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THE GAME OF LIFE 2 cover art

THE GAME OF LIFE 2

Marmalade Game Studio Ltd · 2020-12-11

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

CasualSimulationStrategy

Franchise: The Game of Life · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Jul 15, 2020 (iOS), Dec 11, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 29, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 16, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Dec 01, 2022 (Xbox One), Dec 01, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S)

The official sequel to the hit board game played by 50 million fans! The Game of Life 2 adds vibrant 3D animation and brand-new choices in every turn. Customise your peg, spin the spinner and build your best life!

115
playing now
78%
positive of 4.6k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
51/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
56/100
IGDB user rating (15 ratings)
1h
to beat · rushed 1h · completionist 2h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$12.49
steam price (US)

115 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 115 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 423 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~53/week).
  • · Review velocity up 30% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 9,617 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 92k–207k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,592 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$12.49
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.79 at Microsoft Store (2021-12-04) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 56 of 57 observed days · $28.20 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
22322320202026Week of 2020-12-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

124192026-08-07 00:00 — 77 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 27 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 39 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 84 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 35 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 65 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 96 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 53 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 77 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 88 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 23 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 64 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 75 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 23 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 51 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 79 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 29 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 60 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 97 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 32 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 24 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 57 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 72 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 41 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 46 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 42 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 22 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 59 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 115 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$1.792020-12-112026-08-272020-12-11 — best price $8.992021-08-30 — best price $7.992021-11-24 — best price $7.992022-02-03 — best price $9.992022-06-06 — best price $6.992022-07-07 — best price $9.992022-08-05 — best price $7.342022-09-06 — best price $9.992022-11-02 — best price $9.992022-12-03 — best price $7.342023-01-06 — best price $9.992023-03-17 — best price $7.342023-04-25 — best price $11.112023-06-14 — best price $8.892023-07-18 — best price $8.892023-11-28 — best price $12.492024-02-19 — best price $12.492024-05-19 — best price $8.892024-07-11 — best price $12.492024-09-12 — best price $4.992024-11-06 — best price $12.492024-12-07 — best price $9.182025-02-03 — best price $12.492025-02-28 — best price $3.992025-04-18 — best price $9.182025-07-18 — best price $3.742025-11-21 — best price $3.742026-01-10 — best price $12.492026-02-18 — best price $8.892026-04-20 — best price $2.432026-05-14 — best price $2.002026-06-20 — best price $3.082026-08-03 — best price $3.742026-08-27 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

10
achievements tracked
66%
earned "Spin to Win!"
17%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsIn-App PurchasesSteam Cloud10 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5,7994%10
PS4 (PlayStation)2,4727%10
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)1,38610%10
Switch (Nintendo)2420%0

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

Player tags

PartyCasualSequelCartoonLife SimStrategyTabletopCard GameBoard GameSimulation

Census log

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

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