# Games like The Good Life

> The closest matches to The Good Life: Back to the Dawn, Japanese Rural Life Adventure, On Your Tail, Stardew Valley, and My Time at Portia. 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. [Back to the Dawn](https://imho.run/games/1735700/back-to-the-dawn) — Shares time management with The Good Life. 1,201 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1735700/)
2. [Japanese Rural Life Adventure](https://imho.run/games/4158870/japanese-rural-life-adventure) — Also Agriculture and Life Sim, like The Good Life. 51 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4158870/)
3. [On Your Tail](https://imho.run/games/2132560/on-your-tail) — Also Detective and Investigation, like The Good Life. 179 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2132560/)
4. [Stardew Valley](https://imho.run/games/413150/stardew-valley) — A frequent pick in The Good Life players' libraries, and another RPG. 384,187 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/413150/)
5. [My Time at Portia](https://imho.run/games/666140/my-time-at-portia) — Also Agriculture and Life Sim, like The Good Life. 12,030 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/666140/)
6. [Chinatown Detective Agency](https://imho.run/games/1172190/chinatown-detective-agency) — Also Crime and Detective, like The Good Life. 79 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172190/)
7. [Strange Horticulture](https://imho.run/games/1574580/strange-horticulture) — A frequent pick in The Good Life players' libraries, and another Indie. 9,535 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574580/)
8. [Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments](https://imho.run/games/241260/sherlock-holmes-crimes-and-punishments) — A frequent pick in The Good Life players' libraries, and another Adventure. 2,301 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241260/)
9. [Gleaner Heights](https://imho.run/games/786580/gleaner-heights) — A frequent pick in The Good Life players' libraries, and another Action. 237 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/786580/)
10. [STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar](https://imho.run/games/2508780/story-of-seasons-grand-bazaar) — Shares seasonal progression and time management with The Good Life. 1,223 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2508780/)
11. [Before The Green Moon](https://imho.run/games/2323580/before-the-green-moon) — Shares time management with The Good Life. 122 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2323580/)
12. [Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut](https://imho.run/games/247660/deadly-premonition-the-director-s-cut) — Also Detective and Investigation, like The Good Life. 2,041 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/247660/)
13. [Crime O'Clock](https://imho.run/games/1736290/crime-o-clock) — Also Crime and Detective, like The Good Life. 217 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1736290/)
14. [Paradise Killer](https://imho.run/games/1160220/paradise-killer) — Also Crime and Detective, like The Good Life. 2,506 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1160220/)
15. [The Operator](https://imho.run/games/1771980/the-operator) — Also Crime and Detective, like The Good Life. 3,406 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771980/)
16. [Cornucopia®](https://imho.run/games/1681600/cornucopia) — Shares npc scheduling with The Good Life. 270 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1681600/)
17. [Cat Simulator : Animals on Farm](https://imho.run/games/1638340/cat-simulator-animals-on-farm) — Shares fetch quests with The Good Life. 55 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1638340/)
18. [Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale](https://imho.run/games/1694560/inspector-schmidt-a-bavarian-tale) — Also Crime and Detective, like The Good Life. 107 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1694560/)
19. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — Shares time management with The Good Life. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
20. [Roman's Christmas / 罗曼圣诞探案集](https://imho.run/games/926340/roman-s-christmas) — A frequent pick in The Good Life players' libraries, and another Strategy. 82 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/926340/)
21. [Kynseed](https://imho.run/games/758870/kynseed) — Also Life Sim, like The Good Life. 2,516 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/758870/)
22. [Chicken Police - Paint it RED!](https://imho.run/games/1084640/chicken-police-paint-it-red) — Also Crime and Detective, like The Good Life. 674 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1084640/)
23. [The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark](https://imho.run/games/795420/the-darkside-detective-a-fumble-in-the-dark) — Shares fetch quests with The Good Life. 877 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/795420/)
24. [I Was a Teenage Exocolonist](https://imho.run/games/1148760/i-was-a-teenage-exocolonist) — Shares time management with The Good Life. 3,777 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148760/)

## 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=1452500&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1452500&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1452500&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1452500
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1452500
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Good Life

Enjoy everyday life while solving a murder mystery in Rainy Woods - known as the "happiest town in the world" - in this all-new "Debt Repayment RPG"!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1452500
- **Developer:** White Owls Inc.
- **Publisher:** PLAYISM
- **Genres:** Indie, RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Oct 15, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1452500/the-good-life)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1452500&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1452500/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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