Streaming LIFELIKE?

I appreciate all streams of LIFELIKE! It’s a great choice for variety streamers looking for a shorter, independent experience. If you are interested in streaming, you do not have to email/contact me (the developer) to play, though I enjoy watching streams.

If you would like the LIFELIKE Twitter account to promote your stream, please contact me via the LIFELIKE Twitter account’s DMs or by email.

Here is some info on the game, development, and how to play to make streaming LIFELIKE easy:

Game Info:

  • LIFELIKE is an episodic RPG with a heavy emphasis on narrative

  • The demo consists of roughly 60-90 minutes of gameplay

  • It is available for Windows and Mac

  • Shouting out the game’s Twitter (@mntsstudio) and itch.io (mntsstudio.itch.io/lifelike) is hugely helpful to me, I’d appreciate if you did!

  • mntsstudio is pronounced “mantis studio”, it helps to spell it out so folks know what to type when they search

  • A free demo and the first “track” (episode) are currently available on itch.io!

  • High resolution assets and screenshots that can be used for thumbnails and stream announcements are available in the press kit

  • The game runs best on stream windowed. It is 4:3, and displays at 768x576 px on launch. It can be resized to 1536x1152 px if your display is large enough.

Keybinds & Gameplay

OVERWORLD

  • W, A, S, D / Arrow Keys - Move (change between arrow/WASD binds in options menu)

  • Enter / Z - Interact

  • Shift - Toggle run

  • Space / C - Pause

  • M / X - Map

COMBAT

  • W, A, S, D / Arrow Keys - AM & FM magic motion

  • Enter - AM & FM magic hit target & deal damage

  • Space (press) - Defend

  • Space (hold) - Parry