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Sometimes to Deal with the Difficulty of Being Alive, I Need to Believe There Is a Possibility That Life Is Not Real.

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About Sometimes to Deal with the Difficulty of Being Alive, I Need to Believe There Is a Possibility That Life Is Not Real.

About this game

Feature List

  • This is not for everyone. If you’re looking for some fun, addicting type game with slick mechanics, do not download this.

  • Play in single player mode, start a server or join a server. LAN works but usually from the .exe directly rather than from the app inside Steam.

  • Music by: Glamour Lakes, X-Coast, RipCD

About the Game

Wander through a shifting simulation that feels both tragic and hilarious. Observe, interact, or simply exist as the world reshapes around you — a meditative, overstimulated reflection on what it means to keep going when everything’s falling apart.

Part video game, part art installation, Sometimes to Deal With the Difficulty of Being Alive… is an interactive loop of coping mechanisms — a place where despair and delight blur into the same texture. You’re not given objectives, just a living space that responds to your presence, your stillness, your curiosity.

Every moment feels absurd: NPCs that sing about heartbreak in glitch-voice harmonies, battlefields that double as therapy sessions, color palettes that shift with your emotional temperature. It’s overstimulation as catharsis — the act of being overwhelmed as a kind of peace.

In the end, it’s not about survival. It’s about resonance. A digital hum that reminds you you’re still here — and somehow, that’s enough.

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
May 22, 2019
Developers:
Jeremy Couillard
Ireneo Mercado
Publisher:
Akupara Games
Supported Languages:
English
Genres:
Walking Simulator
Sandbox

Exploration

Simulation

Action-Adventure
Themes:
Surreal
Psychedelic

Colorful

Abstract

Hand-drawn

Funny

Psychological

Philosophical
Play Styles:
3D
Narration

Singleplayer

Third Person

PvP

Multiplayer
Features:
Singleplayer
Multiplayer

Pvp

Online pvp

Shared/split screen pvp

Steam achievements

Remote play together

Family sharing

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Dual Core 2.4Ghz
  • Memory: 8 MB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 750 or higher
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 3 GB available space

Recommended:

  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: i7
  • Memory: 16 MB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 980
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 4 GB available space

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Frequently Asked Questions

Minimum:
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Dual Core 2.4Ghz
  • Memory: 8 MB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 750 or higher
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 3 GB available space
Recommended:
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: i7
  • Memory: 16 MB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 980
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 4 GB available space
Sometimes to Deal with the Difficulty of Being Alive, I Need to Believe There Is a Possibility That Life Is Not Real. was released on May 22, 2019
Sometimes to Deal with the Difficulty of Being Alive, I Need to Believe There Is a Possibility That Life Is Not Real. is published by Akupara Games
Sometimes to Deal with the Difficulty of Being Alive, I Need to Believe There Is a Possibility That Life Is Not Real. was developed by Jeremy Couillard and Ireneo Mercado
Fanatical users tagged Sometimes to Deal with the Difficulty of Being Alive, I Need to Believe There Is a Possibility That Life Is Not Real. as Walking Simulator, Sandbox, Exploration, and Simulation
Fanatical users tagged Sometimes to Deal with the Difficulty of Being Alive, I Need to Believe There Is a Possibility That Life Is Not Real. as Surreal, Psychedelic, Colorful, and Abstract
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Sometimes to Deal with the Difficulty of Being Alive, I Need to Believe There Is a Possibility That Life Is Not Real. as having Singleplayer
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Sometimes to Deal with the Difficulty of Being Alive, I Need to Believe There Is a Possibility That Life Is Not Real. as having PvP
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Sometimes to Deal with the Difficulty of Being Alive, I Need to Believe There Is a Possibility That Life Is Not Real. as having Multiplayer
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Sometimes to Deal with the Difficulty of Being Alive, I Need to Believe There Is a Possibility That Life Is Not Real. as Walking Simulator
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Sometimes to Deal with the Difficulty of Being Alive, I Need to Believe There Is a Possibility That Life Is Not Real. as Sandbox
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Sometimes to Deal with the Difficulty of Being Alive, I Need to Believe There Is a Possibility That Life Is Not Real. as Exploration

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