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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 — Steam game cover

    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.

    2022RPG13.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wireless — Steam game cover

    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.

    2026ActionStrategyAdventure7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    A Noite Sem Fim — Steam game cover

    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.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Eternal Affairs — Steam game cover

    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.

    2025IndieRPG4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    God Chosen Place — Steam game cover

    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!

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Xi — Steam game cover

    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.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    梦魇:无归 Nightmare without return — Steam game cover

    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

    2022IndieAdventureRPG4.89 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wolfstride — Steam game cover

    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.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →