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LIFE EFFECT Survival

LIFE EFFECT Survival

Survive in a harsh and dangerous world after an alien invasion. Gather resources, craft equipment, fight mutants and massive monsters, use weapons, vehicles and robots, explore territories, defend strongholds and fight for survival.

Released Mar 26, 2026 Developer LIFE EFFECT Publisher EFFECT STUDIO Platforms Windows Early AccessAdventureActionSandboxLooter Shooter
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

86.4%positive543 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“i am actually completely blown away by this game. there is so much more to it than it initially appears and its incredibly immersive if you play in first person. it pitches it self as a third person game but i REALLY feel this game shines in first person. its extremely hard and…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Player Opinion Steam Review There is too much to cover in this game! It is a well put together project that has many mechanics and systems that bring a new type of looter shooter to the players who play looter shooter and survival games. One thing I like about the game is that…”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
Not recommended · 7 found this helpful

“It is a single-player shooter with lots of crafting and survival thrown in. The player is dropped on an island full of monsters, some soldiers, and some aliens. Your job is to carry out missions, gain XP, get better gear and explore the big island. The game is a work in…”

— a player, Steam review · 60 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

118all-time peak
0 50 100 57 avg · Mar 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

2achievements
0.0%median completion
0.0%rarest: Legend
0.1% of players 0.0% of players 0.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
0.1%The Alien Hunter — Kill 1000 alien monsters
0.0%Legend — Upgrade your character to level 99
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%Legend — Upgrade your character to level 99
0.1%The Alien Hunter — Kill 1000 alien monsters

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US14.99 USD
EU14.79 EUR
UK12.79 GBP
Australia21.95 AUD
Canada19.49 CAD
Japan1,700 JPY
Brazil46.99 BRL
China58.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$8.6 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 13, 2026
Cooking and new localization languages v.0.50

Hello, survivors and professional raiders! I want to inform the foreign players about the addition 8 localization languages in the game . I have fulfilled the requests of those who want to play but ar

Aug 11, 2026
Crafting Progress Saving v.0.49

Hello everyone, survivors! In this update, I've reworked and improved the crafting system, which allowed us to connect all crafting data to saving. Now active crafting is saved, and you can go about y

Aug 03, 2026
Companions, Leveling, and Abilities v.0.48

Hello everyone, survivors! In this update, I'm releasing a mechanic that will significantly boost the combat power of companions and, especially, mercenaries. Alpha pets — the monsters mentioned in th

Jun 26, 2026
Enemy stats display v.0.47

Hello everyone, raiders, mercenaries, and just survivors! 🎮 In this update, I am releasing the enemy stats display mechanic for you. Many players have asked for this mechanic, and now you can see the

Jun 17, 2026
🔥 Important news for all LIFE EFFECT players 🔥

Hello everyone 🤝 I want to share some very important and good news for the entire LIFE EFFECT community. In recent months, there has been a difficult situation around the project related to two pages

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, Early Access
Player tagsEarly Access · Adventure · Action · Sandbox · Looter Shooter · Exploration · Dungeon Crawler · Hidden Object · FPS · Third-Person Shooter · Shooter · Futuristic (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · #category_contrast_controls · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · #category_playable_at_your_own_pace · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime · Stereo Sound
LanguagesEnglish, Russian * , Simplified Chinese, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Japanese *
Achievements2
Official sitehttps://discord.gg/6hcRRb4XWr
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7/8.1/10/11 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core i7+ / AMD Ryzen 5+ Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 6GB+ / AMD Radeon 6GB+ DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 30 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD/M2 recommended