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Legend of Homebody
The simple game of a shut-in learning from home and earn money. (The game is purely fictional, do not try this out in reality. This is a somewhat serious and heavy game, so don't be fooled by appearances.)
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“It's a time management life sim. You can play as 3 different characters, each with their own life problems as creators. [u]Info[/u] [list][*]Shen struggles as a video game dev with an a$$hole father. Zhai struggles as an artist with a sick mother. Bai struggles as a musician…”
— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs played“If I never sleep I will succeed Edit: I don't like that the only character that can have a "mental breakdown" is a woman.”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“Still figuring it out after my first play through. Was starting to get the hang of it I think? The game praised me for doing well: Yay! I have money and mum didn't die! But as soon as I exited the game I'd unlocked acheivements for starving, killing mum, and going backrupt. I…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedLatest official news
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Next discount will be on November 4, 2021 at 10:00 AM PST
Let you know in advance so that you can make purchasing arrangements. 30% off.
The game is out of EA
Although it is leaving EA today, the content was actually fully developed back in February last year and there have been no subsequent updates. The main reason for this is that it took time to go thro
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Life Sim · Survival · Indie · Time Management · Management · Satire · Philosophical · Drama · Turn-Based Tactics · Modern · Simulation · Immersive Sim (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | Traditional Chinese, English, Simplified Chinese |
| Achievements | 44 |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/10 + Processor: 2.5 GHz + Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics Card made within the last 4 years Storage: 2 GB available space