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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…

75 30 August 2016 ESRB T

Livelock is an adventure developed by Tuque Games, released 30 August 2016 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Livelock is

Livelock is an adventure game developed by Tuque Games and released in 2016. It was published by Perfect World Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It carries an ESRB T age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 3 players online. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 50 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Livelock holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 7 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for AMD/INTEL Dual-Core 2.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM and NVIDIA GTX 650 / AMD Radeon HD 7800 or equivalent. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 8GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Livelock launched on 30 August 2016, within three weeks of No Man's Sky, Persona 5, The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt - Complete Edition and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: No Man's Sky, Persona 5, The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt - Complete Edition, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Livelock — frequently asked questions

When did Livelock come out?
Livelock was released on 30 August 2016 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Livelock?
At minimum, Livelock needs AMD/INTEL Dual-Core 2.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM, NVIDIA GTX 650 / AMD Radeon HD 7800 or equivalent graphics, 8 GB available space of storage.
Does Livelock have multiplayer?
Yes. Livelock supports multiplayer for up to 3 players online.
How many GB is Livelock?
The PC version needs about 8 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("8 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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