Games like The Good Life
Games like The Good Life include L.A. Noire, Stardew Valley, Police Simulator: Patrol Officers, The Precinct, and My Time at Portia. We matched them by the tags players give The Good Life on Steam (Investigation, Life Sim, Open World, Immersive Sim, and Detective): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

L.A. Noire
Shared: Open World · Detective · Crime

Stardew Valley
Shared: Life Sim · RPG · Agriculture

Police Simulator: Patrol Officers
Shared: Open World · Crime · Investigation

The Precinct
Shared: Open World · Detective · Crime

My Time at Portia
Shared: Life Sim · Open World · RPG

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered
Shared: Open World · RPG · Story Rich

Cyber Manhunt
Shared: RPG · Detective · Immersive Sim

The Operator
Shared: Investigation · Detective · Immersive Sim

Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
Shared: Open World · Detective · Investigation

Back to the Dawn
Shared: RPG · Detective · Investigation

Unheard - Voices of Crime
Shared: Detective · Crime · RPG

Paradise Killer
Shared: Investigation · Open World · Detective

WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition
Shared: Life Sim · Open World · Immersive Sim

Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Shared: Investigation · Detective · Crime

Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
Shared: Open World · Crime · Third Person

Kenshi
Shared: Open World · Immersive Sim · RPG

Coral Island
Shared: Life Sim · Agriculture · RPG

Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Shared: Open World · Life Sim · Simulation

No Place Like Home
Shared: Life Sim · RPG · Agriculture

Assassin's Creed® Odyssey
Shared: Open World · RPG · Third Person

Streamer Life Simulator 2
Shared: Life Sim · Immersive Sim · Open World

The Painscreek Killings
Shared: Investigation · Detective · Open World

Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
Shared: Detective · Crime · Investigation

Contradiction: Spot The Liar
Shared: Investigation · Detective · Crime