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Games like Lifelines

If Lifelines is your kind of game, the closest matches are Fables of the Kingdom 6, Fables of the Kingdom 5 and Attrition Line — 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.

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About Lifelines: You are the mayor, and the town keeps count. Connect every home to water and power across a shifting grid, survive the elections, and see how many years you can hold the office.

2026StrategyIndieSimulationCasualWindows · macOS · Linuxby ToKaBa Games
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Steam players who put hours into Lifelines 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. Fables of the Kingdom 6

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Lifelines fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Lifelines.

    Fables of the Kingdom 6 is a new chapter in this fairy-tale time management strategy. Manage resources, construct forts, and command classic heroes, defeat the Queen of the Underworld, and stop your sworn enemy!

    StrategySimulationCasualSteam ↗
  2. Fables of the Kingdom 5

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Lifelines fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Lifelines.

    Fables of the Kingdom 5 is a new chapter in the fairy-tale time-management strategy series. Manage resources, construct buildings, use magic, see through the lies of illusions, and solve the secret of the mysterious voice to break the chains of the mirror world once and for all!

    StrategyCasualSteam ↗
  3. Attrition Line

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Lifelines fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lifelines.

    A factory game about building an army. Mine, smelt, and manufacture soldiers on an assembly line, then send them to fight a swarm that grows every hour. The more you automate, the bigger your army. Fall behind and the line breaks.

    2027StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  4. Aquapark Tycoon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Lifelines fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lifelines.

    Build the ultimate waterpark paradise in this classic tycoon simulation game! Design & customize water slides, pools, and saunas to fulfill your guests' needs. Combine creativity, strategy, and management to make a splash in the world of water parks and become the ultimate Aquapark Tycoon!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation20.69 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Cinema Theater Tycoon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Lifelines fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lifelines.

    Tycoon game where you manage your movie theater through more than 100 years of history. Build and customize your cinematic empire without being overtaken by the evolution of the 7th art.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  6. Middle Management

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Lifelines fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lifelines.

    Middle Management is a satirical office building and management game. Design an office. Hire the right talent. Spread your tentacles. Keep your rebellious workers productive. Delve into brains to design the perfect employees. DON'T YOU DARE cross your boss or his INFLUENTIAL clients.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  7. Farm Manager World

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Lifelines fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lifelines.

    Dive into the agricultural life with Farm Manager World! Manage your own farm across vibrant global locations, cultivate exotic crops, and build your agribusiness empire. Welcome to sustainable farming at its finest.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation11.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Mini City: Mayhem

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Lifelines fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lifelines.

    Build, plan, and flourish while the time is running! Mini City: Mayhem is a chaos-filled city-builder where you build against time. Become the mayor of a tiny town, plop down tiny building blocks to build a working city to progress. Become the greatest urban planner of all time!

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗

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 Lifelines.

    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.

    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 with Lifelines.

    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 Indie with Lifelines.

    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 and Simulation with Lifelines.

    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 Simulation with Lifelines.

    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 Indie with Lifelines.

    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. 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 Lifelines.

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Lifelines

What games are most similar to Lifelines?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lifelines are Fables of the Kingdom 6, Fables of the Kingdom 5, Attrition Line.
Who developed Lifelines?
Lifelines was developed by ToKaBa Games and published by CidQu Limited.

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 Lifelines.

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