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High On Life
HIGH ON KNIFE DLC OUT NOW!! - Humanity is being threatened by an alien cartel who wants to use them as drugs. It’s up to you to rescue and partner with charismatic, talking guns, take down Garmantuous and his gang, and save the world!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
65 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Hilarious game, it will have you wheezing non-stop. The gunplay is excellent as icing on the cake.”
“Amazing game and very humorous. Runs on lower end devices as well.”
“This game is awesome. That highway village sacrificing its children to the asphalt god XD—and the fact that people just won’t stop talking, constantly saying ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. I just wish it were as long as The Witcher 3 or…”
39 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Hilarious game, it will have you wheezing non-stop. The gunplay is excellent as icing on the cake.”
“Simply not my humor. Voices of the weapons are super annoying... Besides that and the story, it's a decent shooter.”
“If you like absurd humor, this is the game for you. The graphics also look pretty good even though it is not a photorealistic game. I laughed a lot while playing it and also had lots of fun with the shooting and parkour…”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Verbose unskippable sequences, poor writing, poor map design, and generic gunplay are not saved by some nice graphics. The game literally has an option to reduce the talking from the guns. At $40, this is an easy "Not…”
“If you like absurd humor, this is the game for you. The graphics also look pretty good even though it is not a photorealistic game. I laughed a lot while playing it and also had lots of fun with the shooting and parkour…”
“Hilarious game, great art and story is bat sht crazy lol”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“pretty sure I played more than 7 hours. I almost beat the game. But I was playing on linux without steam. Maybe that's why it says 7 hours. Anyway. It is a fun game. Not really a game I would play again and again like…”
“Lustiges Game für zwischendurch. Ist nichts allzu besonderes und hat durch die Clips zu viel zu viel Hype bekommen, für das was es ist. Dennoch bringen einen die Dialoge oft zum schmunzeln und die Fights machen Spaß und…”
“Stupid game which makes it hella fun. Played it on the Steam Deck and works amazing with LossLess Scaling. Get it for a few bucks (like max 10) and its worth it.”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“+ Super bande son originale + Tim Robinson + Visuellement très bien fichu + Toutes les fois où Tim Robinson te dit "I f*cking love you man!" +/- Humour inégale +/- Le shooting est correcte mais offre certaines options…”
“High on Life raises a philosophical debate about sentience and the ethics of livestock. However, it is far from a Socratic circle, a point evidenced by the talking guns with "trick holes". The humour of the game is spot…”
“High on life is a great game here is my rating graphics 10/10 sound design 10/10 replayability 10/10 mechanics 10/10 so over all this game is a great game you should by it”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Yes rick and morty is a great show but that humor doesnt work in this game. The millennial humor in this game hates itself, loathes itself. And it's annoying. Annnnnd it's not even funny. And the Krubis disappearing mid…”
“Liked the game but 100% it but they have several glitches still not patched making me go back in other playthroughs to get them, and it dosen't make sense for how long this game has been out”
“really fun, funny moments, nice boss fights, cool weapons DLC is kinda lacking, but offers a continuation of the story. There are some bugs in the game, however they did not take anything away from the experience worth…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“humour is unfunny, graphics make your eyes hurt after 10 min of playtime, movement feels weird, story is bland & feels unfinished, and the game itself is extremely repetitive with the same enemy types”
“A fairly generic FPS, nothing special. It partly disappointed me because it was written by the same authors as Rick & Morty, but the humor I found in it is very American, practically self-referential. There are some…”
“Verbose unskippable sequences, poor writing, poor map design, and generic gunplay are not saved by some nice graphics. The game literally has an option to reduce the talking from the guns. At $40, this is an easy "Not…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“humour is unfunny, graphics make your eyes hurt after 10 min of playtime, movement feels weird, story is bland & feels unfinished, and the game itself is extremely repetitive with the same enemy types”
“A fairly generic FPS, nothing special. It partly disappointed me because it was written by the same authors as Rick & Morty, but the humor I found in it is very American, practically self-referential. There are some…”
“Yes rick and morty is a great show but that humor doesnt work in this game. The millennial humor in this game hates itself, loathes itself. And it's annoying. Annnnnd it's not even funny. And the Krubis disappearing mid…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is awesome. That highway village sacrificing its children to the asphalt god XD—and the fact that people just won’t stop talking, constantly saying ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. I just wish it were as long as The Witcher 3 or…”
“Verbose unskippable sequences, poor writing, poor map design, and generic gunplay are not saved by some nice graphics. The game literally has an option to reduce the talking from the guns. At $40, this is an easy "Not…”
“10/10 Game. It's primary drawback is that it's a short game. ~10 hours is probably how fast you can casually rush the game, I beat in in ~11h. There's also not much content outside of the linear storyline. Mostly…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“super laggy. costantly laggingg every few seconds, drop graphics to bare bones and still laggy and my pc is nothing to sneeze at. game is worth it at 90% off. wouldnt recommend full price at all.”
“Verbose unskippable sequences, poor writing, poor map design, and generic gunplay are not saved by some nice graphics. The game literally has an option to reduce the talking from the guns. At $40, this is an easy "Not…”
“10/10 Game. It's primary drawback is that it's a short game. ~10 hours is probably how fast you can casually rush the game, I beat in in ~11h. There's also not much content outside of the linear storyline. Mostly…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 88.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“I really enjoyed playing this game, but it would've been better if the characters stopped talking just for 1 second, BUT I have to say that it's completely my fault, because the game has an option to do so... and I didn't see that option until almost the end of the game so I was…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“+ quite funny (most of the time..) + original idea with the guns (and most of their upgrades..) + decent graphics.. but: - lousy animations and - bad technical optimization - awful level design, hidden walls, floor bugs, air bugs, bugs everywhere. - instead of adding DLCs for…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“this is a fun comedic silly kind-of-sci-fi shooter that calls out rpg and shooter (and sometimes sci-fi) tropes. the guns talk and half the fun is silly voice lines, random texts from your sister who is dating an alien, the gross bounty hunter who takes over your house. like…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:11 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Nominate HIGH ON LIFE for Sit Back and Relax
Need to blow off some steam? Try annihilating an alien cartel! Need a morale boost? Win the game and save all of humanity! Seeking emotional support? Let your talking weapons bask in your bounty hunte
Nominate HIGH ON LIFE for Best Game on Steam Deck
If you liked High On Life on your huge ass screens, you’ll like it even better in your pocket. Stay humble.
Nominate HIGH ON LIFE for Outstanding Story-Rich Game
Ever heard of a game with so much lore that people requested your characters to shut up? NOW THAT’S an outstanding story-rich game.
Nominate HIGH ON LIFE for Game of the Year
Nominate the record-breaking indie game, High On Life, for game of the year! Did you know 7.5 MILLION people played this thing in the first month of release? We can't believe it either lol.
Nominate HIGH ON LIFE for Outstanding Visual Style
High On Life: If you think you played a better looking game, you’re wrong!
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Comedy · FPS · Singleplayer · Dark Humor · Adventure · Sci-fi · Action-Adventure · First-Person · Shooter · Action · Violent · Sexual Content (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Latin America * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 44 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://squanchgames.com/high-on-life/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4430K CPU @ 3.00GHz (4 CPUs) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (3GB)/AMD Radeon R9 290x (4GB) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 59 GB available space