Livelock

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App ID	251230
App Type	Game
Developer	Tuque Games
Publisher	Arc Games
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Unity Engine
Last Changenumber	28970832
Last Record Update	14 May 2025 – 00:37:38 UTC ()
Release Date	30 August 2016 – 14:59:00 UTC ()

😏 75.42%

844 reviews

In-Game

Livelock is a co-operative top-down shooter where you play solo or with up to two allies to break the cycle of infinite war between machines. As one of the remaining Capital Intellects, your role is to unlock Eden and revive humanity.

Additional Information

Developer

Tuque Games

metacritic_name

Livelock

controller_support

full

metacritic_score

metacritic_fullurl

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/livelock?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f

community_visible_stats

Yes

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Arc Games

eulas

{}

Store Release Date

30 August 2016 – 15:00:20 UTC ()

community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Action (1)

Store Genres

Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23)

Steam Release Date

30 August 2016 – 14:59:00 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

31 October 2019 – 01:47:56 UTC () (1572486476)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomCenter
width_pct	31.725228690211395
height_pct	49.555387595861866

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unity Engine, Protocol_Buffers SDK, Wwise SDK, iZotope SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 8 November 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 1453457

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	1
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	1
small_text	1
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

First seen on SteamDB

27 August 2013 – 18:27:37 UTC (), in changelist #273146

Supported Languages

4 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
German	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Russian	Yes	Yes	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

8e51c2502e6c07a106576f5ec3fc15cf4b2e590d_thumb

small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
image/english	library_600x900.jpg
image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
image2x/english	library_hero_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/english	logo.png
image2x/english	logo_2x.png
logo_position/pinned_position	BottomCenter
logo_position/width_pct	31.725228690211395
logo_position/height_pct	49.555387595861866

Assets

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small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	header.jpg
page_background	page_bg_generated_v6b.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2x	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero	library_hero.jpg
library_hero_2x	library_hero_2x.jpg
community_icon	328975d0ea6c35519f003da72ec9f0bbf26d294c.jpg
page_background_path	app/251230
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	8 April 2024 – 20:31:01 UTC

Trailers

256686075 ↴
trailer_name	Livelock - Official Accolades Trailer
trailer_category	0
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trailer_base_id	105392
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1496186529
256669343 ↴
trailer_name	Livelock - Official Launch Trailer
trailer_category	0
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trailer_base_id	69842
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1472598599
2033854 ↴
trailer_name	Livelock - Official Announce Trailer ESRB
trailer_category	0
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trailer_base_id	23886
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1464389765
256664368 ↴
trailer_name	Livelock - Official Vanguard Reveal Trailer ESRB
trailer_category	0
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trailer_480p/video/mp4	256664368/movie480.mp4
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microtrailer/video/webm	251230/59496/e0cb167cb99f7f782405e833c5e26cc1b7001088/1751251055/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	251230/59496/e0cb167cb99f7f782405e833c5e26cc1b7001088/1751251055/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	256664368/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256664368/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	59496
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1464389775
256664369 ↴
trailer_name	Livelock - Official Catalyst Reveal Trailer ESRB
trailer_category	0
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trailer_480p/video/mp4	256664369/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	256664369/movie_max.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	256664369/movie_max.mp4
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microtrailer/video/mp4	251230/59497/5a967637fa35eec322cb5ff8977d73538fedd3d6/1751251055/microtrailer.mp4
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all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1464389785

Steam charts

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4 players right now
5 24-hour peak
229 all-time peak 31 August 2016

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Store data

11,140 followers
669 positive reviews
175 negative reviews
79.27% positive reviews

Twitch stats

0 viewers right now
1 24-hour peak
7,712 all-time peak

Owner estimations

~44.1 k by Gamalytic
~46.9 k by VG Insights
~240.0 k by SteamSpy
~380.0 k by PlayTracker

Monthly players breakdown

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Steam hub followers history

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User reviews history

😏 Mostly Positive
75.42% SteamDB Rating
669 79.3% positive reviews
175 20.7% negative reviews

Markers

Date	Label	30-day Peak
30 August 2016 – 14:59	Steam Release	-
4 May 2017 – 16:00	⇄ Fanatical: Killer Bundle 9	-
13 September 2017 – 17:00	⇄ Fanatical: Essentials Pick & Mix Bundle	-
15 August 2018 – 20:17	🆓 Free key giveaway	-
29 November 2019 – 03:32	🆓 Free key giveaway	-
20 August 2020 – 15:00	⇄ Fanatical: Very Positive Bundle 4	-
21 October 2020 – 15:00	⇄ Fanatical: Action Packed Bundle	-
23 September 2021 – 15:00	⇄ Fanatical: Showcase Bundle	-
8 November 2021 – 16:00	⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Birthday Bundle (2021)	-

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Livelock had an all-time peak of 229 concurrent players on 31 August 2016.

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Livelock

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