Choose Live the Life
Choose Live the Life if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Live the Life launched in 2020.
Live the Life vs Westlanders
Live the Life and Westlanders both land in Indie, Simulation, RPG on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Simulation, RPG on Steam. Live the Life (2020) is 6 years older than Westlanders (2026). Westlanders has co-op; Live the Life does not. No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Westlanders
Choose Westlanders if you want an Action and Adventure game with Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Westlanders launched in 2026.
Both Live the Life and Westlanders sit in Indie, Simulation, and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Live the Life |  Westlanders | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2026 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG, Early Access | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 57% positive (349 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | One Man Behind | The Breach Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation, RPG on Steam.
- Live the Life (2020) is 6 years older than Westlanders (2026).
- Westlanders has co-op; Live the Life does not.
- Live the Life is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Westlanders has no Deck rating yet.
Live the Life vs Westlanders — FAQ
- Should I play Live the Life or Westlanders first?
- If you want chronology, Live the Life (2020) came out before Westlanders (2026). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Live the Life and Westlanders similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation, RPG on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Live the Life have multiplayer like Westlanders?
- No. Westlanders supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Live the Life is listed as single-player only.