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Life is Hard

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Life is Hard

Life is Hard is a godsim town simulator game developed by a two-man-team. Your main aim here is to manage your town. Expand your domain, prevent famine, make war, trade with others, attract new people. Make history!

Strategy Indie Simulation Adventure Early Access
Last tracked players
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63.1% positive
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Life is Hard is a godsim town simulator game. It contains classic strategy games mechanics, referring to such diamonds as Stronghold and Settlers, combining them with survival and RPG elements in aim to create unique game experience.

Game concept


Your main aim here is to manage your town. Start with a small village with just 4 settlers and turn it into a prosper town with beautiful buildings, crowded markets and strong walls. Expand your domain, prevent famine and pestilence, make war, trade with other settlements, attract new people, craft armor and weapons. Make history!

Godsim element


Start the path by choosing your patron - one of six ancient gods. Every one of them provides unique magic spells and a hero to help your reign. Would you use Light spells to heal your soldiers or is it more fun to raise your enemies as obedient undead soldiers with help of the God of Darkness? It's up to you to deside! But be careful - if you don't appease your god he will call his wrath upon your settlement!

Storyline


Protect your settlers from Tenebris the Necromancer and find out what happened to these lands. Free yourself from the yoke of the Northern Kingdom. Or is it better to become their loyal vassal? Make you choice, but remember - every medal has its reverse.

Hard and challenging, because Life is Hard


Whatever you choose, your path won’t be easy. You'll have to start over and over again, trying many different playing styles, before finding your own way to survive in this unfriendly world. With every failure you'll get a little bit closer to success.

Every attempt is unique


Your settlers have personal traits and skills, so your settlements will never be the same. Drunkard miners and chatterbox woodcutters will make the game even more fun!

Beautiful soundtrack and professional voiceover


An original soundtrack with more than 10 themes by Vitaliy Ruzankin awaits you in Life is Hard along with a voiceover in two languages (English and Russian) done by professional actors.

We're here to help!

Feel free to share your opinion about our game. As Life is Hard is still in Early Access, we're always open to new ideas and comments!

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System requirements Windows · macOS · Linux

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS *: Microsoft® Windows® 7 with Service Pack 1, 64-bit installation
  • Processor: 32 or 64-bit, with clock frequency higher than 1.6GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: with memory size larger than 2 GB and DirectX® 10/OpenGL 3.0 support
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Сompatible with DirectX® sound card (if you want to play with sounds)
  • Additional Notes: 64-bit system configuration, last graphic drivers.

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Microsoft® Windows® 10, 64-bit installation
  • Processor: 64-bit, with clock frequency higher than 2.5GHz
  • Memory: 6 GB RAM
  • Graphics: with memory size larger than 4 GB and DirectX® 11/OpenGL 4.2 support
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 3 GB available space

macOS

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Apple® Mac OS X® 10.8
  • Processor: 64-bit, with clock frequency higher than 1.6GHz
  • Memory: 6 GB RAM
  • Graphics: with memory size larger than 2 GB and DirectX® 10/OpenGL 3.0 support
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Сompatible with DirectX® sound card (if you want to play with sounds)
  • Additional Notes: 64-bit system configuration, last graphic drivers.

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Apple® Mac OS X® 10.10 or newer
  • Processor: 64-bit, with clock frequency higher than 2.5GHz
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: with memory size larger than 4 GB and DirectX® 11/OpenGL 4.2 support
  • Storage: 3 GB available space

Linux

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Ubuntu 14.10, SteamOS
  • Processor: 64-bit, with clock frequency higher than 1.6GHz
  • Memory: 6 GB RAM
  • Graphics: with memory size larger than 2 GB and DirectX® 10/OpenGL 3.0 support
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Сompatible with DirectX® soundcard (if you want to play with sounds)
  • Additional Notes: 64-bit system configuration, last graphic drivers.

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Ubuntu 16.10 or newer
  • Processor: 64-bit, with clock frequency higher than 2.5GHz
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: with memory size larger than 4 GB and DirectX® 11/OpenGL 4.2 support
  • Storage: 3 GB available space
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Pirozhok Studio
Achievements
31
Features
Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Languages
English*, Russian*
*languages with full audio support
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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Windows: unknown
macOS: unknown
Linux: unknown
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unknown
Valve compatibility test
Input
Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (2)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesYesYes
RussianYesYesYes
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Buy Verdict

Watch — $9.99.

Decent deal at 0% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.

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Value Score

Great Value — 89th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 89th percentile. Priced as Market at $9.99.

▲ Market pricing tier

Genre Benchmarks

Player Count Top 29%
Value Ratio Top 11%

Early Access Abandoned

Time in EA
234 days
Updates
9

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Life is Hard worth buying right now?
Watch — $9.99. Decent deal at 0% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
When does Life is Hard go on sale?
Decent deal at 0% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
Is Life is Hard free to play?
Life is Hard costs $9.99 on Steam.
What genre is Life is Hard?
Life is Hard is a Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Strategy game.
Who developed Life is Hard?
Life is Hard was developed by Pirozhok Studio and published by Pirozhok Studio.
What platforms does Life is Hard support?
Available on Steam for Windows, macOS, Linux.

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