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Signs of Life

Sweet Dog Studios · 2014-01-27

Steam

ActionAdventureCasualIndieRPGEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jan 27, 2014 (Linux), Jan 27, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Signs of Life is a sci-fi survival sandbox platformer with a combination of procedurally generated and hand-crafted content. You'll explore mysterious locations, mine blocks for resources, and meet strange (and some familiar) creatures, some of which don't even want to kill you and eat your corpse.

Signs of Life is an Action, Adventure, Casual, and Indie game released in 2014, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (76% of 838 reviews).

11
playing now
76%
positive of 838 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

11 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 08:00 UTC (census sample)

Sensing that an apocalyptic war was imminent, the United Nations executed a last ditch plan to save what they could of the human race. 2 crafts were launched, a massive colony ship called the Hephaestus and a smaller, faster scout ship called the Hermes. The destination was a recently discovered earth-like planet with the potential to harbor life located roughly 18 light years away. The Hermes reached the planet first in order to establish a presence in anticipation of the arrival of the Hephaestus.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 11 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 22 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 16% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 37% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 21k–50k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 838 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.99 at Humble Store (2015-05-18) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 2 of 4 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
111120172026Week of 2017-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1802026-08-11 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 03:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 2 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 3 players2026-08-21 17:00 — 3 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-24 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 00:00 — 18 players2026-08-25 16:00 — 13 players2026-08-26 08:00 — 10 players2026-08-27 00:00 — 12 players2026-08-27 16:00 — 14 players2026-08-28 08:00 — 6 players2026-08-29 00:00 — 12 players2026-08-29 16:00 — 7 players2026-08-30 08:00 — 11 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$4.992015-01-012026-03-262015-01-01 — best price $7.492015-05-18 — best price $4.992015-06-11 — best price $7.492015-09-05 — best price $4.992015-11-25 — best price $6.492016-01-04 — best price $9.992016-02-05 — best price $6.492016-07-04 — best price $9.992016-12-22 — best price $6.492017-01-26 — best price $9.992017-06-22 — best price $6.492017-11-01 — best price $9.992017-12-21 — best price $6.492018-02-19 — best price $9.992018-10-30 — best price $6.492018-11-27 — best price $9.992019-01-10 — best price $7.492019-05-23 — best price $9.992019-08-29 — best price $7.492019-11-01 — best price $9.992020-06-25 — best price $6.492020-11-02 — best price $9.992020-12-01 — best price $9.992021-02-11 — best price $6.692021-05-31 — best price $9.992021-10-28 — best price $6.492021-12-01 — best price $9.992022-01-27 — best price $7.492022-07-07 — best price $9.992022-11-22 — best price $6.492023-07-13 — best price $9.992024-05-27 — best price $6.492024-07-11 — best price $9.992026-03-19 — best price $6.492026-03-26 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
28%
earned "I messed myself"
11.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5991%15

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

Player tags

2DRPGIndieSpaceActionCasualSci-fiSandboxBuildingCrafting

Census log

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

Players also track

Wanderlust AdventuresStar Control®: OriginsSurvivalistOmensight: Definitive EditionCitadel: Forged with FireEternity: The Last UnicornTorchlight III

Similarity via IGDB.

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