Games like Merchant Tycoon
Merchant Tycoon. These games share the most with it, and each one says why.

Cash Empire Clicker
Also tycoon, automation, prestige
Tap a broken money printer, buy income assets, hire managers and reset through IPOs for permanent bonuses. Play the free browser edition or the iPhone and iPad app. The money is fictional, and browser saves do not transfer to the app.

Mogul Forge
Also tycoon, automation, prestige
Work odd jobs, buy businesses and hire managers to run them, then open new districts and reset into Legacy for a stronger empire.
80% idle
Idle Factory Tycoon: Business!Updated
Also tycoon, automation, prestige
Build workstations across factories, hire managers to automate sales and prestige factories for more output.
75% idle
Make More!Updated
Also tycoon, prestige, automation
Run wacky factories, replace workers with robots, collect 220 workers, and restart with better bonuses in a comic work simulator.

Antimatter DimensionsUpdated
Also prestige, automation
Buy dimensions that buy dimensions, then break infinity, then break reality. The reference point every numbers-go-up game is measured against, and it has a real ending.
92% steam4.6★ galaxy200–600h ending55% idle
Scratch Inc.Updated
Also prestige, automation
Scratch cards for points, upgrade grids and multipliers, automate the scratching and prestige through several layers across industries.
90% steam
Rejected DraftComing soon
Also prestige, automation
You are the doodle the Artist threw away. Fight community-drawn sketches, absorb their powers and claw your way back for revenge.
4.2★ galaxy1000h ending35% idle
AdVenture Capitalist
Also tycoon, prestige
Lemonade stand to oil empire, hire managers so you never click again, cash in angel investors.
88% steam80% idle
Military Incremental ComplexDormant
Also automation, prestige
Start by making bullets by hand and grow into an arms giant producing tanks and nukes, playing the stock market and lobbying government.
82% steam2.7★ galaxy25% idle
Final Profit: A Shop RPGDormant
Also tycoon, automation
A story-driven shop RPG where an exiled fae queen builds a business empire, buying buildings for passive income and automating systems over 35+ hours.
95% steamhas ending
Industry IdleDormant
Also automation, prestige
Build factories on generated maps, optimize production chains, trade on a player market and prestige for new maps, with offline earnings tied to company value.
77% steam75% idle
Slots & Diapers
Also automation, prestige
Run a casino where hired seniors spin the slots for you, trading odd byproducts for boosters and chasing mega jackpots for permanent upgrades.
88% steam
Coin Flipper
Also prestige, automation
Pick heads or tails and flip coins for currency, buying upgrades until the flipping runs on its own. Past a million coins you can inflate for permanent bonuses.
89% steam70% idle
Infinite Loop: IncrementalUpdated
Also automation, prestige
A text RPG where you queue and automate actions each life, then spend marks earned at death on upgrades and new story content.
3.9★ galaxy
8Compute
Also automation, prestige
Grow one GPU into an AI civilization: sell inference, build data centers and steer toward one of twelve futures, then start a new timeline.
has ending
Constellation ClickerComing soon
Also tycoon, automation
Click to claim stars, link them with trade routes and grow a galactic economy, with 12 upgradeable Clankers to automate the clicks.
50% idle
Expo Tycoon
Also tycoon, automation
Grow a trade show from one table to full exhibition halls: badge visitors, help exhibitors and hire staff to run the show for you. Shared seasons follow the moon. Start as a guest; email is optional for recovering your cloud save.

Orbit FoundryComing soon
Also automation, prestige
Grow one extractor into an orbital factory: place machines beside the right neighbors, time reactor pulses for bursts, and Reforge for permanent upgrades until you light a new star.
has endingTrimpsDormant
Also prestige, automation
Breed an army of trimps, push through zones, portal back, and optimise your heirlooms for another hundred runs.
55% idle
What the Buck?!
Also prestige, automation
Swipe a card to spill bills onto the table, shred them for upgrades, and prestige for stronger chain reactions. The free browser demo covers the opening upgrades; the full Steam game is coming November 9.

Wrecklanders: Idle Island
Also automation, prestige
Build a camp after a plane crash, send survivors on expeditions, open their salvage bags and grow through five eras. A rescue starts another island with permanent bonuses. The browser edition is free, with no ads or sign-up.

Marketfield IdleUpdated
Also prestige, automation
Grow and sell crops, cook recipes and automate production, then prestige into stronger runs with over a thousand upgrades.
3.6★ galaxy
Vacuum Warrior - Idle Game
Also automation, prestige
Suck up dust with upgraded vacuums and robot helpers, sell it, hire managers and prestige to multiply gains across several locations.
82% steam
AI Company SimulatorUpdated
Also tycoon, automation
Run an AI software company: hire and upgrade AI agents, pay for model subscriptions, take on projects and trade stocks.