Games Like Merchant

A shop game with RPG? Or is it RPG with a shop? Collect materials, Craft weapons, Train your staff and defeat your enemy! This is Weapon Shop Fantasy!

Why similar: Management 25.8%, RPG 21.8%, Simulation 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Crafting 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines RPG adventuring with a deep crafting and shop management system that mirrors the core loop of Merchant.

Cadria Item Shop is a casual simulation game with RPG elements. Craft legendary items, hire heroes, and expand your shop to rebuild the town. Join a mighty guild, fight together in faction wars and send your heroes to explore the mystic lands of Cadria! All of this and much more awaits you!

Why similar: Incremental 41.5%, RPG 30%, Simulation 17.9%, Casual 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play shop management game that focuses on crafting items for heroes to help them succeed in their quests.

Recettear is the story of an item shop, the girl who lives in it, and the fairy who turned her life upside down. Recette Lemongrass finds herself in charge of an item shop built into her house, in order to pay back a loan her father took and then skipped out on - and Tear, her newfound fairy "companion", won't take no for an answer!

Why similar: RPG 42.4%, Management 29.6%, Simulation 16.4%, Indie 6.9%, Singleplayer 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive shop management RPG that perfectly balances dungeon crawling with running a profitable business.

Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! is a wacky simulation game where you manage your very own weapon shop and expand its business across an incredible potato world.Use your potato smiths to forge weapons and sell them to questing heroes.

Why similar: Management 40.6%, Crafting 21.9%, Simulation 16.5%, RPG 8%, Casual 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A charming management sim where you run a blacksmith shop, crafting weapons for heroes in a quirky, potato-filled world.

Manage your team of Heroes and Crafters while upgrading your Castle in Royal Merchant! A blend of RPG, clicker, idler, and management gameplay with epic quests, crafting, and conquering bosses. Master the trade, outfit your Heroes, and grow your trade empire.

Why similar: Incremental 25.9%, Crafting 23.6%, Management 22.8%, RPG 13.8%, Simulation 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Directly inspired by the Merchant formula, this game expands on the hero-management and crafting mechanics.

Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.

Why similar: Management 35.7%, Pixel Graphics 24.3%, RPG 23.8%, Simulation 12.7%, Singleplayer 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features a compelling cycle of exploring dungeons by night to gather loot and managing your shop by day to sell it.

Shop Titans is the ultimate RPG shopkeeper simulation. Craft powerful equipment, stock your shop and sell to aspiring heroes… at a markup! Hire heroes and explore dungeons to gather valuable materials to craft with. There’s never a dull moment in the world of Shop Titans!

Why similar: Crafting 30.3%, Management 29.7%, RPG 19.3%, Simulation 13.6%, Casual 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A highly polished shop-keeper simulator that emphasizes crafting, base-building, and equipping heroes for battle.

Be a Pixel Shopkeeper! Collect items using inventory management puzzle mechanics. Sell your wares, decorate your shop, craft new products, and expand! Train to beat tougher dungeons, unlock new classes and decor, and furnish your shop smartly to maximize profits!

Why similar: Management 29.1%, Crafting 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Simulation 12.9%, Incremental 12%

Why You'll Like It: A management-focused game that uses pixel art to depict the process of stocking shelves and crafting goods for customers.

Run an adventurers shop – a serious business in a fantasy environment. Stock your store with dangerous weapons, fancy hats, sturdy armour and magical potions.

Why similar: Management 38.6%, RPG 27.9%, Simulation 26%, Indie 6.5%, Singleplayer 1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a 3D perspective on the shopkeeper experience, focusing on inventory management and defending your store from unruly adventurers.

Train your stats, cast spells, feed your minion, defeat monsters and bosses, raise demons, craft gems, go fishing and so much more in Wizard and Minion Idle--WAMI. This free to play, solo developed, Idle/active hybrid game has flexible pacing for long-time play-ability.

Why similar: Incremental 32.1%, RPG 19.2%, Management 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Simulation 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: An idle game that incorporates RPG elements and resource management, perfect for fans of the 'second screen' playstyle.

