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CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience

CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience

CHANGE is an award nominated homeless survival experience set in a randomly created city with rogue-like elements. Explore, survive, earn perks, find items & kindness to develop your character & escape to a new life. Over 7 years of development & over 200 updates so far!

Released May 1, 2020 Developer Delve Interactive Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Choose Your Own AdventureTime ManagementRogue-liteLife SimRogue-like
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

91.1%positive2,575 reviews
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“Ive liked this game over the years, as you can tell with the amount of hours played. It gets pretty repetitive at times. I'm terrible at busking, but the perks help so much. Tips: find a shelter with a library/job/bathroom nearby that isn't poorly funded as sometimes those will…”

— a player, Steam review · 147 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“If we set aside the subject matter for a moment, and focus only on Change as a survival game with some rogue like elements, it's thoroughly entertaining. I was hooked immediately and had to keep restarting my run because it was really tough at first! That's the point of…”

— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“This game is a session of negative visualization, the kind the Stoics were fond of talking about. It forces you to imagine what it would be like if, one day, everything you usually take for granted suddenly vanished: a roof over your head, food, safety, even a sense of basic…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:06 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

38playing at last check
4224-hour peak
315all-time peak
0 50 100 2019 2021 2023 2025 63 avg · May 2020

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

30achievements
10.0%median completion
1.1%rarest: Hardcore Reality master
77.1% of players 76.9% of players 66.2% of players 54.4% of players 53.9% of players 51.5% of players 47.9% of players 47.8% of players 43.6% of players 32.6% of players 28.7% of players 17.7% of players 17.4% of players 11.3% of players 11.2% of players 10.0% of players 6.2% of players 6.2% of players 4.7% of players 3.8% of players 3.4% of players 2.5% of players 2.0% of players 1.7% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 77.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
77.1%Prepared — Hidden achievement
76.9%Survival — Hidden achievement
66.2%Companionship — So you're not the only one who's down on their luck...
Rarest badges of honor
1.1%Hardcore Reality master — Complete the game at reality level 10
1.2%Reality master lv 9 — Complete the game at reality level 9
1.3%Reality master lv 8 — Complete the game at reality level 8

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.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU19.50 EUR
UK14.99 GBP
Australia29.50 AUD
Canada25.99 CAD
Japan2,300 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China76.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$11 Brazil Japan Canada UK US Australia EU≈$22

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 11, 2025
Another hotfix

Super small one this time! More incoming! ^-^ Fixed the getting stuck in zoomed in mode bug

May 16, 2025
Hotfix Patch

Hey everyone, just a little mini patch here to bring a little more stability/polish to the game. Got some more mini patches (and medium ones) in the oven, stay tuned! ^-^ - Danny - Balancing When you

Mar 22, 2025
Cloud Saving! Plus other improvements

Hey everyone, I'm back with another update! This time it's the long awaited cloud saving plus various stability fixes. I'm never giving up on this thing. Hoping to have some big news for you all soon!

Nov 19, 2024
9 Years of development anniversary: EVEN MORE!

Hey everyone, it's time for another update! More polishing and bug fixes/request fulfillments this time and some hefty balancing changes. A bit about me, things aren't great over here. CHANGE doesn't

Oct 09, 2024
Another Update! Lots of fixes!

Hey everyone! It's me again! This time around we're just focusing on your reported bugs and general polish, plus one minor change to make paperwork grinding feel less... grindy. Sorry it's been awhile

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsChoose Your Own Adventure · Time Management · Rogue-lite · Life Sim · Rogue-like · Character Customization · RPG · Strategy · 2D · Relaxing · Choices Matter · Dynamic Narration (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Spanish - Spain
ControllerFull support
Achievements30
Estimated owners20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.delveinteractive.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 2.3 Ghz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 256mb Graphics card Storage: 500 MB available space