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The Use of Life

The Use of Life

The Use of Life is a multi-ending adventure book style JRPG. The main character’s various attachments change in accordance with the choices the player makes, and the ending changes depending on “the use of life” you choose through your journey.

Released Nov 26, 2025 Developer だらねこげーむず/Daraneko Games Publisher PLAYISM Platforms Windows Choose Your Own AdventureCRPGTurn-Based StrategyJRPGRPG
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (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 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.

90.9%positive824 reviews
Recommended · 11 found this helpful

“So first off and foremost, the game is hard. Like, super hard but not to the point I'd call it unfair. Story's an absolute delight, the art style is *chef kiss* and the replayability is there! I only got one of the endings (so far) but I loved what I got to see enough to say…”

— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“This game's story is freaking amazing, play it. I don't even want to say anything about them, I think they need to be experienced raw. The gameplay can get difficult at some points, but honestly? It's optionally hard. The game gives you customizable difficulty options, so you…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“At first I wasn't sure what'd the game be like, all I knew is the combat was adjacent to block tales, but after playing this has become one of my favorite games. The characters, the story, the combat, it's so well done I can't help but enjoy myself. If you like turn based rpgs,…”

— a player, Steam review · 30 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.

201all-time peak
0 25 50 2023 2024 2025 2026 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 46 avg · Nov 2025

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.

35achievements
16.6%median completion
1.3%rarest: How does this even happen?
44.6% of players 40.2% of players 39.0% of players 30.1% of players 27.3% of players 26.9% of players 24.8% of players 22.6% of players 22.5% of players 21.5% of players 20.7% of players 19.2% of players 18.3% of players 17.9% of players 17.8% of players 17.5% of players 16.8% of players 16.6% of players 14.9% of players 12.5% of players 12.4% of players 12.3% of players 12.1% of players 11.7% of players 11.1% of players 10.5% of players 9.2% of players 8.8% of players 8.2% of players 7.6% of players 7.0% of players 5.4% of players 3.4% of players 3.3% of players 1.3% of players 44.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
44.6%Where it all begins — Gain strength through ruin
40.2%Mind's Eye — Perform 10 Perfect Dodges in a single battle
39.0%Survival of the Fittest — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
1.3%How does this even happen? — Clear the game despite 10+ Critical Failures
3.3%Miserly Rabbibt — Collect over 100000 G
3.4%What doesn't hit you can't hurt you — Perform 10 Perfect Dodges while Blinded in a single battle

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$13.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-20
US19.99 USD
EU19.50 EUR
UK16.75 GBP
Australia29.50 AUD
Canada25.99 CAD
Japan2,380 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China76.00 CNY

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

China≈$11 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$22

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

$0 $25 $50 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-17 09-26

Latest official news

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

May 29, 2026
Update : Ver.1.0.13

Hello everyone, Thank you playing The Use of Life! We have updated the game to Ver.1.0.13. Here are the bug fixes and changes. ◆Bug Fixes Fixed a bug that occurred after changing accessories, where th

May 28, 2026
Update : Ver.1.0.12

Hello everyone, Thank you playing The Use of Life! We have updated the game to Ver.1.0.12, Here are the bug fixes and changes. ◆Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where the number of Reset Stats would not reple

May 27, 2026
Update : Ver.1.0.11

Hello everyone, Thank you playing The Use of Life! We have updated the game to Ver.1.0.11, Here are the bug fixes and changes. ◆Text Fixes, Additions, and Skill Changes Fixed typos. Changed the descri

Mar 17, 2026
Update : Ver.1.0.10

Hello everyone, Thank you playing The Use of Life! We have updated the game to Ver.1.0.10, Here are the bug fixes and changes. ◆Additional Features Added a text log feature Added a battle log feature

Jan 22, 2026
Update : Ver.1.0.09

Hello everyone, Thank you playing The Use of Life! We have updated the game to Ver.1.0.09, Here are the bug fixes and changes. ◆ Bug Fixes Fixed an issue with item/equipment menus where pressing when

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.

GenresAdventure, Indie, RPG
Player tagsChoose Your Own Adventure · CRPG · Turn-Based Strategy · JRPG · RPG · 2D · Turn-Based Combat · Story Rich · Dark Fantasy · Fantasy · Adventure · Quick-Time Events (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesJapanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English
ControllerFull support
Achievements35
Official sitehttps://playism.com/game/the-use-of-life/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 / 11 Processor: 1.2 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible graphics card