Craft a complex production line, earn idle cash and become an industrial tycoon!

Why similar: Incremental 40.1%, Management 31.2%, Simulation 14.1%, Casual 9.4%, Indie 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A streamlined crafting and management game that focuses on the efficiency of production chains.

Winkeltje: The Little Shop is all about building, decorating, and running your own old-world fantasy shop. Buy low, sell high - from nails and apples to swords and alchemic love potions. Impress your customers, craft items, and be the master of your very own shop.

Why similar: Management 42.3%, Crafting 37.1%, Simulation 16.7%, Singleplayer 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy shop management game that emphasizes store design, crafting, and trading to build your retail empire.

Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions. You're in full control of the whole shop: invent new recipes, attract customers and experiment to your heart's content. Just remember: the whole town is counting on you.

Why similar: Crafting 37.6%, Management 24.5%, Simulation 13.4%, RPG 12.6%, Casual 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the intricate process of crafting potions and managing a shop, emphasizing experimentation and customer satisfaction.

Hire heroes, send them on quests, get loot and make a profit as you expand from nothing into a bustling fantasy kingdom and attempt to win the coveted title of the greatest kingdom in all of the land!

Why similar: Management 40.5%, Simulation 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, RPG 14.3%, Casual 5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management side of the RPG genre, letting you build and grow a kingdom to attract heroes.

Keep your stores afloat against unique threats like royal laws, wars and crazy fantasy events. Discover new items, craft, sell them, and create your Merchant Empire in the kingdom! - All in a hybrid 2D-3D style.

Why similar: Management 30.6%, RPG 26%, Simulation 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 18.5%, Indie 4%

Why You'll Like It: Provides an immersive simulation of running a medieval shop where you must manage resources and deal with local customers.

Grow your realm, build alliances, and explore one of the deepest idle RPGs ever!

Why similar: Incremental 58.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, RPG 12.6%, Simulation 4.2%, Casual 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A deep strategy and clicker game that allows you to manage a kingdom's economy through various factions.

Reunite the kingdom of Adventuria and defeat the evil Illusionist Miraj by recruiting Adventurers to send on Adventures for epic loot and rewards in this RPG/Management Sim with tons of depth, randomization, and customization options!

Why similar: RPG 37.1%, Management 22.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.9%, Simulation 8.2%, Casual 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Combines management mechanics with RPG party building, requiring you to oversee the growth and equipment of your adventurers.

Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.

Why similar: Management 31.4%, Crafting 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 20.3%, RPG 16.7%, Simulation 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Blends tavern management with crafting and farming, allowing you to run a business while interacting with a fantasy world.

Welcome to the magical world of Runaria! Explore dungeons, craft tools, chop trees, mine rocks, and discover treasure! Merge identical items to create valuable resources, Craft new tools and upgrade them with powerful enchantments! Setup passive mining drills and tree farms to rebuild your camp!

Why similar: Incremental 22.7%, Crafting 22.7%, Management 21.4%, RPG 14.8%, Simulation 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Uses merge mechanics to facilitate crafting and resource gathering in a casual RPG setting.

Forge gear, run a shop, and send mercenaries into danger so you don’t have to. A cozy-but-clever crafting sim where business booms, heroes bicker, and dungeons provide all the “supply chain” problems you’ll ever need.

Why similar: Crafting 36.6%, Management 30.3%, Simulation 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on inventory management and crafting, providing a relaxing experience for those who enjoy the logistics of shopkeeping.

Merchant in Dungeon is about managing shops.Hercules enters Dark Gate Town solo, aiming to repay his father's debt. Starting with a store, he grows capital, hires, expands shops, and manages relationships with diverse female NPCs. Dominating the business scene? Quite a challenge!

Why similar: Management 29.4%, Crafting 27.5%, RPG 20.6%, Simulation 15.5%, Indie 4%

Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy RPG that focuses on the economics of running a shop within a dangerous dungeon environment.

