Single-player games like Village Merchant
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Village 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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Wasteland Gunsmith Simulator
Single-player alternative to Village Merchant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Village Merchant.
A cozy post-apocalyptic gunsmith simulator where you run a traveling workshop from the back of your camper. Craft, repair, restore, and customize unique weapons from scavenged junk while serving settlers, mercenaries, and gangs across the wasteland.
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Twilight Tavern
Single-player alternative to Village Merchant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Village Merchant.
Run a shop in a town where your customers might not all be human. Stock the shelves, name your price, and haggle with everyone who walks in. Watch out for shady buyers trying to pay with fake coins. Arrange your shelves, decorate your shop, brew potions, and hunt for ingredients in town.
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Dungeon Bodega Simulator
Single-player alternative to Village Merchant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Village Merchant.
Dungeon Bodega Simulator is a retro styled fantasy shop game where you can grow crops, brew potions, sell items and raise slimes as pets! Can you build up your bodega into a one stop adventuring shop while solving the mysteries of the dungeon beneath you?
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Master Alchemist Simulator: Arcane Workshop
Single-player alternative to Village Merchant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Village Merchant.
Build and run your own arcane workshop. Explore a dangerous fantasy world, gather rare ingredients, grow magical crops, craft powerful potions, manage your shop, and fight with blades, bows, and spells—alone or with friends in co-op.
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Inventor Simulator
Single-player alternative to Village Merchant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Village Merchant.
Craft inventions and sell them to customers, then automate your workbench, workshop and store! Research new inventions or create your own from scratch. Set prices based on an economic model, unlock and craft upgrades, and vertically integrate your supply chain. Become the world's greatest inventor!
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Fantasy Weaponsmith Simulator
Single-player alternative to Village Merchant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Village Merchant.
Become a master weaponsmith in this fantasy simulator! Combine unique parts, materials, and effects to craft countless types of weaponry. Haggle with customers, fulfill orders from across the realm, and build and decorate your dream medieval weapons shop!
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Traders Life Simulator
Single-player alternative to Village Merchant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Village Merchant.
Run your own shop in a first-person trading sim where you buy low, negotiate smart deals, and sell for profit.
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Deal Flipper
Single-player alternative to Village Merchant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Village Merchant.
Buy low, sell high. Master the art of the deal. Deal Flipper is a first-person flipping sim where you scour an online marketplace, haggle with sellers in real-time chat, and resell for profit. Every trader plays differently. Read them, outdeal them, and build your empire.
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Animal Rivals: Up In The Air
Single-player alternative to Village Merchant — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Animal Rivals: Up In The Air is a party game with ridiculous graphics. The game will let you dive into racing courses set in the air. Invite your friends and get together into the addictive quadratic animals world!
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Until The Last Bullet
Single-player alternative to Village Merchant — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Until The Last Bullet is a unique combination of an FMV and rail-shooter game in which you navigate the winding halls of an abandoned factory, eliminating waves of bloodthirsty mutants.
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Rise Eterna War
Single-player alternative to Village Merchant — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Rise Eterna War tells the bloody tale of Arthbane, a great general who led the last stand to reclaim his homeland Ars Rare from foreign invaders. Play as Arthbane, 10 years before the events of Rise Eterna, rallying loyalists in a desperate bid to seize the capital Gaiacus.