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Games like Short Life
24 games ranked by how much the tags Steam players vote on them overlap with Short Life's. A rare tag counts for far more than one that sits on half the store, and popularity never moves a game up.
What they share most: Simulation, Blood, Gore, Free to Play.
Closest first
1·Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior
99% match · Simulation, Blood
80% of 4,663 reviews positive
2·Viscera Cleanup Detail: Santa's Rampage
91% match · Blood, Simulation
92% of 5,939 reviews positive
3·Happy Room
86% match · Blood, Simulation
91% of 2,977 reviews positive
4·DOOMED
85% match · Blood, Simulation
57% of 188 reviews positive
5·Mutilate-a-Doll 2
85% match · Blood, Simulation
94% of 1,740 reviews positive
6·ICED
84% match · Simulation, Gore
69% of 182 reviews positive
7·Viscera Cleanup Detail
83% match · Simulation, Blood
92% of 23,781 reviews positive
8·STALINGRAD ABATIS
79% match · Blood, Simulation
37% of 38 reviews positive
9·Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle
79% match · Blood, Free to Play
94% of 6,076 reviews positive
10·Dark Places
78% match · Blood, Simulation
56% of 145 reviews positive
11·Drunken Wrestlers
77% match · Blood, Simulation
93% of 640 reviews positive
12·Autopsy Simulator
77% match · Simulation, Blood
52% of 1,631 reviews positive
13·People Playground
77% match · Blood, Gore
98% of 320,561 reviews positive
14·Massive Cleavage vs Zombies: Awesome Edition
74% match · Blood, Gore
49% of 213 reviews positive
15·Masked Forces
74% match · Blood, Gore
68% of 502 reviews positive
16·Hellbound: Survival Mode
74% match · Blood, Free to Play
87% of 1,906 reviews positive
17·Paint the Town Red
74% match · Blood, Gore
96% of 32,672 reviews positive
18·Blood and Bacon
73% match · Blood, Gore
95% of 36,630 reviews positive
19·Serial Cleaner
72% match · Blood, Gore
84% of 4,287 reviews positive
20·High School Simulator
72% match · Simulation, Gore
79% of 352 reviews positive
21·Zombie Shooter
71% match · Blood, Gore
83% of 1,348 reviews positive
22·Merry Glade
71% match · Blood, Gore
94% of 245 reviews positive
23·Blood Trail
71% match · Blood, Gore
80% of 7,656 reviews positive
24·【SCP】器関ノ彷徨 -The will of a single Tale-【DEMOver.】
71% match · Simulation, Gore
90% of 373 reviews positive
Frequently asked
What games are similar to Short Life?
The closest matches to Short Life on Steam are Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior, Viscera Cleanup Detail: Santa's Rampage, Happy Room, DOOMED, Mutilate-a-Doll 2. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with Short Life's, and shared tags include Simulation, Blood, Gore.
How are games like Short Life chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Simulation, Blood, Gore count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches Short Life's. Popularity never affects the ranking.