The Use of Life

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App ID	1483370
App Type	Game
Developer	だらねこげーむず/Daraneko Games
Publisher	PLAYISM
Franchise	PLAYISM
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Unity Engine
Last Changenumber	30565072
Last Record Update	13 August 2025 – 09:39:05 UTC ()
Release Date	21 May 2022 – 11:01:10 UTC ()

❓ 83.88%

452 reviews

In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer

だらねこげーむず/Daraneko Games

controller_support

full

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

PLAYISM

Store Release Date

21 May 2022 – 11:01:14 UTC ()

osarch

empty string

community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://bsky.app/profile/playismen.bsky.social
https://discord.gg/pBKJG5PsVp
https://www.facebook.com/PLAYISM
https://www.instagram.com/playism_jp/
https://qm.qq.com/q/Tqj2ocx8Us
https://space.bilibili.com/476739899
https://www.tiktok.com/@playism_plays
https://weibo.com/playismcn
https://x.com/daranekogames
https://www.youtube.com/@ActiveGamingMedia

Primary Genre

RPG (3)

Store Genres

Adventure (25), Indie (23), RPG (3), Early Access (70)

Steam Release Date

21 May 2022 – 11:01:10 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

15 July 2025 – 08:03:53 UTC () (1752566633)

library_assets

library_capsule	en,ja
library_hero	en
library_logo	en,ja
library_header	ja,en,zh-cn,zh-tw
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	UpperCenter
width_pct	56.046511627906966
height_pct	100

osextended

empty string

name_localized

english	The Use of Life
schinese	命途
tchinese	命途
japanese	いのちのつかいかた

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unity Engine, cURL SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Verified
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 20 August 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 9042274

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-7.0-4
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

Early Access Release Date

21 May 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC ()

First seen on SteamDB

23 November 2020 – 08:37:47 UTC (), in changelist #10082713

Supported Languages

4 Languages	Interface	Subtitles
Japanese	Yes	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes	Yes
Traditional Chinese	Yes	Yes
English	Yes	Yes

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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clienticon

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clienttga

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icon

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logo

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logo_small

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small_capsule

english	capsule_231x87.jpg
japanese	capsule_231x87_japanese.jpg

header_image

english	header.jpg
japanese	header_japanese.jpg
tchinese	header_tchinese.jpg
schinese	header_schinese.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
image/english	library_600x900.jpg
image/japanese	library_600x900_japanese.jpg
image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
image2x/japanese	library_600x900_japanese_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/english	logo.png
image/japanese	logo_japanese.png
logo_position/pinned_position	UpperCenter
logo_position/width_pct	56.046511627906966
logo_position/height_pct	100
image2x/english	logo_2x.png
library_header ↴
image/japanese	library_header_japanese.jpg
image/english	library_header.jpg
image/schinese	library_header_schinese.jpg
image/tchinese	library_header_tchinese.jpg

Assets

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small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	header.jpg
hero_capsule	hero_capsule.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2x	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero	library_hero.jpg
community_icon	6490e9c2d08efe17ec7c3d85d1680899bcd48a81.jpg
page_background_path	app/1483370
timestamp	15 July 2025 – 08:04:01 UTC

Trailers

257066990 ↴
trailer_name	New PV 2024 EN
trailer_category	0
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trailer_max/video/mp4	257066990/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	1483370/774742/71a54ee8550d1023b3ceaeef85bb56f4e229f357/1750993631/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	1483370/774742/71a54ee8550d1023b3ceaeef85bb56f4e229f357/1750993631/microtrailer.mp4
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screenshot_full	257066990/8d7e61a83995497e76a418bb75fa02d7146f8ec8/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	774742
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1729478845

User File System

Key

Value

quota

9.54 MiB (10000000)

maxnumfiles

savefiles

0 ↴
root	gameinstall
path	TheUseOfLife_Data/
pattern	savedata.json

Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Platform	Path	Pattern
[All OSes]	[Steam Library]/steamapps/common/TheUseOfLife/TheUseOfLife_Data/	savedata.json

The Use of Life

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