Life Gallery
A surreal horror puzzler built around interactive pen-and-ink illustrations
751 Games · Released Jan 12, 2023
As of Oct 28, 2026: -70% right now, $0.89
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 83% of 441
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 2
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 3 years ago
- Jan 6, 2023
What is Life Gallery?
Life Gallery is a single-player, 2D puzzle game about twin boys, their parents, and a fish-head cult. You manipulate objects in a linear sequence of illustrated scenes to solve puzzles and advance the story. Some scenes reinterpret classic paintings such as the Mona Lisa.
For you if...
- +you prefer short games over lengthy adventures
- +you enjoy interpreting stories told with limited explanation
Not for you if...
- −you need hints when puzzle solutions are unclear
- −you avoid disturbing imagery and stories about family tragedy
What players say
83% of 441 reviews are positive
Players praise the artwork and unsettling atmosphere. The most common criticism is that the puzzles are too basic.
Screenshots and trailer
Life Gallery system requirements
Minimum: 6, 4 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Life Gallery?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Dual Core 1.8 GHz
- Graphics
- GeForce 6 or Radeon X1000
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
Does Life Gallery have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Life Gallery run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 10
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Russian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean.
Does Life Gallery 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