The Best Life Games

Update : Closer The Distance added at rank #23.
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CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience (2020)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

CHANGE is an award nominated homeless survival experience set in a randomly created city with rogue-like elements. Explore, survive, earn perks, find items & kindness to develop your character & escape to a new life. Over 7 years of development & over 200 updates so far!


  • choices
  • rogue-like
  • time-management
  • life
  • dynamic
  • lgbtq
  • conversation
  • character
  • narration
  • relaxing
  • customization
  • survival
  • political
  • multiple-endings
  • 2d

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Potato Survival (2022)

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PC Windows

Potato Survival is a short story game about a character who lives alone on the open sea. Collect potatoes and try to survive for 21 days with the knowledge you gain daily. Unlock new skills to create a more meaningful day to day life!

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  • life
  • education
  • rpgmaker
  • simulation
  • 2d
  • funny
  • survival
  • casual
  • single-player

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A Story Beside (2022)

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PC Windows

Step into the shoes of Lyric, the humble innkeeper in a quiet mountain village, as she reflects upon a lifetime of poignant memories, heartwarming friendships, and bittersweet choices — proving along the way that you don't have to slay dragons to be the hero of your own story.

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  • choices
  • emotional
  • life
  • romance
  • rpgmaker
  • fiction
  • story
  • top-down
  • relaxing
  • interactive
  • lgbtq
  • exploration
  • pixel
  • adventure
  • fantasy

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A Taste of the Past (2022)

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PC Windows

What do you do when you lose someone you love? A Taste of the Past is an emotional sidescroller about reconnecting with your Chinese culture while navigating a train to the afterlife. Featuring a wholesome story, cooking minigames, and hope.

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  • life
  • immersive
  • walking-simulator
  • hand-drawn
  • scroller
  • fiction
  • simulation
  • text
  • point-and-click
  • visual-novel
  • stylized
  • interactive
  • cartoony
  • third-person
  • anime

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Farlands (2024)

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early access Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Congratulations, you’ve bought your own planet! An agrarian rock at the edge of the galaxy that, for some reason, was practically being given away for free. So the time has come to leave your hectic, stressful life in an overcrowded metropolis for a more rural and rewarding life.

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  • simulation
  • fishing
  • agriculture
  • farming
  • life
  • collectathon
  • building
  • resource-management
  • space
  • sandbox
  • futuristic
  • crafting
  • cute
  • exploration
  • relaxing

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WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition (2019)

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early access Mac OS PC Windows

Live the life of a wild wolf in a realistic ecological simulation set in Yellowstone National Park.

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  • simulation
  • life
  • cooperative
  • hunting
  • survival
  • education
  • nature
  • pve
  • rpg
  • immersive
  • open-world
  • single-player

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My Child Lebensborn Remastered (2023)

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My Child Lebensborn is a story-driven nurture game based on real events. Play as the adoptive parent of Karin or Klaus, and experience the struggles they go through alongside them. Balance your time and resources wisely, while helping your child cope with the effects of hatred.


  • simulation
  • life
  • emotional
  • immersive
  • story
  • choices
  • war

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Cabin Fever (2021)

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An off-grid cabin. A tech-savvy loner. One ray of sunshine in a bleak, ruined world. Cabin Fever is a slice-of-life visual novel with meaningful player choices, multiple endings to explore, and a story that will touch your heart.


  • dating-sim
  • romance
  • visual-novel
  • simulation
  • life
  • immersive
  • fiction
  • narrative
  • off-grid
  • story
  • interactive
  • linear
  • explore
  • single-player
  • cute

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Growing Up: Life of the 90s (2022)

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In an era of rapid social change as well as the soaring rise of pop culture, your journey through life will be accompanied by both endearing friends and a nostalgic city, with more than 30 locations to explore. With more than 200 skills to acquire and master, you will have the ultimate freedom to shape the future of your character and end up with one of 42 unique careers!


  • choices
  • life
  • lgbtq
  • soundtrack
  • simulation
  • multiple-endings
  • emotional
  • story
  • romantic
  • hand-drawn

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Behind Glass: Aquarium Simulator (2021)

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Aquascape your very own aquariums on your PC using Behind Glass. Using our realistic 3D aquarium engine, you can enjoy the details of lifelike fish, plants, decorations, algae, etc. Topped with realistic water and lighting effects, your monitor becomes a fish tank. Virtual aquascaping is so easy!

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  • life
  • simulation
  • idler
  • nature
  • underwater
  • submarine
  • clicker
  • farming
  • education
  • building
  • relaxing
  • 3d
  • realistic
  • family-friendly
  • physics

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