Immerse yourself in an Idle Simulation Tycoon RPG like no other, where you are tasked with managing a thriving item shop, crafting legendary gear for customers, commanding mighty heroes to loot rare artifacts & blueprints all while challenging top-ranked shopkeepers in an epic business adventure!

Why similar: Crafting 31.2%, Management 26.9%, RPG 20.8%, Simulation 15%, Casual 6%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-heavy shop simulator that incorporates deep crafting and RPG progression systems.

Idle Skilling is the ultimate Idle Game with years of content! Meant to be played for 5-10 minutes a day, you gradually unlock new skills like mining, fishing, pet breeding, crusading, potion-making, lab-research, construction, and more! With new updates coming, you'll never run out of stuff to do!

Why similar: Incremental 28.3%, Crafting 16.4%, Management 14%, Simulation 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: An idle game that features extensive crafting and skill management, providing long-term progression for players.

The incremental idle MMO where your heroes keep fighting while you're gone! Spend their loot on upgrades, unlock classes from Elemental-Wizard to Cannon-Pirate, and level 20 unique skills like Farming, Sailing, and Construction!

Why similar: Incremental 28.4%, Crafting 15.9%, Management 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, RPG 13.3%

Become the captain of a flying ship! Sell items, gather resources and build your own trade company in the clouds!

Why similar: Management 51%, Pixel Graphics 19.2%, Simulation 14.2%, Casual 12.7%, Singleplayer 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on trading and management in a sky-faring world, emphasizing exploration and economic growth.

Join the retro RPG world of Paperos - become a Knight of Pen and Paper in the newly revamped "Free Edition"!

Why similar: RPG 48.6%, Simulation 28.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Indie 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-RPG that captures the spirit of tabletop gaming with management elements and pixel-art charm.

Idle Cave Miner is an idle game about crafting items, mining gems, and building your team of miners. Prestige, craft, and travel to other mines to increase your strength to dig deeper, and find what lurks below.

Why similar: Incremental 26.9%, Management 23.4%, Crafting 22.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Simulation 8.7%

Legend of Merchant is a mini-game about trading goods. You will play an ancient eastern merchant, make descisions and make money in limited time. Game has some randomness and you can always start all over again and try to achieve a higher score.

Why similar: Simulation 47.5%, Casual 37.5%, Indie 15%

Why You'll Like It: A casual simulation game that focuses on the core trading and shopkeeping mechanics found in the genre.

Market Tycoon is a Tycoon game where you Grow your Market from a small Mini Market all the way up to a Hyper Market. Manage, create, and customize your market from wall paint to placing cashiers, shelves, and fridges.

Why similar: Management 36.3%, RPG 24.3%, Simulation 21.4%, Casual 9.8%, Indie 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation game that focuses on the retail aspect of management, requiring you to stock and maintain a store.

Pop the top on some legendary action with Soda Dungeon, the fresh and fizzy hit mobile RPG adventure, now available on your desktop! Manage your team as you raid the local dungeons, upgrade your tavern, and attract new party members. Gold, legendary items, and more await you.

Why similar: Incremental 33.8%, RPG 32.4%, Pixel Graphics 20.8%, Casual 8.7%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Castle Clicker is a more strategy focused clicking game that required you to think about how to manage your resources and build your city. If you're looking for a more in depth but still casual clicking game, this is for you!

Why similar: Incremental 64.8%, Simulation 17.9%, Casual 10.2%, Indie 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A clicker-based city builder that emphasizes resource management and incremental growth.

Conquer PickCrafter, the hit indie idle game! Break blocks, forge equipment, and collect powerful Pickaxes. Prestige to legendary tiers with the new Ascension Skill Tree. Discover biomes and battle epic bosses. Make meaningful choices and invent complex builds in this addictive endless adventure!

Why similar: Incremental 22.7%, Crafting 20%, Management 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, RPG 11.2%

Recruit hard-working helpers and magical creatures that automatically collect gold and crystals. Unlock new levels, invest in stronger units, and work your way up to the powerful dragon boss at the top. A relaxing pixel-style idle clicker!

