Games like D Life
If D Life is your kind of game, the closest matches are Denshi Life 2 / デンシライフ 2, THE XEN and Breath of Digital God — picked from the ranked list below. 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.
Get personalized picks →About D Life: This is a new genre of game that uses mutation and wind to explore electronic life forms and take pictures. The sound system by industry veteran Yuriko Keino features background music that changes depending on the current situation.
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Steam players who put hours into D Life also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Denshi Life 2 / デンシライフ 2
WHY THIS
Top pick for D Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with D Life.
Control life forms, represented by the movement of particles, through “mutation”, “wind”, and “activation” to take the pictures directed by the mission! The simple, new gameplay of the previous title has been developed in a more accessible way, with greatly enhanced visuals and sound.
THE XEN
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for D Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with D Life.
Add up to 10. THE XEN is an adrenaline-pumping puzzle roguelike where every number counts. Test your game sense against the world.
Breath of Digital God
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for D Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with D Life.
Become a digital god in a fast-paced meditave bullet hell. Freeze time, reverse reality, and survive waves of chaotic energy synced to music. Master your abilities and reach the highest level of reality.
HypnoTiles
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for D Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with D Life.
HypnoTiles is a puzzle game of the falling blocks variety. Its psychedelic graphics, hypnotic soundtrack and absorbing gameplay put the player in an almost trance-like state. Features 3 game modes and online highscores.
80's Mania Pinball
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for D Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with D Life.
Throwback to the golden age of arcade with this incredible pinball machine. Simple, funny and hard to dominate.
Waves
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for D Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with D Life.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
I, Robot
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for D Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with D Life.
Jeff Minter is back with another unique take on a 1980s Atari arcade game: I, Robot. Reimagined in Minter’s signature assault of colors, shapes and sounds, this new take on the eclectic arcade title is built from the ground up with new challenges, new twists, and a whole lot of llamas.
Mixolumia
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for D Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with D Life.
Mixolumia is an entrancing musical arcade puzzler where diamond blocks slide together on a gem-shaped board and explode in glittering chain reactions.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below D Life at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under D Life on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with D Life.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under D Life on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with D Life.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under D Life on Steam right now. Shares Indie with D Life.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under D Life on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with D Life.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~79% under D Life on Steam right now. Shares Indie with D Life.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under D Life on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with D Life.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under D Life on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with D Life.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under D Life on Steam right now. Shares Indie with D Life.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
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 with D Life.
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 D Life.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with D Life.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with D Life.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 D Life.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with D Life.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with D Life.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Mindware, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Super Chain Crusher Horizon
WHY THIS
Another title from Mindware, the studio behind D Life. Shares Action and Indie with D Life.
Super Chain Crusher Horizon is the largest, longest, most incredible PC shooting game in history with a two-player mode that is revolutionary. And, it’s loaded with game modes that solve the problems had by most shoot ‘em ups.
Cosmic Cavern 3671 宇宙最大の地底最大の作戦
WHY THIS
Another title from Mindware, the studio behind D Life. Shares Action and Indie with D Life.
Cosmic Cavern was published in July 1980 by Takaya Arita, currently a professor at Nagoya University. This “Tactical Digging Game,” which existed two years prior to Dig Dug as the original sandbox game, has now been dramatically powered up!
Pinball Parlor
WHY THIS
Another title from Mindware, the studio behind D Life. Shares Action and Indie with D Life.
A concept anyone can instantly understand. The joy of experiencing a novelty not found in any other game. A game you will want to play again and again after only a short period of time.
SPACE MOUSE 35th Anniversary edition
WHY THIS
Another title from Mindware, the studio behind D Life. Shares Action and Indie with D Life.
Guide Alice, cat astronaut extraordinaire, to the top of the building without being caught by the vicious Space Mice. The original version of this vertically-scrolling maze game was released in September 1981 for the PC-8001. It was designed by Takanari Suzuki, Japan’s first star game creator.
４人打ちアクション麻雀 / ACTION MAHJONG
WHY THIS
Another title from Mindware, the studio behind D Life. Shares Action and Indie with D Life.
Don't draw the tiles you want! Push and get them! A new mahjong game that goes beyond mahjong, a mah-jong game that will play the most exciting and make the biggest noise ever in history, is here at last!
HEIANKYO ALIEN / 平安京エイリアン
WHY THIS
Another title from Mindware, the studio behind D Life. Shares Action and Indie with D Life.
The Heiankyo Alien, developed on a personal computer and released in 1979 as an arcade game from Denki Onkyo, is now ported and arranged for Windows! Arranged version "Heiankyo Alien 3671" is a time-based game, overwhelmingly addictive and euphoric, with new features such as seven items buried in the field, various scoring...
COSMIC SNAKE 8473/3671(HAMLETs)
WHY THIS
Another title from Mindware, the studio behind D Life. Shares Action and Indie with D Life.
First time is history! Here comes the game to beat enemies by "roof-fall"! We have implemented this idea into the good old snake game which we've enjoyed for so many years, but with a side-view angle.
ALIEN FIELD
WHY THIS
Another title from Mindware, the studio behind D Life. Shares Action and Indie with D Life.
Totally new, attack! Rogue Like Dot Eat! Psychedelic full throttle! Explode your concentration in 3 minutes and knock out the high score!
Frequently asked about D Life
- How much does D Life cost?
- D Life is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to D Life?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside D Life are Denshi Life 2 / デンシライフ 2, THE XEN, Breath of Digital God.
- Who developed D Life?
- D Life was developed by Mindware.
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