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.
- Price:$19.99
- Release Date:11/26/2025
- Franchise:PLAYISM
- Developer:だらねこげーむず/Daraneko Games
- Publisher:PLAYISM
- Last Updated:12/3/2025
- Steam App Id:1483370
The Use of Life
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Use of Life has 16 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 92% lower than its previous all-time peak of 202 players achieved on 11/30/2025.
The Use of Life Review
The Use of Life has achieved a Steambase Player Score of 90 / 100. This score is calculated from 577 total reviews on the Steam store — giving it a Very Positive rating. These are split between 520 positive reviews, 57 negative reviews, and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback.
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The Use of Life Price
The Use of Life costs $19.99 in the Steam store as of 12/3/2025. At the moment, it can only be purchased as a standalone game but may be included in future bundles for a discount.
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About The Use of Life
The Use of Life is an Indie, RPG, Adventure, and Early Access game developed by だらねこげーむず/Daraneko Games. On 11/26/2025, it was released on the Steam Store by PLAYISM.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
According to Steam’s category system, The Use of Life supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Single-player
- Steam Cloud
- Full controller support
From the Steam community, The Use of Life has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Class-Based
- Loot
- Fantasy
- JRPG
- Multiple Endings
- Story Rich
- Free to Play
- Controller
- Choices Matter
- RPG
- Replay Value
- Retro
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- RPGMaker
- CRPG
- Dark Fantasy
- Early Access
- Indie
- Quick-Time Events
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Turn-Based Combat
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
- 2D
Media & Sceenshots
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Related Packages
The Use of Life is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| The Use of Life | $17.99 | View |
Supported Languages
The Use of Life is available in 4 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Traditional) | Yes | No | Yes |
| English | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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The Use of Life data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 3). The Use of Life on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1483370
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 3). The Use of Life. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1483370
- だらねこげーむず/Daraneko Games. (2023, July 7). The Use of Life. The Use of Life. https://playism.com/game/the-use-of-life/