Side Effects
A twisted trial of pill roulette for up to 4 players (solo or online). Pick your poison. Use experimental items to shift the odds. And remember: only one of you can survive.
Last Updated: 11/23/2025
| Steam Price | $4.24 |
| Release Date | 11/21/2025 |
| Franchise | Free Lives |
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| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 3799100 |
Side Effects
A twisted trial of pill roulette for up to 4 players (solo or online). Pick your poison. Use experimental items to shift the odds. And remember: only one of you can survive.
Last Updated: 11/23/2025
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
About Side Effects
Side Effects is an Indie, and Strategy game developed by Lofar42, hirohun, Jaybooty, and Mr.Pootsley. On 11/21/2025, it was released on the Steam Store by Second Lives, and Free Lives.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
It also supports 10 languanges in-game including English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Side Effects supports the following features:
- Custom Volume Controls
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
- Single-player
- Stereo Sound
- Steam Achievements
- Multi-player
- PvP
- Playable without Timed Input
- Mouse Only Option
- Online PvP
From the Steam community, Side Effects has been tagged with the following user tags:
- PvP
- Psychological
- Dark
- Multiplayer
- Multiple Endings
- Surreal
- 3D
- First-Person
- Psychological Horror
- Gambling
- Horror
- Turn-Based Tactics
- PvE
- Strategy
- Indie
- Thriller
- Singleplayer
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Side Effects and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Bundles
Side Effects is included in 3 bundles in the Steam Store. Purchasing through a bundle can give a large discount off the game's base price if you are willing to purchase multiple apps all at once.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sock Effects | 1 | 1 | $8.86 | View |
 | bad decisions, good times | 11 | 11 | $11.91 | View |
 | Definitive Free Lives | 7 | 4 | $80.25 | View |
Related Packages
Side Effects is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store. A package (or sub) is simply an item that can be purchased on Steam.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Side Effects | $4.24 | View |
Supported Languages and Localizations
Side Effects is available in 10 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
| Italian | Yes | No | No |
| German | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | No |
| Japanese | Yes | No | No |
| Korean | Yes | No | No |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | No | No |
| Russian | Yes | No | No |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | No |
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Soures & References
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Side Effects data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, November 23). Side Effects on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, November 23). Side Effects. Steam Community Hub.
- Lofar42. (2025, June 11). Side Effects. Side Effects.