Why similar: Incremental 44.2%, Pixel Graphics 22.1%, Management 19.1%, Casual 7.3%, Indie 5.6%

Choose your Spells, Perks, and Traits, then let the Wizard do all of the work in this unique Idle RPG! Tap Wizard 2 is a fusion of the Idle, Incremental, ARPG, and Twin-Stick Shooter genres, resulting in a game like no other!

Why similar: Incremental 33.8%, Pixel Graphics 27.1%, RPG 23.1%, Simulation 13.3%, Singleplayer 2.8%

Discover a new style of RPG management gameplay. Experience the fun of an idle RPG that blends an innovative four-view battle system with a deep hero-growth mechanic.

Why similar: RPG 42.1%, Simulation 41.8%, Indie 12.6%, Singleplayer 3.6%

Discover Midas Gold Plus, an engaging idle clicker set in a mythical world! Harness King Midas' golden touch, build a legendary city, and unlock powerful champions. Master unique gameplay styles, explore pet battles, and conquer rival cities. Delve into this ancient tycoon adventure today!

Why similar: Incremental 49.1%, RPG 19.3%, Crafting 12.2%, Casual 9.5%, Indie 6.3%

Idle Pins is an Incremental game made by an Incremental addict for Incremental lovers. Over 250 Pins to collect and merge. Hundreds of upgrades, features and QoL. Enjoy one of the most rewarding 'grind' experience, now on Steam!

Why similar: Incremental 28.2%, Crafting 22.5%, RPG 17.1%, Management 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%

Industry Idle is an idle game that combines factory building, resource management and market trading. Design & build your base, expand & scale up your productions, improve & optimize your economy. Plus all the incremental game goodies: offline earnings, prestige to unlock more powerful upgrades.

Why similar: Incremental 34.3%, Management 27.3%, Crafting 23.3%, Simulation 15.1%

Build a unique team, where each character has a random weapon, race and class. Strong combinations of heroes, enhanced by the ballad creation system and jelly dwarfs, will capture your adventure in history!

Why similar: Incremental 49.6%, RPG 26.3%, Pixel Graphics 20.8%, Singleplayer 3.4%

A mixture of incremental/idle and roleplaying game set in fantasy world filled with monsters and things to explore, where battling is constant, almost everything can be upgraded, and with wide array of various prestige mechanics to always keep things interesting and moving forward!

Why similar: Management 55%, RPG 38.8%, Singleplayer 6.2%

Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

Why similar: Incremental 43.6%, RPG 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Management 11.5%, Simulation 8%

RPG/Idle hybrid about becoming the most powerful wizard there is. Pick a class, get a pet, configure and improve your character in a myriad ways!

Why similar: Incremental 42.7%, Management 22.8%, RPG 14.1%, Simulation 7.5%, Casual 6.3%

Idle Research is an addictive, resource management, incremental game with both idle and active playstyles. Research and craft colorful Flasks and Tubes to earn as much Energy as possible! Big numbers guaranteed.

Why similar: Incremental 36.1%, Management 24.2%, Crafting 22.1%, Simulation 14.6%, Indie 3.1%

Merchant 64 a tiny retro inspired traveling merchant game! Take control of Merchant as you buy goods at low prices and sell them in different towns at higher prices.

Why similar: Simulation 41.5%, Pixel Graphics 29.7%, Casual 21.5%, Singleplayer 5.3%, Indie 2%

Clicker Guild is a beautifully animated free to play clicker, with a special take on the genre by adding randomly generating loot for the characters.

Why similar: Incremental 87.6%, Casual 12.4%

Become a medieval merchant and master the arts of bartering, haggling, and investing, Explore 20 markets, barter with 200 characters, and trade in over 1,800 items in a dynamic bartering and haggling system that will challenge and reward.

Why similar: Management 45.6%, RPG 33.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Singleplayer 3.8%

Grind for resources, manage your own fantasy village, create and equip your heroes and send them to collect swag in Swag and Sorcery - a new streamlined RPG from the creators of Punch Club and Graveyard Keeper.

