Nu Life

About Nu Life

Nu Life is an idle clicker set on Nu-2000, a planet inhabited by small nose-shaped aliens called Nus. The Nus are happiest in the cold, and they shrink as the temperature drops, so your job is to point cold turrets at them and keep firing. Clicking chills them directly, while the turrets you buy carry on cooling in the background whether you are watching or not. There are ten turrets to unlock, each adding to the steady flow of progress, and a prestige system that lets you reset your run in exchange for permanent bonuses. Sessions tend to be short and repeatable: a burst of clicking, a purchase or two, then a check-in later to spend what accumulated. The tone is gentle and slightly odd rather than competitive, which sets Nu Life apart from louder incremental games built around combat or empire-building.

How to Play Nu Life

Click or tap the Nus to cool them down and earn currency. Spend it on cold turrets, which keep firing automatically and generate progress while you are away. Buy upgrades as they become affordable, then use the prestige option once turret costs outpace your income. Mouse and left click on desktop, single taps on touchscreens; no keyboard needed.

Tips and Tricks

• Buy the cheapest turret you can afford early on rather than saving for an expensive one; automatic output compounds, so starting it sooner matters more than starting it stronger.
• Keep clicking manually during the first few minutes of any run, when your turrets are weak and manual input is still a meaningful share of your total cooling.
• Watch the ratio between a turret's cost and what it produces. When each new purchase barely moves your rate, that is the signal to prestige rather than grind on.
• Leave the game running or come back after a longer break before spending, so you have enough banked to jump several upgrade tiers at once instead of buying one at a time.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to download anything to play Nu Life?

No. It runs in the browser on Dubdoo, so you can start playing straight away with no install or account.

What actually happens when I shoot a Nu?

The cold turret lowers its temperature, which makes it shrink. Nus prefer the cold, so shrinking them is what makes them happy.

Does progress continue when I close the tab?

The turrets are designed to work on their own, but closing the tab may end your session. Leaving the tab open is the safer way to accumulate progress.

What does prestige do, and when should I use it?

Prestige resets your current run in return for a lasting advantage. It is worth doing once further upgrades feel too expensive to be useful.

How many turrets are there?

Ten different cold turrets can be unlocked, with later ones costing more and cooling faster than the ones you start with.

Tags

idle game, clicker, incremental, prestige, aliens, turrets, casual, browser game, cute