Single-player games like Merchant in Dungeon
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Merchant in Dungeon, 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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Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
Single-player alternative to Merchant in Dungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!
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Furgon Magic Trader
Single-player alternative to Merchant in Dungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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
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Shopenkraft's Magic Goods
Single-player alternative to Merchant in Dungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Drink Factory Simulator - Prologue
Single-player alternative to Merchant in Dungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!
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Shop Legends
Single-player alternative to Merchant in Dungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!
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Potionomics
Single-player alternative to Merchant in Dungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
Single-player alternative to Merchant in Dungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!
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伊始之战
Single-player alternative to Merchant in Dungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Dungeon Of Dragon Knight
Single-player alternative to Merchant in Dungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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?
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Dungeon Alone
Single-player alternative to Merchant in Dungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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。
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内卷三年竟穿越：皇帝模拟器
Single-player alternative to Merchant in Dungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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。