UNREAL LIFE
Worth it · Narrative · 2020
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $19.99, a BANGER if it drops to $8.38.
- Length
- 6.5h
- Value
- $3.08/hr
- Reviews
- 95% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory. Runs on Windows, macOS.
And now, for today's story.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
The value story
July 2024 is where it bottomed out, at $9.99. It has been discounted 32 times in the 6 years tracked here, typically at 40 percent off, with about 8 weeks between sales. $8.38 is what it would take to make this a BANGER, and nothing in its history goes that low.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 5 percent on value. It is pricier than 89 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 98 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Celeste ($19.99, scores 76) beats it on value, while it beats Foregone ($19.99, scores 53).
Steam's global achievement data puts 39 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. The median game this site can measure sits at 15. This site sampled 386 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 2 were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written December 2020 to August 2026.
Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, and at 6.5 hours it is short enough to finish on one.
The drop-off
88% start to 39% finishSteam counts a larger share of its players at the ending achievement than it does for most games this site can measure. Steam global achievements
Players
4 players online when we last checked, on Sep 27, 04:50 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Honestly, as I approached the end, a growing part of me wanted to believe it was going to end with Hal awakening to the power of Za Warudo . Still a beautiful ending. Still a beautiful game. Still wish the puzzle at the museum didn't involve so much waiting. Still wish I discovered Skul has a sidequest before I lost fast travel for the rest of the game .
THOSE THAT LOVE PSYCHOLOGICAL INDIE MUST BUY Yes the main plot is common amongst other games or animes (hint: envy ) But the flow of the story and its representation are great & appealing The bgm and atmosphere also are surreal P/S need me some baddie Ms. Sakura <:
Finished this game last week and it's persistently been on the front of my mind since, quickly becoming one of my all-time favorites. Game consists of engaging, albeit easy puzzles, gorgeous pixel art, a phenomenal soundtrack and a truly moving story. If it interests you at all I encourage you, please play this game. Unreal Life is beautiful, melancholic and cruel and I'm thankful for having been able to experience...
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
UNREAL LIFE scores 69/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1335560/unreal-lifeReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 26, price as of Oct 1.
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