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Games like Merchant of the Six Kingdoms

If Merchant of the Six Kingdoms is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tradewake, Apocalypse: The Last RV and Hammerting — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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 of the Six Kingdoms: Become a medieval merchant and master the arts of bartering, haggling, and investing, Explore 20 markets, barter with 200 characters, and trade in over 1,800 items in a dynamic bartering and haggling system that will challenge and reward.

2023StrategyIndieAdventureRPGCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Cory Long
Merchant of the Six Kingdoms — Steam game cover
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Bartering is the core gameplay loopBest in class item to item bartering systemDeep economic simulation with many items and variablesAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

Players who liked Merchant of the Six Kingdoms also play

Steam players who put hours into Merchant of the Six Kingdoms 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. Tradewake

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Merchant of the Six Kingdoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

    Captain a 1920s cargo boat, trading goods between diverse ports, from the arctic to tropical islands. Buy low, sell high, upgrade your vessel, and navigate a vast ocean. Explore new routes, and grow your trade network to build a fortune or lose it to the ocean floor.

    2025StrategyAdventureCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Apocalypse: The Last RV

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Merchant of the Six Kingdoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

    Once #1 on both TapTap New Releases and Exclusive Charts, this post-apocalyptic comfort survival game is now on Steam. One-time purchase, no ads, focusing on survival simulation, RV stockpiling and roguelike reincarnation to deliver a relaxing wasteland experience with full preparation and no fear.

    StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Hammerting

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

    Third-strongest match for Merchant of the Six Kingdoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

    Manage a Dwarven mining colony in the unexplored mountains of Mara. As conflict rages in the Overworld, you will need to craft, explore and fight as you provide the allies of your choice with the finest weapons and gear to assist them in the battle for glory.

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. ELECTRONIC STOCK TRADING SYSTEM

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Merchant of the Six Kingdoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

    This Stock Trading Simulator is the most comprehensive trading system created. This game is so uncomplicated that anyone can play this simulation. The game is highly recommended for the novice trader and more seasoned traders. Buy and sell over 65 different stocks in 10 different sectors.

    2018StrategySimulationCasual19.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Market Street Tycoon Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Merchant of the Six Kingdoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

    Start from scratch, build your own market, set the prices and become the ultimate retail tycoon. Manage, expand and dominate the street. This is your business, your rules, your empire.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

    Ranked #6 for Merchant of the Six Kingdoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

    Open your own Card shop by the seaside! Buy, trade and sell Cards, OR keep them for your own collection! Earn reputation with customers, beat your shop goals, unlock new decorations, and host exciting events to bring everyone to the best Card shop in town!

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Peter the Stash Hunter

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Merchant of the Six Kingdoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

    A business sim + looting + strategy hybrid. Outbid rival hunters at storage auctions, ransack what you win, then run the shop that bankrolls Peter's search for his missing grandfather. Sabotage cards, Dutch vs English bidding, harpoon chases. Every box could hide a secret.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  8. 风尘三侠传

    WHY THIS

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

    安史之乱背景的武侠游戏。 自创不同品级武学,不断提升角色能力。 投资港口,升级船只,开展贸易。 完成游戏内任务,平定安史之乱。

    2023IndieAdventureRPG5.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Merchant of the Six Kingdoms

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Sid Meier's Pirates!

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

    Reviewers of Merchant of the Six Kingdoms cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

    Sail the Caribbean, marauding all on the high seas or ally your ship and crew as a privateer in search of riches - the life you choose is up to you. Face dogged enemies, raid unsuspecting villages, woo fair maidens, avoid capture or dig for buried treasure. Discover what it takes to become one of the most famous pirates in history!

    2005RPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Port Royale 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

    Reviewers of Merchant of the Six Kingdoms cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

    Set sail and join the colonial powers of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands in their fight for supremacy of the Caribbean in the 17th century.

    2020StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Patrician III

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

    Reviewers of Merchant of the Six Kingdoms cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and RPG with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

    Become a fellow of the famous medieval Hanse trading association in the 13th century. Manage the politics, prestige and economic success in your city and the known parts of Europe!

    2010StrategySimulationRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Patrician IV

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

    Reviewers of Merchant of the Six Kingdoms cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

    You are a merchant in northern Europe in the late Middle Ages when the Hanseatic League was flourishing. Your goal is to rise to the most successful and influential member of the Hanse, ultimately being elected Elderman, leader of the trading league.

    2010Strategy14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

    Reviewers of Merchant of the Six Kingdoms cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

    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 ↗
  6. Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares reputation system and an atmospheric mood with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

    Reviewers of Merchant of the Six Kingdoms cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

    Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions. You're in full control of the whole shop: invent new recipes, attract customers and experiment to your heart's content. Just remember: the whole town is counting on you.

    2022IndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Merchant of the Six Kingdoms on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

    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 ~67% under Merchant of the Six Kingdoms on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

    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. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Merchant of the Six Kingdoms on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

    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?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Merchant of the Six Kingdoms on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Merchant of the Six Kingdoms on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Merchant of the Six Kingdoms on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

    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...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Merchant of the Six Kingdoms on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

    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 ↗
  8. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Merchant of the Six Kingdoms on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

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

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Merchant of the Six Kingdoms.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Merchant of the Six Kingdoms

Does Merchant of the Six Kingdoms run on Steam Deck?
Merchant of the Six Kingdoms is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Merchant of the Six Kingdoms cost?
Merchant of the Six Kingdoms 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 Six Kingdoms?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Merchant of the Six Kingdoms are Tradewake, Apocalypse: The Last RV, Hammerting.
Who developed Merchant of the Six Kingdoms?
Merchant of the Six Kingdoms was developed by Cory Long and published by GooseGames.

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 of the Six Kingdoms.

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