# Games like Life is Pointless

> The closest matches to Life is Pointless: Imagine Lifetimes, Reigns: Her Majesty, Trolley Problem, Inc., Thought Experiment Simulator, and Little Inferno. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Imagine Lifetimes](https://imho.run/games/1229570/imagine-lifetimes) — Shares achievement hunting with Life is Pointless. 96 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1229570/)
2. [Reigns: Her Majesty](https://imho.run/games/717640/reigns-her-majesty) — Also Dark Humor, like Life is Pointless. 339 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/717640/)
3. [Trolley Problem, Inc.](https://imho.run/games/1582680/trolley-problem-inc) — A frequent pick in Life is Pointless players' libraries, and another Indie. 758 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1582680/)
4. [Thought Experiment Simulator](https://imho.run/games/2696320/thought-experiment-simulator) — Shares achievement hunting with Life is Pointless. 120 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2696320/)
5. [Little Inferno](https://imho.run/games/221260/little-inferno) — Also Dark Humor, like Life is Pointless. 5,491 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/221260/)
6. [Everything](https://imho.run/games/582270/everything) — Same whimsical mood as Life is Pointless. 2,292 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/582270/)
7. [Far from Noise](https://imho.run/games/706130/far-from-noise) — Also Dark Humor, like Life is Pointless. 90 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/706130/)
8. [Goat Simulator](https://imho.run/games/265930/goat-simulator) — Shares achievement hunting with Life is Pointless. 30,042 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/265930/)
9. [No Time to Relax](https://imho.run/games/829660/no-time-to-relax) — A frequent pick in Life is Pointless players' libraries, and another Strategy. 828 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/829660/)
10. [Human Resource Machine](https://imho.run/games/375820/human-resource-machine) — Same whimsical mood as Life is Pointless. 1,452 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/375820/)
11. [Backfirewall_](https://imho.run/games/1920100/backfirewall) — Shares achievement hunting with Life is Pointless. 231 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1920100/)
12. [Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!](https://imho.run/games/363600/holy-potatoes-a-weapon-shop) — Shares achievement hunting with Life is Pointless. 773 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/363600/)
13. [Leila](https://imho.run/games/2458430/leila) — Shares achievement hunting with Life is Pointless. 148 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2458430/)
14. [There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension](https://imho.run/games/1240210/there-is-no-game-wrong-dimension) — Same whimsical mood as Life is Pointless. 9,373 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1240210/)
15. [Chushpan Simulator](https://imho.run/games/2755330/chushpan-simulator) — A frequent pick in Life is Pointless players' libraries, and another RPG. 72 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2755330/)
16. [Automachef](https://imho.run/games/984800/automachef) — Same whimsical mood as Life is Pointless. 269 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/984800/)
17. [The Stanley Parable](https://imho.run/games/221910/the-stanley-parable) — Shares achievement hunting with Life is Pointless. 28,192 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/221910/)
18. [Loafing Town](https://imho.run/games/3625210/loafing-town) — Shares achievement hunting with Life is Pointless. 60 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3625210/)
19. [Thank Goodness You're Here!](https://imho.run/games/2366980/thank-goodness-you-re-here) — Shares achievement hunting with Life is Pointless. 5,582 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2366980/)
20. [Pikuniku](https://imho.run/games/572890/pikuniku) — A frequent pick in Life is Pointless players' libraries, and another Action. 3,642 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/572890/)
21. [Two Point Campus](https://imho.run/games/1649080/two-point-campus) — Same whimsical mood as Life is Pointless. 2,682 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1649080/)
22. [Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion](https://imho.run/games/1205450/turnip-boy-commits-tax-evasion) — Shares achievement hunting with Life is Pointless. 6,936 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1205450/)
23. [Unboxathon](https://imho.run/games/3565100/unboxathon) — Shares achievement hunting with Life is Pointless. 144 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3565100/)
24. [Emily is Away Too](https://imho.run/games/523780/emily-is-away-too) — Same melancholic mood as Life is Pointless. 3,889 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/523780/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1011130&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1011130&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1011130&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1011130
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1011130
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Life is Pointless

Earn points in an attempt to find meaning in your normally pointless existence.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1011130
- **Developer:** Will deManbey
- **Publisher:** Will deManbey
- **Genres:** Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Feb 4, 2019
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1011130/life-is-pointless)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1011130&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1011130/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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