Games like Merchant Isle
Games like Merchant Isle include Slime Rancher, TOEM: A Photo Adventure, A Short Hike, Rise of the Tomb Raider™, and Alba: A Wildlife Adventure. We matched them by the tags players give Merchant Isle on Steam (Word Game, Trading, Exploration, Puzzle, and Casual): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Slime Rancher
Shared: Exploration · Open World · Cute

TOEM: A Photo Adventure
Shared: Puzzle · Cozy · Exploration

A Short Hike
Shared: Exploration · Casual · Open World

Rise of the Tomb Raider™
Shared: Exploration · Female Protagonist · Open World

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
Shared: Casual · Cozy · Exploration

Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Shared: Cozy · Exploration · Open World

Carto
Shared: Exploration · Puzzle · Cute

Monument Valley
Shared: Puzzle · Exploration · Casual

Slime Rancher 2
Shared: Open World · Cute · Casual

AER Memories of Old
Shared: Exploration · Open World · Female Protagonist

Chants of Sennaar
Shared: Puzzle · Word Game · Exploration

Big Walk
Shared: Exploration · Puzzle · Open World

The Witness
Shared: Exploration · Puzzle · Open World

Submerged
Shared: Exploration · Female Protagonist · Casual

Assemble with Care
Shared: Casual · Puzzle · Female Protagonist

Is This Seat Taken?
Shared: Puzzle · Casual · Cozy

Stray
Shared: Exploration · Puzzle · Adventure

Cozy Caravan
Shared: Exploration · Cozy · Trading

A Little to the Left
Shared: Puzzle · Casual · Relaxing

Haven Park
Shared: Exploration · Casual · Cute

Tomb Raider Game of the Year
Shared: Female Protagonist · Exploration · Third Person

Sizeable
Shared: Puzzle · Casual · Exploration

Camper Van: Make it Home
Shared: Casual · Puzzle · Cute

The Artisan of Glimmith
Shared: Puzzle · Casual · Exploration