Conway's cellular automaton, evolving on your screen.
Conway’s Game of Life: four simple rules, endless emergent patterns – gliders, oscillators and slowly dying colonies. When life stalls, a new seed takes over.
Use it on your Mac
- Get SCRNSVRS free from the Mac App Store.
- Select Game of Life in the library.
- Click Set as Screensaver or Set as Wallpaper – or both.
Preview free · macOS Tahoe 26 or laterNeed a hand? Read the setup guide.
Game of Life FAQ
How do I set Game of Life as my screensaver on a Mac?
Install SCRNSVRS free from the Mac App Store, select Game of Life in the library and click Set as Screensaver. macOS starts it whenever your Mac is idle, exactly like a built-in screensaver.
Can I use Game of Life as a live wallpaper?
Yes. Click Set as Wallpaper in SCRNSVRS and Game of Life plays on your desktop behind your windows and icons. You can use it as screensaver and wallpaper at the same time.
Is Game of Life free?
Game of Life is included in SCRNSVRS Unlimited. It's free for your first 7 days; after that Unlimited is $1.99/month or $9.99/year (€1.99/month or €9.99/year) for every screensaver, including new ones. It can also come up in Free this month, when 25 premium screensavers are free for everyone.
Is Game of Life a video loop?
No. Game of Life is rendered live on your Mac with Metal, so it never repeats and stays sharp on any display size. The clip on this page is a screen recording of the real thing.
Will Game of Life slow down my Mac or drain the battery?
No. SCRNSVRS drops to 30 fps on battery and stops rendering when the wallpaper is covered by a full-screen app, so Game of Life costs next to nothing in everyday use.
Which Macs does Game of Life run on?
Game of Life needs macOS Tahoe 26 or later.
