Games Like 九州：商旅（Nine Provinces: Caravan）

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: Trading 48.2%, Economy 23.7%, Management 16.8%, Exploration 7.1%, 2D 3%

Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the core loop of trading, economy management, and turn-based strategy within a similar historical setting.

A post-apocalyptic trade simulation game with turn based isometric combats. The game features detailed economics simulation and a rich branching story where your choices actually matter.

Why similar: Trading 38.1%, Economy 19.6%, Open World 14.5%, Turn-Based Combat 12%, Management 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title is a quintessential caravan management simulator that emphasizes trade routes, resource logistics, and survival.

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

Why similar: Trading 45.3%, Economy 20.4%, Management 16.5%, Exploration 8.3%, Simulation 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the joy of exploration and trade-based progression in a charming, management-focused world.

Wandering Sword is a Chinese martial-arts RPG where you play a young swordsman caught up in a feud and nearly dies. Escaping the event puts you on the path of pursuing the highest form of martial arts and exploring the pugilistic world to become the great hero you are always destined to be.

Why similar: Open World 64.8%, Turn-Based Combat 30.5%, Singleplayer 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the Wuxia exploration and turn-based combat feel with a beautiful, stylized aesthetic.

Venice: As a young man striving for success, power and wealth and with the support of your family, you begin to build up a trading empire across Genua, Tripoli, Rome, Alexandria and Constantinople in addition to many other significant cities from the Renaissance. This is where your story begins...

Why similar: Trading 42.1%, Economy 19.2%, Historical 16.7%, Management 12.5%, Simulation 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic trading and economy simulator that focuses on building a merchant empire through historical trade routes.

In a land torn asunder by incessant warfare, it is time to assemble your own band of hardened warriors and enter the fray. Lead your men into battle, expand your realm, and claim the ultimate prize: the throne of Calradia!

Why similar: Open World 66.2%, Historical 24.4%, Simulation 5.9%, Singleplayer 2.4%, Indie 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers the definitive experience of managing a traveling party, engaging in trade, and participating in tactical combat across an open world.

Rise up in a search for immortality in this strategy sim and management game based on Chinese mythology. Rebuild your sect and train new disciples through the path of cultivation. Research magic and gather mystical artifacts, face ancient dangers and other sects in your path to spiritual ascension.

Why similar: Open World 32.5%, Simulation 32.5%, Management 25.4%, Indie 3.9%, 2D 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: It combines deep management mechanics with a rich Wuxia/Xianxia setting, requiring careful planning and resource allocation.

《大衍江湖》是一款武侠题材，结合经营养成，角色扮演的游戏。玩家将操控一个江湖门派；与江湖上的其他各色各样的门派打交道，或建立贸易或直接攻陷；与其他门派弟子交流，或结交或抢夺；江湖世界上各种随机事件，能获得具体好处同时也伴随着各种风险；门派传承，终有一日，将主宰江湖。

Why similar: Management 45.9%, Simulation 22%, Exploration 18.1%, 2D 5.8%, Indie 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: It blends management simulation with Wuxia themes, allowing players to build and maintain their own sect and economy.

You are a merchant in northern Europe in the late Middle Ages when the Hanseatic League was flourishing. Your goal is to rise to the most successful and influential member of the Hanse, ultimately being elected Elderman, leader of the trading league.

Why similar: Trading 56.9%, Economy 21.1%, Historical 9.3%, Management 6.9%, Simulation 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is a highly detailed economic simulation that focuses on the logistics of trading and managing a merchant fleet.

If possible, would you like to go back to ancient times to start a factory, refine oil, or even build a large computer? With the accidental fall of a meteorite, you traveled back to River Town a thousand years ago and became a workshop owner. And the story will begin from here……

Why similar: Open World 58%, Simulation 19%, 2D 12.6%, Indie 5.9%, Singleplayer 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the management and automation aspects of production, which appeals to players who enjoy the economic side of the seed game.

The Guild 3 is a fascinating trade and life simulation that takes place during the late Middle Ages. Step into the shoes of a citizen, acquire businesses and mansions, produce goods and trade them, start intrigues in politics and society, love, hate, bribe, fight and live through good and bad times!

