Short Life overview

Overview

Short Life comes from gametornado and is published by gametornado. It arrived on Steam on Nov 14, 2018, and it sits naturally among Single-player, In-App Purchases, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, and Xbox so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Short Life's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 1 players at 25 September 2026 - 00:30:31 UTC, with a tracked peak near 3. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 71% positive across 194 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Short Life is available in 1 languages including:

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Short Life has sold up to 5,010 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Short Life overview details

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

Steam Store description

Short Life is an awesome platform game with a unique twist – you must control our hero and attempt to guide him through a series of different levels. This might sound conventional, but you must also guide him safely without causing him harm or dislodging any of his limbs! The game contains extra level packs and level editor! (You need to purchase "Premium membership" to be able to save the created level in level editor or play extra level pack.) Watch out for various obstacles on each level – you must avoid contact with spikes, jump over mines and look out for other devastating traps. The various traps will cause unimaginable harm to your hero – mines for example will blow your character into tiny gory pieces! This game requires great timing and reflexes and is a huge amount of fun! - Plenty of traps that are waiting for you -You can jump, crouch, run and hold to avoid the traps -Unlock-able heroes (You need to purchase "Premium membership" to be able to unlock new heroes.) Short Life is a bizarre and funny rag-doll running and jumping game. What’s your goal? Just don’t die. Try to get to the end of every level without being painfully killed by all those spikes, saws, bombs and many other kinds of deadly traps. Pay attention to the hints on the screen, they could save your life, and also try collect all stars on your way to unlock new characters. How many times are you going to die trying to complete all levels? Life is short? Find out right now! Have fun with Short Life! The life of a video game hero can be very short, especially when taking unnecessary risks. And the gam…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Short Life is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, In-App Purchases, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Indie, and Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 1 players at 25 September 2026 - 00:30:31 UTC, a tracked peak of 3, and 71% positive reviews.

Overview tags

IndieSimulationAdventureBloodFree to PlayGore

Support and legal notes

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