Liveza: Death of the Earth

Just a terrible platformer. Far better ones you can get on steam than this.

2D indie platformer where you explore ruined locations, fight enemies, and unlock new abilities to progress ✅Good soundtrack ✅Infinite lives (respawn at the beginning of the level) ✅Ability to continue from the last unlocked level after restarting the game ❌No options (e.g., windowed mode) ❌Poorly done retro graphics ❌Low enemy variety ❌Dangerous obstacles appear as background elements ❌The gun barrel counts towards the character's collision radius ❌"SUPERHOT Mode" deletes game progress ❌The game's price is too high ❌❌ Verdict: [b] Terrible [/b], [strike] Bad [/strike], [strike] Mediocre [/strike], [strike] Decent [/strike], [strike] Good [/strike], [strike] Very Good [/strike] (Rating scale for short games, retro indie simulator games, and similar) [quote]If you'd like to see more of my reviews, you can find them on my curator page: [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45994324/admin/reviews_manage/]CuratorKingViking[/url] and on my group: [url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/CuratorKingViking]GroupKingViking[/url] If you have any questions about my reviews, feel free to ask.I'm happy to answer them. All reviews are my own!!Best regards, King Viking Bezimienny, Polis…

[h1] Lemme tell you this... the game sucks. [/h1]

Feels like something between a demo stage asset flip in a decades-old GameMaker competitor (Construct 2, in this case), and an(other) incomprehensible side scroller with no native controller support, no Steam integration, no tutorial, and no reason to exist. This doesn’t exactly sing after a JoyToKey mapping, so don’t bother. In fact, go outside and look at a tree. Beat Liveza once, shame on you; beat Liveza twice… [b]Cons:[/b] [list] [*] [url=https://store.steampowered.com/search/?publisher=Sometimes%20You] Sometimes You [/url] find a slice of moldy pizza in your Steam library [/list]

It's an extremely "bleh" game that doesn't serve much of any purpose. You're in the dark most of the time and the goal of each stage isn't clear so expect to just fumble around until you figure it out. When you pick up your gun you fight squares which are the only enemy in the game. Reach the exit and then you get to a note that says 'they didn't listen' which is the end of the game and you get booted back to the title. It's actually playable but not good at all and completely pointless.

Liveza: Death of the Earth is an experimental indie platformer that captures the desolation of a dying planet through its stark, minimalist presentation and haunting atmosphere. Developed by Nikita Nefedov and published by Sometimes You, the game plunges players into the aftermath of an unnamed catastrophe where the Earth has fragmented into scattered ruins. The player, seemingly one of the last survivors, must traverse a broken world filled with crumbling structures, hostile creatures, and remnants of lost civilization. Rather than relying on cinematic storytelling or dialogue, the game conveys its themes through visual cues and environmental details, letting the bleak silence and isolation tell the story of a world beyond repair. It is a game of tone and mood first, gameplay second—a meditation on decay, emptiness, and survival. At its core, Liveza is a 2D side-scrolling platformer that blends exploration and light combat. The player moves through a series of self-contained levels, jumping between platforms, avoiding traps, and engaging enemies when necessary. The controls are simple—movement, jumping, and shooting—but the design forces careful pacing. The weapon system is parti…