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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start;again
Single-player alternative to The Merchant Memoirs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Merchant Memoirs.
A BL/yaoi mystery visual novel that follows a man named Sebastian as he’s forced into a game of life-or-death, alongside three strangers. Who put him there, and more importantly… who can he trust?
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Closer the Distance
Single-player alternative to The Merchant Memoirs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Merchant Memoirs.
Closer the Distance is a slice-of-life sim that tells a deeply emotional story about the connections between family and friends in the face of tragedy. Unearth long kept secrets, repair strained relationships, and help your loved ones move on.
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SEASON: A letter to the future
Single-player alternative to The Merchant Memoirs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Merchant Memoirs.
Leave home for the first time to collect memories before a mysterious cataclysm washes everything away. Ride, record, meet people, and unravel the strange world around you in this third-person meditative exploration game.
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Last Day of June
Single-player alternative to The Merchant Memoirs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Merchant Memoirs.
A deep, interactive adventure about love and loss, beautifully depicted and offering an intense cinematic experience. What would you do to save the one you love?
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Hitchhiker - A Mystery Game
Single-player alternative to The Merchant Memoirs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Merchant Memoirs.
Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.
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Gore Screaming Show
Single-player alternative to The Merchant Memoirs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Merchant Memoirs.
A deeply unsettling visual novel following a boy who returns to his hometown expecting to find peace; however, it isn't long before his hopes are dashed by the monster known as Gore Screaming Show.
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Burly Men at Sea
Single-player alternative to The Merchant Memoirs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Merchant Memoirs.
A branching folktale misadventure about a trio of large, bearded fishermen. Shape a custom tale that begins again where it ends, through waters where lurk creatures from Scandinavian folklore.
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Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
Single-player alternative to The Merchant Memoirs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Merchant Memoirs.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
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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!