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Livelock

A twin-stick shooter with ranged, support, and melee robot characters

Tuque Games, Sly Joes · Published by Sly Joes · Released Aug 30, 2016

ActionAdventureIndie

AI-generated content disclosed

Reviews
Very Positive
80% of 675
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
9 years ago
Nov 11, 2016
Minimum PC
GTX 650
4 GB RAM · 8 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 73/100 (critic reviews)

What is Livelock?

A top-down sci-fi shooter where you fight robots, either alone or in online co-op.

For you if...

  • +you like leveling characters and experimenting with weapon loadouts
  • +you enjoy replaying chapters at different difficulty levels

Not for you if...

  • −you want local co-op on a shared screen

What players say

80% of 675 reviews are positive

Players praise the combat, especially when playing with friends. The short campaign is a recurring complaint, and some recent reviews report trouble launching the game.

Screenshots and trailer

Livelock screenshot 1

Livelock system requirements

Minimum: GTX 650, 4 GB RAM, 8 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor
AMD/INTEL Dual-Core 2.4 GHz
Graphics
NVIDIA GTX 650 / AMD Radeon HD 7800 or equivalent
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
8 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.3 GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz
Graphics
NVIDIA GTX 670 / AMD Radeon HD 7870 or equivalent
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
8 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Livelock have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Livelock run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • 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
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
50
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Russian.

Does Livelock use AI-generated content?

Steam's data marks it as containing AI-generated content, but its Steam page had no statement from the developers when we checked it.

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

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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