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The Use of Life on Steam

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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.

The Use of Life is a choose your own adventure, crpg and turn-based strategy game developed by だらねこげーむず/Daraneko Games and published by PLAYISM.
Released on November 26th 2025 is available on Windows, Steam Deck and Steam Machine in 4 languages: Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and English.

It has received 773 reviews of which 696 were positive and 77 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.


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Here is the detailed breakdown of supported languages for The Use of Life:

UI Subtitle Audio
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Japanese

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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS: Windows 10 / 11
  • Processor: 1.2 GHz
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible graphics card

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User reviews & Ratings

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9 hours played
July 2026
Hidden gem of a game with combat that will really humble you as a player, even on easy. I recommend doing the custom difficulty because of this. The story is really engaging, and your choices do matter which is nice. As for myself, I'm never touching this game again as I got the perfect ending that made me cry like a happy father. Kohaku is the best ❤️
12 hours played
May 2026
Very good game, i was really into the story. A bit grindy even in normal mode, but you can still put in easy mode so it's not a problem. If you have a bit money to spare and you want to help this indie studio, i would say it's worth it just to see what they are gonna cook next.
8 hours played
Feb. 2026
This game's story is freaking amazing, play it. I don't even want to say anything about them, I think they need to be experienced raw. The gameplay can get difficult at some points, but honestly? It's optionally hard. The game gives you customizable difficulty options, so you can play it at literally whatever pace you want to. I've played on Normal and Hard difficulty for the most part and only struggled at some of the final bosses.
41 hours played
Jan. 2026
This game took me by surprise. At first, I wasn't expecting much when I bought it, assuming it would be a cute little game to play for a bit, but then it turned out as a real little gem. The events while exploring, story and gameplay really keep the game interesting for a long time. Also the story isn't as simple as I thought when starting the game for the first time. In addition, there are two paths that significantly alter the story and also have different areas. (worth to play through both at least for once) There is a demo, so give it a try.
12 hours played
Jan. 2026
The game has anenigmatic title that may be hurting it's sales, but trust me, for a small indie RPG, it's well worth the small investment cost. The game starts off like "Dragon's Dogma, but you're an anthro/furry rabbit", and I'm still only partway through a first play on this game, but that concept alone got me interested. Not only is the game interesting on the themes of choice, and life and kindness versus cruelty during a personal crisis, the combat is very unique. You and your opponent take 3 actions per round. Your moves consume resources such as Combat Points for your weapon moves and bolstering your defense options, Magic Points for your spells, Item stock for using your items, obvously. On each enemy turn, you will have 1 to 4 button prompts to respond to, and your SPD determines how fast the time bar runs, aim for the middle, that sort of thing. The feeling of a constant back-and-forth in this is really thrilling, and the managing your moves based on resources and cooldowns will feel at home for any rogue-like player or Paper Mario-like fan. Also, this is a personal note, from an obviously biased furry gamer, kudos on having a rabbit protagonist NOT be helpless. I've seen the movie read the book AND the graphic novel for Watership Down, and I've been waiting YEARs for an RPG where a rabbit playable feels less like the Easter Bunny and more like Bigwig. "My Chief Rabbit told me to defend this place. Until he says otherwise, I shall stay right here!"

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Use of Life is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.

No, The Use of Life is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.50€ on Steam.

Yes, The Use of Life received 696 positive votes out of a total of 773 achieving a rating of 8.46.
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The Use of Life was developed by だらねこげーむず/Daraneko Games and published by PLAYISM.

Yes, The Use of Life is playable and fully supported on Windows.

No, The Use of Life is not playable on MacOS.

No, The Use of Life is not playable on Linux.

Yes, The Use of Life is playable and fully supported on Steam Deck.

Yes, The Use of Life is playable and fully supported on Steam Machine.

No, The Use of Life does not support VR.

The Use of Life is a single-player game.

No, The Use of Life does not currently offer any DLC.

No, The Use of Life does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, The Use of Life does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, The Use of Life 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 The Use of Life.

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Steam price 26 October 2026 19:47 UTC
Steam reviews 19 October 2026 21:55 UTC

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The Use of Life
Rating
8.5
696
77
Game modes
Features
Online players
1
Developer
だらねこげーむず/Daraneko Games
Publisher
PLAYISM
Release 26 Nov 2025
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