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Life Eater
If you don't sacrifice your neighbors, the world ends. Life Eater is a horror fantasy kidnapping simulator where you must become intimately familiar with your targets' lives one intrusive action at a time... and hope that the dark god you serve is even real.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“It's more of an interactive art piece than a video game, so if you want indepth gameplay, then this isn't for you. That being said, I loved the artwork and story. For as little dialog there was, the characters felt real, in part thanks to the great voice acting. I do wish there…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“Was a really interesting little game, taking me a little under 4 hours to beat overall. The gameplay can get a bit repetitive and specifically on Year 9 I found myself EXTREMELY stuck (probably just a skill issue), but besides that the game itself was really well made! I loved…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“This game is a hard start because some mechanics don't get explained well but the more you play the better the game gets and I felt very invested by the end of it”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedLatest official news
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Controller Hotfix (v1.3.12)
Hello all, just a quick patch for players using gamepad. All organs can now be selected using navigational controls during the ritual. Life Eater Patch v1.3.12 Notes Fixed issue with controller naviga
Endless Mode Has Been Unlocked
With this update, you can live in the world of Life Eater forever . Fulfill the requests of your dark god... until you fail . Collect ZEAL by systematically analyzing the lives of your targets and bre
Endless Mode Has Been Unlocked (v1.3.10)
With this update, you can live in the world of Life Eater forever. Fulfill the requests of your dark god... until you fail. Collect ZEAL by systematically analyzing the lives of your targets and break
Update #2 (v1.2.4)
Hello loyal servants of Zimforth! We have a quick patch for you as we approach the release of the Endless Mode coming next week. Today's update includes an expansion to how Watering the Flower functio
Update #1 (v1.1.0)
Hello everyone, we have some updates to aid you in your continued service to Zimforth! Life Eater Patch v1.1.0 Notes Gamepad is now fully supported Several improvements to UI and navigation Strikes no
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Horror · Interactive Fiction · Simulation · Point & Click · 1990's · Text-Based · FMV · Atmospheric · Time Management · Alternate History · Lovecraftian · Psychological Horror (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 11 |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.strangescaffold.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD 2.5 GHz or superior Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Any DirectX 11 or 12 compatible card Storage: 2 GB available space