Shows Like The Game of Life

If you liked The Game of Life (2001), a drama and soap series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Distilling Love (2007)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and soap
A romance blossoms between a young country woman and the grandson of the late owner of a tequila company. The young man promises to return and marry his girlfriend once he finishes his studies abroad, unaware that she…
2
What Life Took From Me (2013)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and soap
The beautiful young Montserrat is forced to marry a man she does not love in order to save her family from ruin and maintain their social standing.
3
Marimar (1994)
★ 7/10Also drama and soap
Story of love between Marimar and Sergio. Sergio is from a wealthy family, and Marimar lives with her poor grandparents in a hut in front of the ocean.
4
Rebelde Way (2002)
★ 8/10Also soap and drama
Four teenagers at an elite school in Buenos Aires are drawn together by their love of music, despite their differing social and economic backgrounds.
5
Days of Our Lives (1965)
★ 6.2/10Also soap and drama
The Horton and Brady broods endure the romantic trials of life in Salem, a Midwestern hamlet filled with evil geniuses, star-crossed lovers and a rich family history.
6
The Young and the Restless (1973)
★ 7/10Also soap and drama
The rivalries, romances, hopes and fears of the residents of the fictional Midwestern metropolis, Genoa City. The lives and loves of a wide variety of characters mingle through the generations, dominated by the Newman…
7
El Privilegio de Amar (1998)
★ 7.1/10Also soap and drama
Juan de la Cruz, a young seminarian, visits the home of his mother, Ana Joaquina—a religious zealot who has always imposed her will on her son and instilled in him a calling to serve God. Working in Ana Joaquina’s…
8
Rosalinda (1999)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and soap
Having to serve a sentence for a murder she did not commit but took the blame for, a woman gives her baby to her sister to be raised without knowing the truth. 20 years later she is freed and try to be once again part…
9
Shadows of the Past (2014)
★ 7.3/10Also soap and drama
Two very different families live in the village of Santa Lucía who are involved in a whirlwind of passion, pain, and revenge. The rivaling families are the Mendozas and the Alcocers. Severiano Mendoza and Candela…
10
Curse by the Sea (2009)
★ 7.9/10Also drama and soap
Mar de Amor is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Nathalie Lartilleux with protagonists Zuria Vega, Mario Cimarro and Mariana Seoane and antagonists Ninel Conde, Marcelo Córdoba and Manuel Landeta. This is a…
11
Maria Mercedes (1992)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and soap
María Mercedes, a poor girl who sells lottery tickets, meets a rich man who hates his own family and sees in María Mercedes an opportunity to make their lives miserable.
12
Sed de Venganza (2024)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and soap
Eugenio uses Fernanda for revenge against the Del Pinos, but she changes all.
13
Don't Mess with the Angel (2008)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and soap
When Marichuy was born, her mother—believing she was on the verge of death—handed her over to a priest, who took her to an orphanage. At the age of fourteen, Marichuy ran away from the institution and began wandering…
14
Esmeralda (1996)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and soap
Esmeralda is a telenovela that was released by Televisa in 1997. It is a remake of a 1970 Venezuelan telenovela of that same name, and was itself remade in Brazil in 2004. Another version is Topacio from Venezuela in…
15
Fall Into Temptation (2017)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and soap
Raquel and Damián are happily married with two children. Destiny leads Damián to meet Carolina and feels an undeniable attraction towards her. Damián did not know that Carolina was already married to Santiago Álvarado…
16
Vuelve a mí (2023)
★ 8.6/10Also soap and drama
The kidnapping of her son unleashes a storm in Nuria García's life who, in the most difficult moment, meets Santiago Zepeda; together, they find redemption in the face of adversity.
17
The Impostor (2014)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and soap
La Impostora, is a Spanish-language telenovela presumably to be produced by United States-based television network Telemundo Studios, Miami.
18
Ask God For Forgiveness... Not Me (2015)
★ 7/10Also drama and soap
The story of Renata Flores del Angel, a young woman from a wealthy family who falls for Pablo Ramos, the foreman of her father's estate.
19
Inocente de Ti (2004)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and soap
Inocente de Ti is a Miami-based 130 episode telenovela that first aired on the Univision network in 2005. It features Camila Sodi, Valentino Lanús, and Helena Rojo.
20
The Color of Passion (2014)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and soap
Rebeca murders her sister Adriana to end up with the man she loved, and becomes the step mother of her niece Lucía. Nora, Lucía's half sister and daughter of Rebeca, resents Lucía for the same reasons Rebeca hated…