SIDE EFFECTS on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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A twisted trial of pill roulette for up to 4 players (solo or online). Pick your poison. Use experimental items to shift the odds. And remember: only one of you can survive.

SIDE EFFECTS is a strategy, gambling and horror game developed by hirohun, Mr.Pootsley, Jaybooty and Lofar42 and published by Free Lives.
Released on November 21st 2025 is available only on Windows in 10 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 924 reviews of which 782 were positive and 142 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified SIDE EFFECTS into these genres:

Strategy Gambling Horror Dark 3D Multiplayer First-Person Psychological Surreal Indie PvP Psychological Horror PvE Singleplayer Turn-Based Tactics Thriller Multiple Endings Co-op

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i3
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Relatively modern dedicted graphics card (Vulkan support required)
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: Vulkan support required

User reviews & Ratings

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135 hours played
May 2026
NEEDS TO BE FOR FREE NOW. Fun, but they abandoned it fully. And sadly, won't make it free to try and populate it. Just a tiny one-time discount. It's fun when you can actually find a game or have a group to play with, but otherwise, it's left in the dust sadly.
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5 hours played
Jan. 2026
the labotopmy feature reallyh brings the crazness of thge game to liufe
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1 hours played
Dec. 2025
It's not a bad game. But that's all I can say about Side Effects. It's something I will buy, play with friends once or twice, and then forget I own. Time goes on.
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2 hours played
Nov. 2025
Game is pretty fun :P would be pretty cool if they could add a local co-op option ;3 pleaseee
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6 hours played
Nov. 2025
People leaving the game after they have one death is insane. The host does this to manipulate a win. I am hosting lobbys where I stay in the game but people rarely join. Host should be moved to another player or rotated in game
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Frequently Asked Questions

SIDE EFFECTS is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.

No, SIDE EFFECTS is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 4.99€ on Steam.

Yes, SIDE EFFECTS received 782 positive votes out of a total of 924 achieving a rating of 8.02.
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SIDE EFFECTS was developed by hirohun, Mr.Pootsley, Jaybooty and Lofar42 and published by Free Lives.

Yes, SIDE EFFECTS is playable and fully supported on Windows.

No, SIDE EFFECTS is not playable on MacOS.

No, SIDE EFFECTS is not playable on Linux.

SIDE EFFECTS offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

SIDE EFFECTS offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

No, SIDE EFFECTS does not currently offer any DLC.

No, SIDE EFFECTS does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, SIDE EFFECTS does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, SIDE EFFECTS is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for SIDE EFFECTS.

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Steam data 13 June 2026 00:32
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Steam reviews 12 June 2026 01:53

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SIDE EFFECTS
4.99€ Buy Now
Rating
8.0
782
142
Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
18
Developer
hirohun, Mr.Pootsley, Jaybooty, Lofar42
Publisher
Free Lives
Release 21 Nov 2025
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