Life Below

Life Below

Steam Deck Playable

Megapop · Nature · May 26, 2026

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $25.49.

84%
Very Positive
193 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 193 player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 111 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
45% of themes are praise33% are divided22% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I really enjoyed it, it grabbed me and I blitzed through the campaign.
26 of 111 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Biodiversity as a mechanic is an excellent way to do progression.
24 of 111 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The game graphics are very pretty and the mechanics work well.
19 of 111 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack is lovely, the graphics and characters are lovely, and I like that as you progress there are challenges in the balanced or challenging modes.
4 of 111 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters26 reviews
Gameplay24 reviews
Graphics19 reviews
Audio4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty12 reviews
67%
Bugs4 reviews
50%
Performance3 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Interface6 reviews
67%
Crashes3 reviews
100%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $25.49.

3 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
40
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.

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