Single-player games like Merchant
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to 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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PickCrafter
Single-player alternative to Merchant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Merchant.
Conquer PickCrafter, the hit indie idle game! Break blocks, forge equipment, and collect powerful Pickaxes. Prestige to legendary tiers with the new Ascension Skill Tree. Discover biomes and battle epic bosses. Make meaningful choices and invent complex builds in this addictive endless adventure!
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Idle Skilling
Single-player alternative to Merchant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Free To Play with Merchant.
Idle Skilling is the ultimate Idle Game with years of content! Meant to be played for 5-10 minutes a day, you gradually unlock new skills like mining, fishing, pet breeding, crusading, potion-making, lab-research, construction, and more! With new updates coming, you'll never run out of stuff to do!
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Swag and Sorcery
Single-player alternative to Merchant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Merchant.
Grind for resources, manage your own fantasy village, create and equip your heroes and send them to collect swag in Swag and Sorcery - a new streamlined RPG from the creators of Punch Club and Graveyard Keeper.
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Weapon Shop Fantasy
Single-player alternative to Merchant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with Merchant.
A shop game with RPG? Or is it RPG with a shop? Collect materials, Craft weapons, Train your staff and defeat your enemy! This is Weapon Shop Fantasy!
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MergeCrafter
Single-player alternative to Merchant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with Merchant.
Welcome to the magical world of Runaria! Explore dungeons, craft tools, chop trees, mine rocks, and discover treasure! Merge identical items to create valuable resources, Craft new tools and upgrade them with powerful enchantments! Setup passive mining drills and tree farms to rebuild your camp!
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IdleOn
Single-player alternative to Merchant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with Merchant.
The management RPG where your heroes keep fighting even when you're gone! Spend their loot on upgrades, unlock classes from Elemental Wizard to Cannon Pirate, and level up 19 unique skills like Farming, Sailing, and even Construction!
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Shop Heroes
Single-player alternative to Merchant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with Merchant.
Join us in the long anticipated sequel to the classic Shop Heroes in Shop Legends, recently launched on Steam and now available across platform worldwide! Millions of shopkeepers awaits your return to Aragonia as endless adventures, events and more awaits your awakening!
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God Awe-full Clicker
Single-player alternative to Merchant — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
God Awe-Full Clicker is an Endless Dungeon Clicker/Idle game full of Greek Mythology and Epic Battles with RPG style aspects.
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Swords and Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon
Single-player alternative to Merchant — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Take command of mighty Vikings, sly Persians or brutish Demons! Destroy your opponent’s base while defending your own in this action-packed side-scrolling RTS!