Single-player games like LIFELIKE
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to LIFELIKE, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Daydream
Single-player alternative to LIFELIKE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with LIFELIKE.
A turn-based JRPG with a focus on characters and story.
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Wireless
Single-player alternative to LIFELIKE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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A Noite Sem Fim
Single-player alternative to LIFELIKE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Eternal Affairs
Single-player alternative to LIFELIKE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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God Chosen Place
Single-player alternative to LIFELIKE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!
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Xi
Single-player alternative to LIFELIKE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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梦魇:无归 Nightmare without return
Single-player alternative to LIFELIKE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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
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Wolfstride
Single-player alternative to LIFELIKE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.