games like Merchant in Dungeon

If Merchant in Dungeon is your kind of game, the closest matches are Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale, Furgon Magic Trader and Shopenkraft's Magic Goods — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its debt drives every decision, employee performance impacts profits and atmospheric. 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.

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About Merchant in Dungeon: Merchant in Dungeon is about managing shops.Hercules enters Dark Gate Town solo, aiming to repay his father's debt. Starting with a store, he grows capital, hires, expands shops, and manages relationships with diverse female NPCs. Dominating the business scene? Quite a challenge!

2024IndieAdventureSimulationRPGCasual8.99 USDWindowsby HexGameStudio
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Players who liked Merchant in Dungeon also play

Steam players who put hours into Merchant in Dungeon 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.

  1. Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Merchant in Dungeon.

    Top pick for Merchant in Dungeon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Merchant in Dungeon.

    Recettear is the story of an item shop, the girl who lives in it, and the fairy who turned her life upside down. Recette Lemongrass finds herself in charge of an item shop built into her house, in order to pay back a loan her father took and then skipped out on - and Tear, her newfound fairy "companion", won't take no for an answer!

    2010IndieRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Furgon Magic Trader

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Merchant in Dungeon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Merchant in Dungeon.

    Become a forest alchemist in a traveling van! Grow herbs, collect rare ingredients, create potions on alchemical machines, trade with forest dwellers, and explore new locations. From simple extracts to powerful elixirs

    IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  3. Shopenkraft's Magic Goods

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Merchant in Dungeon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Merchant in Dungeon.

    Become a magical shopkeeper in VR. Brew potions, forge weapons, and craft strange items for ridiculous fantasy customers. Unlock recipes, upgrade your shop, and survive the chaos.

    2025IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Drink Factory Simulator - Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Merchant in Dungeon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Merchant in Dungeon.

    Build your own beverage empire from scratch! 🍹 Experiment with recipes, find the perfect blend, expand your factory and fulfill massive orders. Every drop is your call!

    AdventureSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Shop Legends

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Merchant in Dungeon.

    Ranked #5 for Merchant in Dungeon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Merchant in Dungeon.

    Immerse yourself in an Idle Simulation Tycoon RPG like no other, where you are tasked with managing a thriving item shop, crafting legendary gear for customers, commanding mighty heroes to loot rare artifacts & blueprints all while challenging top-ranked shopkeepers in an epic business adventure!

    2024StrategyAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Potionomics

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Merchant in Dungeon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Merchant in Dungeon.

    You’ve inherited your uncle’s potion shop—and a huge debt. Better get brewing! Customize your store, hire heroes to gather ingredients, befriend (or romance) fellow vendors to learn new haggling strategies, and go head-to-head with competitors in this narrative-driven, deck-building shop simulator.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Touhou Mystia's Izakaya

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Merchant in Dungeon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Merchant in Dungeon.

    A brand new pixel art restaurant simulator based on the Touhou Project! Play as Mystia, the owner of a small izakaya. Collect ingredients by day, cater to the customers by night, learn recipes from familiar characters, and become the best izakaya owner in all of Gensokyo!

    2021IndieSimulationRPG4.19 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. 伊始之战

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Merchant in Dungeon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Merchant in Dungeon.

    The demon seal is about to be broken, and the world is in danger. Gather your teammates to find all the strength to break the seal tower and seal the demon again to save the world crisis. Adventure on the vast beginning continent, hiring, exploring, planting, alchemy and other games.

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure10.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Merchant in Dungeon at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Merchant in Dungeon on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Merchant in Dungeon.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Merchant in Dungeon on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Merchant in Dungeon.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Merchant in Dungeon on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Merchant in Dungeon.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Merchant in Dungeon on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Merchant in Dungeon.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under Merchant in Dungeon on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Merchant in Dungeon.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Merchant in Dungeon on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Merchant in Dungeon.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Merchant in Dungeon on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Merchant in Dungeon.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Merchant in Dungeon on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Merchant in Dungeon.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Merchant in Dungeon.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Merchant in Dungeon.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Merchant in Dungeon.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Merchant in Dungeon.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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 in Dungeon.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Merchant in Dungeon.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Merchant in Dungeon.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Merchant in Dungeon.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from HexGameStudio

Other recommendable Steam games by HexGameStudio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Dungeon Of Dragon Knight

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Merchant in Dungeon.

    Another title from HexGameStudio, the studio behind Merchant in Dungeon. Shares Indie and Adventure with Merchant in Dungeon.

    Dungeon of Dragon Knight is a retro dungeon crawler RPG in modern visual design. Pointed by a mysterious witch, your party will descend into a dungeon with traps and monsters in search of the evil Dragon Knight and his treasure weapon. Or, are you fooled by the witch?

    2019StrategyIndieAdventure11.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Dungeon Alone

    WHY THIS

    Another title from HexGameStudio, the studio behind Merchant in Dungeon. Shares Indie and Adventure with Merchant in Dungeon.

    《阿龙与地下城》是一款文字冒险游戏。男主角阿龙在旅馆洗澡时踩到肥皂,滑落到一款古老的地下城RPG游戏中。本作讲述了阿龙从一丝不挂到成为勇者,在旅途中克服困难、结识伙伴、对抗魔王,最后拯救人生的故事。游戏美术风格致敬巫术系列,剧情分支50+,4万字剧本。

    2022IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. 内卷三年竟穿越:皇帝模拟器

    WHY THIS

    Another title from HexGameStudio, the studio behind Merchant in Dungeon. Shares Indie with Merchant in Dungeon.

    你本是一个996打工人,机缘巧合之下得到了体验皇帝生活的机会。不料穿越到1627年,当上了大明末代皇帝,这开局也太惨了吧!此时距离清军入关还有17年,你能带领大明朝顺利渡过难关吗?别躺平呀,能拯救大明的只有你。在这款皇帝模拟器中,你需要制衡国库、军事、民众和官僚,才能活下去。

    2022IndieEarly Access2.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Merchant in Dungeon

How much does Merchant in Dungeon cost?
Merchant in Dungeon is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Merchant in Dungeon?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Merchant in Dungeon are Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale, Furgon Magic Trader, Shopenkraft's Magic Goods.
Who developed Merchant in Dungeon?
Merchant in Dungeon was developed by HexGameStudio.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Merchant in Dungeon.

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