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:12/18/2025
- 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 14 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 93% lower than its previous all-time peak of 202 players achieved on 11/30/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Use of Life. It has received a total of 607 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 84 (Very Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The Use of Life and its growth over time. It currently has 5,531 followers on its community page.
The Use of Life Price
The Use of Life costs $19.99 in the Steam store as of 12/18/2025. At the moment, it can only be purchased as a standalone game but may be included in future bundles for a discount.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for The Use of Life.
About The Use of Life
The Use of Life is a RPG, Indie, 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.
Players have rated The Use of Life as "Very Positive" out of 607 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 545 positive reviews and 62 negative reviews — an overall 90% positive review rating.
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:
- Steam Cloud
- Full controller support
- Family Sharing
- Single-player
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
Watch the featured video for The Use of Life and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
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 18). The Use of Life on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1483370
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 18). 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/