Hobo: Tough Life

Hobo: Tough Life

Steam Deck Verified

Perun Creative · Survival · Apr 13, 2021

Yes, worth buying.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $7.49.

84%
Very Positive
10k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 92 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 10k player reviews · updated 25 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
25% of themes are praise42% are divided33% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Fortunately, that is not an issue here, as this title shines with its main plot, which is both darkishly serious and even humorous at times.
92 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
While I enjoyed all of this as a lone wolf, I wanted to see how this title works in its multiplayer mode.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
There is a team player yes, we can trade, but its still a minimal coop.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Story and characters92 reviews
Multiplayer21 reviews
Co-op17 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay41 reviews
78%
Difficulty23 reviews
65%
Interface20 reviews
35%
Graphics19 reviews
89%
Optimization6 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs19 reviews
79%
Combat17 reviews
59%
Performance8 reviews
63%
Crashes7 reviews
43%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
57
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.