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The Way of Life Free Edition

The Way of Life Free Edition

The Way of Life makes the player relive the same life's experiences from the point of view of three characters of different ages: an adult, an old man and a child.

Released May 31, 2016 Developer CyberCoconut, Fabio Ferrara Publisher CyberCoconut Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Free to PlayWalking SimulatorIndieFirst-PersonSingleplayer
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

74.0%positive6,226 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Cool 👍”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“The full game was free when I last played it about nine years ago. Pretty disappointed they've got a bunch behind a paywall now.”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:57 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

1playing at last check
324-hour peak
305all-time peak
0 100 200 2015 2017 2019 2021 144 avg · Jun 2016

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

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Apr 03, 2020
The Way of Life DEFINITIVE EDITION #StayAtHomeSales

Hello Folks! We know that all around the world the situation is really bad due to COVID-19! We all must avoid to go out, and we must #stayathome. To try to make your quarantine better, we decided, for

Nov 27, 2019
BLACK FRIDAY DISCOUNT ON THE DEFINITIVE EDITION

Hello folks! The Way of Life DEFINITIVE EDITION is available at 70% OFF! Go play the game to experience the fully version of The Way of Life!

May 17, 2019
THE MAC UPDATE

Hello folks! The DEFINITIVE EDITION is now available for MAC ! Spread the news and enjoy playing The Way of Life on your wonderful MAC. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/cla

Oct 23, 2018
Game Development World Championship Finals

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/7486887/f3c1644c44e5816ecd3597fff7bebfe35bd057c5.png Hey guys! The Game Development World Championship Final Megavote is here! We are

Aug 07, 2018
Game Development World Championship: vote for us!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32123966/86f6c57677eecf724a20894090b556f1dc786a97.png Hey guys! We are currently running in this week {Fan Favorite} in the GDWC 2018

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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GenresFree To Play, Indie
Player tagsFree to Play · Walking Simulator · Indie · First-Person · Singleplayer · Multiplayer · Adventure · Short · Simulation · Open World · Atmospheric · Survival (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Full controller support
LanguagesEnglish * , Italian, French, German, Russian *
ControllerFull support
Estimated owners1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.cybercoconut.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista Processor: Intel Dual-Core 2.6 GHz / AMD Dual-Core Athlon 3.0 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT / AMD Radeon HD 4650 or greater DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space