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CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience

Delve Interactive · 2020-05-01

SteamGOG

AdventureCasualIndieRPGSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: TBD (iOS), TBD (Android), May 01, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

CHANGE is an award nominated homeless survival experience set in a randomly created city with rogue-like elements. Explore, survive, earn perks, find items & kindness to develop your character & escape to a new life. Over 7 years of development & over 200 updates so far!

CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience is an Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG game released in 2020, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (91% of 2847 reviews).

24
playing now
91%
positive of 2.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
42/100
IGDB user rating (19 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

24 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 24 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 150 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~19/week).
  • · Review velocity down 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 28,623 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 57k–128k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,847 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.79 at Steam (2024-10-04) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 9 of 19 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
13813820182026Week of 2018-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

68102026-09-15 06:00 — 13 players2026-09-16 14:00 — 18 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 16 players2026-09-19 05:00 — 16 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 22 players2026-09-21 20:00 — 17 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 13 players2026-09-24 11:00 — 12 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 23 players2026-09-27 02:00 — 17 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 30 players2026-09-29 17:00 — 44 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 49 players2026-10-02 08:00 — 41 players2026-10-03 16:00 — 51 players2026-10-05 00:00 — 39 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 44 players2026-10-07 15:00 — 43 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 40 players2026-10-10 06:00 — 26 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 39 players2026-10-12 21:00 — 35 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 24 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
636Sep 2018Aug 2026Sep 2018 — avg 6 · peak 15Dec 2018 — avg 12 · peak 26Mar 2019 — avg 9 · peak 26Jun 2019 — avg 11 · peak 26Sep 2019 — avg 8 · peak 20Dec 2019 — avg 19 · peak 43Mar 2020 — avg 12 · peak 37Jun 2020 — avg 26 · peak 60Sep 2020 — avg 13 · peak 28Dec 2020 — avg 19 · peak 56Mar 2021 — avg 15 · peak 38Jun 2021 — avg 22 · peak 67Sep 2021 — avg 13 · peak 29Dec 2021 — avg 17 · peak 37Mar 2022 — avg 39 · peak 255Jun 2022 — avg 22 · peak 52Sep 2022 — avg 16 · peak 31Dec 2022 — avg 20 · peak 39Mar 2023 — avg 26 · peak 60Jun 2023 — avg 19 · peak 40Sep 2023 — avg 25 · peak 63Dec 2023 — avg 20 · peak 48Mar 2024 — avg 19 · peak 47Jun 2024 — avg 19 · peak 39Sep 2024 — avg 18 · peak 53Dec 2024 — avg 22 · peak 54Mar 2025 — avg 26 · peak 63Jun 2025 — avg 19 · peak 59Sep 2025 — avg 13 · peak 34Dec 2025 — avg 16 · peak 35Mar 2026 — avg 21 · peak 45Jun 2026 — avg 21 · peak 47Aug 2026 — avg 14 · peak 33
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$3.792018-09-202026-07-312018-09-20 — best price $7.492019-04-01 — best price $7.492019-10-28 — best price $6.692019-12-19 — best price $6.692020-05-08 — best price $14.992020-07-15 — best price $12.742020-08-11 — best price $14.992021-01-04 — best price $9.742021-02-15 — best price $14.992021-05-24 — best price $14.992021-12-01 — best price $14.992022-03-07 — best price $14.992022-07-07 — best price $14.992022-09-13 — best price $18.992022-11-29 — best price $18.992023-03-23 — best price $18.992023-07-13 — best price $18.992023-11-28 — best price $18.992024-01-29 — best price $18.992024-05-20 — best price $18.992024-09-02 — best price $18.992024-12-04 — best price $18.992025-01-27 — best price $18.992025-03-20 — best price $18.992025-05-05 — best price $19.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-08-31 — best price $19.992025-11-03 — best price $3.992026-01-19 — best price $3.992026-03-19 — best price $3.992026-05-31 — best price $3.992026-07-26 — best price $3.992026-07-31 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
77.1%
earned "Prepared"
10.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

6 supported languages: English, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Spanish - Spain

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2022-04-29 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,6831%30

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DRPGLife SimRelaxingStrategyRogue-likeRogue-liteStory RichChoices MatterTime Management

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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