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Hobo: Tough Life cover art

Hobo: Tough Life

Perun Creative · 2021-04-12

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndieRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Apr 13, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 01, 2022 (Xbox One), Sep 01, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Feb 23, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Aug 18, 2022 (Nintendo Switch)

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.

148
playing now
84%
positive of 10.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
69/100
IGDB user rating (13 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

148 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 148 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 651 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~81/week).
  • · Review velocity down 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 11,424 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 200k–450k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,992 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.49 at Steam (2026-03-05)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 8 of 15 observed days · $17.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
49649620182026Week of 2018-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 421 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 417 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 496 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

265532026-08-06 23:00 — 58 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 130 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 211 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 70 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 166 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 219 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 73 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 196 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 265 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 61 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 125 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 213 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 53 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 155 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 187 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 54 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 133 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 260 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 86 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 106 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 233 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 120 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 100 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 235 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 132 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 75 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 192 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 113 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 86 players2026-08-30 18:00 — 148 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$7.492017-07-262026-08-292017-07-26 — best price $16.142017-11-01 — best price $18.992017-12-21 — best price $13.292018-02-19 — best price $18.992018-10-30 — best price $14.242018-11-27 — best price $18.992019-02-04 — best price $14.242019-07-09 — best price $18.992019-11-10 — best price $15.192019-12-03 — best price $18.992020-01-23 — best price $16.142020-06-25 — best price $15.992020-11-02 — best price $19.992020-12-22 — best price $16.992021-02-15 — best price $19.992021-10-28 — best price $18.742021-11-22 — best price $24.992021-12-22 — best price $17.492022-02-03 — best price $24.992022-06-06 — best price $29.992022-08-01 — best price $19.492022-11-29 — best price $29.992023-02-27 — best price $14.992023-03-23 — best price $29.992023-06-30 — best price $14.992023-10-23 — best price $29.992023-12-21 — best price $11.992024-03-21 — best price $29.992024-06-27 — best price $11.992024-12-04 — best price $29.992025-03-13 — best price $8.992025-05-22 — best price $29.992025-09-29 — best price $8.992025-11-17 — best price $29.992026-03-05 — best price $7.492026-03-26 — best price $29.992026-06-25 — best price $7.492026-08-29 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

57
achievements tracked
81.9%
earned "Excuse me..."
10.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, Czech, Simplified Chinese, German, Polish, Russian, French, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,2032%57
PS4 (PlayStation)6815%57
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)5771%57
Switch (Nintendo)30%0

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

Player tags

3DRPGCo-opSandboxCraftingSurvivalAdventureRealisticOpen WorldSimulation

Census log

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

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