Life is Pointless overview

Overview

Life is Pointless comes from Will deManbey and is published by Will deManbey. It arrived on Steam on Feb 4, 2019, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Life is Pointless's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 1 players at 8 September 2026 - 04:44:05 UTC, with a tracked peak near 4. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 86% positive across 94 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Life is Pointless is available in 1 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Life is Pointless has sold up to 2,734 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,882. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Life is Pointless overview details

Life is Pointless combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Earn points by doing that which is pointless. Based on the designer’s own struggle with depression, Life is Pointless takes the player on a cerebral and stoic adventure as they try to escape their meaningless existence. Deep and contemplative, the player is forced to repeatedly complete the same mundane tasks in this minimalist experience, watching as the days pass endlessly before them. More of a philosophical argument than a game, Life is Pointless will force you to take a closer look at your own daily actions, and determine if you, too, are in the pointless pursuit of points. Features include: • Over .01 hours of exciting gameplay! • Absolutely no multiplayer capabilities! • Vivid color palette of black, white, off-white, and dark-grey! • Painstakingly produced over the span of almost an entire week! • Two endlessly looping tracks of music, each an astonishing six seconds long! • Revolutionary day and night cycle! • Incredibly smooth learning curve! • Points! But the best part about Life is Pointless is that you don’t even need to be actively playing the game to earn points! For the truly devoted player who wants to live the game, rather than play it, they can minimize the application, and perform their daily computer routines. Even if the game loses focus, it will still record the number of key presses you enter, slowly adding them to your score. At the end of the day, you can go back into the game, and see just how many points your normally pointless existence has earned you! “Fantastic!” - Made up game reviewer #1 “5 stars!” - Made up game reviewer #2 “The greatest…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Life is Pointless is listed as a game with $0.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual. SteamPulse's latest observation records 1 players at 8 September 2026 - 04:44:05 UTC, a tracked peak of 4, and 86% positive reviews.

Overview tags

CasualSimulationFunnyDark Humor

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