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Games like Merchant of the Seven Isles

If Merchant of the Seven Isles is your kind of game, the closest matches are Merchants of the Caribbean, Docking Ships and The Caribbean Sail — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Seven Isles: A small, unhurried maritime trading game. Sail between seven island ports, buy low, sell high, avoid pirates when possible, fight them when not. Runs on the computer in the closet. Pixel art and good intentions. Family friendly.

2026StrategyIndieAdventureSimulationCasualWindows · macOSby ANCIENT MOAI COOPERATIVE
Merchant of the Seven Isles — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Merchant of the Seven Isles 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. Merchants of the Caribbean

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Merchant of the Seven Isles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Merchant of the Seven Isles.

    Head to the Caribbean in search of lost treasure! Build factories, produce resources, manage the economy, win sea battles and save the islanders from witchcraft.

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Docking Ships

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Merchant of the Seven Isles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Merchant of the Seven Isles.

    Prepare to embark on a charming and cozy puzzle adventure in Docking Ships a delightful game that combines the charm of pirate ships with the brain-teasing challenge of navigating through a grid tile system to successfully dock your vessels.

    2023IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Caribbean Sail

    WHY THIS

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

    Name your crew, purchase supplies, sail the world, harpoon fish, plunder your enemies, die horribly, unlock a new Captain and do it all over again!

    2017ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Winds of Discovery

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Merchant of the Seven Isles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Merchant of the Seven Isles.

    Set sail across a living Age of Sail. Trade goods between distant ports, build your fleet, hire your crew, and forge your own path to fortune in a vast world of exploration and commerce.

    2027StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Buccaneer

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Merchant of the Seven Isles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Merchant of the Seven Isles.

    BUCCANEER is a 17th-century Caribbean 3D adventure that blends high-seas combat with resource management. Opt for combat-only, engage in ship-to-ship battles or lead crew boardings. Dive into the buccaneer world through campaigns. Plunder, negotiate, survive, and live to tell the tale!

    2024ActionStrategyAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Draco and the Seven Scales

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Merchant of the Seven Isles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Merchant of the Seven Isles.

    Set sail on a voyage full of pirates, dark magic, and the thrill of discovery! Draco and the Seven Scales is a retro-inspired adventure that harkens back to an age of top down dungeon crawlers and lovable, crunchy pixel art.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure14.39 USDSteam ↗
  7. Salt and Sails

    WHY THIS

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

    Salt and Sails is a naval combat style game where you control a ship.

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Marque & Reprisal

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Merchant of the Seven Isles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Merchant of the Seven Isles.

    Explore. Trade. Fish. Whale. Colonize. Fight. Pillage. Survive. You are a sea captain in the year 1522, and the whole world is yours to discover in this roguelike sandbox historical sailing simulator.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

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

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Seven Isles.

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

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

    WHY THIS

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

    A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Merchant of the Seven Isles

What games are most similar to Merchant of the Seven Isles?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Merchant of the Seven Isles are Merchants of the Caribbean, Docking Ships, The Caribbean Sail.
Who developed Merchant of the Seven Isles?
Merchant of the Seven Isles was developed by ANCIENT MOAI COOPERATIVE.

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 Seven Isles.

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