Games like LIVE A LIVE
If LIVE A LIVE is your kind of game, the closest matches are 武道传说 League of Fighters, Time Commando and Disgraced — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its choices meaningfully alter endings, cinematic storytelling shines and atmospheric. 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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武道传说 League of Fighters
WHY THIS
Top pick for LIVE A LIVE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with LIVE A LIVE.
This is the story of an abandoned baby who was accidentally rescued by two eminent monks. After he grows up, he goes down the mountain to travel the world. This game has multiple endings.
Time Commando
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with LIVE A LIVE.
Second-strongest match for LIVE A LIVE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
For retro gaming lover, discover a jewel of 1996: Time Commando Let's fight across 9 time periods: prehistoric, Roman, feudal Japan, Medieval, Conquistador, the Wild West, and the modern wars
Disgraced
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with LIVE A LIVE.
Third-strongest match for LIVE A LIVE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with LIVE A LIVE.
Disgraced is a unique samurai themed role playing game that allows players to lead a rebellion in a fight for freedom against a cruel and tyrannical Shogun in Feudal Japan.
LunaQuest
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for LIVE A LIVE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with LIVE A LIVE.
This is a medieval fantasy base game with enemies from the future trying to wipe out all of humanity. This is a Turned base JRPG with an Open world concept.
Familia
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with LIVE A LIVE.
Ranked #5 for LIVE A LIVE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with LIVE A LIVE.
Familia follows four protagonists through a journey to retake their homeland. The game’s style is highly influenced by 90s-style Japanese role-playing games like Final Fantasy 1-6.
OCTOPATH TRAVELER™
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for LIVE A LIVE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with LIVE A LIVE.
Eight travelers. Eight adventures. Eight roles to play. Embark on an epic journey across the vast and wondrous world of Orsterra and discover the captivating stories of each of the eight travelers.
Tactics Ogre: Reborn
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for LIVE A LIVE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with LIVE A LIVE.
Tactics Ogre, crown jewel of the tactical role-playing genre, is reborn! Based on the 2010 release, the game features improved graphics and sound, as well as updated game design, bringing to life a new Tactics Ogre that remains true to its roots.
Wandering Sword
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for LIVE A LIVE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with LIVE A LIVE.
Wandering Sword is a Chinese martial-arts RPG where you play a young swordsman caught up in a feud and nearly dies. Escaping the event puts you on the path of pursuing the highest form of martial arts and exploring the pugilistic world to become the great hero you are always destined to be.
Reviewers mention these as similar to LIVE A LIVE
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SaGa Frontier Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with LIVE A LIVE.
Reviewers of LIVE A LIVE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with LIVE A LIVE.
The beloved 1998 RPG Classic, SaGa Frontier, is reborn with improved graphics, additional features, and a new main character!
CHRONO TRIGGER®
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and a nostalgic mood with LIVE A LIVE.
Reviewers of LIVE A LIVE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with LIVE A LIVE.
The timeless RPG classic returns loaded with upgrades! Journey to the forgotten past, to the far future, and to the end of time. A big adventure to save the planet, now begins…
OCTOPATH TRAVELER™
WHY THIS
Reviewers of LIVE A LIVE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with LIVE A LIVE.
Eight travelers. Eight adventures. Eight roles to play. Embark on an epic journey across the vast and wondrous world of Orsterra and discover the captivating stories of each of the eight travelers.
A Space Odyssey
WHY THIS
Reviewers of LIVE A LIVE cross-mention this title as a similar play.
This is a VR game, you can travel the solar system through your VR devices in this game, round trip the Sun,venus,mercury,earth,moon,mars,Saturn,Jupiter,Uranus,Feel the shock of the universe。
OCTOPATH TRAVELER II
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with LIVE A LIVE.
Reviewers of LIVE A LIVE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with LIVE A LIVE.
This game is a brand-new entry in the OCTOPATH TRAVELER series, the first installment of which was initially released in 2018 and sold over 3 million copies worldwide.
Alien
WHY THIS
Reviewers of LIVE A LIVE cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Alien is a visual novel exclusively for adults! This story is about a guy who has been dreaming of having sex with an alien woman for a very long time. At some point, this dream comes true and the guy finally fucked an alien woman!
