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High On Life

Squanch Games, Inc. · 2022-12-13

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ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player

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!

441
playing now
89%
positive of 25k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
13
twitch viewers (latest)
69/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (188 ratings)
11h
to beat · rushed 9h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

441 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 441 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 6% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 510k–1.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 25,496 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 100 of 101 observed days (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

441822026-08-06 22:00 — 186 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 96 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 136 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 189 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 134 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 171 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 206 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 117 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 201 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 218 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 82 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 166 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 166 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 88 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 127 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 145 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 85 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 155 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 208 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 82 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 93 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 182 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 144 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 135 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 292 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 254 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 163 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 299 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 333 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 441 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$5.702022-08-262026-08-262022-08-26 — 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 $11.802026-08-26 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4222462026-05-28 — 352 pageviews2026-05-31 — 377 pageviews2026-06-03 — 276 pageviews2026-06-06 — 327 pageviews2026-06-09 — 305 pageviews2026-06-12 — 264 pageviews2026-06-15 — 342 pageviews2026-06-18 — 284 pageviews2026-06-21 — 329 pageviews2026-06-24 — 331 pageviews2026-06-27 — 366 pageviews2026-06-30 — 311 pageviews2026-07-03 — 421 pageviews2026-07-06 — 340 pageviews2026-07-09 — 337 pageviews2026-07-12 — 341 pageviews2026-07-15 — 308 pageviews2026-07-18 — 327 pageviews2026-07-21 — 342 pageviews2026-07-24 — 309 pageviews2026-07-27 — 336 pageviews2026-07-30 — 324 pageviews2026-08-02 — 313 pageviews2026-08-05 — 295 pageviews2026-08-08 — 258 pageviews2026-08-11 — 262 pageviews2026-08-14 — 336 pageviews2026-08-17 — 297 pageviews2026-08-20 — 267 pageviews2026-08-23 — 379 pageviews2026-08-25 — 416 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

5402026-08-26 19:15 — 54 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 45 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 20 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 20 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 15 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 22 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-30 16:35 — 7 viewers2026-08-30 17:34 — 13 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

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.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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