High On Life

***High On Life*** is a comedic sci-fi action-adventure Metroidvania first-person shooter created by Justin Roiland and developed and published by Squanch Games. It became available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and Epic Games on December 13, 2022.

## Premise

From the Co-Creator of *Rick & Morty* and *Solar Opposites*, comes *High On Life*.

Fresh out of high school with no job and no ambition, you’ve really got nothing going for you until a G3 Cartel that wants to get high off humans invades Earth. Now, you and a team of charismatic talking Gatlians must answer the hero's call and become the greatest intergalactic bounty hunter the cosmos has ever seen.

Travel to a variety of biomes and locations across the cosmos, go up against the nefarious Garmantuous and his gang of G3 goons, collect loot, meet unique characters, and more, in the latest comedy adventure from Justin Roiland!

* Rescue and team up with charismatic, talking Gatlians to become the greatest intergalactic bounty hunter the cosmos has ever seen.
* Navigate dynamic and changing worlds that range from a jungle paradise, to a city, the hub of the cosmos.
* Leverage the unique skills of each Gatlians to go up against a variety of G3 cartel as you track down the nefarious Garmantuous and his gang of aliens.
* Complete hunter challenges, meet weird, fun and hilarious characters, collect an array of alien technology, and more!

## DLC

* High On Knife was released on October 3, 2023. >> Steam Store link

## System Requirements

 Storage | 45 GB | 45 GB

Preliminary requirements, up to change until release.

## Trivia

* "High on Life (Location)|High on Life]]" is also the name of a store within the game owned by the G3. One franchise location can be found in the Blim City Slums.
* The story of *High On Life* is about a species realizing that they are being used as a drug by another species. This is similar to the storyline for the Oddworld games in which a species, The Mudokons, discover that they are being turned into a snack food by another race. The game Oddword: Strangers Wrath features a similar "sentient guns and ammo" concept as High On life. The art style of the two games is also similar and referential of Jim Henson's work.
* A running gag within **High On Life** appears to be "comic" racism perpetrated against Italians. When the aliens attack during the opening scene of the game, the player can observe their neighbor preparing to fight back against the aliens. The neighbor's wife pleads with him to stop, ultimately blaming it on his being Italian. She then precedes to address the player and tell them not to marry an [expletive] Italian. She says that it may be racist but that she does not care. She says that she cannot wait to divorce him so that she can quit eating spaghetti every night. Later in the game, the player encounters an Italian restaraunt labeled "Little Shitaly" and several characters in the game are racial stereotypes of Italians, such as the Skrendel Brothers and the Mackincheese Brothers.

## Media

### Gallery

Worth a visit - the lush jungles of Zephyr ParadiseWelcome to Old Town and the entrance to Dreg TownGene, the former Bounty Hunter.Colorful and bustling: Blim CityMytes, Merks, Grentins and more.

## References

1. ↑ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1583230/High\_On\_Life/