Game News Hobo: Tough Life risks Steam

[Saint_Proverbius]

Tags: Hobo: Tough Life; Perun Creative

Hobo: Tough Life has been released on Steam. While not a very common setting, it's based on the modern world where you're clearly not the chosen one that's going to save the world. In fact, you're a bum. There's no sale on this one, but it One of the more interesting things I've seen this month. Here's some info:

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.​

Yeah, I can be a bum king!

 

[Spectacle]

Is there any character generation in this game? Can you play as a gypsy?

 

[Jedi Exile]

Looks interesting!

 

[thesecret1]

Bought the game, it's pretty cool.

 

[DoomIhlVaria]

Finally, there is a game featuring a protagonist with whom I can identify.

 

[Glop_dweller]

FO: 76 clone?

 

[Eirinjas]

Skyrim for slavs?

 

[CyberWhale]

Hobo Elf and HoboForEternity - first impressions please? Not sure if it is realistic enough, but looks interesting. Visual style reminds me of HL2 and I've always loved its graphics.

 

[turbo elephant]

Are there shotguns in this game?

 

[agris]

How the fuck does Infinitron already have this on steam. I mean come on!

 

[MurkyShadow]

Are there shotguns in this game?

That would be most excellent. Hobo with a Shotgun - The Game!

Hobo Elf and HoboForEternity - first impressions please? Not sure if it is realistic enough, but looks interesting. Visual style reminds me of HL2 and I've always loved its graphics.

Inquiring minds want to know!

 

[HoboForEternity]

Hobo Elf and HoboForEternity - first impressions please? Not sure if it is realistic enough, but looks interesting. Visual style reminds me of HL2 and I've always loved its graphics.

i haven't tried it yet because trails of cold steel 4. i will try this sometime down the line, but probably not soon-ish. after this i plan to replay ELEX and KCD so maybe after those.

 

[hughjayness]

This seems pretty cool! I can't wait to panhandle for money so I can go buy crack

 

[JDR13]

This seems pretty cool! I can't wait to panhandle for money so I can go buy crack

But what if you already do that in real life? Then it's not really roleplaying.

 

[Gastrick]

They took the phrase "you play as a murder hobo in RPGs" too seriously.

 

[Beggar]

Finally, there is a game featuring a protagonist with whom I can identify.

 

[cvv]

Hobo Elf and HoboForEternity - first impressions please? Not sure if it is realistic enough, but looks interesting. Visual style reminds me of HL2 and I've always loved its graphics.

It's urban open-world survival RPG. Full of stats and skills like stealing, begging, lockpicking, dumpster diving and tons more. Plus your classic survival stuff (hunger, wetness etc.).

There's a very simple turn-based combat but it's not the core of the game. There's a complex crafting system, you can build your own hobo dump.

There are 4 different hobo archetypes you can choose at the start but you have to unlock 3 of them by playing. They have different strengths and weaknesses, the default one has neither.

Two ways of beating the game - survive 3 seasons (every season about 30 hours), with increasing difficulty, or become the King of Hobos. For that you need to secure votes of 6 different factions (drug dealers, alcoholics, idealists etc.) by running their errants and quests. If you don't wanna become the King you can join one of the factions which makes surviving easier. In essence you can play and win the game as a survival sandbox or traditional open-world RPG.

Game is p. hard at the start when you don't know what you're doing. It's actually blowing my mind rn. I'm p. sure it'll get repetitive in those 50-90 hours required to beat it but for the first few hours it's a fucking blast. Plus you can play co-op with up to 4 people, help with crafting, fighting, each joining different factions to speed up the quests etc. P. rad so far.

PS: Not for grapix whores, visuals are very much 2007. With some neat lighting but still.

 

[lightbane]

Two ways of beating the game - survive 3 seasons (every season about 30 hours), with increasing difficulty, or become the King of Hobos. For that you need to secure votes of 6 different factions (drug dealers, alcoholics, idealists etc.) by running their errants and quests. If you don't wanna become the King you can join one of the factions which makes surviving easier. In essence you can play and win the game as a survival sandbox or traditional open-world RPG.

Can you win the game by getting an honest job and a home?

Is being kidnapped by the government/shady corporations and being experimented upon a potential game over scenario? Can you be an ex-war vet?

 

[cvv]

Can you win the game by getting an honest job and a home?

I think so. You just join the idealists, make money by doing manual jobs, build your shelter and survive 3 seasons.

Is being kidnapped by the government/shady corporations and being experimented upon a potential game over scenario? Can you be an ex-war vet?

No idea, only 2 hours in, is hard.

 

[CyberWhale]

cvv thanks, but I was asking the local hobos for authenticity.

 

[Mortmal]

How the fuck does Infinitron already have this on steam. I mean come on!

Something surprising would be to see him playing it, he hoard keys in his account since years and never do anything with it.

 

[Nutria]

I expect this is gonna get a lot of heat from the extremely white upper-middle class demographic (*cough cough* Quarter to Three) where nobody has lived on the streets or met anyone who did but it makes them feel uncomfortable so they think games shouldn't be made about it.

 

[True Ukrainian]

Looks lke a pretty neat take on the survival genre. Are there stats and levels?

 

[Burning Bridges]

Lolwut?

The game has been around for at least 5 years.