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High On Life

Squanch Games, Inc. · 2022-12-13

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ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: May 06, 2025 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 13, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 23, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Jul 23, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Dec 13, 2022 (Xbox One), Dec 13, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S)

HIGH ON KNIFE DLC OUT NOW!! - Humanity is being threatened by an alien cartel who wants to use them as drugs. It’s up to you to rescue and partner with charismatic, talking guns, take down Garmantuous and his gang, and save the world!

High On Life is a $39.99 Action and Adventure game released in 2022, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 25726 reviews).

218
playing now
89%
positive of 26k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
20
twitch viewers (latest)
10.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
69/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (188 ratings)
46
Nexus mods (30k downloads)
4.41★
PlayStation Store rating (22,932 ratings)
69/100
opencritic · fair · 44% recommend · from 93 critics
11h
to beat · rushed 9h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

218 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 UTC (census sample)

High on Life is a 2022 comedic first-person shooter game with action-adventure and Metroidvania elements. It takes place in a science fiction world which features talking guns. It was created, developed and published by Squanch Games. The game was released on December 13, 2022 for Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. It was later ported to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on July 22, 2023, to Nintendo Switch on May 6, 2025, and to Nintendo Switch 2 on August 28, 2025. The game received mixed reviews from critics, who were divided on its humor, while criticizing the technical issues upon launch. A sequel, later titled High on Life 2, was announced on June 9, 2025, and released on February 13, 2026.

Trailer

High On Life trailer thumbnail

HIGH ON LIFE Official Game Trailer | Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 218 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 3,171 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~396/week).
  • · Review velocity up 68% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 27,909 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 517k–1.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 25,874 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.70 at AllYouPlay (2025-06-17) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 87 of 88 observed days · $34.29 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4.9k4.9k20222026Week of 2022-12-01: 4,926 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 499 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2,203 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 248 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 479 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 354 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 320 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 731 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 438 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,455 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 427 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 367 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 367 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 349 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 492 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 571 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 536 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 288 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 307 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 13 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

375432026-09-15 12:00 — 83 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 179 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 91 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 140 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 258 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 130 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 79 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 154 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 154 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 112 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 144 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 123 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 43 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 136 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 220 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 115 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 149 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 191 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 124 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 218 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 375 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 192 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 157 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 218 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
5.7k107Dec 2022Aug 2026Dec 2022 — avg 5,653 · peak 11,583Feb 2023 — avg 336 · peak 886Apr 2023 — avg 199 · peak 544Jun 2023 — avg 107 · peak 734Aug 2023 — avg 177 · peak 395Oct 2023 — avg 384 · peak 1,197Dec 2023 — avg 362 · peak 912Feb 2024 — avg 142 · peak 299Apr 2024 — avg 142 · peak 416Jun 2024 — avg 159 · peak 366Aug 2024 — avg 260 · peak 571Oct 2024 — avg 186 · peak 405Dec 2024 — avg 220 · peak 467Feb 2025 — avg 250 · peak 575Apr 2025 — avg 258 · peak 635Jun 2025 — avg 261 · peak 553Aug 2025 — avg 287 · peak 1,333Oct 2025 — avg 454 · peak 1,445Dec 2025 — avg 405 · peak 1,108Feb 2026 — avg 887 · peak 3,116Apr 2026 — avg 324 · peak 772Jun 2026 — avg 163 · peak 483Aug 2026 — avg 176 · peak 506
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$59.99$5.702022-08-262026-10-142022-08-26 — best price $59.992023-04-14 — best price $59.992023-09-01 — best price $29.992023-11-21 — best price $25.992024-02-19 — best price $35.992024-03-25 — best price $26.312024-04-16 — best price $29.882024-05-28 — best price $39.992024-06-27 — best price $25.992024-07-24 — best price $29.992024-08-22 — best price $29.592024-10-01 — best price $35.892024-11-14 — best price $30.152024-12-13 — best price $23.992025-01-08 — best price $29.392025-01-21 — best price $30.152025-02-10 — best price $23.992025-03-21 — best price $39.992025-04-23 — best price $30.152025-05-17 — best price $23.992025-06-08 — best price $39.992025-07-11 — best price $29.392025-08-04 — best price $19.992025-09-04 — best price $17.992025-09-27 — best price $39.992025-10-20 — best price $39.992025-12-03 — best price $39.992026-01-10 — best price $39.992026-02-18 — best price $9.992026-03-10 — best price $12.002026-04-13 — best price $39.992026-05-20 — best price $11.942026-06-26 — best price $11.802026-09-02 — best price $39.992026-10-14 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4752582026-05-28 — 352 pageviews2026-06-01 — 378 pageviews2026-06-05 — 304 pageviews2026-06-09 — 305 pageviews2026-06-13 — 300 pageviews2026-06-17 — 268 pageviews2026-06-21 — 329 pageviews2026-06-25 — 310 pageviews2026-06-29 — 376 pageviews2026-07-03 — 421 pageviews2026-07-07 — 347 pageviews2026-07-11 — 295 pageviews2026-07-15 — 308 pageviews2026-07-19 — 323 pageviews2026-07-23 — 338 pageviews2026-07-27 — 336 pageviews2026-07-31 — 264 pageviews2026-08-04 — 290 pageviews2026-08-08 — 258 pageviews2026-08-12 — 273 pageviews2026-08-16 — 371 pageviews2026-08-20 — 267 pageviews2026-08-24 — 369 pageviews2026-08-28 — 384 pageviews2026-09-01 — 379 pageviews2026-09-05 — 415 pageviews2026-09-09 — 388 pageviews2026-09-13 — 348 pageviews2026-09-17 — 337 pageviews2026-09-21 — 325 pageviews2026-09-25 — 459 pageviews2026-09-29 — 311 pageviews2026-10-03 — 293 pageviews2026-10-07 — 287 pageviews2026-10-11 — 267 pageviews2026-10-14 — 280 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

4312026-10-11 21:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-11 22:34 — 43 viewers2026-10-11 23:34 — 17 viewers2026-10-12 00:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-12 01:34 — 18 viewers2026-10-12 02:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-12 03:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-12 04:34 — 35 viewers2026-10-12 05:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-12 06:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-12 07:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-12 08:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-12 09:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-12 10:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-12 11:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-13 20:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-13 21:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-13 22:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-13 23:34 — 27 viewers2026-10-14 00:34 — 25 viewers2026-10-14 01:34 — 26 viewers2026-10-14 02:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-14 03:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-14 04:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-14 05:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-14 06:34 — 18 viewers2026-10-14 07:34 — 38 viewers2026-10-14 08:34 — 30 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-14 10:34 — 24 viewers2026-10-14 11:34 — 30 viewers2026-10-15 05:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-15 06:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-15 07:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-15 08:34 — 33 viewers2026-10-15 09:34 — 20 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

44
achievements tracked
87.4%
earned "Bring A Knife to a Gun Fight"
17.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

4 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2023-10-03 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)80,9141%44
PS5 (PlayStation)35,5705%45
Steam (Steam)16,3454%44
PS4 (PlayStation)7,9303%45
Switch (Nintendo)1170%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSGoreActionComedySci-fiShooterViolentColorfulAdventureDark Humor

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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