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Games like Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice

If Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice is your kind of game, the closest matches are Assassin at Crimson Keep, Heart of Ice by Dave Morris and A Line Held Tight — picked from the ranked list below. 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.

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About Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice: Shakespeare's classic play about intolerance, bigotry, and revenge. Told only as stick figures can.

2018IndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDWindows · Linuxby Stegalosaurus Game Development
Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice — Steam game cover

Players who liked Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice also play

Steam players who put hours into Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Assassin at Crimson Keep

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    Assassin at Crimson Keep is a short, point and click visual novel set in a dark, quasi-fantasy world. After a botched assassination attempt, you pursue the King into his lair known as the Crimson Keep. Your small choices can have great consequences, either for good or for evil.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Heart of Ice by Dave Morris

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    A unique adventure, where every choice shapes your fate. A classic gamebook brought to life, with countless paths to discover.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. A Line Held Tight

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    Tensions both political and personal are rising at the Brightworld mining colony. In this dynamic sci-fi visual novel you must decide where your heart and loyalties lie if you’re to shape the future and save yourself.

    IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  4. The Crimson Call

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    Set in a post-apocalyptic dystopian future, two young men set out on a journey to find The Great Appearance which manifests itself inside mankind's mind.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Tom the postgirl

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    Join Tom, the village’s new postgirl, and get to know the locals, perhaps a little too well. Her method, although controversial, is highly effective: intense, obsessive stalking.

    2026IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  6. The Wishing Stone

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    A visual novel and point-and-click puzzle adventure game with challenging puzzles, a touching story, and multiple endings. In a world that deviates from reality, it's up to you to discover the truth and Ailsa's forgotten memory. Her fate is in your hands!

    2021IndieAdventureCasual3.59 USDSteam ↗
  7. Subsurface Circular

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    Interrogate your own player characters in this six-chapter murder mystery! Make your choices carefully, as your decisions determine how many clues you uncover before the detective, the final player character, questions you. Will your protagonists know enough to catch the murderer?

    2026IndieAdventureSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Stegalosaurus Game Development

Other recommendable Steam games by Stegalosaurus Game Development, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Army of Tentacles: (Not) A Cthulhu Dating Sim

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Stegalosaurus Game Development, the studio behind Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    At long last, the works of H.P. Lovecraft meet the medium of RPG in a spectacle of light and sound befitting an old western. Only this is set in New England. Meet interesting people! See astounding wonders! Enslave humanity! Go on one date side quest in a game subtitled a dating simulator!

    2016IndieAdventureRPG1.54 USDSteam ↗
  2. Super Army of Tentacles 3: The Search for Army of Tentacles 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Stegalosaurus Game Development, the studio behind Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    Enter a Lovecraftian world where an unsanctioned Apocalypse is underway. In your quest to save the world (in an attempt to end it THE RIGHT WAY), you will recruit monsters, fight other monsters, and learn valuable life lessons. It's an RPG, folks.

    2017IndieAdventureRPG10.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Ghost of Joe Papp

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Stegalosaurus Game Development, the studio behind Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    Welcome to Joe Papp, Nevada. A theater town where local legends spring to life and nobody knows quite what to do with their lives.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual4.19 USDSteam ↗
  4. Paper Shakespeare: To Date Or Not To Date?

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Stegalosaurus Game Development, the studio behind Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    Welcome to Elsinore Academy, a proving ground for young royalty; where people from all over the globe come for higher learning, and the cheerleaders are literal witches. Are you ready to enroll? Maybe get with Othello? Eh? EH?

    2018IndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Inexplicable Geeks: Dawn of Just Us

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Stegalosaurus Game Development, the studio behind Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    Enter a world of ridiculously underpowered superheroes as you navigate a comic and pop culture convention celebrating their history. Gather stories, piece together history, and interact with the denizens of the super and the geek.

    2018IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Army of Tentacles: (Not) A Cthulhu Dating Sim: Black GOAT of the Woods Edition

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Stegalosaurus Game Development, the studio behind Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    Experience the non-groundbreaking, non-award winning VN/RPG, Army of Tentacles, in all its DLC glory! Comes with New Game+ Benefits, the most amazing Cthulhu Dating Sim in the universe, as well as Halloween, SDCC, the Sequel outfits, and the item packs!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure3.40 USDSteam ↗
  7. Paper Shakespeare: The Legend of Rainbow Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Stegalosaurus Game Development, the studio behind Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    Explore a post-apocalyptic world and solve puzzles using that big brain of yours. Discover the secrets of the universe! Be awesome!

    2020IndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Furries & Scalies & Bears OH MY!

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Stegalosaurus Game Development, the studio behind Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice.

    Enter a village full of talking, anthropomorphic animals. Find out their secrets. Make friends.

    2019IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice

How much does Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice cost?
Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice are Assassin at Crimson Keep, Heart of Ice by Dave Morris, A Line Held Tight.
Who developed Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice?
Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice was developed by Stegalosaurus Game Development.

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