What game is most like The Game of Life?

Electronic Mall Madness (1989) is the closest match to The Game of Life, sharing childrens game, economic, electronic. It rates 5.6/10 on BoardGameGeek.

What should I play if I like The Game of Life?

Electronic Mall Madness, Monopoly Ultimate Banking, Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters are the top-ranked alternatives to The Game of Life in the MeeplePick database, matched on light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.

Is Electronic Mall Madness harder than The Game of Life?

Compared with The Game of Life, Electronic Mall Madness is same complexity and about the same length (1.2 vs 1.2 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

The Game of Life / Similar games

18 games like The Game of Life

The best games like The Game of Life are Electronic Mall Madness, Monopoly Ultimate Banking and Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Electronic Mall Madness shares childrens game, economic, electronic with The Game of Life.

Every alternative below links to its own The Game of Life-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s childrens game / economic shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of The Game of Life’s 1.2 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. Electronic Mall Madness (1989)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 5.6 · Light
Shares with The Game of Life: Childrens Game, Economic, Electronic, Roll / Spin and Move · 1 of The Game of Life’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs The Game of Life: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
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2. Monopoly Ultimate Banking (2016)
2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 5.7 · Light
Shares with The Game of Life: Economic, Electronic, Roll / Spin and Move · 1 of The Game of Life’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs The Game of Life: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
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3. Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters (2013)
2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
Shares with The Game of Life: Childrens Game, Roll / Spin and Move · 1 of The Game of Life’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs The Game of Life: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
View Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters on Amazon →
4. Harry Potter Diagon Alley Board Game (2001)
3–6 players · 45 min · ★ 5.3 · Light
Shares with The Game of Life: Childrens Game, Economic, Roll / Spin and Move · 1 of The Game of Life’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs The Game of Life: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
5. Scene It? Harry Potter (2005)
2–12 players · 60 min · ★ 5.3 · Medium-light
Shares with The Game of Life: Childrens Game, Electronic, Roll / Spin and Move · 1 of The Game of Life’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs The Game of Life: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 12 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
6. Shark Attack! (1988)
2–4 players · 10 min · ★ 4.7 · Light
Shares with The Game of Life: Childrens Game, Electronic, Roll / Spin and Move · 1 of The Game of Life’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs The Game of Life: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~50 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
7. Pyramid of Pengqueen (2008)
2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.9 · Light
Shares with The Game of Life: Childrens Game, Roll / Spin and Move · 1 of The Game of Life’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs The Game of Life: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~22 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
8. Viva Topo! (2002)
2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.8 · Light
Shares with The Game of Life: Childrens Game, Roll / Spin and Move · 1 of The Game of Life’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs The Game of Life: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~35 min shorter · same complexity
9. Monza (2000)
2–6 players · 10 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
Shares with The Game of Life: Childrens Game, Roll / Spin and Move · 1 of The Game of Life’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs The Game of Life: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~50 min shorter · same complexity
10. Der verzauberte Turm (2012)
2–4 players · 15–25 min · ★ 6.7 · Light
Shares with The Game of Life: Childrens Game, Roll / Spin and Move · 1 of The Game of Life’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs The Game of Life: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~40 min shorter · same complexity
11. Spooky Stairs (2003)
2–4 players · 10–15 min · ★ 6.4 · Light
Shares with The Game of Life: Childrens Game, Roll / Spin and Move · 1 of The Game of Life’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs The Game of Life: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~47 min shorter · same complexity
12. Fireball Island (1986)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.5 · Light
Shares with The Game of Life: Childrens Game, Roll / Spin and Move · 1 of The Game of Life’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs The Game of Life: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
13. Spinderella (2015)
2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.5 · Light
Shares with The Game of Life: Childrens Game, Roll / Spin and Move · 1 of The Game of Life’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs The Game of Life: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~40 min shorter · same complexity
14. Monopoly Gamer (2017)
2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.4 · Light
Shares with The Game of Life: Economic, Roll / Spin and Move · 1 of The Game of Life’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs The Game of Life: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
15. Midnight Party (1989)
2–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.4 · Light
Shares with The Game of Life: Childrens Game, Roll / Spin and Move · 1 of The Game of Life’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs The Game of Life: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 8 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
16. Monopoly Junior (1990)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 4.3 · Light
Shares with The Game of Life: Childrens Game, Economic, Roll / Spin and Move · 1 of The Game of Life’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs The Game of Life: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
17. Valley of the Vikings (2019)
2–4 players · 15–20 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
Shares with The Game of Life: Childrens Game, Roll / Spin and Move · 1 of The Game of Life’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs The Game of Life: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~42 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
18. Clue Harry Potter Edition (2008)
3–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light
Shares with The Game of Life: Childrens Game, Roll / Spin and Move · 1 of The Game of Life’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs The Game of Life: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~30 min shorter · +0.4 heavier

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Frequently asked

What game is most like The Game of Life?: Electronic Mall Madness (1989) is the closest match to The Game of Life, sharing childrens game, economic, electronic. It rates 5.6/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like The Game of Life?: Electronic Mall Madness, Monopoly Ultimate Banking, Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters are the top-ranked alternatives to The Game of Life in the MeeplePick database, matched on light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is Electronic Mall Madness harder than The Game of Life?: Compared with The Game of Life, Electronic Mall Madness is same complexity and about the same length (1.2 vs 1.2 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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