Why similar: Economy 40.3%, Trading 19.1%, Open World 15.1%, Simulation 9.5%, Management 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on dynasty management and economic control in a historical setting, mirroring the merchant-focused progression.

Eastern Trade Tycoon: Inheritance is a trading simulator game.In the game,you can from zero to hero.By trading markets, build a business,earn money,level up, investing accurately, and manage family to become a trading tycoon!

Why similar: Trading 44.8%, Historical 18.3%, Open World 15.3%, Simulation 6.9%, Exploration 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A casual simulation that focuses on the basics of trade and empire building in an Eastern-inspired setting.

Set sail and join the colonial powers of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands in their fight for supremacy of the Caribbean in the 17th century.

Why similar: Trading 38.6%, Economy 18.2%, Management 11.4%, Open World 9.4%, Historical 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the logistics of sea-based trade and management, offering a similar strategic depth to caravan operations.

Set on the eve of the Yellow Turban Rebellion (AD 182), you can play as an original character or a historical warlord, building forces and forging alliances. Whether you choose to be a lone wanderer or rally famous generals, use your knowledge and wisdom to reshape history!

Why similar: Historical 38.3%, Open World 37.4%, Simulation 10.4%, 2D 8.2%, Indie 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-heavy title that utilizes historical Wuxia themes to drive its tactical combat and management systems.

Do you know how to profit from trading cars while maintaining a good reputation? Car Trader Simulator lets you play the role of an American car dealer. Your goal is to get rich. How you do it depends entirely on you.

Why similar: Trading 42.7%, Economy 18.4%, Management 16%, Simulation 7%, Open World 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: While modern, it provides a very pure experience of the trading and economic management loop found in the seed game.

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: Trading 48.7%, Management 20.1%, Open World 19%, Simulation 9%, Indie 2%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the day-to-day management of a shop, providing a grounded economic experience in a historical setting.

A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.

Why similar: Open World 44.4%, Management 41.2%, Simulation 14.3%

Why You'll Like It: While more survival-focused, it perfectly captures the feeling of leading a small group through a harsh, open world where trade is vital for survival.

Beast Saga is an open-world RPG set in a martial arts universe where you play as a young wolf tribe member named Lang Jiusi. Immerse yourself in a world of free exploration, gathering, crafting, life skills, martial arts cultivation, forming alliances and experiencing unique Jianghu adventures.

Why similar: Open World 41.1%, Turn-Based Combat 33.2%, Retro 16.6%, 2D 7.3%, Indie 0.9%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based combat RPG that features exploration and character-driven choices in a fantasy-Wuxia setting.

A travel-sim with strategic gameplay and rogue-lite elements. Play as travelers in ancient China. Experience great views on various locations. Write travel literature that long lives in history.

Why similar: Historical 38.8%, Exploration 27.4%, Simulation 21.6%, 2D 5.8%, Indie 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: It combines strategy and simulation elements with a focus on travel and resource management in a stylized world.

Discover yourself in the “Age of Discovery” where you’ll sail out into the uncharted waters! Discover real historical artifacts and mystical legends! Start a company and make enormous fortunes! Fight in fierce sea battles! Whatever your play style, you can play who you want and how you want in UWO!

Why similar: Open World 100%

Why You'll Like It: This title is built entirely around the spirit of global trade, exploration, and managing a fleet in a historical context.

《龙胤立志传》是一款融合门派经营的开放江湖武侠游戏。在各大门派割据一方的神州之上，你可以自由驰骋，历经奇遇，修炼神功，踏上行侠仗义或行凶作恶之路，也可以经营自己的门派，攻城略地，称霸一方，最终谱写一段独一无二的武林传奇。

Why similar: Open World 31.9%, Management 24.6%, Turn-Based Combat 23.2%, Simulation 10.8%, 2D 4.5%

《九州：立志》是一款以古代中国为背景的开放模拟养成游戏，您可以选择成为商贩四处贸易，与九州一同成长发展。又或是以专精武艺，游历在九州各地，挑战强敌。

Why similar: Trading 30.3%, Economy 13%, Historical 12.3%, Open World 11.2%, Management 10.9%

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 52.9%, Casual 29.2%, Indie 17.8%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward trading simulation that focuses on the core mechanics of buying low and selling high.