Why similar: Management 22.4%, Incremental 22.3%, Crafting 19.9%, RPG 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%

Build and manage your own goblin shop. Craft unique weapons with minigames and negotiate their price! Hire workers to help you run the business! Become the richest merchant in the kingdom!

Why similar: Crafting 34.3%, Management 31.5%, Simulation 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Singleplayer 2.8%

You are an NPC and shopkeeper in a simulated MMORPG world. Trade, craft and manage a guild to acquire powerful gear and face dangerous dungeons, world bosses, rare spawns and up to 40-man raids while following the campaign to aid in the protection of the ancient and powerful Elemental Stones.

Why similar: Crafting 40.4%, RPG 34.1%, Simulation 23.3%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Synergism is a free-to-play Idle game about... well, Synergy! Explore that concept through hundreds of upgrades, many reset layers and probably thousands of hours of content that allows both idle and active play.

Why similar: Incremental 31.9%, Pixel Graphics 30.7%, Casual 26.5%, Indie 6.5%, Singleplayer 4.3%

Incremental Town RPG lets you build and manage a thriving village. Master resource management, develop a robust economy, and enjoy a relaxing experience as you equip your settlement to conquer new lands and challenges!

Why similar: Incremental 24%, Management 17.1%, RPG 14.7%, Crafting 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%

Earning coins and resources is more fun than ever with this new idle game inspired by Swarm Simulator and Realm Grinder! Buy buildings and hire people, and be ready for a revolution! Your citizens will be very happy if you deal with their discontent, giving you a production bonus!

Why similar: Incremental 100%

Start in a bedroom with one 3D printer and build a manufacturing empire! Manage filaments, upgrade machines, hire staff, and expand into a factory in this addictive semi idle tycoon game.

Why similar: Management 34.6%, Incremental 34.4%, Simulation 14.6%, Casual 9.9%, Indie 3.4%

Collect cards, upgrade cards, defeat monsters, join guilds and hire heroes. Raise your DPS!

Why similar: Incremental 63.2%, Crafting 13%, Casual 12.6%, Indie 6.2%, Singleplayer 5%

Manage your own discount supermarket! Get caught up in small-town drama, organize and plan your shop's layout, and strike lucrative trade deals as you expand your secretive aunt's business empire. Selling more frozen fries will surely heal this broken community...right?

Why similar: Management 27.3%, Pixel Graphics 21.6%, RPG 20.8%, Simulation 18.2%, Casual 8.6%

Start from nothing and grow into a legendary Slayer. Explore countless dimensions, collect souls, unlock powerful upgrades, craft powerful gear, defeat epic bosses, and enjoy a deep idle RPG with active and offline progression.

Why similar: Incremental 51%, Pixel Graphics 22.5%, Casual 12.5%, RPG 8%, Indie 3.1%

Open your own shop in the heart of a Medieval Fantasy realm! Stock your shelves with everything from potions and swords to mysterious crystals and legendary artifacts. Set your prices, earn your customers' trust and become the richest merchant in the town!

Why similar: Management 55.2%, Simulation 26.9%, Casual 13.4%, Singleplayer 4.6%

Run your own medieval store! Stock shelves with groceries and legendary loot, set prices, serve customers, and expand your shop. Fund adventurers to explore dangerous lands and return with valuable chests full of swords, shields, and rare items and all without leaving the counter.

Why similar: Management 53.4%, Simulation 27.3%, Casual 12.5%, Indie 3.5%, Singleplayer 3.3%

Lead your heroes in their neverending adventures! A minimalistic Idle game where combat is fully automated. It's up to you to make the most of that automation to reach extremely high numbers!

Why similar: Management 41.5%, RPG 28.3%, Incremental 18.5%, Singleplayer 5.5%, Casual 4.3%

Explore new lands, slay monsters, gather loot and level up in this idle MMO simulation experience. Packed with unique and meaningful upgrades, moments of discovery, and gaming nostalgia, World of Talesworth is an homage to all our favorite RPGs.

Why similar: Simulation 35.1%, Pixel Graphics 29.1%, Crafting 26.6%, Singleplayer 5.3%, Indie 3.8%