12 Cozy Games That Let You Live the Merchant Dream
There’s something deeply satisfying about running your own little shop, haggling with customers, and watching your shelves fill up with carefully chosen goods. These games let you live out the merchant fantasy—without the stress of real-world business.
Here are 12 titles where running a store is the ultimate form of relaxation.
Moonlighter
By day, you run a shop; by night, you dungeon crawl to restock. The perfect balance of business and adventure.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Android, Epic Games, GOG
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Potionomics
Brew potions, haggle with customers, and charm your way through a magical marketplace.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch
Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale
A classic! Manage your item shop while diving into dungeons to gather stock.
Available on: Steam
Bear and Breakfast
You’re technically running a B&B, but the guest management and upgrades totally scratch the merchant itch.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Epic Games, GOG
Travellers Rest
Run a tavern, brew your own drinks, and sell to customers in a warm pixel-art world.
Available on: Steam, Epic Games, GOG
Dinkum
Set up shop on your island, craft goods, and manage a bustling little economy in the Aussie outback.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch
Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town
Farming, cooking, shipping goods… it’s more merchant-like than you’d think.
Available on: Steam
Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town
Grow, craft, and sell everything from flowers to fabric.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch
Spirittea
Manage a bathhouse for spirits! Though not a store in the traditional sense, you’re absolutely catering to ghostly clientele.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch
Merchant of the Skies
Buy, sell, and trade your way across floating islands in this light and relaxing trading sim.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, GOG
Kynseed
A life sim with a dynamic economy where you can own and run various shops over generations.
