Rank 01Why this
Also Base-Building and Crafting, like Hobo: Tough Life.
- $24.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Verified
- 2019
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.
Rank 01Why this
Also Base-Building and Crafting, like Hobo: Tough Life.
Rank 02Why this
Shares scavenging and base building with Hobo: Tough Life.
Rank 03

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



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

Players highlight
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

Why this: Same dark mood as Hobo: Tough Life.

Why this: Same immersive mood as Hobo: Tough Life.

Why this: Same bleak mood as Hobo: Tough Life.

Why this: Same grim mood as Hobo: Tough Life.


Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hobo: Tough Life at current Steam store prices.

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

Why this: Shares scavenging and survival management with Hobo: Tough Life.

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

Why this: Shares survival management with Hobo: Tough Life.


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

Why this: Shares moral decision making with Hobo: Tough Life.

Why this: Shares weather system and base building with Hobo: Tough Life.
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

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

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

Why this: Shares base building with 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.
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
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…”
People who play it also play: Green Hell, Bum Simulator, Medieval Dynasty
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.
Hobo: Tough Life is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Yes — Hobo: Tough Life supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
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.
Hobo: Tough Life was developed by Perun Creative.