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Games like Signs of Life

If Signs of Life is your kind of game, the closest matches are Edge of Space, ROKH and Starbound — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its intuitive interface innovations, quirky sense of humor 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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About Signs of Life: Signs of Life is a sci-fi survival sandbox platformer with a combination of procedurally generated and hand-crafted content. You'll explore mysterious locations, Mine blocks for resources, and meet strange (and some familiar) creatures, some of which don't even want to kill you and eat your corpse.

2014ActionIndieAdventureRPGCasualEarly Access9.99 USDWindowsby Sweet Dog Studios
Signs of Life — Steam game cover
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Ethereal vibe from setting and musicIntuitive interface innovationsQuirky sense of humorAtmosphericCozyRelaxing

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Steam players who put hours into Signs of 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.

  1. Edge of Space

    WHY THIS

    Shares combat, crafting and an atmospheric mood with Signs of Life.

    Top pick for Signs of Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Signs of Life.

    Suit up as an operative of the Ark Corporation, sent to the farthest reaches of the universe in search of habitable planets to terraform. However, after the long space journey you awaken from cryosleep to find that your ship has gone way off course and is disabled near a strange new world.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. ROKH

    WHY THIS

    Shares crafting and an atmospheric mood with Signs of Life.

    Second-strongest match for Signs of Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Signs of Life.

    Have you got what it takes to survive on Mars? ROKH is a multiplayer survival game featuring scientific realism and extremely deep crafting and building. Make the red planet your sandbox and create a thriving colony.

    2017ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  3. Starbound

    WHY THIS

    Shares crafting and an atmospheric mood with Signs of Life.

    Third-strongest match for Signs of Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Signs of Life.

    You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...

    2016ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Star Rangers™ XE

    WHY THIS

    Shares crafting and an atmospheric mood with Signs of Life.

    Ranked #4 for Signs of Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Signs of Life.

    Explore space and build on other worlds in Star Rangers! Star Rangers is a space exploration and construction game that allows players to build habitats and spacecraft, acquire gear and explore the solar system.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Boundless

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Signs of Life.

    Ranked #5 for Signs of Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Signs of Life.

    Shape your citizen, forge your destiny and sculpt your world in this epic voxel sandbox MMO built on endless possibility.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Signs of Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Signs of Life.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Osiris: New Dawn

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Signs of Life.

    Ranked #7 for Signs of Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Signs of Life.

    Osiris: New Dawn is an unforgiving near future space survival game with a cinematic feel and elements of horror. Play as a Mission Specialist in single or multiplayer to build your planetary base, pilotable vehicles, and controllable drones as you explore a dangerous solar system far from Earth.

    2023ActionIndieAdventureDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Warhorn

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Signs of Life.

    Ranked #8 for Signs of Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Signs of Life.

    The Warhorn is a medieval RPG mixed with city-building and management elements. Play as an adventurer who decided to leave his dull life as a lumberjack behind to explore a dangerous world full of puzzles in the pursuit of the most valuable relic mankind has ever seen: The Warhorn!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Signs of Life at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Signs of Life on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Signs of Life.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Signs of Life on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Signs of Life.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Signs of Life on Steam right now. Shares Action with Signs of Life.

    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.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Signs of Life on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Signs of Life.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Signs of Life on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Signs of Life.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Signs of Life on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Signs of 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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Signs of Life on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Signs of Life.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Signs of Life on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Signs of Life.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Signs of Life.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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 Signs of 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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Signs of Life.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Signs of Life.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Signs of 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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 Casual with Signs of Life.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Signs of 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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Signs of Life.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Signs of Life

How much does Signs of Life cost?
Signs of Life is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Signs of Life have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Signs of Life supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Signs of Life?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Signs of Life are Edge of Space, ROKH, Starbound.
Who developed Signs of Life?
Signs of Life was developed by Sweet Dog Studios.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Signs of Life.

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