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Games like Hobo: Tough Life

  • 26 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Hobo: Tough Life also play

The closest matches to Hobo: Tough Life: Green Hell, Bum Simulator, Medieval Dynasty, This War of Mine, and Kenshi. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Also Base-Building and Crafting, like Hobo: Tough Life.

    • $24.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
    • 2019
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Shares scavenging and base building with Hobo: Tough Life.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • 2023
  1. Rank 04
    • Trending
    81 new reviews this week

    This War of Mine

    • $1.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2014
  2. Rank 05

    Kenshi

    Why this: Shares base building with Hobo: Tough Life.

    • $29.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2018
  3. Rank 07

    Survivalist

    • $4.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2015
  4. Rank 08

    Sheltered

    Why this: Shares npc interaction and base building with Hobo: Tough Life.

    • $4.49 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2016

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Hobo: Tough Life

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Green Hell

    Also Base-Building and Crafting, like Hobo: Tough Life.

    • 86% of 25,819 reviews
  2. 2
    Bum Simulator

    Shares scavenging and base building with Hobo: Tough Life.

    • 88% of 1,714 reviews
  3. 3
    Medieval Dynasty

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 89% of 18,687 reviews
  4. 4
    This War of Mine

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 92% of 22,855 reviews
  5. 5
    Kenshi

    Shares base building with Hobo: Tough Life.

    • 95% of 46,830 reviews
  6. 6
    Don't Starve Together

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 96% of 80,691 reviews
  7. 7
    Survivalist

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 81% of 1,320 reviews
  8. 8
    Sheltered

    Shares npc interaction and base building with Hobo: Tough Life.

    • 77% of 2,429 reviews
  9. 9
    7 Days to Die

    Same immersive mood as Hobo: Tough Life.

    • 85% of 124,117 reviews
  10. 10
    Valheim

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 94% of 558,366 reviews
  11. 11
    Grounded

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 93% of 40,087 reviews
  12. 12
    Conan Exiles

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Adventure

    • 80% of 37,574 reviews
  13. 13
    How to Survive 2

    Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG

    • 66% of 1,936 reviews
  14. 14
    Abiotic Factor

    Genres: Action, Adventure, Simulation

    • 97% of 26,314 reviews
  15. 15
    Project Zomboid

    Same dark mood as Hobo: Tough Life.

    • 94% of 147,516 reviews
  16. 16
    Rust

    Shares survival management and base building with Hobo: Tough Life.

    • 87% of 519,643 reviews
  17. 17
    The Wild Eight

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 69% of 1,784 reviews
  18. 18
    State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition

    Genres: Action, Simulation, RPG

    • 86% of 21,377 reviews
  19. 19
    Sons Of The Forest

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 88% of 113,459 reviews
  20. 20
    Soulmask

    Shares npc interaction and survival management with Hobo: Tough Life.

    • 77% of 7,087 reviews
  21. 21
    Zombie Survival Game Online

    Shares scavenging and survival management with Hobo: Tough Life.

    • 70% of 173 reviews
  22. 22
    The Forest

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 95% of 175,474 reviews
  23. 23
    Fade to Silence

    Genres: RPG

    • 64% of 522 reviews
  24. 24
    Satisfactory

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 98% of 132,199 reviews
Hobo: Tough Life — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2021
  • Developer: Perun Creative
  • Price: $29.99checked Nov 7
  • Steam Deck: Deck Verified
  • 80% of 2,344 reviews
  • Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG
  • Platforms: Windows, Linux

Players highlight

  • Deep npc relationships with tangible rewards
  • Freedom to pursue any playstyle from saint to criminal
  • No hand holding or tutorials
  • Bleak
  • Dark
  • Grim

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About Hobo: Tough Life

The closest matches to Hobo: Tough Life: Green Hell, Bum Simulator, Medieval Dynasty, This War of Mine, and Kenshi. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Hobo: Tough Life is your kind of game, the closest matches are Green Hell, Bum Simulator and Medieval Dynasty — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as bleak, dark and grim, and single out its base building and crime systems. 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.

Hobo: Tough Life is an urban survival RPG set in the gritty fictional Slavic city of Praslav. Released in 2021 by Perun Creative, it tasks players with surviving as a homeless person through base-building, scavenging, and NPC interaction. The game features faction relationships, crime systems, and moral decision-making where players can pursue any playstyle from law-abiding to criminal. Survival mechanics center on meeting mundane needs like hunger and hygiene, with unpredictable weather adding constant challenge. Players describe the experience as bleak and immersive, with reviewers noting deep NPC relationships offering tangible rewards. The game includes no explicit tutorials, creating a challenging sandbox experience. With cooperative multiplayer available online and verified Steam Deck support, it presents a demanding but expansive adventure currently holding an 80% positive rating from over 2,300 Steam reviews.

About 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.

Is Hobo: Tough Life worth buying?

  • 80% of 2,344 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $29.99 (checked Nov 10).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 55 h when they wrote their review.
  • Steam Deck Verified.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“Don't buy this game when you have a steam deck or a linux pc. When i first started playing ran i native and parts of the game made it crash, In one of the first missions you have to go to a church and every time i go there it instantly…”
4 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Green Hell, Bum Simulator, Medieval Dynasty

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Frequently asked about Hobo: Tough Life

Can I run it?

Is Hobo: Tough Life verified for Steam Deck?

Yes — Hobo: Tough Life is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.

How much does Hobo: Tough Life cost?

Hobo: Tough Life is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

Does Hobo: Tough Life have multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — Hobo: Tough Life supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).

What games are most similar to Hobo: Tough Life?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hobo: Tough Life are Green Hell, Bum Simulator, Medieval Dynasty.

Who developed Hobo: Tough Life?

Hobo: Tough Life was developed by Perun Creative.