The Use of Life overview

Overview

The Use of Life comes from だらねこげーむず/Daraneko Games and is published by PLAYISM. It arrived on Steam on Nov 26, 2025, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, 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

The Use of Life's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 4 players at 22 September 2026 - 10:33:42 UTC, with a tracked peak near 106. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 90% positive across 743 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Use of Life is available in 4 languages including:

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

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Use of Life has sold up to 24,780 units and has 765 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $353,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

The Use of Life overview details

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

Steam Store description

Development Progress After three and a half years in Early Access, the journey is over and the game has now officially fully released! ※ Please note that the combat system may not suit everyone's preferences so we recommend trying the demo before purchasing the full game. ※ Save data from the demo can be carried over to the full version. About the Game The Use of Life is a multi-ending adventure book style RPG. A Story Influenced by Your Use of Life In this game, your choices as the player will influence Goshe, the main character, as well as his thoughts and various attachments in life, represented by flames. Whether Goshe uses his life for his own selfish purposes or sacrifices himself to help others is entirely up to you. The endings of this game are simply the conclusions of the various ways of life, and there are no "Good" or "Bad" endings. Tense Battles that Balance Stasis and Action The Use of Life features unique battles that combine the strategy of a turn-based battle system with the quick reflexes and action of a QTE system. Each turn, both you and your enemy get to choose 3 actions, which you then take turns to perform. How will you deal with the enemy's upcoming flurry of attacks? How will you time your own attacks to deal the most damage? Your skill and strategy will determine the outcome of battle. Even if you can't defeat an enemy, the game is designed so that you will gradually figure out how to deal with them and win. Boss battles are especially tense, where you frequently have to toe the line between life and death, and we strive to deliver the highest sa…

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Use of Life is listed as a game with $19.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Indie, and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 4 players at 22 September 2026 - 10:33:42 UTC, a tracked peak of 106, and 90% positive reviews.

Overview tags

Choose Your Own AdventureCRPGTurn-Based StrategyJRPGRPG2DTurn-Based CombatStory RichDark FantasyFantasyAdventureQuick-Time EventsSingleplayerIndieEarly Access

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