Live a Live

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Developer:
Historia Inc
Publisher:
Square Enix
Release date:
27 April 2023
Recent Steam reviews:
Very Positive (11)
All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (737)

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About the Game

Purchase Bonus

You will receive a LIVE A LIVE Legends Wallpaper as a free gift for purchasing the game. Thank you for your support!


LIVE A LIVE, originally only released for the Super Famicom in Japan, is being revived on Steam! Experience this legendary RPG, brought to life in the same HD-2D visual style as OCTOPATH TRAVELER.

Meet seven heroes, each with their own unique abilities and lives to live across different time periods. Experience their stories in any order you choose, uncovering shocking developments along the way:

  • Prehistory: A tribesman comes of age in a world without words.
  • The Wild West: A wanderer with a bounty on his head fights for his life.
  • Imperial China: A kung fu master searches for a worthy successor.
  • Twilight of Edo Japan: A shinobi undertakes an important secret mission.
  • Present Day: A martial artist strives to become the strongest there ever was.
  • The Near Future: A youth with psychic powers takes a stand against evil.
  • The Distant Future: A newly built robot is swept up in a tragedy in space.

Featuring remastered music from original composer Yoko Shimomura and produced by Takashi Tokita (the director of the original game), this remake retains everything that players loved about the original while also being accessible to newcomers.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows® 10 / 11 64-bit
Processor:
AMD A8-7600 / Intel® Core™ i3-3210
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
AMD Radeon™ RX 460 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750
DirectX:
Version 12
Storage:
8 GB available space
Additional Notes:
1280x720, Preset "Low", 30FPS

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows® 10 / 11 64-bit
Processor:
AMD A8-7600 / Intel® Core™ i5-3330
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
AMD Radeon™ RX 470 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 (3GB)
DirectX:
Version 12
Storage:
8 GB available space
Additional Notes:
1920x1080, Preset "Maximum", 60FPS

User reviews

hhLninja
Recommended | 03 May 2026
7.2h played

Recommended, the most reluctant thumbs up I will ever give. I bought this game. That was my first mistake. My second was the sunk cost fallacy chaining me to it like a medieval prisoner who paid for his own shackles.

Helpful: 17
Tolemus
Not recommended | 08 Mar 2026
14.6h played

Play the original. The HD-2D UI and particle effects ruin the vibes. Also having a minimap that constantly tells you exactly where you need to go to progress the story disincentivizes exploring the environments (also

Helpful: 5
Vasileios Dimos
Not recommended | 31 Jan 2026
22.8h played

Live A Live shares a surface-level similarity with Octopath Traveler in that it presents a collection of disconnected stories set across different eras. However, where Octopath maintains mechanical and tonal

Helpful: 7
Jake Muss
Recommended | 14 Apr 2026
30.8h played

(100% Achievements Unlocked / All Endings, Optional Bosses) I never played the original Live A Live on SNES, but when I saw they were doing a remake in the HD-2D style of Octopath Traveler, I knew I had to play it. I

Helpful: 7
Garland
Recommended | 12 Mar 2026
40.8h played

Live A Live (1994) for the SNES/Super Famicom is one of my all time favorite games. When I heard a few years back that it was getting a modern release (a full remake - overseas, no less!), needless to say, I was

Helpful: 6
Pud
Recommended | 24 Apr 2026
13.1h played

This is an RPG those with ADD. So far it’s been like 6 different RPG’s with 6 different stories each lasting an hour or two. I haven’t finished it, but I’m hoping it all ties together in the end. It’s definitely a great

Helpful: 3