# Games like Life is Hard

> The closest matches to Life is Hard: Dwarf Fortress, Stronghold: Definitive Edition, Going Medieval, Steel Artery: Train City Builder, and Frostpunk. 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. [Dwarf Fortress](https://imho.run/games/975370/dwarf-fortress) — Also Dwarf and City Builder, like Life is Hard. 23,734 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/975370/)
2. [Stronghold: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/2140020/stronghold-definitive-edition) — Shares unit pathfinding with Life is Hard. 3,039 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2140020/)
3. [Going Medieval](https://imho.run/games/1029780/going-medieval) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Life is Hard. 8,390 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1029780/)
4. [Steel Artery: Train City Builder](https://imho.run/games/3602030/steel-artery-train-city-builder) — Shares resource allocation with Life is Hard. 263 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3602030/)
5. [Frostpunk](https://imho.run/games/323190/frostpunk) — A frequent pick in Life is Hard players' libraries, and another Strategy. 38,272 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/323190/)
6. [Corsair Cove](https://imho.run/games/1368140/corsair-cove) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Life is Hard. 3,443 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368140/)
7. [Banished](https://imho.run/games/242920/banished) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Life is Hard. 25,649 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242920/)
8. [Kapital: Sparks of Revolution](https://imho.run/games/1399700/kapital-sparks-of-revolution) — Shares resource allocation with Life is Hard. 81 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1399700/)
9. [Medieval Dynasty](https://imho.run/games/1129580/medieval-dynasty) — Shares village management with Life is Hard. 18,687 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1129580/)
10. [Driftland: The Magic Revival](https://imho.run/games/718650/driftland-the-magic-revival) — Also God Game and City Builder, like Life is Hard. 732 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/718650/)
11. [Nested Lands](https://imho.run/games/2553040/nested-lands) — Also City Builder and Medieval, like Life is Hard. 132 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2553040/)
12. [The Guild 3](https://imho.run/games/311260/the-guild-3) — Also Economy and Medieval, like Life is Hard. 2,643 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/311260/)
13. [Life is Feudal: Your Own](https://imho.run/games/290080/life-is-feudal-your-own) — Also Medieval, like Life is Hard. 4,271 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/290080/)
14. [Life is Feudal: Forest Village](https://imho.run/games/496460/life-is-feudal-forest-village) — Also City Builder and Medieval, like Life is Hard. 2,129 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/496460/)
15. [Manor Lords](https://imho.run/games/1363080/manor-lords) — Shares resource allocation with Life is Hard. 38,294 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1363080/)
16. [Foundation](https://imho.run/games/690830/foundation) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Life is Hard. 10,915 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/690830/)
17. [Farthest Frontier](https://imho.run/games/1044720/farthest-frontier) — Also City Builder and Medieval, like Life is Hard. 10,450 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1044720/)
18. [Endzone - A World Apart](https://imho.run/games/933820/endzone-a-world-apart) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Life is Hard. 3,338 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/933820/)
19. [Rise to Ruins](https://imho.run/games/328080/rise-to-ruins) — Also God Game and City Builder, like Life is Hard. 5,092 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/328080/)
20. [Crossroads Inn Anniversary Edition](https://imho.run/games/867290/crossroads-inn-anniversary-edition) — A frequent pick in Life is Hard players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,947 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/867290/)
21. [Civitatem](https://imho.run/games/670820/civitatem) — Shares resource allocation with Life is Hard. 71 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/670820/)
22. [Sons of Valhalla](https://imho.run/games/1409830/sons-of-valhalla) — Also City Builder and Medieval, like Life is Hard. 288 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1409830/)
23. [Of Life and Land](https://imho.run/games/1733110/of-life-and-land) — Also City Builder and Medieval, like Life is Hard. 159 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1733110/)
24. [Gold Gold Adventure Gold](https://imho.run/games/3133650/gold-gold-adventure-gold) — Also God Game and City Builder, like Life is Hard. 140 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3133650/)

## 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=414080&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=414080&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=414080&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=414080
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/414080
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Life is Hard

Life is Hard is a godsim town simulator game developed by a two-man-team. Your main aim here is to manage your town. Expand your domain, prevent famine, make war, trade with others, attract new people. Make history!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 414080
- **Developer:** Pirozhok Studio, Vitaliy Ruzankin
- **Publisher:** Pirozhok Studio
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 14, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/414080/life-is-hard)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=414080&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/414080/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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