Hobo: Tough Life

Hobo: Tough Life

Perun Creative · April 13, 2021 · Survival, Open World, Multiplayer, Base Building, RPG

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Hobo: Tough Life price by region

Hobo: Tough Life costs $3.62 in Georgia (USD), £6.24 in the United Kingdom, €7.24 in Europe (EUR), $7.49 in the United States, CA$9.74 in Canada, NZ$10.89 in New Zealand, A$10.98 in Australia, R$22.24 in Brazil and zł34.74 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Hobo: Tough Life offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $3.62 −75% $3.62 — 1
United Kingdom £6.24 −75% £6.24 — 1
Europe (EUR) €7.24 −75% €7.24 — 1
United Statesyour region $7.49 −75% $7.49 — 1
Canada CA$9.74 −75% CA$9.74 — 1
New Zealand NZ$10.89 −75% NZ$10.89 — 1
Australia A$10.98 −75% A$10.98 — 1
Brazil R$22.24 −75% R$22.24 — 1
Poland zł34.74 −75% zł34.74 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Hobo: Tough Life

✦ AI summary

Survive the brutal winter streets of post-Cold War Praslav as a homeless person, managing realistic needs like warmth, hunger, and hygiene while navigating moral choices between theft, crime, and cooperation. Build relationships with dozens of unique NPCs across interconnected storylines, construct your own shelter, join factions, and optionally team up with up to 3 other players to compete for the legendary Homeless King's throne.

Welcome to Praslav, a cold Central European city that grows even colder with the coming winter. Praslav is recovering from the political turmoil that followed the end of the Cold War and the fall of the Communist regime, which held the country in its iron grip for decades.

While most people eagerly awaited the coming of democracy and capitalism, some were unable to adapt to the new socio-economic climate. Soon they found themselves on the streets with nowhere to go.

You are one of those people.
Keep an eye on your needs and other variables, which interact in realistic ways - staying warm, dry, and well-fed are not your only concerns. Poor hygiene and dirty clothes make you smellier, low temperature increases the risk of falling ill, and whatever piece of food comes in must also come out at some point.
How far are you willing to go to survive? Steal, burgle, and consort with criminals of all sorts. If necessary, take what you need by force. However, you are not an action hero. Consider your actions carefully, for the consequences are often severe, and benefits rarely outweigh the risks. Most importantly, keep your wits about you. Even if you are not willing to hurt people for personal gain, others are.
Spend the last few days of autumn wisely – gather supplies, equipment, and materials to help you survive the most difficult of seasons. Weather is unpredictable, but there is one certainty - every day is colder than the last. With a lot of preparation and a bit of luck, you might even see the spring again.
Unlike other survival games, Hobo: Tough Life leans heavily on its story content. Experience dozens of storylines inspired by real-life events and people. Solve quests, meet unique NPCs, gain their trust, make allies and enemies, join various factions, and find your place in the streets of Praslav.
Maybe there is no warm apartment waiting for you at the end of the day, but you do not have to keep sleeping on park benches either. Find a suitable place and get to work. Construct walls and roofs to shield you from the elements. Gather discarded furniture and curios to furnish your hideout and make it truly your own.
Is surviving on your own too difficult? Get the gang together. The game supports online co-op multiplayer for up to 4 players. Play alone, together with your friends, or even with total strangers. Team up, collect resources, build a shanty town, survive the winter.
For over a decade, no one has been able to bring the many factions of the homeless together. The throne of the Homeless King has been sitting empty for far too long. Who will earn enough respect and prove themselves worthy of uniting the homeless? Will you rise to the occasion?

Hobo: Tough Life — game info

Platforms
Windows, Linux / SteamOS
Steam Deck
Verified
Player modes
Single-player, Online co-op
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Hobo: Tough Life is a unique survival game set in a gritty Central European city where players experience homelessness with atmospheric world-building and co-op gameplay that appeals to those seeking unconventional mechanics. Players praise the game's distinctive premise and co-op functionality, but frequently criticize poor difficulty balancing (normal mode too easy, hardcore frustratingly punishing), multiplayer stability issues with disconnects and progress loss, lack of pause functionality in single-player, missing tutorials, and bloated crafting systems that feel unrewarding.

Recommended Sep 25, 2026
Hobo: Tough Life doesn't do a very good job at presenting itself for what it is. I think many people expect a "simulator" type game or a survival game; it isn't, this game is an RPG with survival elements built in. You will be questing for many different characters at your own pace, as progression is non-linear, much like something you would expect from a Bethesda game or Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines. I wouldn't recommend getting this if you are looking for a co-op experience, as questing is done individually and progress is not shared; there really isn't anything tying players together. All in all, this is a very dense game that is worth taking your time with.
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Sep 27, 2026
i hate this game this time freezing bug im doing all ♥♥♥♥ good until this respectable guuzler quest then time freezing the day never end
1 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 28, 2026
Awesome game.
Recommended Sep 26, 2026
10/10 wish for a hobo tough life 2. Game sounds wierd but is very very fun to play....
Recommended Sep 22, 2026
Game is fun. Played 15 hours. Never had more fun in my life
Recommended Sep 19, 2026
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