Life is Hard

Medieval town-building strategy with survival pressures and divine patrons

Pirozhok Studio, Vitaliy Ruzankin · Published by Pirozhok Studio · Released Aug 14, 2021

Reviews: Mixed; 58% of 354
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 6 years ago; Jan 24, 2020
Minimum PC: with memory size larger t…; 4 GB RAM · 2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Life is Hard?

This 2D town simulator combines strategy, survival, and role-playing elements. Starting with four settlers, you expand your village, prevent famine and disease, craft weapons, and trade or fight other settlements while defending against a necromancer. Your chosen god grants spells and a hero but punishes your settlement if neglected.

For you if...

+you like managing economies and settlers with individual traits

Not for you if...

−you want a relaxed builder without repeated restarts

What players say

58% of 354 reviews are positive

Players praise the town-management concept, but complaints center on progress-blocking bugs and cumbersome controls. Recent reviews still describe the game as unfinished.

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Life is Hard system requirements

Minimum: with memory size larger t…, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Microsoft® Windows® 7 with Service Pack 1, 64-bit installation
Processor: 32 or 64-bit, with clock frequency higher than 1.6GHz
Graphics: with memory size larger than 2 GB and DirectX® 10/OpenGL 3.0 support
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space
DirectX: Version 10
Notes: 64-bit system configuration, last graphic drivers.

Does Life is Hard have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Life is Hard 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, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 31
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages: Full audio: English, Russian.

Does Life is Hard 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