SIDE EFFECTS

Publisher
Free Lives
Developer
Free Lives
Genres
Strategy
Release Dates
Worldwide
Nov 21 2025
Buy
Steam

SIDE EFFECTS is a strategy video game developed and published by Free Lives.

About

Up to four test subjects. One twisted medical trial. Only one leaves.

Welcome SIDE EFFECTS: a tense, turn-based medical roulette game. Each round you’ll be presented with a selection of pills. Some are helpful, some are harmful, and some mean instant death. You never know what you’re about to consume or what it might do to your mind or body. Winning means outlasting—AKA, outliving—your opponent across the table.

  • Resist – Every pill impacts your resistance. Manage it wisely: zero resistance means death.
  • Experiment – Between rounds, you can choose from a range of experimental items and treatments that can shift the odds in your favor, from vaccines to mouth clamps.
  • You’re Not Alone – The other patient wants to outlast you. They’ll bluff, adapt, and use everything at their disposal to keep breathing one dose longer than you.

Would you like to participate?

Key Features

  • A single player mode.
  • A multiplayer mode (two-to-four Players).
  • Over 15 unique items.
  • Six pill types to test.

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