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2016 · Tuque Games · Adventure · Arcade

Livelock

Livelock is a cooperative top-down shooter where you and up to two others must work together to break the cycle of infinite war between machines. As one of "The Few" remaining Capital Intellects, you will need quick reactions and decision-making to overcome the chaos.

Released: 30 August 2016
Platforms: PlayStation 4 Windows Xbox One
Genres: Adventure Arcade Indie Post-apocalyptic Shoot 'em up Shooter
Developers: Tuque Games
Publishers: —
Modes: Co-op Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action Science fiction
Country: Canada
Age ratings: CLASS_IND 10 ESRB T PEGI 12 ACB PG USK 12 GRAC ALL
Languages: English, French, German, Russian
Time to beat: 4.5hmain story17hcompletionist

About

Livelock is a twin-stick shooter video game with both solo and cooperative multiplayer gameplay, It was developed by Montreal-based Tuque Games and published by Perfect World Entertainment on August 30, 2016. Livelock has been described as similar to the Diablo series, but with guns and in a post-apocalyptic setting.

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Development

The game was first announced in January 2016. It is the first game by Perfect World Entertainment that is not a free-to-play title. The game became part of the Xbox Games With Gold program in September 2018.

Reception

The game received "mixed or average reviews" from 14 PC and PlayStation 4 (PS4) industry critics, and "generally favorable reviews" from 7 Xbox One industry critics, and holding aggregated Metacritic scores of 73/100 69/100 and 77/100, for its PC, PS4, and Xbox One versions respectively.