Rank 01Why this
Shares emergent storytelling and weapon variety with Extra Lives.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
Games like Extra Lives
- 33 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
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The closest matches to Extra Lives: Infinite Lives, Old School, Hard Time III, The You Testament: The 2D Coming, and Project Zomboid. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares sandbox mode and open world exploration with Extra Lives.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Verified
- 2023
Rank 03Why this
Shares survival management with Extra Lives.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Verified
- 2024
Rank 04 
The You Testament: The 2D Coming
Why this: Shares sandbox mode and survival management with Extra Lives.
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Project Zomboid
Why this: Shares sandbox mode and crafting with Extra Lives.
Rank 06 
How to Survive
Why this: Shares resource management with Extra Lives.
Rank 07 
Left 4 Dead 2
Why this: Also Zombies and Post-apocalyptic, like Extra Lives.
Rank 08 
Welcome to ParadiZe
Why this: Shares crafting and resource management with Extra Lives.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Extra Lives
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
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Shares sandbox mode and survival management with Extra Lives.
- 94% of 78 reviews
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Shares character customization and roguelite progression with Extra Lives.
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- Released: 2023
- Developer: MDickie
- Price: $4.99checked Nov 7
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 89% of 56 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Brutal emergent gameplay with zombies survivors and factions interacting
- Craft items to manipulate faction opinions
- Customize every survivors stats and appearance
- Bleak
- Brutal
- Comedic
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Walking Zombie 2
Why this: Shares open world exploration with Extra Lives.
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Why this: Also Zombies and Post-apocalyptic, like Extra Lives.
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Why this: Explores retro, like Extra Lives.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Infinite Lives
Why this: Shares emergent storytelling and weapon variety with Extra Lives.
Old School
Why this: Shares sandbox mode and open world exploration with Extra Lives.
Hard Time III
Why this: Shares survival management with Extra Lives.
The You Testament: The 2D Coming
Why this: Shares sandbox mode and survival management with Extra Lives.
Project Zomboid
Why this: Shares sandbox mode and crafting with Extra Lives.
How to Survive
Why this: Shares resource management with Extra Lives.
Left 4 Dead 2
Why this: Also Zombies and Post-apocalyptic, like Extra Lives.
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Other recommendable Steam games by MDickie, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Wrestling Empire
Why this: Shares character customization with Extra Lives.
Wrestling Revolution 3D
Why this: Same comedic mood as Extra Lives.
Hard Time
Why this: Shares open ended sandbox and emergent storytelling with Extra Lives.
About Extra Lives
The closest matches to Extra Lives: Infinite Lives, Old School, Hard Time III, The You Testament: The 2D Coming, and Project Zomboid. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Extra Lives is your kind of game, the closest matches are Infinite Lives, Old School and Hard Time III — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as bleak, brutal and comedic, and single out its beat em up and character customization. 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.
About Extra Lives: See how long you can survive in a world full of brainless zombies and heartless humans! Find your place among hundreds of other characters spread across several warring factions, and battle to reclaim every corner of a sprawling city in real-time.
Is Extra Lives worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 89% of 56 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $4.99 (checked Nov 7).
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Brutal emergent gameplay with zombies survivors and factions interacting
- Craft items to manipulate faction opinions
- Customize every survivors stats and appearance
- Deep character editor to create any character imaginable
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Game is literally the def of dumb fun. The game also makes a lot of random transphobic remarks comparing transition to turning into a zombie”
People who play it also play: Infinite Lives, Old School, Hard Time III
Frequently asked about Extra Lives
Can I run it?
Does Extra Lives run on Steam Deck?
Extra Lives is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Extra Lives cost?
Extra Lives is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Extra Lives have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Extra Lives supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
What games are most similar to Extra Lives?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Extra Lives are Infinite Lives, Old School, Hard Time III.
Who developed Extra Lives?
Extra Lives was developed by MDickie.