Death's Life
Released Oct 2016
Now you’re the new apprentice for Death. And it's your job to help gather souls. Only thing is, you can't just go and kill people to get the souls, it has to look natural. Like an accident. And that means setting up bottles, knives, brooms, and other regular objects in such a way as to create deadly chain reactions.
72% positive · 101 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $2.99
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Evaluation
Death's Life launched on October 26, 2016 as a casual puzzle game from Umbu Games. The developer released one post-launch update on February 23, 2017, bringing graphical improvements, new animations, a revamped UI, and bug fixes. That appears to be the last substantive update to the original game itself.
Recent developer activity — posts from May and June 2026 — is focused entirely on Death's Life 2, a sequel announced for July 2026 release. The developer describes it as "the long awaited sequel" and "a significant evolution — a direct result of a decade of learning in indie game development," framing the original Death's Life as a completed chapter. The sequel has its own separate Steam listing and a demo that went live on June 13, 2026. None of these communications reference any new content, updates, or plans for the original Death's Life.
There is no DLC listed, no roadmap, and no developer statement promising future content for the original game. The game launched as a self-contained puzzle experience and has been complete for years.
Evidence
Umbu Games announced Death's Life 2 as a fully separate sequel, describing the original as a completed foundation. No new content for the original game was mentioned.
Death's Life 2 demo launched on Steam as a standalone listing. All developer focus has shifted to the sequel.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Umbu Games
Achievements
10
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
You've just gotten a new job!
Yes, you're the new apprentice for Death. The Grim Reaper.
It's your job to help gather souls. Only thing is, you can't just go and kill people to get their souls, it has to look natural, like an accident! And you can make this job in a very fun way, using amazing powers to do things like flood places, turn machines on and off, create dangerous chemical reactions and much more. That means for example setting up bottles, knives, brooms, and other regular objects in such a way as to create deadly (as well as amusing) chain reactions.
The Death’s Life features a series of challenging puzzle in different daily situations. To advance in the game you must find and interact with the objects in the scene to solve the puzzle, triggering a sequence of events and causing the "accidental" death of your victims.
Try a day in Death's Life. Dying has never been more fun!
Yes, you're the new apprentice for Death. The Grim Reaper.
It's your job to help gather souls. Only thing is, you can't just go and kill people to get their souls, it has to look natural, like an accident! And you can make this job in a very fun way, using amazing powers to do things like flood places, turn machines on and off, create dangerous chemical reactions and much more. That means for example setting up bottles, knives, brooms, and other regular objects in such a way as to create deadly (as well as amusing) chain reactions.
The Death’s Life features a series of challenging puzzle in different daily situations. To advance in the game you must find and interact with the objects in the scene to solve the puzzle, triggering a sequence of events and causing the "accidental" death of your victims.
Try a day in Death's Life. Dying has never been more fun!
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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