《觅长生》是一款想要还原真实修仙世界的开放世界角色扮演游戏。 在这里，你可以体验到从零开始一步步积攒修为突破境界的逆天修仙之旅，也可以体验到那些充满修仙味的故事和剧情。当然也少不了寻求奇遇、探索秘境，更可以和游戏中的角色互动，与人为善或是杀人夺宝全都由你自己抉择。

Why similar: Open World 54.7%, Turn-Based Combat 22.5%, Exploration 7.9%, Simulation 7%, Indie 2.9%

Card Cultivation is a card management game that visualizes the process of cultivating immortality through cards. In the game, you will play as a cultivation practitioner: cultivate techniques, explore treasures, and craft weapons, Throughout re-cultivation, you will recover memory.

Why similar: Open World 26.3%, Management 25.7%, Turn-Based Combat 19.2%, Exploration 12.6%, Simulation 8.2%

A challenging trading and combat game with a story and quests, where goods have unique properties, and the more you carry, the more dangerous the journey becomes.

Why similar: Trading 53.5%, Open World 21.8%, Exploration 12.7%, 2D 5.8%, Simulation 3.5%

Jianghu11 is an open-world cultivation RPG set in the wuxia world. In this game, you will create your own character or start as a fictional or historical figure. Explore the fascinating wuxia world with enormous NPCs, search for romance, and write your own legend.

Why similar: Historical 28.5%, Open World 28.5%, Turn-Based Combat 23.6%, Exploration 13.5%, 2D 5.9%

"The Scroll of Taiwu" is an indie game themed around Chinese mythology and wuxia. Players assume the role of the mysterious "heir of the Taiwu clan" in an alternate ancient China, working through generations of heirs to defeat a powerful hereditary enemy and shape the fate of the human world.

Why similar: Open World 55.6%, Simulation 16.7%, 2D 10.4%, Casual 6.1%, Indie 6.1%

这是一款以仙侠为背景的开放世界单机游戏。在这个玄幻的仙侠世界里，有种类繁多的江湖任务，庞大复杂的世界结构，各具特色的英魂记忆，丰富多样的动态装备，耐人寻味的奇人奇事，实时变幻的日夜天气。在这里，你可以利用任何方式进行提升，成为什么样的人，做什么样的事，通通由你自己决定！

Why similar: Open World 52%, Exploration 25.3%, Turn-Based Combat 8.8%, 2D 7.1%, Indie 6.2%

Live your medieval trader life! Buy low, sell high and explore the world! Buy ships, build businesses, find or train captains. Deal with pirates, manipulate mayors and challenge traders. React to hundreds of events that shape your very own procedurally-generated world!

Why similar: Trading 48.2%, Economy 23.6%, Management 16.4%, Exploration 7.8%, Simulation 3.1%

This Three Kingdoms sandbox RPG lets you do whatever you wish in the late Han Dynasty. Be a ruler, courtier, or hermit. Make friends, marry, raise children, manage estates, train yourself & allies, govern, drill troops, experience & alter history, and conquer all to win the hearts of the people.

Why similar: Historical 52%, Turn-Based Combat 24.9%, Simulation 23.1%

Build your own digital retail empire and serve customers from around the globe! E-commerce Simulator 2025 offers you a comprehensive virtual trading experience where you can showcase and sell various products.

Why similar: Trading 25.7%, Economy 23.5%, Open World 15.5%, Simulation 14.1%, Management 10.9%

Run your own magic business! In Alchemist Shop Simulator you can trade magical wares, brew potions and take on special orders, meet many quirky clients, grow your ingredients in your garden, restock your shelves and manage prices. Keep expanding your business as you gain experience and wealth!

Why similar: Trading 44%, Economy 24.5%, Management 18.4%, Simulation 6.6%, Casual 2.5%

Step into the shoes of a fallen clan leader, starting with nothing but a crumbling estate and a handful of hopes, rising through careful planning, trade, and diplomacy to become one of the most powerful families in the land. Now it’s time to forge a legendary dynasty that leaves its mark on history.

