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Bum Simulator
Bum Simulator is a sandbox game bursting with inappropriate humor and memorable characters. You live on the streets of Bumsville. Do you have what it takes to adapt, survive and become an urban legend?
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Entertaining freedom and variety” (52 of 92 reviews) and “Surprisingly substantial heartfelt story” (9); the most common complaint is “Boring missions and busy work” (7). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
52 of the 92 reviews raise this.
“I know what you're thinking... On the surface, this game may seem like a cheap, even offensive joke at the expense of homeless people but it's actually a very well-crafted game with surprising depth, both in terms of…”
“its like postal but both worse and better better cause i can throw pigeons at people”
9 of the 92 reviews raise this.
“I know what you're thinking... On the surface, this game may seem like a cheap, even offensive joke at the expense of homeless people but it's actually a very well-crafted game with surprising depth, both in terms of…”
“Surprisingly, I’m not a fan of similar games but this one genuinely surprised me with a decent story and the jokes in it are absolutely class and the title screen music is absolutely peak would recommend to buy the game…”
5 of the 92 reviews raise this.
“I know what you're thinking... On the surface, this game may seem like a cheap, even offensive joke at the expense of homeless people but it's actually a very well-crafted game with surprising depth, both in terms of…”
“I picked this up over the 2025 Christmas Sale. It's better than anticipated and better than it has any right to be. Worth a playthrough. Not going to win game of the year but will entertain you for several hours.”
“Very cool game. For 6 euro I had a lot of fun. Fun achievements to go for as well, nothing too tedious. Great voice acting which I was not expecting out of a simulator type game. For the price 10/10”
4 of the 92 reviews raise this.
“I thoroughly enjoyed being a BUM for 13 hours.”
“I picked this up over the 2025 Christmas Sale. It's better than anticipated and better than it has any right to be. Worth a playthrough. Not going to win game of the year but will entertain you for several hours.”
“I rememeber being really sick for a good week or so and while I was, this is all I played. An absolute banger thats gotta be played by everyone! I hope we get a sequal or prequal to this gem one day!”
7 of the 92 reviews raise this.
“Its not as fun as you think”
“the game is really clunky and it's hard to do anything in it, if you wana be a bum it would be better to just go on the streets and piss on random people yourself than spend your money on trying this game”
6 of the 92 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Positive surprise - I waited ok basic little bit crappy game but nothing special, but this is surprisingly nice little bit GTA stylish game got base story,side missions, base construction/loot mechanics and open world.…”
5 of the 92 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“If Hobo: Tough Life is a somewhat grounded game about the struggle of homeless life, Bum Simulator is almost the polar opposite. It's an outlandish story-focused cartoon theme park ride. The humor is crude, the…”
“Positive surprise - I waited ok basic little bit crappy game but nothing special, but this is surprisingly nice little bit GTA stylish game got base story,side missions, base construction/loot mechanics and open world.…”
“Set Brain To Half; Have Fun Summary: A shallow sandbox of busywork, collectibles, and comedy thickens an otherwise thin premise. Review: I stumbled on this simulator and learned the value of rummaging, pigeons as…”
5 of the 92 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“There are elements of this I find pretty frustrating, but a lot of that comes down to me being a bit of a completionist. The world building and the depth to the systems are better than expected. I probably won't go back…”
3 of the 92 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
Counted across 92 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 88.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Mi find Bum Simulator when mi life already done fall apart. Dem seh is just a game weh yuh survive pon di street, build cardboard base, fling pigeon pon people an mix likkle madness wid alcohol an garbage… but dem nuh understand say fi some a we, dis nuh just a game… is a…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“its an okay game. its fun for the first 2 or 3 hours. after that its just hunting for resources and chucking pigeons at people to collect respect. make no mistake, this is a base builder and resource gathering game. there are stores in the game but you dont need them, you can…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“The gameplay leans fully into its absurd premise and commits to it without hesitation. You can weaponize trained pigeons, craft bizarre concoctions from whatever scraps you scavenge, and even develop a strangely heartfelt bond with your loyal shopping cart companion, Carl. It’s…”
— a player, Steam review · 82 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-21.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Update 3.7.12.a
Improvements: Added Japanese translation. Fixes: The incoming raid window will no longer appear during cutscenes. Fixed the description for roasted apple and tobacco. Fixed the bug that caused the eff
Changelist Version 3.6.14.a
Major: Added legend to the map. Added "silent protagonist" option that disables main character's grunts and mumbles. You can now decline a timed quest upon entering its trigger. Lowered the constructi
Hotfix Patch Notes Version 3.5.18.a
Major: Fixed a bug that caused items to become inactive after trying to put them into an already full inventory. "You Can Do That!?" achievement triggers correctly now. Minor: Explosive pigeons don't
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Simulation · Adventure · Action · Survival · Funny · Open World · Singleplayer · Sandbox · First-Person · Base-Building · Comedy · Memes (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Japanese, Korean * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 105 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows (64-bit) 8 or Newer Processor: Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3,3 GHz (4 CPUs) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia GeForce GTX 960 4GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 20 GB available space