Games like Hard Life
Games like Hard Life include Slime Rancher, Internet Cafe Simulator 2, Way of the Hunter, Garry's Mod, and Disney Dreamlight Valley. We matched them by the tags players give Hard Life on Steam (Casual, Adventure, Life Sim, Sandbox, and FPS): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Slime Rancher
Shared: Adventure · Exploration · Sandbox

Internet Cafe Simulator 2
Shared: Exploration · Sandbox · 3D

Way of the Hunter
Shared: Adventure · FPS · Exploration

Garry's Mod
Shared: Sandbox · Casual · FPS

Disney Dreamlight Valley
Shared: Life Sim · Adventure · Exploration

theHunter: Call of the Wild™
Shared: FPS · Hunting · Sandbox

TOGETHER BnB
Shared: 3D · Life Sim · FPS

Terraria
Shared: Sandbox · Adventure · Exploration

Mon Bazou
Shared: Life Sim · Sandbox · Exploration

Fallout 4
Shared: Adventure · Exploration · First-Person

The Long Dark
Shared: Exploration · Adventure · Sandbox

The Forest
Shared: Adventure · First-Person · Sandbox

Fresh Start Cleaning Simulator
Shared: 3D · First-Person · Casual

Far Cry® 5
Shared: FPS · Exploration · First-Person

My Time at Portia
Shared: Life Sim · Casual · Adventure

VLADiK BRUTAL
Shared: FPS · Adventure · Casual

Far Cry 3
Shared: Adventure · FPS · First-Person

Starbound
Shared: Sandbox · Adventure · Casual

Rust
Shared: Adventure · Sandbox · First-Person

No Man's Sky
Shared: Exploration · Adventure · Sandbox

Stranded Deep
Shared: Adventure · Exploration · First-Person

Finnish Cottage Simulator
Shared: Casual · 3D · Life Sim

Far Cry® 2
Shared: FPS · Adventure · First-Person

Far Cry® Primal
Shared: Adventure · First-Person · Hunting