Life Goes On: Done to Death

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. GameGrin
    Jun 13, 2016
    95
    Life Goes On: Done to Death is a fun puzzle title that will tax you, and let you blow off steam by murdering hundreds (thousands) of knights.
  2. PSNStores
    Jun 2, 2016
    90
    Life Goes On: Done to Death came as a pleasant surprise to me. It’s a genuinely funny and unique puzzle game that left me thoroughly entertained from start to finish and all throughout the credits. I simply can’t recommend this enough.
  3. Gamers' Temple
    Jul 10, 2016
    86
    The game has a unique puzzle mechanic and a good sense of humor.
  5. GameCritics
    Jun 12, 2016
    85
    Life Goes On isn’t the longest puzzler with just three worlds with around a dozen maps in each, but its unique worldview and mechanics ensure that it stands above the crowd.
  6. Eurogamer Italy
    Jul 15, 2016
    80
    Life Goes On: Done to Death is a funny and enjoyable puzzle/platformer which offers some interesting challenges to solve and a mysterious, furry bud to find.
  7. Impulsegamer
    May 18, 2016
    80
    Life Goes On - Done to Death is an accomplished little indie that offers up a tangible challenge.
  8. Brash Games
    May 17, 2016
    80
    A must buy if you are looking for an entertaining puzzler. With puzzles and fun galore, you will have a lot of fun sacrificing the knights for their king in search of immortality, and hearing their dying screams as you gleefully add another name to the roster of dead knights.
  9. Hardcore Gamer
    May 15, 2016
    80
    This is a game where you literally step over the dead bodies of your companions to reach a goal and doing so has never been so much fun.
  10. COGconnected
    May 16, 2016
    79
    A flick of an analogue stick, the press of the X button and a mind geared towards strategy is all it takes to master this game. Simple and comical, Life Goes On: Done to Death captures the best parts of a platform puzzler.
  11. Digital Chumps
    May 18, 2016
    78
    Infinite Monkeys has done a fantastic job with this small title. They have wrapped up the complicated and well thought through gameplay with humor and simplicity. They have certainly made a unique flower in the typically weed-driven world of puzzle games.
  12. XGN
    May 30, 2016
    75
    This is a game which offers a lot of morbid but funny gameplay. There are a lot of levels and there certainly is challenge included, but the game never gets memorable. Still you will enjoy this for a while.
  13. CD-Action
    Sep 17, 2016
    70
    This inventive, enjoyable puzzle platformer would be exceptional if it had Trine’s visuals and audio. [09/2016, p.59]
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  14. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Jul 6, 2016
    70
    As levels progress, the collateral damage skyrockets, which sadly, gets a little tiring. [July 2016, p.94]
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  15. Digitally Downloaded
    May 23, 2016
    60
    The level design tends to be quite bland, too – unique mechanic aside you’re played what this kind of game is offering in some way before. But still, it’s good, clean, light-hearted fun.
  16. GameSpew
    May 17, 2016
    60
    Each of the four chapters ends with a finale that is the best the game has to offer; the fast-paced rhythm is taken to the extreme as everything crumbles around you while you race through the level.

Awards & Rankings

100
#100 Best PS4 Game of 2016

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User Score
6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 3 out of 12
  1. Mykwon
    Jul 10, 2017
    10
    Very original and clever base mechanism that creates a new style of gameplay. But the real strength of this game comes from a thorough levelVery original and clever base mechanism that creates a new style of gameplay. But the real strength of this game comes from a thorough level design which is a fine piece of craftsmanship. The learning curve is just perfect, there are no levels that are ridiculous to achieve and the game keeps introducing progressively new mechanisms that keep the gamer's interest high. You never rage quit and you just keep improving and progressing through the game. Overall, a complete success. Highly recommended.… Full Review »
  2. RandomDragon
    Feb 2, 2020
    8
    A creative puzzle/platformer with some excellent design decisions and levels. Playing through the game is really fun and getting the goldA creative puzzle/platformer with some excellent design decisions and levels. Playing through the game is really fun and getting the gold deaths and times is not too hard. To 100% complete is quite difficult though. The 'find Jeff' puzzles in each level are also a very good addition.… Full Review »
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