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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Chronotopia: Second Skin
Single-player alternative to The Merchant Memoirs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Merchant Memoirs.
Chronotopia: Second Skin is a unique rewriting of the Donkeyskin fairytale, a darker variation of Cinderella. Follow Kionna into a painful but ultimately rewarding search for her true self.
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Penny's Path
Single-player alternative to The Merchant Memoirs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with The Merchant Memoirs.
In this voice-acted, hand-painted visual novel about women and witchcraft, a brush with the coronavirus sends Penny back in time to the New England witch hunts. As Penny meets strong female characters who challenge past and present stereotypes, she discovers her own special role in the changing seasons of time.
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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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Until The End
Single-player alternative to The Merchant Memoirs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Merchant Memoirs.
In Until The End, you play as Zoe, a young nurse who has just graduated. At the Montagne Institute, you will help her make the best decisions for the well-being of her patients in a palliative care unit.
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Zero-Sum Heart
Single-player alternative to The Merchant Memoirs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Merchant Memoirs.
"I" make a deal with the witch to give up my heart, in exchange for love— from everyone. Is it worth it if losing my heart means gaining *his*? ————————————————————————— In this short visual novel, make choices and answer the question: is love a zero-sum game?
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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!