# Games like Life Eater

> The closest matches to Life Eater: Home Safety Hotline, Static Dread: The Lighthouse, Cultist Simulator, >observer_, and FLATHEAD. 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. [Home Safety Hotline](https://imho.run/games/2357910/home-safety-hotline) — Shares hidden object search and resource management with Life Eater. 2,372 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2357910/)
2. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — Shares resource management with Life Eater. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
3. [Cultist Simulator](https://imho.run/games/718670/cultist-simulator) — Also Lovecraftian and Lore-Rich, like Life Eater. 5,197 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/718670/)
4. [>observer_](https://imho.run/games/514900/observer) — Shares investigation and stealth with Life Eater. 1,920 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/514900/)
5. [FLATHEAD](https://imho.run/games/2840480/flathead) — Shares checkpoint based progression and resource management with Life Eater. 310 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2840480/)
6. [Darkwood](https://imho.run/games/274520/darkwood) — Also Lovecraftian, like Life Eater. 9,910 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274520/)
7. [OFF](https://imho.run/games/3339880/off) — A frequent pick in Life Eater players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,016 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3339880/)
8. [The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker](https://imho.run/games/545540/the-infectious-madness-of-doctor-dekker) — Also FMV and Lovecraftian, like Life Eater. 453 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/545540/)
9. [The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante](https://imho.run/games/1272160/the-life-and-suffering-of-sir-brante) — Also Text-Based and Interactive Fiction, like Life Eater. 2,670 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272160/)
10. [ASYLUM](https://imho.run/games/230210/asylum) — Shares investigation with Life Eater. 254 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230210/)
11. [Terror At Oakheart](https://imho.run/games/2530430/terror-at-oakheart) — Shares checkpoint based progression and resource management with Life Eater. 169 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2530430/)
12. [No, I'm not a Human](https://imho.run/games/3180070/no-i-m-not-a-human) — Explores horror, like Life Eater. 8,691 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3180070/)
13. [The Baby In Yellow](https://imho.run/games/2291340/the-baby-in-yellow) — Shares checkpoint based progression with Life Eater. 810 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2291340/)
14. [Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut](https://imho.run/games/1989270/slay-the-princess-the-pristine-cut) — Also Lore-Rich and Interactive Fiction, like Life Eater. 21,995 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1989270/)
15. [Cabernet](https://imho.run/games/2401410/cabernet) — Shares time management with Life Eater. 1,198 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/)
16. [Dark Nights with Poe and Munro](https://imho.run/games/1098170/dark-nights-with-poe-and-munro) — Also FMV and Dark Comedy, like Life Eater. 248 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098170/)
17. [Vampire Therapist](https://imho.run/games/2481020/vampire-therapist) — Explores narrative driven, like Life Eater. 759 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2481020/)
18. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — A frequent pick in Life Eater players' libraries, and another Action. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
19. [Pathologic 3](https://imho.run/games/3199650/pathologic-3) — Shares resource management with Life Eater. 994 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3199650/)
20. [Killer Frequency](https://imho.run/games/1903620/killer-frequency) — Also Dark Comedy and Interactive Fiction, like Life Eater. 3,531 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1903620/)
21. [Dreams in the Witch House](https://imho.run/games/1902850/dreams-in-the-witch-house) — Shares time management and resource management with Life Eater. 278 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1902850/)
22. [Grunn](https://imho.run/games/2720950/grunn) — Shares environmental puzzle solving with Life Eater. 911 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2720950/)
23. [Worshippers of Cthulhu](https://imho.run/games/2807150/worshippers-of-cthulhu) — Also Lovecraftian and Alternate History, like Life Eater. 701 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2807150/)
24. [Visage](https://imho.run/games/594330/visage) — Same atmospheric mood as Life Eater. 3,985 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594330/)

## 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=2632930&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2632930&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2632930&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2632930
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2632930
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Life Eater

If you don't sacrifice your neighbors, the world ends. Life Eater is a horror fantasy kidnapping simulator where you must become intimately familiar with your targets' lives one intrusive action at a time... and hope that the dark god you serve is even real.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2632930
- **Developer:** Strange Scaffold
- **Publisher:** Strange Scaffold, Frosty Pop
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 16, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2632930/life-eater)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2632930&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2632930/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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