Single-player games like The Merchant Memoirs
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to The Merchant Memoirs, 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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Seedsow Lullaby
Single-player alternative to The Merchant Memoirs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with The Merchant Memoirs.
"My mother, my daughter, and me—three sixteen-year-olds on an extraordinary adventure."After traveling through time to meet their sixteen-year-old counterparts, three generations of women set off on an adventure through the Land of the Gods. What could await them at the end of their journey?
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JUSFASLEX
Single-player alternative to The Merchant Memoirs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Merchant Memoirs.
JUSFASLEX is a short kinetic visual novel about a dreamy boy who strives to create a society in a different dimension while struggling to connect to others.
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Firelore: Short Tales
Single-player alternative to The Merchant Memoirs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Merchant Memoirs.
3 short stories set in a mystical fantasy universe. You are a newborn Face of God. Hear tales of human suffering and triumph. Decide which Face of God you are. Pick a different fate for each main character. A short, linear experience that is introspective, emotional and spiritual.
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Some Spring Days
Single-player alternative to The Merchant Memoirs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Merchant Memoirs.
This is the story of the ordinary children who fell when Japan took fatal tumbles. 40 illustrations. 7 music. This is a visual novel game that takes about 20 minutes to play.
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Revenant March
Single-player alternative to The Merchant Memoirs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Merchant Memoirs.
In a fortress besieged by ghouls, a young exorcist must use power, diplomacy, and inhuman languages to unravel a grudge spanning generations.
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The Simplest Game in the World
Single-player alternative to The Merchant Memoirs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Merchant Memoirs.
You can beat this game with any key on your keyboard. ANY key, I mean it.
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Seiga Kaku uses her amazing Taoist arts and gives you a life lesson
Single-player alternative to The Merchant Memoirs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with The Merchant Memoirs.
This short visual novel is a derivative work of the Touhou Project. The wicked hermit Seiga Kaku uses her Taoist arts to help you achieve your goals and become a better person.
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Sunflower Pie
Single-player alternative to The Merchant Memoirs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Merchant Memoirs.
A short story about a parasitic sunflower and her loyal son. Eat everything you can. Enjoy the sunshine. Do whatever it takes to make her happy. This is a prequel to Siren's Call: Escape Velocity.
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Forgotten, Not Lost - A Kinetic Novel
Single-player alternative to The Merchant Memoirs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Merchant Memoirs.
An old farmer lives with his wife - However, he hasn't quite been himself lately. His mind wanders off, he forgets his daily routine and he often brings up things from the past. Forgotten, Not Lost comes from the creators of A More Beautiful World and is a kinetic novel that tackles the theme of dementia and is a visual novel that hopes...
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A More Beautiful World - A Kinetic Visual Novel
Single-player alternative to The Merchant Memoirs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Merchant Memoirs.
Magic vanished when the ancient wizards who ruled Gallantia were ousted by the armies of man. Knowledge of the arcane and the ones who worked the ancient Blessings were lost - buried in the sands of time. Magic has been relegated to the realm of myth, of superstition.
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When Our Journey Ends - A Visual Novel
Single-player alternative to The Merchant Memoirs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with The Merchant Memoirs.
Follow Mariko as she boards a train to a completely different world - A world of unbelievable beings and happenings.
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You, With Me - A Kinetic Novel
Single-player alternative to The Merchant Memoirs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with The Merchant Memoirs.
You, With Me is set mainly in Singapore of an expat couple who had the perfect plan, a perfect getaway for the holidays. However, everything is turned into dust as news come out of the main character's illness. Truly, will pretending that everything is normal give you a sense of normalcy?
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On Earth As It Is In Heaven - A Kinetic Novel
Single-player alternative to The Merchant Memoirs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Merchant Memoirs.
Sencil is a scribe in heaven that works for the God of Calamities. However, as he is kind of heart, he has repeatedly lowered or completely negated the casualties of disasters ordered by the God of Calamities. A kinetic novel that has about 3 hours worth of immersive writing!