Single-player games like Life's Too Short!
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Life's Too Short!, 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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Serial Killer Life
Single-player alternative to Life's Too Short! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Life's Too Short!.
Poison, electric shock, collapse, spikes, fake accidents, are your lethal tools for making money. Your imagination is your crime efficiency only border. Please note that you can use hotel guests to achieve your highest priority of robbing the bank’s vault.
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HIIT
Single-player alternative to Life's Too Short! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Life's Too Short!.
Trapped on a mysterious planet, HIIT finds himself in a hostile world filled with challenges to overcome. Explore this Metroidvania adventure focused on platforming and puzzles to uncover what happened in Zaruma before your arrival.
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MOJITO Woody's Rescue
Single-player alternative to Life's Too Short! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Life's Too Short!.
A parkour platformer game about a cube-shaped cat named Mojito that team up with Lana, a little yarn ball to rescue his best dog friend from an evil cucumber in a cute 3d adventure with sandbox levels, platforming challenges and exploration zones.
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Crankles
Single-player alternative to Life's Too Short! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Life's Too Short!.
3rd person arcade platformer where you play as Crankles - a cat who despises everything and doesn't really care. But kicking some dog butts is better than doing nothing, right? Retrieve the stolen cat toys, learn new skills and uncover all secrets! The fate of The Purring Island is in your paws!
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The Courier
Single-player alternative to Life's Too Short! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Life's Too Short!.
The Courier is an open world game about running a mail delivery business on a mysterious island. The more letters you deliver, the more you uncover the island's secrets.
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The Search For Fran
Single-player alternative to Life's Too Short! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Life's Too Short!.
" The Search for Fran " Welcome to the City Park. You are here to search for Fran. While searching, You can also talk with people and go on Quests , Collect Glorbs , Throw a Ball , Drive a Car , Fly a Ship , Fix Traffic Jams, Try a "Challenge" and much more !
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Infinity Nikki
Single-player alternative to Life's Too Short! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Life's Too Short!.
Embark on a cozy open-world adventure filled with vast landscape, mystical puzzles and unexpected platforming challenges. Dress up not just for style, but to unravel hidden mysteries, interact with a vibrant environment, and experience the freedom to explore at your own pace.
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Biped 2
Single-player alternative to Life's Too Short! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Life's Too Short!.
Biped 2 is a coop action adventure game with a strong focus on moment-to-moment collaboration alone or between 2 or 4 players.