Life on the Edge

Educational tower defense about keeping a cell alive against pathogens

LOTE Team · Released Jun 17, 2022

Reviews: Very Positive; 89% of 104
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 11 months ago; Nov 24, 2025
Minimum PC: HD 4600; 8 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Life on the Edge?

You control a cell in this free, single-player 2D strategy game. Across five levels, you place defensive towers and maintain the cell's internal balance as environmental conditions change. A sandbox mode lets you experiment with biological systems and defenses against pathogens.

For you if...

+you prefer short campaigns over lengthy games

Not for you if...

−you want endless survival rather than a fixed campaign

What players say

89% of 104 reviews are positive

Players praise the biology lessons and easy-to-learn tower defense mechanics. They ask for more content and report steep difficulty spikes in later levels.

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Life on the Edge system requirements

Minimum: HD 4600, 8 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 64-bit processor and operating system
Processor: Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 5
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4600
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 500 MB available space
Notes: Lower-spec computers may still be able to run the game with lower frames per second

Does Life on the Edge have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Life on the Edge run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English.

Does Life on the Edge use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam