Underplayed Gems

life is not auto (2024)

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Developer
Bold Fish
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie
Rating
4.8 of 5, 100 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.2 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

Players must frantically time organ control to keep a fragile character alive, blending rhythm and pressure with a deceptively cute aesthetic.

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What players say

Players call it a rhythm game where you manually control your organs, surviving life stages by hitting beats for breathing, digestion, and more. It is fun but brutally hard, demanding near-perfect play and memorization. The game is short and replayable, but some find the difficulty unfair and the reading time too tight.

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