Games like Life Simulator
Life Simulator finishes in about a while. These games share the most with it, and each one says why.

Citizen of Rome - Dynasty Ascendant
Also life sim, narrative
Guide a Roman family through generations, from commoners toward the Senate and perhaps a consulship, through festivals, marriages, elections and setbacks.
80% steam
Berry Bury Berry
Also narrative · Has an ending
Grow berries in a first-person garden and drop them into a strange hole for cash, upgrading helpers while an unsettling mystery with several endings unfolds.
98% steamhas ending
SpaceplanComplete
Also narrative · Has an ending, about 1–3h
A stranded ship, a potato, and a soundtrack that makes the finale land. A short, focused story idler.
91% steam1–3h ending30% idle
Luna's Fishing Garden
Also narrative · Has an ending
Catch fish, trade them to a fox spirit, and spend the proceeds turning an archipelago into a garden. A short pixel-art story you can keep playing after.
95% steamhas ending
Magic Research 2
Also narrative · Has an ending, about 50–120h
The sequel adds exploration, a spell-crafting system and a much longer story arc.
93% steam50–120h ending55% idle
THE LONGING
Also narrative · Has an ending
Wait 400 real days in an underground palace for a king to wake. The clock runs while the game is closed, so you can explore or simply leave.
92% steamhas ending70% idle
Stone Story RPG
Also narrative · Has an ending, about 15–30h
A hand-animated ASCII RPG that plays itself while you script its behaviour. Gorgeous and strange.
91% steam15–30h ending50% idle
The Last Cat in the Universe
Also narrative · Has an ending
As a space station AI, sweep your cursor over debris to salvage parts and build a warm home for the last cat, in a short story meant for one or two sittings.
94% steamhas ending
Final Profit: A Shop RPGDormant
Also narrative · Has an ending
A story-driven shop RPG where an exiled fae queen builds a business empire, buying buildings for passive income and automating systems over 35+ hours.
95% steamhas ending
Orb of Creation
Also narrative · Has an ending, about 20–40h
Grow a wizard's orb into a world. Spell circles, resource webs, and a real finale.
84% steam20–40h ending50% idle
Increlution
Also narrative · Has an ending, about 40–100h
Live a life, die, and carry your skills into the next one. Queue-based planning with a proper story and a finish line.
85% steam40–100h ending60% idle
Real Life:Choices SimulatorDormant
Also life sim, narrative
Live out a whole life from childhood to career and family, making choices that shift looks, smarts, health and wealth.

akabosDormant
Also narrative · Has an ending
Touch a dog to help it destroy the squares it hates. A tiny clicker with a plot and several endings, played in one sitting.
90% steamhas ending
Astrodle
Also narrative · Has an ending
Shoot blobs in space for Zodiac essences and upgrade your ship on a path to godhood. Both modes have a clear finish reachable in about a day of active play.
91% steamhas ending
Your Chronicle
Also narrative · Has an ending, about 40–100h
Reincarnate across a long fantasy chronicle, each life unlocking the next chapter.
80% steam40–100h ending60% idle
Unlucky MummyUpdated
Also narrative · Has an ending
Open a cursed sarcophagus where each attempt has a 25% chance to find a relic or lose them all. Spend scarabs to improve the odds and unlock six endings.
84% steamhas ending
Feed the Reactor
Also narrative · Has an ending
Feed fuel into a reactor, combine exotic elements for energy, and loop through prestige-style resets to learn the reactor's purpose across multiple endings.
82% steamhas ending
Advent IncrementalComplete
Also narrative · Has an ending, about 20–40h
Twenty-four days, twenty-four interlocking mini-incrementals, one workshop to save Christmas. Built on Profectus.
4.6★ galaxy20–40h ending40% idle
Idle Chapel
Also narrative · Has an ending
Convert cultists into worshipers whose prayers fund your chapel, purify 12 areas, and reset through penance for lasting upgrades in a pixel dark fantasy.
78% steamhas ending
Four Divine Abidings
Also narrative · Has an ending
A Buddhist-inspired idle game where you cultivate four virtues, follow guided tasks and pass through rebirths toward full liberation.
81% steam3.3★ galaxyhas ending50% idle
Journey to Ascension
Also narrative · Has an ending
An active looping incremental in the vein of Prismatic Adventure with no idle waits and a complete story, finished in 10 to 25 hours.
4.4★ galaxyhas ending25% idle
Nomad Idle
Also narrative · Has an ending
Fight hordes automatically while spending stat points, gear levels and passives on a build, following a story that has a defined end.
63% steamhas ending70% idle
Reincarnated as a Dark Lord Before Taking Over the World with Power 999999999
Also narrative · Has an ending
A short idle RPG where a reborn dark lord picks branching paths across lives, with shadow servants to automate and several endings.
4.0★ galaxyhas ending
Immortality Idle
Also life sim · Has an ending
A cultivation-themed time management game: pick daily activities, die, and reincarnate with better aptitudes until you finally become immortal.
3.9★ galaxyhas ending