indiegame.fan
A Healer Only Lives Twice header art

A Healer Only Lives Twice

All You Need Is Heal! Monsters have cornered you in the dungeon corridors. As a newly hired Priest, your duties are to use your magical abilities to heal your comrade, a Knight on the front-line, and provide support during battle. Will these two brave souls live to see the light of day again?

Steam Page
Developer
Publisher
Release
June 2, 2016
10 years and 63 days ago
Steam Reviews
Very Positive241 reviews80.9%

Does this feel indie?

Vote based on whether this game feels indie to you. You can change your vote at any time. Results earn an IGF score after 10 accepted votes.
No votes yet
Vote on More Games
Game contextLatest: IGF Team
ContextThe evidence factors used to assess whether this game belongs on IndieGame.Fan.Status
Notes
Latest Contributor: IGF TeamEdit notes
Updated: Jul 13, 2026Developer scaleThe operating scale of the game's developer.
Updated: Jul 13, 2026Publisher scaleThe operating scale of the game's publisher.
The separate publisher has a broad catalog or developer network in the local database.
Search Google: Is A Healer Only Lives Twice self-published or published by PLAYISM?Publisher statusHow the game's publishing relationship is classified.
Search Google: How is A Healer Only Lives Twice and PLAYISM funded?FundingThe known source of funding behind the game.
Search Google: Who controls the creative direction and IP for A Healer Only Lives Twice and Pon Pon Games?Creative controlWho appears to retain creative control of the game.
Updated: Jul 13, 2026Release statusWhether and how the game has been released.
The game was released through a separate publisher.

Media

7 items

About the Game

About Game

All You Need Is Heal!
Monsters have cornered you in the dungeon corridors.
As a newly hired Priest, your duties are to use your magical abilities to
heal your comrade, a Knight on the front-line, and provide support during battle.
Will these two brave souls live to see the light of day again?

Game description

This is a command-select strategy game. Quickly choose the skill you need
in order to revive your ally's HP, raise the effectiveness of their abilities,
and dictate the flow of battle in real time.

Another important role is advising your ally which opponent they should attack next.

Gather items and resources for crafting. Level up to become stronger, as you fight
your way through increasingly strong monster tiers. Some monsters will surprise you
with their bizarre attacks!

However, you do not have time to defeat all your enemies. There is only a limited
number of torches for lighting up the dungeon, and you must make your way to the
next tier before they burn out. A red ball item which can be found at each tier will
help you save time. When you use it, the Knight will unleash a single, powerful
attack which will take care of all remaining enemies! Only, enemies defeated with
this attack will not relinquish any items or experience points. It takes more than
a day to become a professional Knight or Priest, after all.

・Annihilate the enemies with your Special attack! (EXP/items will be gone, too...)

Publisher's Voice

This game cannot be finished in a single playthrough.

You need to try your adventure many times to earn the points,
then upgrade the healer from "UPGRADE" of the top menu.
For the first few times, you might get confused what to do,
but after a couple of trials, now the real fight begins.

・An example of UPGRADE. Power the healer up while he is taking a nap.


Playable with any kind of Controller / Keyboard / Mouse.
(You can find the same manual in your steam game folder, or the "quick ref" link on the right of this page.)