

The Ancient Art of Staying Alive
Dave Seaman · January 19, 2022 · Action, Arcade, 2D, Retro, Minimalist
Buy The Ancient Art of Staying Alive from Steam at $4.99 — the cheapest of 1 store we compare.
Where to buy The Ancient Art of Staying Alive — official stores
The Ancient Art of Staying Alive price by region
The Ancient Art of Staying Alive costs $3.29 in Georgia (USD), €3.99 in Europe (EUR), £3.99 in the United Kingdom, $4.99 in the United States, CA$5.69 in Canada, NZ$6.29 in New Zealand, A$7.50 in Australia, R$10.89 in Brazil and zł17.99 in Poland right now.
| Region | Best price | Official store | Key shop | Stores |
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| $3.29 | $3.29 | — | 1 | |
| €3.99 | €3.99 | — | 1 | |
| £3.99 | £3.99 | — | 1 | |
| $4.99 | $4.99 | — | 1 | |
| CA$5.69 | CA$5.69 | — | 1 | |
| NZ$6.29 | NZ$6.29 | — | 1 | |
| A$7.50 | A$7.50 | — | 1 | |
| R$10.89 | R$10.89 | — | 1 | |
| zł17.99 | zł17.99 | — | 1 |
Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.
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About The Ancient Art of Staying Alive
Based on the old "Daleks" game, TAAOSA turns the concept into an arcade game. Unashamedly retro in every aspect, if you want amazing visuals then look elsewhere, but if you want a simple, challenging game that's randomised every time you play it, you might just find this to be your cup of tea.
**NOW ALSO INCLUDES TURN-BASED MODE**
Features:
- 20 levels
- 5 game speeds
- (Challenge Mode (play through all levels in a single session)
- Boss levels (every 5th level in Challenge Mode)
- Player can be set to always moving to massively increased challenge!
- High score table
- Change your background colour to mimic the awful colour schemes of ancient consoles!
- Make the game easier with Teleports, Bombs and Obstacles - but be aware that these will affect your score...
The Ancient Art of Staying Alive — game info
- Platforms
- Windows
- Player modes
- Single-player
- PC Game Pass
- Not included
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
The Ancient Art of Staying Alive is praised for its simple but engaging arcade gameplay with good replayability, offering multiple difficulty modifiers and level selection options that keep players coming back despite frequent deaths. Players appreciate the classic retro aesthetic and challenging-but-fair design, though some note the visuals could be clearer regarding what you're avoiding and playing as, and wish for more varied gameplay mechanics beyond the core dodge-and-survive formula.
The Ancient Art of Staying Alive is a cool little arcade game with an innovative game design for a quick pastime. It's a game with a simple game mechanic that encourages players to replay. As a blue little man, you have to run away from a horde of red enemies and mustn't come into contact with any of them. In the menu you can choose whether you want to play with teleportation or bombs. Levels can also be played individually, instead of the challenge, where 20 consecutive levels are played. I would be very pleased if there would be a successor with new possibilities and challenges. Well done, Dave!1 found this helpful
[h2]Title: The Ancient Art of STAYING ALIVE[/h2] [b]Studio[/b] [u]Dave Seaman[/u] [h3]Verdict: Worth the Buy (On Sale)[/h3] [b]~Gameplay~[/b] + Simple but surprisingly fun game + Multiple features to make the game easier or harder as you play + Died a lot, but kept trying to beat the level + Challenging, but not annoying - Except for making it harder on yourself, not a wide variety of play styles to beat this game. +/- Dodge, duck, dip, dive, and dodge. [b]~Sound~[/b] + Classic retro-style blips and beeps + The boss had his own music, which was pleasantly surprising [b]~Graphics~[/b] - I had no idea what I was running from until I saw the boss. Still don't know what my character looks like - The boss level had a border to let you know where you could run, but the regular levels didn't. It would've made things better if every level had an obvious border [b]~Plot~[/b] +/- Like any retro game, the developer leaves a lot to the player's imagination. No real rhyme or reason for a storyline or plot. [b]~Misc~[/b] - Make a border for all the levels and not just the boss levels. - Maybe it's on my end, but while loading the game, I ran into several pauses and crashes. [b]Overview…1 found this helpful
Surprisingly satisfying. Feels a bit like herding sheep, if sheep died when they bumped into each other (which they presumably do, if they bump hard enough) and wanted to eat you (which they hopefully don't).
No one will ever beat my high score in this game. Think I'm wrong? Prove it.
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