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Same chill mood as Star Merchant.
- $4.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2015
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The closest matches to Star Merchant: Redemption: Eternal Quest, Starship Theory, Vanguard Galaxy, Interstellaria, and Smugglers 5. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 03Why this
Shares ship upgrades with Star Merchant.
- $8.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
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Smugglers 5
Why this: Also Turn-Based Strategy and Space, like Star Merchant.
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Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space
Why this: Shares ship upgrades and procedural generation with Star Merchant.
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- Released: 2017
- Developer: SimProse Studios
- Price: $4.99checked Oct 31
- 63% of 72 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Buying low and selling high drives the core loop
- Passenger transport adds narrative flavor
- Procedural economy feels fresh each playthrough
- Chill
- Relaxing
- Retro
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Why this: Shares ship upgrades and procedural generation with Star Merchant.
Universe Horizon
Why this: Same chill mood as Star Merchant.
Far Mining
Why this: Shares ship upgrades with Star Merchant.
Valhalla Hills
Why this: Shares procedural generation with Star Merchant.
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Fantasy Kingdom Simulator
Why this: Also Abstract and Turn-Based Strategy, like Star Merchant.
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Why this: Same retro mood as Star Merchant.
About Star Merchant
The closest matches to Star Merchant: Redemption: Eternal Quest, Starship Theory, Vanguard Galaxy, Interstellaria, and Smugglers 5. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Star Merchant is your kind of game, the closest matches are Redemption: Eternal Quest, Starship Theory and Vanguard Galaxy — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as chill, relaxing and retro, and single out its cargo allocation and fuel management. 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.
About Star Merchant: Star Merchant is a galactic trading sim where you become a space entrepreneur. Buy and sell items, fight pirates, upgrade your ship and try to meet your goal without going broke!
Is Star Merchant worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 62% of 72 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $4.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 2 h when they wrote their review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Buying low and selling high drives the core loop
- Passenger transport adds narrative flavor
- Procedural economy feels fresh each playthrough
- Retro minimalism appeals to fans of classic space sims
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Game is boring, repetitive anc actually quite primitive. Did not enjoy it and would not recommend it. It is not worth even 1 Euro imho.”
“THIS GAME IS INDEED BROKEN Disagree with "attention game is NOT broken"... there have been changes and the game forces you to loss 2 out of 2 attempts. I have a few hours on this game and it was much better, now not worth playing…”
People who play it also play: Redemption: Eternal Quest, Starship Theory, Vanguard Galaxy
Frequently asked about Star Merchant
Can I run it?
How much does Star Merchant cost?
Star Merchant is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Star Merchant?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Star Merchant are Redemption: Eternal Quest, Starship Theory, Vanguard Galaxy.
Who developed Star Merchant?
Star Merchant was developed by SimProse Studios and published by Conglomerate 5.