Rank 01Why this
Also Base-Building and Automation, like Lifecraft.
- $24.99 (Price checked Oct 17)
- Deck Playable
- 2015
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The closest matches to Lifecraft: Big Pharma, Final Factory, Satisfactory, AutoForge, and Atrio: The Dark Wild. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- 2024
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- Deck Verified
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Ecosystem
Why this: Also God Game and Science, like Lifecraft.
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Timberborn
Why this: Also Science and Base-Building, like Lifecraft.
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- Released: 2024
- Developer: Pixbits
- Price: $22.99checked Oct 17
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 85% of 82 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Simulation, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Cellular expansion via manufacturing
- Oxidation forces smart early game design
- Real world biochemistry mechanics
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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Why this: Same contemplative mood as Lifecraft.
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Why this: Also Base-Building and Automation, like Lifecraft.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Lifecraft at current Steam store prices.
Gridworld
Why this: Also God Game and Science, like Lifecraft.
Project Hospital
Why this: Also Isometric and Life Sim, like Lifecraft.
FortressCraft Evolved!
Why this: Also Base-Building and Automation, like Lifecraft.
Odd Realm
Why this: Also God Game and Base-Building, like Lifecraft.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Lifecraft, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Cell to Singularity - Evolution Never Ends
Why this: Also God Game and Science, like Lifecraft.
Life Makeover
Why this: Also God Game and Life Sim, like Lifecraft.
Plasma
Why this: Also Automation and Crafting, like Lifecraft.
CHKN
Why this: Also Life Sim and Crafting, like Lifecraft.
Fallout Shelter
Why this: Also Base-Building and Crafting, like Lifecraft.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Satisfactory
Why this: Also Base-Building and Automation, like Lifecraft.
Planetary Life
Why this: Also God Game and Science, like Lifecraft.
About Lifecraft
The closest matches to Lifecraft: Big Pharma, Final Factory, Satisfactory, AutoForge, and Atrio: The Dark Wild. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Lifecraft is your kind of game, the closest matches are Big Pharma, Final Factory and Satisfactory — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its bacterial interaction and cellular expansion. 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.
About Lifecraft: Survive and evolve as an organism with this simulation game in which you will literally start as a single cell and manage and organize all its functions to a fully fledged system! Assemble, breathe, eat, fight threats, produce energy, grow, anything is possible!
Is Lifecraft worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 85% of 82 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
- Price: $22.99 (checked Oct 17).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 18 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Cellular expansion via manufacturing
- Oxidation forces smart early game design
- Real world biochemistry mechanics
- Science education feels authentic
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I want to like this game so much, it's unique, no doubt, but grabbing things is a masterful work of frustration. Dropping items on other things requires multiple clicks sometimes to get it to drop (no, it's not my mouse). And pathing…”
“This game is not recommended in its current state, though it likely will be much better later. The ideas in this game are brilliant, and it is the start of something great, but currently, it's just too slow and tedious. Ideally in a…”
People who play it also play: Big Pharma, Final Factory, Satisfactory
Frequently asked about Lifecraft
Can I run it?
Does Lifecraft run on Steam Deck?
Lifecraft 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 Lifecraft cost?
Lifecraft is listed on Steam at 22.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Lifecraft?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lifecraft are Big Pharma, Final Factory, Satisfactory.
Who developed Lifecraft?
Lifecraft was developed by Pixbits.