Why similar: Management 23.2%, Economy 22.6%, Open World 20.8%, Historical 17%, Exploration 6.7%

Run a General Store in the Wild West. Customize and expand your shop. Make sure that your customers’ constantly changing needs are satisfied. Work every job yourself or let your employees stack the shelves and work the till. Find out what it feels like to own a Wild West Supermarket.

Why similar: Trading 36.6%, Economy 23.2%, Management 18.3%, Historical 11.6%, Simulation 6.7%

This is a casual strategic placement game. In the aerial world set in ancient China, players will play the role of a descendant of the Immortal Cultivation Sect. Travel through the barren continent, obtain various resources, build your sect, and ultimately ascend to the immortal realm.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 35.7%, Management 35.2%, Simulation 12.2%, 2D 7.7%, Casual 5.4%

Idle farming for treasures, summoning heroes, collecting compendiums, crafting equipment, unlocking formations, researching technologies, sweeping maps, and competing for resources!

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 32.2%, Hand-drawn 19.9%, Simulation 19.9%, Casual 12.4%, 2D 10%

“The last day of Han dynasty”It is a survival simulation business game based on the background of the end of the Han Dynasty in China. From the perspective of ordinary people, you can spend a difficult but warm time, and keep warm together with the characters you know in the troubled times.

Why similar: Historical 37.6%, Exploration 16.6%, Open World 15.7%, Simulation 11.6%, 2D 11.1%

Open your local game store early with the Prologue version, which includes main gameplay of the full version, but with limited progression. Stock shelves with booster packs, or crack them and collect the cards for yourself. Set your own prices, sell cards to customer.

Why similar: Trading 32.2%, Economy 28%, Management 26.3%, Simulation 11.4%, Singleplayer 2.1%

The Emperor and State is a turn-based strategy game that simulates the rule of an ancient feudal monarch. It involves the administration, policy adjustment, diplomatic checks and balances, national wars, as well as the emperor's self-cultivation, the cultivation of successors and so on.

Why similar: Economy 22.7%, Historical 22.7%, Management 17.1%, Trading 14.7%, Open World 7.3%

Dig & Deal is a game where you dig underground to find valuable items and bargain with customers to sell what you find. Upgrade your tools, grow your shop, and make the best deals to build your fortune.

Why similar: Trading 39.9%, Economy 22.2%, Management 9.9%, Open World 9.7%, Exploration 8.9%

Ho Tu Lo Shu: The Books of Dragon offers a highly freedom to play in an wuxia style open world. With realistic art style and rich character development, you can explore a vast wuxia world and create your own adventure with the company of various memorable characters.

Why similar: Open World 62.2%, Turn-Based Combat 23.9%, Simulation 10%, Singleplayer 3.8%

《万象群侠传》是一款轻量型的PC单机武侠角色扮演小游戏。我们构建了一个轻松纯粹的武侠江湖。在这里，你可以邂逅红颜知己，结交各路英侠，修炼各家武学，踏上一段段充满奇遇的江湖之旅。

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 59.7%, Open World 25.7%, 2D 6.5%, Indie 5.2%, Singleplayer 2.9%

Open your own local game store. Stock shelves with the latest booster packs, or crack them and collect the cards for yourself. Set your own prices, hire staff, host events, and expand your card shop.

Why similar: Economy 28.9%, Management 27.6%, Trading 27.5%, Simulation 12.8%, Singleplayer 1.9%

In 960 AD, the new Song Dynasty needs you! As magistrate, build a prosperous city from scratch. Develop bustling streets filled with businesses and entertainment, while navigating hidden crises of political strife and foreign invasions. How will you lead through these challenges?

