Choose Last Days
Choose Last Days if you want a RPG and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Last Days launched in 2016.
Last Days vs Life After The Living
Last Days and Life After The Living both land in Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Last Days (2016) is 2 years older than Life After The Living (2018). Last Days is free; Life After The Living is paid (8.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Life After The Living
Choose Life After The Living if you want a Simulation experience. Life After The Living launched in 2018.
Both Last Days and Life After The Living sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Last Days |  Life After The Living | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play, Early Access, Violent, Gore | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Early Access, Violent, Gore |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 8.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 40.9% positive (22 reviews) | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | CrackedGhostGames | J&J Game Dev's |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Last Days (2016) is 2 years older than Life After The Living (2018).
- Last Days is free; Life After The Living is paid (8.99 USD).
Last Days vs Life After The Living — FAQ
- Should I play Last Days or Life After The Living first?
- If you want chronology, Last Days (2016) came out before Life After The Living (2018). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Last Days and Life After The Living similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is Last Days free?
- Yes — Last Days is a free-to-play Steam title. Life After The Living is paid (8.99 USD).