Games like LIFE EFFECT
If LIFE EFFECT is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sustained, Blood Sunset and Hope is Fading — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and dark. 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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Sustained
WHY THIS
Top pick for LIFE EFFECT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with LIFE EFFECT.
This is a open world Survival Zombie game with survival mechanics in single player and (PVP) (PVE) in Multiplayer or Co-Op. Join a few friends and look who can survive the island full of zombies and other players trying to survive like you, it has base building, Crafting, food, water, Temperatures.
Blood Sunset
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for LIFE EFFECT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with LIFE EFFECT.
Blood Sunset is an open-world, post-apocalyptic, survival RPG. You happen to find yourself on old deserted islands... full of zombies. You'll have to survive, kill, run away, get food, and resources.
Hope is Fading
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for LIFE EFFECT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with LIFE EFFECT.
In a war torn future, play as a robot piecing together your damaged frame, scavenge for parts and engage in fast paced combat.
CHEMISTS: Area of infection
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for LIFE EFFECT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with LIFE EFFECT.
A year after the global catastrophe, you woke up in a hospital and don't remember anything. You have to not only find out what happened, but also try to survive in this harsh dangerous world.
Abandoned World
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for LIFE EFFECT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with LIFE EFFECT.
Third-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world. After the big disaster you will face bad things
Ashes of Paradise: Aetherion
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for LIFE EFFECT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with LIFE EFFECT.
Ashes of Paradise is an open-world exploration game blending Medieval, Oriental, and Nordic themes. Defeat powerful bosses and embark on a unique journey in this cooperative action-survival RPG.
Project Echo: Downfall
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for LIFE EFFECT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with LIFE EFFECT.
Project Echo is an open-world FPS survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Explore the anomalies of the Downfall Zone, scavenge for resources, craft gear, rebuild your shelter, and uncover a story-rich narrative.
SurrounDead
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with LIFE EFFECT.
Ranked #8 for LIFE EFFECT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with LIFE EFFECT.
SurrounDead is an open world survival game. Taking place in a world ravaged by an apocalyptic catastrophe. The dead reign free and will stop at nothing to kill you.
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ARK: Survival Evolved
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with LIFE EFFECT.
Reviewers of LIFE EFFECT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with LIFE EFFECT.
Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!
SpaceBourne
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with LIFE EFFECT.
Reviewers of LIFE EFFECT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with LIFE EFFECT.
Spacebourne is an open space exploration game with Rpg elements. Its world consists of different factions at war. You as an expert pilot need to choose your side or be on no one's side and create a force of your own. Load up your weapons, Ready your ship and warp to adventure.
Planetaries
WHY THIS
Shares base building, crafting and an atmospheric mood with LIFE EFFECT.
Reviewers of LIFE EFFECT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with LIFE EFFECT.
Experience a vast Sci-fi open-world survival TD game set on a distant planet deep in the universe. Craft, build, mine, trade, explore, and survive in this alien world. Collect Data and defend against waves of enemies seeking to banish you. Enjoy the adventure in Singleplayer or Multiplayer.
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
WHY THIS
Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with LIFE EFFECT.
Reviewers of LIFE EFFECT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with LIFE EFFECT.
The third entry in the Monster Hunter Stories RPG series is here! Twin Rathalos, born in a twist of fate. Monster Hunter Stories is an RPG series set in the Monster Hunter world, where you can become a Rider, raising and bonding with your favorite monsters.
H.E.N.T.A.L.K.E.R.
WHY THIS
Reviewers of LIFE EFFECT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with LIFE EFFECT.
Forget about the rules, there are none here. Just you, your weapon and the endless, ominous wastelands waiting for you to plunge into them. So, are you ready to become a predator among predators? Then welcome to H.E.N.T.A.L.K.E.R.. It will hurt, but damn it will be fun!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below LIFE EFFECT at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~69% under LIFE EFFECT on Steam right now. Shares Indie with LIFE EFFECT.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~69% under LIFE EFFECT on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with LIFE EFFECT.
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!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~56% under LIFE EFFECT on Steam right now. Shares Action and Early Access with LIFE EFFECT.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under LIFE EFFECT on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with LIFE EFFECT.
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?
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under LIFE EFFECT on Steam right now. Shares Action with LIFE EFFECT.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~61% under LIFE EFFECT on Steam right now. Shares Indie with LIFE EFFECT.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under LIFE EFFECT on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with LIFE EFFECT.
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...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~69% under LIFE EFFECT on Steam right now. Shares Indie with LIFE EFFECT.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with LIFE EFFECT.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with LIFE EFFECT.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with LIFE EFFECT.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with LIFE EFFECT.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with LIFE EFFECT.
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.
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with LIFE EFFECT.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
93, Kuindzhi
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with LIFE EFFECT.
Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.
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Frequently asked about LIFE EFFECT
- Does LIFE EFFECT work on Steam Deck?
- LIFE EFFECT is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does LIFE EFFECT cost?
- LIFE EFFECT is listed on Steam at 15.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to LIFE EFFECT?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside LIFE EFFECT are Sustained, Blood Sunset, Hope is Fading.
- Who developed LIFE EFFECT?
- LIFE EFFECT was developed by Effect Studio and published by GAMEPORTAL.CO.
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