Choose The Merchant Memoirs
Choose The Merchant Memoirs if you want a Simulation and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. The Merchant Memoirs launched in 2017.
The Merchant Memoirs vs Firelore: Short Tales
The Merchant Memoirs and Firelore: Short Tales both land in Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Indie games on Steam. The Merchant Memoirs (2017) is 8 years older than Firelore: Short Tales (2025). The Merchant Memoirs is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Firelore: Short Tales (2.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Firelore: Short Tales
Choose Firelore: Short Tales if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Firelore: Short Tales launched in 2025.
Both The Merchant Memoirs and Firelore: Short Tales sit in Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 The Merchant Memoirs |  Firelore: Short Tales | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Casual | Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 9 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Afterthought Studios | Lucas Molina |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- The Merchant Memoirs (2017) is 8 years older than Firelore: Short Tales (2025).
- The Merchant Memoirs is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Firelore: Short Tales (2.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD).
The Merchant Memoirs vs Firelore: Short Tales — FAQ
- Should I play The Merchant Memoirs or Firelore: Short Tales first?
- If you want chronology, The Merchant Memoirs (2017) came out before Firelore: Short Tales (2025). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are The Merchant Memoirs and Firelore: Short Tales similar?
- They overlap on Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.