Signs of Life
A sci-fi survival sandbox with an upgradeable wrist laser
Sweet Dog Studios · Released Jan 27, 2014 · Early Access
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 75% of 817
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 10
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 13 hours ago
- Oct 31, 2026
What is Signs of Life?
Signs of Life is a 2D survival platformer set on an alien planet after you escape a doomed colony ship. You explore a world combining handcrafted and procedurally generated areas, mine blocks, hunt creatures, and craft weapons, armor, gadgets, and furniture.
For you if...
- +you enjoy open-world exploration and building your own home
- +you want to play survival games with friends online
Not for you if...
- −you dislike gathering materials to craft better equipment
What players say
75% of 817 reviews are positive
Players praise the range of craftable gear and science-fiction upgrades. Complaints focus on confusing controls, tutorials, and inventory management.
Screenshots and trailer
Signs of Life system requirements
Minimum: OpenGL 3.0 Compatible Dev…, 2 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Signs of Life?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
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- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Dual-Core 2 GHz
- Graphics
- OpenGL 3.0 Compatible Graphics Device
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Dual-Core 2+ GHz
- Graphics
- OpenGL 3.0 Compatible Graphics Device
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
Does Signs of Life have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op online; PvP online. It also has a single-player mode.
Does Signs of Life run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Achievements
- 15
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Signs of Life 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
Tags
- Open World Survival Craft
- Sandbox
- Adventure
- Survival
- Crafting
- RPG
- Indie
- Action
- 2D
- Space
- Building
- Sci-fi
- Early Access
- Casual
- Open World
- Multiplayer
Recent updates
- Oct 20, 2026 · Signs of Life Update 27
- Aug 24, 2026 · Signs of Life Update 26
- Dec 16, 2025 · Signs of Life Update 25
- Jun 23, 2022 · Signs of Life Update 24
- Feb 20, 2022 · Signs of Life Update 23
