The Way of Life Free Edition on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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The Way of Life makes the player relive the same life's experiences from the point of view of three characters of different ages: an adult, an old man and a child.

The Way of Life Free Edition is a free to play, walking simulator and indie game developed by CyberCoconut and Fabio Ferrara and published by CyberCoconut.
Released on May 31st 2016 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 5 languages: English, Italian, French, German and Russian.

It has received 6,226 reviews of which 4,609 were positive and 1,617 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.2 out of 10. 😊

The game is free to play on Steam.

The Steam community has classified The Way of Life Free Edition into these genres:

Free to Play Walking Simulator Indie First-Person Singleplayer Multiplayer Adventure Short Simulation Open World Atmospheric Survival Great Soundtrack Story Rich Action Family Friendly Funny Early Access Strategy VR

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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 Vista
  • Processor: Intel Dual-Core 2.6 GHz / AMD Dual-Core Athlon 3.0 GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT / AMD Radeon HD 4650 or greater
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
MacOS
  • OS: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
  • Processor: Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 640M / ATI Radeon HD 5750 with at least 512MB VRAM
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu 12.10 LTS
  • Processor: Intel Dual-Core 2.9 GHz / AMD Dual-Core 3.5 GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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Feb. 2017
Quite an enjoyable walking simulator with a philosophical touch. Try it for yourself, this free edition offers threee scenarios for the three different ages (child, adult, elder). Looking forward for more.
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Feb. 2017
Great work. I remember this form back when it was a much smaller game. If i remember well it was about crossing a busy street as a kid, adult and old person.
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Feb. 2017
I don't know what to say. Im not a big fan of theses types of games,but when i saw this game in the store page i though, "I'll give it a try". I was wrong. This game has so much detail in it. It made me sad,but it taught me things, so i highly recomend this game :3. 10/10 5 starts or whatever the maxium is.(Ps) Make the game free and complete and then see how you can make money. :) :3
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Jan. 2017
this game is very interesting and unique, and peacfull i like it, and this is coming from someone who likes shooting and action. Grate job who ever made the game :) thanks for making it i give 5 star
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Jan. 2017
Well I have played the game on 26.01.17 so I did not came up with any bugs that people complained about. Anyways game is little,simple,easy to play, relaxing but the main thing is like its a bit of out-of-box thinking, educative game. I really suggest mostly 'young' guys to play it. Mostly takes an hour. The only down side is yes game is free, but most of the things(levels) are just locked. I dunno if we can buy it, where to buy it, how to buy it. But its locked...
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Frequently Asked Questions

The Way of Life Free Edition is free to play on Steam.

The Way of Life Free Edition is not on sale because is already free to play on Steam.

The Way of Life Free Edition received 4,609 positive votes out of a total of 6,226 achieving a rating of 7.23.
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The Way of Life Free Edition was developed by CyberCoconut and Fabio Ferrara and published by CyberCoconut.

The Way of Life Free Edition is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Way of Life Free Edition is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

The Way of Life Free Edition is playable and fully supported on Linux.

The Way of Life Free Edition is a single-player game.

The Way of Life Free Edition does not currently offer any DLC.

The Way of Life Free Edition does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Way of Life Free Edition does not support Steam Remote Play.

The Way of Life Free Edition does not currently support Steam Family Sharing.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for The Way of Life Free Edition.

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The Way of Life Free Edition
Free to play
7.2
4,609
1,617
Game modes
Online players
1
Developer
CyberCoconut, Fabio Ferrara
Publisher
CyberCoconut
Release 31 May 2016
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