Games like Starving Merchant
Games like Starving Merchant include Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale, Touhou Mystia's Izakaya, Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1, Probably Stolen - Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim, and Volcano Princess. We matched them by the tags players give Starving Merchant on Steam (Shop Keeper, Trading, Anime, Cute, and 2.5D): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
Shared: Anime · RPG · JRPG

Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
Shared: Casual · RPG · Anime

Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1
Shared: Anime · Cute · JRPG

Probably Stolen - Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim
Shared: Shop Keeper · Trading · Simulation

Volcano Princess
Shared: Anime · RPG · Cute

OCTOPATH TRAVELER II
Shared: RPG · 2.5D · JRPG

TCG Card Shop Simulator
Shared: Shop Keeper · Simulation · Trading

Shop Titans
Shared: Shop Keeper · Trading · RPG

Megadimension Neptunia VII
Shared: Anime · Cute · JRPG

Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3 V Generation
Shared: Anime · JRPG · Cute

Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online
Shared: Anime · JRPG · Cute

Dealer's Life 2
Shared: Trading · Shop Keeper · Casual

BidKing
Shared: Shop Keeper · Casual · Strategy

Chinese Parents
Shared: RPG · Casual · Anime

Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2: Sisters Generation
Shared: Anime · JRPG · Cute

Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream
Shared: Anime · JRPG · RPG

Muse Dash
Shared: Anime · Cute · Casual

Tiny Bookshop
Shared: Shop Keeper · Casual · Cute

100% Orange Juice
Shared: Anime · Cute · Strategy

The NOexistenceN of Lilith
Shared: Anime · Cute · Casual

Supermarket Simulator
Shared: Trading · Simulation · Economy

Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator
Shared: Shop Keeper · Simulation · Casual

King of Retail
Shared: Casual · Simulation · Shop Keeper

Your Mom
Shared: Anime · Cute · Casual