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Is Stayin' Alive worth it for you?

We tell you who should skip it, too.

Play it if you…

Good fit

Groups who want short multiplayer matches with opposing team objectives
Players who enjoy crafting and hiding as part of a team role
Players who prefer asymmetric team play, with one side evading and the other searching

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Saves you a refund

Players seeking a long-form campaign or progression structure
Players who want varied match pacing rather than rounds built around quick searches and rescues
Solo players looking for a single-player experience

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Our take on Stayin' Alive

The short-match format keeps the focus on immediate team decisions, but leaves little room for slower strategic play or extended progression between rounds.

What is Stayin' Alive?

Stayin' Alive is a team multiplayer game with two sides: retirees trying to die and nurses trying to keep them alive.

Retirees craft lethal tools from ordinary objects and hide while nurses search for them, find the right life-saving tool, and sedate and confine them. Items found around the maps can give nurses special abilities or let retirees die instantly. Matches last a few minutes, and points are awarded when a retiree dies or is confined. The team with the most points wins. Play in locations including a retirement home, a hospital, and a forest, with matches of up to 8 versus 8 players.

How Stayin' Alive plays

01Two team roles: Retirees make tools and evade capture, while nurses locate them and use medical tools to stop their deaths.
02Crafted death tools: Retirees turn everyday objects into lethal equipment, including a razor made from a toothbrush.
03Scored short matches: A death or confinement earns points, and the match result depends on the teams' totals.
04Up to 16 players: Matches support as many as 8 players on each team.
05Multiple locations: The playable settings include a retirement home, hospital, and forest.

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Is Stayin' Alive worth it?

It is worth it if: groups who want short multiplayer matches with opposing team objectives. Skip it if: players seeking a long-form campaign or progression structure.