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24 alternatives to One Life

Interesting take on permadeath in a game. One life only.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. One Life launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Corpse of Discovery▲64

   A first-person surreal exploration game

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 233
   %%30%30: A Game▲608

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Tree of Life▲70

   Sandbox MMO. Do anything (get killed by bears)

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4LG
   Life Goes On, my side project game that turned into a release on Steam▲160

   2014 · lifegoesongame.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Life in Bunker▲67

   A bunker-building survival simulator

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6AG
   A game I made in 48 hours▲85

   Your life is currency (LD44)

   2019 · joemanaco.itch.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Elegy for a Dead World▲60

   A game about writing fiction

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Reap▲69

   A survival game on a mysterious archipelago

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III▲72

   DEATH COMES FOR ALL. DESTINY CHOOSES A FEW.

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Refunct▲70

    Vibrant first-person platformer

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Allison Road▲69

    A PT-esque first-person horror game

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Wings.io▲73

    Another fast paced multiplayer game

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Lettercraft▲86

    A word game

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Wildterra▲58

    Massively multiplayer life simulator in a medieval world.

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15AS
    A short dystopian game I build last weekend▲80

    FYI, I try to release something random on the 1st and 15th of every month, this was my latest. you can see my full list of projects on my twitter: https://twitter.com/lisperati/status/1543003744161484800

    2022 · dreambookgame.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    That Dragon, Cancer▲122

    A videogame developer's love letter to his son

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Warlock's Tower▲62

    A puzzler w/ one brutal rule: one move equals one life lost

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Below▲80

    Explore. Survive. Discover.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    P.A.M.E.L.A.▲62

    An open-world scifi horror

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Dungelot▲56

    Minesweeper meets Roguelike. Death is Guaranteed.

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    DarkMaus▲74

    A challenging action game with a minimalist style

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Undertale▲70

    A super peaceful RPG

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Cogmind▲57

    Sci-fi roguelike

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    One More Dungeon▲67

    Dungeon crawling with a Minecraft style

    2015 · its alternatives →

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