# Games like Star Merchant

> The closest matches to Star Merchant: Redemption: Eternal Quest, Starship Theory, Vanguard Galaxy, Interstellaria, and Smugglers 5. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Redemption: Eternal Quest](https://imho.run/games/390880/redemption-eternal-quest) — Also Turn-Based Strategy, like Star Merchant. 68 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/390880/)
2. [Starship Theory](https://imho.run/games/574760/starship-theory) — Shares procedural generation with Star Merchant. 1,118 Steam reviews, 50% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/574760/)
3. [Vanguard Galaxy](https://imho.run/games/3471800/vanguard-galaxy) — Shares ship upgrades with Star Merchant. 329 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3471800/)
4. [Interstellaria](https://imho.run/games/280360/interstellaria) — Also Space, like Star Merchant. 301 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/280360/)
5. [Smugglers 5](https://imho.run/games/291450/smugglers-5) — Also Turn-Based Strategy and Space, like Star Merchant. 112 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/291450/)
6. [Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space](https://imho.run/games/226120/weird-worlds-return-to-infinite-space) — Shares ship upgrades and procedural generation with Star Merchant. 146 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/226120/)
7. [Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander](https://imho.run/games/371200/halcyon-6-starbase-commander) — A frequent pick in Star Merchant players' libraries, and another RPG. 870 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/371200/)
8. [Galaxy Pass Station](https://imho.run/games/1571990/galaxy-pass-station) — A frequent pick in Star Merchant players' libraries, and another Strategy. 92 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1571990/)
9. [Orbitmine](https://imho.run/games/4489770/orbitmine) — Shares fuel management and procedural generation with Star Merchant. 155 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4489770/)
10. [Surviving Mars](https://imho.run/games/464920/surviving-mars) — Also Space, like Star Merchant. 10,552 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/464920/)
11. [Before We Leave](https://imho.run/games/1073910/before-we-leave) — Also Space, like Star Merchant. 714 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1073910/)
12. [VoidExpanse](https://imho.run/games/324260/voidexpanse) — A frequent pick in Star Merchant players' libraries, and another Action. 388 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/324260/)
13. [Star Ores Inc.](https://imho.run/games/3613270/star-ores-inc) — A frequent pick in Star Merchant players' libraries, and another Indie. 158 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3613270/)
14. [Space Rogue](https://imho.run/games/364300/space-rogue) — Shares procedural generation with Star Merchant. 241 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/364300/)
15. [The Final Earth 2](https://imho.run/games/1180130/the-final-earth-2) — Also Space, like Star Merchant. 344 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1180130/)
16. [Final Upgrade](https://imho.run/games/919260/final-upgrade) — Also Space, like Star Merchant. 289 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/919260/)
17. [Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder](https://imho.run/games/2628570/stellar-settlers-space-base-builder) — Also Space, like Star Merchant. 202 Steam reviews, 50% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2628570/)
18. [Unnamed Space Idle](https://imho.run/games/2471100/unnamed-space-idle) — A frequent pick in Star Merchant players' libraries, and another Simulation. 2,736 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2471100/)
19. [Starmancer](https://imho.run/games/1062000/starmancer) — Also Space, like Star Merchant. 602 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1062000/)
20. [Space Architect](https://imho.run/games/1403740/space-architect) — Same retro mood as Star Merchant. 130 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1403740/)
21. [Endless Sky](https://imho.run/games/404410/endless-sky) — Shares passenger transport with Star Merchant. 6,296 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/404410/)
22. [The Spatials](https://imho.run/games/346420/the-spatials) — Also Space, like Star Merchant. 189 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/346420/)
23. [The Last Federation](https://imho.run/games/273070/the-last-federation) — Also Turn-Based Strategy and Space, like Star Merchant. 344 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/273070/)
24. [helionaut](https://imho.run/games/1356480/helionaut) — Shares ship upgrades and procedural generation with Star Merchant. 151 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1356480/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=594720&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=594720&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=594720&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=594720
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/594720
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Star Merchant

Star Merchant is a galactic trading sim where you become a space entrepreneur. Buy and sell items, fight pirates, upgrade your ship and try to meet your goal without going broke!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 594720
- **Developer:** SimProse Studios
- **Publisher:** Conglomerate 5
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 7, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/594720/star-merchant)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=594720&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594720/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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