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Games like LIFELIKE

If LIFELIKE is your kind of game, the closest matches are Daydream, Wireless and A Noite Sem Fim — picked from the ranked list below. 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 LIFELIKE: Lifelikes aren’t real! At least, nobody thought living appliances as smart as humans could be, until all hell broke loose in rural Ohio. Fight back in radio-inspired combat against toasters, lamps, and other living objects as you get to the bottom of a magical mystery in this electromagnetic RPG.

2023IndieRPGEarly Access9.99 USDWindowsby mntsstudio LLC
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Players who liked LIFELIKE also play

Steam players who put hours into LIFELIKE 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. Daydream

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for LIFELIKE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with LIFELIKE.

    A turn-based JRPG with a focus on characters and story.

    2022RPG13.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Wireless

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for LIFELIKE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with LIFELIKE.

    In a world built on wires, you woke up with none. You were designed to be future proof, but the future was unexpected. Now wake up and discover your purpose here.

    2026ActionStrategyAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. A Noite Sem Fim

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for LIFELIKE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with LIFELIKE.

    A Noite Sem Fim é uma aventura com elementos de RPG e combate por turnos por um reino de fantasia medieval onde um conflito entre deuses e ambições humanas marcam a terra.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Eternal Affairs

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for LIFELIKE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with LIFELIKE.

    Recover a stolen artifact and lose your heart as a secret magical agent! Can you uncover an arcane conspiracy before the clock runs out? An interactive, text-based magical romance novel.

    2025IndieRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. God Chosen Place

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for LIFELIKE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with LIFELIKE.

    "God Chosen Place” is a fantasy adventure game that combines visual novel and RPG elements, featuring a rich narrative that weaves an epic journey!

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Xi

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for LIFELIKE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with LIFELIKE.

    "Xi" is a horror puzzle game set in the context of modern Chinese folklore. The story takes place in an long-abandoned mountain mansion. This immersive escape room experience feels a bit too real, with eerie and strange elements everywhere—an empty banquet, an endless corridor.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. 梦魇:无归 Nightmare without return

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for LIFELIKE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with LIFELIKE.

    This is a journey without return When you wake up... In the strange space, the bronze gate that eats people, the strange rules of the game, and the ever-changing nightmare world appear in front of you Everything starts from here

    2022IndieAdventureRPG4.89 USDSteam ↗
  8. Wolfstride

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for LIFELIKE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with LIFELIKE.

    Get wrecked in this immature grown-up RPG about a trio of troublemakers stumbling their way through a giant mecha tournament. Repair and upgrade the team’s hand-me-down rig, pick up odd jobs to pay the bills, and battle the best-of-the-best all while running from the regrettable choices of the past.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under LIFELIKE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with LIFELIKE.

    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 ~50% under LIFELIKE on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with LIFELIKE.

    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. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under LIFELIKE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with LIFELIKE.

    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 ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under LIFELIKE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with LIFELIKE.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under LIFELIKE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with LIFELIKE.

    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 ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under LIFELIKE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with LIFELIKE.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under LIFELIKE on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with LIFELIKE.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under LIFELIKE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with LIFELIKE.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It

    WHY THIS

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

    USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.

    2025IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Control, I'm Not Coming Back

    WHY THIS

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

    Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about LIFELIKE

How much does LIFELIKE cost?
LIFELIKE is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to LIFELIKE?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside LIFELIKE are Daydream, Wireless, A Noite Sem Fim.
Who developed LIFELIKE?
LIFELIKE was developed by mntsstudio LLC.

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 LIFELIKE.

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