Why similar: Trading 30.3%, Historical 21.3%, Economy 16.8%, Management 13.8%, Hand-drawn 9.5%

这是一款拥有丰富技能搭配和城市经营的国风放置类游戏，玩家在游历天下的同时可以在各个城市开设自己的店铺，并招募可爱的店员为自己经营或者消耗材料来生产更强大的装备。

Why similar: Management 43%, Turn-Based Combat 40.9%, Indie 4.9%, 2D 4.6%, Casual 4.5%

In this free version of the game, manage your own figure shop! Produce figures with 3D printers, stock your shelves, set prices, and offer the best shopping experience to your customers. Manage your warehouse, complete collections, follow trends, and grow your business!

Why similar: Trading 44.7%, Economy 29.1%, Management 12.2%, Simulation 8.6%, Casual 4.3%

This is a business simulation + construction game. It tells the evolution history of Internet cafes that began in the 1990s, and imagines the future of internet cafes. There are also some small emotional stories.

Why similar: Economy 45.6%, Management 35.1%, Simulation 10.1%, Casual 3.8%, Indie 2.8%

Car manufacturing company simulator. Turn-based, fast paced, covers 100 years of automotive history.

Why similar: Trading 33.4%, Economy 23.7%, Management 16.1%, Historical 12.4%, Retro 5.5%

《我来自江湖》是一款结合武侠、角色扮演、模拟经营多种元素的独立游戏。在游戏中，你需要扮演一个小势力的掌门，带领弟子在开放的江湖里自由探索，发展自己的势力，经营不同产业，在风云诡谲的江湖里生存下去。

Why similar: Simulation 82.7%, Indie 17.3%

Tale of Immortal is an open-world sandbox based on Chinese mythology and cultivation. You will grow to become immortal, conquer the beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Season, make your choices carefully and grasp your own destiny.

Why similar: Management 36.1%, Hand-drawn 23.3%, Exploration 16.7%, Simulation 12%, 2D 8.2%

Are you ready to embark on a journey through deserts and dangers? Will you be able to safely navigate your fellowship through the lands of the Orient and uncover your destiny? Through strategic trading and traveling you will overcome obstacles and adversity.

Why similar: Trading 74.7%, Simulation 18.3%, Indie 6%, Singleplayer 1%

Become the God of Harvest, explore the world of food and adventure, plant, trade, and spread deliciousness to create your own path to prosperity!

Why similar: Economy 25.7%, Historical 22.9%, Management 20%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Exploration 8.1%

《天地归虚》是一款中国上古神话题材的修仙RPG+策略战棋游戏。玩家扮演一名落魄宗门的掌门人，游历神秘莫测的太初世界，经营门派培养弟子，寻仙求道提升修为，探索太初世界天道倾斜的原因，揭露诸仙背后隐藏的阴谋，打破命运的樊笼，谱写属于自己的神话传说。

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 46.2%, Exploration 18.7%, Simulation 16.9%, 2D 8.9%, Casual 5.1%

Welcome to the Pecunian Empire, travelling merchant! Head between our many cities, expand your collection of wares and grow your riches. If your talent and skill are sharp enough, you may be in with a shot of winning the Wandering Merchant Quest and proving that YOU are the best dealer in town!

Why similar: Trading 40.5%, Economy 24.6%, Management 18.1%, Simulation 7.6%, 2D 2.9%

Make a name for yourself in this old-school Wuxia RPG. Explore the chaotic lands of ancient China and engage in challenging turn-based battles to change the world of kungfu forever.

Why similar: Historical 28.8%, Turn-Based Combat 28.7%, Retro 14.6%, Exploration 13.7%, 2D 7.3%

Achieve fame and wealth in the Principality of Mittelland! Found a dynasty, trade goods, prove your political skill, eliminate your rivals, and immortalize yourself in the history books! The classic political and economic simulation starting from the year 1600.

Why similar: Trading 42.4%, Economy 28%, Management 19.8%, Simulation 8.1%, Singleplayer 1.6%

这是一款策略类运镖类游戏，采用战旗战斗模式， 运送镖物、买卖特产、建设镖局、传递信件、触发事件、触发战斗、探索世界、接取悬榜、打听传闻、交好山庄、门派学艺。 您发展镖局的方式将决定您的终局。您可以通过自己的探索结局。

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 55.4%, Simulation 29.1%, Indie 10.8%, Singleplayer 4.7%