Watch the launch trailer: https://youtu.be/HguLPce-JP4
Around the world, Jul 22, 2026 — Indie developer Pixel Ghost today announced that Life's Too Short, a little adventure game starring a problem-solving ghost, is now available on Steam. The full release follows a short and sweet demo that debuted during Steam Next Fest in June 2026.
In Life's Too Short, players step into the role of a helpful little ghost called in to settle a feud between two vampires who have dramatically fallen out. What follows is a compact, characterful adventure full of puzzles, personality, and a wonderfully dry humour.
The game's arrival on Steam caps an unusual three-platform journey. Life's Too Short first took shape on Playdate, Panic's distinctive yellow handheld with its hand crank, before being reborn as a fully playable Game Boy title — later bundled with the CrankBoy emulator app — and now making the leap to PC.
"Life’s Too Short was my first ever game launch and has since become a great template for learning and exploring new platforms.” said Ollie Coe, Director at Pixel Ghost. "We’re all super excited to launch the first Pixel Ghost game on Steam and have already started work to bring the 3 sequels to the platform in full colour.”
Life's Too Short is available now on Steam for $6 with a launch discount of 10%.
For more information & hands-on opportunities, please contact: ollie@pixelghost.uk
Pixel Ghost: https://linktr.ee/pixelghostuk
Playdate: https://play.date/
About Pixel Ghost
Formed by games industry marketing/brand/commercial veteran, Ollie Coe, Pixel Ghost are making small, charming games for the Playdate and GameBoy consoles. They often star a ghost made of pixels…
About Playdate
Created with great attention to detail and affection by app developer and video game publisher Panic, Playdate hopes to capture the spirit of endless possibility and excitement that games have given us since the beginning. Playdate’s collection of games will delight players with their inventiveness and ingenuity. And in addition to introducing players to brand new games, Playdate also encourages people to create their own imaginative games and interactive software using a suite of easy development tools. In short, Playdate was made just for fun.