Street Fighter V
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with LIVE A LIVE.
Reviewers of LIVE A LIVE cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Experience the intensity of head-to-head battles with Street Fighter® V! Choose from 16 iconic characters, then battle against friends online or offline with a robust variety of match options.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below LIVE A LIVE at current Steam store prices.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under LIVE A LIVE on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with LIVE A LIVE.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under LIVE A LIVE on Steam right now. Shares RPG with LIVE A LIVE.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under LIVE A LIVE on Steam right now. Shares RPG with LIVE A LIVE.
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!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under LIVE A LIVE on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with LIVE A LIVE.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under LIVE A LIVE on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with LIVE A LIVE.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with LIVE A LIVE.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with LIVE A LIVE.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with LIVE A LIVE.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with LIVE A LIVE.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with LIVE A LIVE.
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.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with LIVE A LIVE.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with LIVE A LIVE.
A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with LIVE A LIVE.
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.
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More from Square Enix
Other recommendable Steam games by Square Enix, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
NieR:Automata™
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with LIVE A LIVE.
Another title from Square Enix, the studio behind LIVE A LIVE. Shares RPG with LIVE A LIVE.
NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with LIVE A LIVE.
Another title from Square Enix, the studio behind LIVE A LIVE. Shares RPG with LIVE A LIVE.
Join over 30 million adventurers worldwide and take part in an epic and ever-changing FINAL FANTASY. Experience an unforgettable story, exhilarating battles, and a myriad of captivating environments to explore.
FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION
WHY THIS
Another title from Square Enix, the studio behind LIVE A LIVE. Shares RPG with LIVE A LIVE.
Take the journey, now in ultimate quality. Boasting a wealth of bonus content and supporting ultra high-resolution graphical options and HDR 10, you can now enjoy the beautiful and carefully-crafted experience of FINAL FANTASY XV like never before.
FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with LIVE A LIVE.
Another title from Square Enix, the studio behind LIVE A LIVE. Shares Adventure and RPG with LIVE A LIVE.
Cloud Strife, an ex-SOLDIER operative, descends on the mako-powered city of Midgar. The world of the timeless classic FINAL FANTASY VII is reborn, using cutting-edge graphics technology, a new battle system and an additional adventure featuring Yuffie Kisaragi.
FINAL FANTASY VII
WHY THIS
Another title from Square Enix, the studio behind LIVE A LIVE. Shares RPG with LIVE A LIVE.
The RPG classic FINAL FANTASY VII returns to PC, now with brand new online features!
FINAL FANTASY XVI
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with LIVE A LIVE.
Another title from Square Enix, the studio behind LIVE A LIVE. Shares RPG with LIVE A LIVE.
An epic dark fantasy where fates are decided by mighty Eikons and the Dominants who wield them. This is the tale of Clive Rosfield, a tragic warrior who swears revenge on the Dark Eikon Ifrit, a mysterious entity that leaves naught but calamity in its wake.
FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with LIVE A LIVE.
Another title from Square Enix, the studio behind LIVE A LIVE. Shares Adventure and RPG with LIVE A LIVE.
The Unknown Journey Continues... After escaping the city of Midgar, Cloud and his friends set out on a journey across the planet. New adventures await in a vibrant, expansive world in this standalone entry of the FFVII remake trilogy.
NieR Replicant™ ver.1.22474487139...
WHY THIS
Another title from Square Enix, the studio behind LIVE A LIVE. Shares Adventure and RPG with LIVE A LIVE.
The upgraded prequel of NieR:Automata. A kind young man sets out with Grimoire Weiss, a strange talking book, to search for the "Sealed verses" in order to save his sister Yonah, who fell terminally ill to the Black Scrawl.
Frequently asked about LIVE A LIVE
- Is LIVE A LIVE verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — LIVE A LIVE is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does LIVE A LIVE cost?
- LIVE A LIVE is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to LIVE A LIVE?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside LIVE A LIVE are 武道传说 League of Fighters, Time Commando, Disgraced.
- Who developed LIVE A LIVE?
- LIVE A LIVE was developed by Square Enix, historia Inc. and published by Square Enix.
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