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Games like The Hobo Dev

If The Hobo Dev is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dog-o-Doku, Lanternsong and Captain Corgi: Planetary Problem Solver — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About The Hobo Dev: A five-minute experience. Give a stranger a coin, write your name on a post-it, and stick it on a permanent wall shared by every player. Come back anytime to find your name and see how far the wall has grown.

2026IndieCasual0.99 USDWindowsby Fromont Gaming
The Hobo Dev — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Hobo Dev also play

Steam players who put hours into The Hobo Dev also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Dog-o-Doku

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Hobo Dev fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with The Hobo Dev.

    Sudoku for dog lovers. Dogs are wonderful creatures and humanity’s best friends! Always loyal, always by your side, and always ready to help solve any problem—even Sudoku!

    2026IndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Lanternsong

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Hobo Dev fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with The Hobo Dev.

    A sleeping village waits in the dark. You are its Keeper — you light its lanterns not with fire, but with fireflies that carry the song each one holds. A quiet first-person game about walking, light, and a melody that grows with every lantern you wake.

    IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  3. Captain Corgi: Planetary Problem Solver

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Hobo Dev fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Hobo Dev.

    Hop aboard your cosmic sailboat and seek out folks in need of help in this storybook universe! Investigate, trade items, and explore the galaxy in a chilled out adventure.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. 101 Dogs Hidden in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Hobo Dev fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with The Hobo Dev.

    Join this adventure and discover the hiding places of 101 dogs in Paris 🐾 in the hand-crafted landscape. 🏆 Earn tons of achievements. How many 🐶 can you find? 🔎 Be quick! ⏱️

    2026IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Statue Gallery: Back in One Piece

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Hobo Dev fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with The Hobo Dev.

    Explore a messy gallery filled with shattered sculptures inspired by real works from Ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, and other cultures throughout history. Find where each piece belongs, restore the statues, improve your abilities, and put the gallery back together—one piece at a time.

    IndieCasualSteam ↗
  6. Seagazer

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Hobo Dev fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with The Hobo Dev.

    A short single-player sailing adventure. Navigate the open sea with your trusty compass. Sail a painterly, cel-shaded ocean from dawn into starlight, meet the people the compass finds, and witness fleeting Wonders.

    IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  7. Froggonit: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Hobo Dev fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with The Hobo Dev.

    Be a frog, restore power to the mall, solve absurd animal requests, and rescue all 67 lost shoppers stuck in the dark. A free, cozy comedy adventure!

    IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Public Faucet Hunt

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Hobo Dev fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with The Hobo Dev.

    Step into the shoes of Travis, the internet's favorite plumbing vigilante! Explore procedurally generated levels, test public faucets for the perfect flow, and evade city security in this endless, meme-inspired arcade stealth game powered by Unreal Engine 5.7.

    2026IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Hobo Dev at current Steam store prices.

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under The Hobo Dev on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Hobo Dev.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under The Hobo Dev on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Hobo Dev.

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under The Hobo Dev on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Hobo Dev.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under The Hobo Dev on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Hobo Dev.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under The Hobo Dev on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Hobo Dev.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under The Hobo Dev on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Hobo Dev.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under The Hobo Dev on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Hobo Dev.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under The Hobo Dev on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Hobo Dev.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Hobo Dev.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Hobo Dev.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Hobo Dev.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Hobo Dev.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Hobo Dev.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Hobo Dev.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Hobo Dev

How much does The Hobo Dev cost?
The Hobo Dev is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Hobo Dev?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Hobo Dev are Dog-o-Doku, Lanternsong, Captain Corgi: Planetary Problem Solver.
Who developed The Hobo Dev?
The Hobo Dev was developed by Fromont Gaming.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on The Hobo Dev.

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