CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience
Survival sim about escaping homelessness in a randomly generated city
Delve Interactive · Released May 1, 2020
AdventureCasualIndieRPGSimulationStrategy
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 2,852
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 78% of 14 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 9
- peak 24h 25
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Jun 11, 2025
What is CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience?
This single-player survival sim has roguelike runs set in a randomly generated city. You choose a character experiencing homelessness, then find food, shelter, and work while managing needs such as hunger, hygiene, and happiness. The goal is to get off the streets, with new items unlocking for later runs.
For you if...
- +you like managing scarce time and survival needs
- +you enjoy repeated runs with items to unlock
- +you want a serious game about homelessness
Not for you if...
- −you prefer low-pressure games without survival meters
- −you dislike restarting after difficult runs
- −you avoid games centered on poverty and hardship
What players say
91% of 2,852 reviews are positive · 78% of 14 in the last 30 days
Players praise the game's treatment of homelessness and the challenge of working toward stability. Their most common complaint is bugs, including lost saves; some also say hunger and happiness drain too quickly.
Screenshots and trailer
CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- 2.3 Ghz
- Graphics
- 256mb Graphics card
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 30
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Spanish - Spain.
Tags
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- Time Management
- Roguelite
- Life Sim
- Roguelike
- Character Customization
- RPG
- Strategy
- 2D
- Relaxing
- Choices Matter
- Dynamic Narration
- Multiple Endings
- Procedural Generation
- Story Rich
- Open World
Recent updates
- Jun 11, 2025 · Another hotfix
- May 16, 2025 · Hotfix Patch
- Oct 9, 2024 · Another Update! Lots of fixes!
- May 27, 2024 · Controller Support Hotfix patch
- Aug 18, 2023 · Yet another update, with content! Will I ever stop...?
1 DLC available.
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