Sometimes: Success Requires Sacrifice
A dark-room action game where dying leaves light behind
Volens Nolens Games · Released Feb 27, 2015
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 70% of 661
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 10 years ago
- Jul 17, 2016
What is Sometimes: Success Requires Sacrifice?
A free single-player action game set in darkness, where you sacrifice your character to light a path for the next one. You can play classic mode or several minigames.
For you if...
- +you like simple controls and a limited set of actions
Not for you if...
- −you prefer navigating spaces you can clearly see
What players say
70% of 661 reviews are positive
Players praise the ghost-based lighting idea and the selection of modes. Common complaints include repetition, progress not saving, and excessively loud death sounds.
Screenshots and trailer
Sometimes: Success Requires Sacrifice system requirements
Minimum: Integrated, 0.3 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Sometimes: Success Requires Sacrifice?
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- OS
- Windows XP/7/8
- Processor
- Single Core 2.6 GHZ
- Graphics
- Integrated Graphics
- Memory
- 256 MB RAM
- Storage
- 200 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 8.0
Recommended
- OS
- Windows XP/7/8
- Processor
- Dual Core 2.6GHZ
- Graphics
- Integrated Graphics
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 400 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 8.0
Does Sometimes: Success Requires Sacrifice have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Sometimes: Success Requires Sacrifice 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
- 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
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Sometimes: Success Requires Sacrifice 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
