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Games like Little Lives

If Little Lives is your kind of game, the closest matches are Raahi, Delivery Guy Simulator and Pact Between Us — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its career difficulty scales realistically, grind for meaningful progression and challenging. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Little Lives: Little Lives is a fun, casual life-sim game. Balance your time between your career, education and relationships as you explore an exciting town filled with possibility.

2024IndieSimulation12.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Houndstooth Games
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Budget friendly alternative to life simsCareer difficulty scales realisticallyGrind for meaningful progressionChallengingContemplativeRelaxing

Players who liked Little Lives also play

Steam players who put hours into Little Lives also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Raahi

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Little Lives fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Little Lives.

    In Raahi, you play as Sandy, a tuk-tuk driver making a life in 1990s Goa. Drive freely, pick up passengers, hear the stories that spill out along the way, fish by the coast, help at a dhaba, collect indie cassettes, upgrade your ride, and race for the championship. Or don’t, its upto you!

    IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  2. Delivery Guy Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Little Lives fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Little Lives.

    Welcome to Delivery Guy Simulator, where you take on the streets of a vibrant city as a determined delivery guy! Navigate bustling city blocks, deliver all kinds of packages and rise to the top of the delivery business.

    IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗
  3. Pact Between Us

    WHY THIS

    Shares time management and a relaxing mood with Little Lives.

    Third-strongest match for Little Lives fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Little Lives.

    "Pact between us" is a FMV. After the loss parents, you and your younger sister become siblings who only have each other. You must tenderly care for her daily life.What kind of woman will your sister grow into? Every arrangement you implement during her upbringing carries profound weight.

    2025IndieSimulationRPG6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. To Pixelia

    WHY THIS

    Shares skill progression and a relaxing mood with Little Lives.

    Ranked #4 for Little Lives fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Little Lives.

    Meet the Pixelians and discover the ultimate life simulator in To Pixelia. As you climb your career ladder of choice, step into the world of politics, art, sports, music, and even crime. Live your dream life in pixels!

    2025SimulationRPGCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Youtubers Life 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Little Lives.

    Ranked #5 for Little Lives fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Little Lives.

    Start from humble beginnings and take charge of the daily life of a wannabe influencer. Balance your day between creating trend-based content, completing tasks to earn money, and building trust with your neighbors to uncover their stories. Are you ready to embark on your road to fame?

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. My Time at Sandrock

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Little Lives.

    Ranked #6 for Little Lives fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Little Lives.

    Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. This Grand Life 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares time management and a contemplative mood with Little Lives.

    Ranked #7 for Little Lives fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Little Lives.

    A money-focused life simulator. Create characters with allergies and addictions. Manage their lives through financial booms and busts. Advance their careers, start a small business, invest in real estate and stocks - or roleplay a penniless hobo.

    2025StrategySimulationRPG13.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Song Of The Prairie

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Little Lives.

    Ranked #8 for Little Lives fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Little Lives.

    Song of The Prairie is a 3D relaxing farm game. A hero who defeat the demon begins a new rural life. Experiencing the fun of exploration to the town. Harvesting giant fruits and crops. Taking care fantastic animals. Dating with someone you like. Just enjoy the farming life only belongs to you!

    2024IndieSimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Little Lives

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Project Zomboid

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Little Lives cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Little Lives.

    Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..

    2013IndieSimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Sims™ 3

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Little Lives cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Little Lives.

    The Sims 3: Create the perfect world with full customization at your fingertips. Refine personalities and help fulfill destinies.

    2011Simulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Sims™ 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Little Lives.

    Reviewers of Little Lives cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Little Lives.

    Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.

    2020AdventureSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. inZOI

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Little Lives.

    Reviewers of Little Lives cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Little Lives.

    "Every life becomes a story" Create your unique story by controlling and observing the lives of 'Zois'. Customize characters and build houses using inZOI's easy-to-use tools to live the life of your dreams and experience the different emotions of life created by its deep and detailed simulation.

    2025AdventureSimulationCasual39.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Sims™ Legacy Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Little Lives.

    Reviewers of Little Lives cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Little Lives.

    The original game you know and love. For Windows 10/11. Create a neighborhood of Sims and guide their lives through careers and romance. Or create chaos with open-ended gameplay that lets you shape their destinies.

    2025SimulationCasual11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares time management and a relaxing mood with Little Lives.

    Reviewers of Little Lives cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Little Lives.

    The game you know and love. For Windows 10/11. In The Sims 2, you direct your Sims over a lifetime. Give them a long existence, or leave their lives in shambles. Guide their characteristics from one generation to the next.

    2025Simulation17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Little Lives at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Little Lives on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Little Lives.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Little Lives on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Little Lives.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Little Lives on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Little Lives.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Little Lives on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Little Lives.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Little Lives on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Little Lives.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Little Lives on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Little Lives.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~77% under Little Lives on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Little Lives.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~54% under Little Lives on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Little Lives.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Little Lives.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Little Lives.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Little Lives.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Little Lives.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Little Lives.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Little Lives.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Little Lives.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Little Lives

Does Little Lives run on Steam Deck?
Little Lives is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Little Lives cost?
Little Lives is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Little Lives?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Little Lives are Raahi, Delivery Guy Simulator, Pact Between Us.
Who developed Little Lives?
Little Lives was developed by Houndstooth Games.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Little Lives.

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