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Hobo: Tough Life
Hobo: Tough Life is an urban survival role-playing game where you play as a homeless person. Play alone or team up in online co-op. Explore the streets of Praslav, scavenge for food and supplies, beg, steal, and do whatever else it takes to survive the forthcoming winter.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
66 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“One of the most immersive games I've ever played. I slept on this title for a long time, but it is worth every penny. If you are a survival-crafter enthusiast, this one is a must.”
“Surprisingly deep survival mechanics carry this one. You’re constantly managing hunger, warmth, health, reputation, and even things like smell, which makes every decision matter. There’s a lot of systems layered on top…”
“Insanely good game! Had it shared from a family member and bought it just to pay back the experience. 10/10 (or even 11/10) from me. Just finished it, gonna start again immediately, hardcore difficulty. Pros: - keeps…”
24 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Its a tough game. You will die crying. I don't have to write a lot about it. Just playing it speaks for itself. Words can't even describe it.”
“this game saved my marriage and brought my hairline back to it's former glory. if you think it's too hard, get gud, scrub.”
“Best game ever created next to postal 2 You can Beg builda house (but homeless house) poop dumpster dive drink booze smoke meth and ciggies and the list keeps going on;.... really an all u can do game WARNING!!!! Hard…”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“I absolutely adore this game! It has a learning curve that is just the right amount of difficult: it's a little tricky to get the hang of at first, but it is extremely satisfying once you do. I definitely recommend…”
“Dobrá grafika + Dobrý príbeh”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Surprisingly deep survival mechanics carry this one. You’re constantly managing hunger, warmth, health, reputation, and even things like smell, which makes every decision matter. There’s a lot of systems layered on top…”
“I absolutely adore this game! It has a learning curve that is just the right amount of difficult: it's a little tricky to get the hang of at first, but it is extremely satisfying once you do. I definitely recommend…”
“euroslav dialogue/missions w the very denigrating and harsh experience of bums had enormous fun w this when playing coop and discovering an item duplication bug. items in this are just, a huge strata of quality starting…”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Insanely good game! Had it shared from a family member and bought it just to pay back the experience. 10/10 (or even 11/10) from me. Just finished it, gonna start again immediately, hardcore difficulty. Pros: - keeps…”
“This managed to become one of my favourite games and its a shame that its not as popular as some of the other Survival/RPG titles. The survival aspect of this game is tough at first but extremely satisfying to overcome…”
16 of the 102 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“The moment I found out that there was a time restriction, that game ended for me”
“Played with a friend who loves bouncing on it crazy style while moaning n shii. Games okay, lacks direction.”
“The WORST game I've played in all my life. 0/10. I HAVE BEEN HOMELESS BEFORE AND EVEN THAT WAS MORE FUN THAN THIS GAME”
10 of the 102 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Played with a friend who loves bouncing on it crazy style while moaning n shii. Games okay, lacks direction.”
“The map design and structure is terrible. There is no intuitive guidance, you're basically left guessing. Not to mention there's no compass map on the screen. You will be checking a physical map every two seconds. Which…”
“This game is as entertaining and fun as being real homeless. There is no much guidance and you are left guessing and struggle. When (not if) you die the only way to get your stuff back is to buy it from NPC. The stat…”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“just because it was abandoned, doesnt mean it isnt great. 10/10 game will never die from horrible content drops, remains consistently fun if lightly buggy at times”
“It's great but unfortunatelly keeps crashing after 10 mintes of playing, please fix.”
“Really cool game with some great mechanics, but it needs better direction in some areas. You can pick up quests, but you’re constantly opening the map, trying to figure out where to go, and then wandering around hoping…”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is dated by some of its design choices, rough around the edges in terms of progression, and quite frustrating by design at times. However, the inner loot goblin and masochist in me clicked with this game. I'll…”
“This game is as entertaining and fun as being real homeless. There is no much guidance and you are left guessing and struggle. When (not if) you die the only way to get your stuff back is to buy it from NPC. The stat…”
“This game is simply a masterpiece. Maybe I'm the only one but I like every aspect of this game except for the sometimes unnecessarily long and boring quests but the music the mechanics overall that the game is very…”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Being homeless for 10 years was, in my experience, easier than this game.”
“This game is fun but is not anywhere near fun enough for how punishing it is, not to mention info on this game can be scarce online which suck since this game doesnt do much to hold your hand and expects much trial and…”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 83.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Finally can roleplay me real life in game”
— a player, Steam review · 103 hrs played“From carefully managing hunger, hygiene, and morale to scavenging for food and securing shelter, the survival systems are impressively deep and grounded in realism, turning even small decisions into tense, high-stakes choices.”
— a player, Steam review · 76 hrs played“If you like games where you get thrown into it, without ANY explanation, guide or any other kindergarden must have things. This is for you. I died a few times, got frustrated and almost threw my computer out the window. Then i decided to try again, and now it is one of the best…”
— a player, Steam review · 73 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 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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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.
Future of Hobo: Tough Life
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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 | Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation |
| Player tags | Survival · Open World · Multiplayer · Base-Building · RPG · First-Person · Crafting · Story Rich · Simulation · Sandbox · Realistic · Co-op (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Czech * , Simplified Chinese * , German * , Polish * , Russian * , French * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 57 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i3-4340 / AMD FX-6300 Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 660 / AMD Radeon 7850 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 20 GB available space