Lifesaver: the free CPR training game from Resuscitation Council UK
Lifesaver teaches CPR through four emergency scenarios and is offered free in a browser and as an app. Status: Playable, checked November 2026.
Updated
Lifesaver is played on its maker's website; this directory lists and checks it and does not host it.
What Lifesaver is and what it trains
The maker describes Lifesaver as "an interactive game where you learn CPR and find out what it's like to be a saviour in an emergency." The page states no age range.
Resuscitation Council UK made the game with the production company UNIT9. Martin Percy is credited as writer and director, and the cast includes Daisy Ridley.
Four scenarios cover the first three steps of the chain of survival: calling an ambulance, performing CPR and using a defibrillator. They also show what to do when someone is choking and how to put someone in the recovery position. The page does not name the four scenarios one by one.
Platforms, cost and languages
The game runs in a browser and as an app for iPhone and iPad and for Android phones and tablets. Resuscitation Council UK calls the training free. The page does not say which languages the game offers, so none are listed here.
History and related versions
Lifesaver first launched in 2013, with updates in 2017 and 2020. A virtual reality version arrived in September 2017, was expanded in 2020 for use with CPR training manikins and was sunset in 2025. e-Lifesaver, a SCORM-compliant version for workplaces, launched in April 2020. In 2023 the charity partnered with GoodSAM: a player who completes all four scenarios can sign up as a GoodSAM volunteer cardiac responder.
Recognition
The maker lists four gold awards and one silver at the E-Learning Awards 2013 and a People's Voice Webby. Lifesaver VR was nominated for a 2017 Children's Learning BAFTA Award, and the game was included in the Wellcome Collection's 2018 exhibition 'Can Graphic Design Save Your Life?'
Key facts
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Maker | Resuscitation Council UK, with production company UNIT9 |
| First released | 2013, with updates in 2017 and 2020 |
| Platforms | Web browser, iPhone and iPad, Android phones and tablets |
| Cost | Free |
| Languages | Not stated on the maker's page |
| Status | Playable |
| Checked | November 2026 |
| Official address | resus.org.uk |
Status at the latest check
In November 2026 the Resuscitation Council UK page for Lifesaver was online and offered "Play Lifesaver on your computer" together with download links for iPhone, iPad and Android. The page belongs to the game itself and is not a general landing page of the charity. That confirms the offer is available, not a full play-through, and the status is Playable.
More games for the same skill are in the guide to CPR games and in the games directory.