Games Like CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience

Nobody – The Turnaround is a life simulator set in a parallel world that echoes modern society. Manage your time and resources carefully, strive to find a way through difficult times, and overcome the predicament you find yourself in.

Why similar: Life Sim 31.9%, Survival 11.2%, Open World 10.8%, Character Customization 8.6%, Choices Matter 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic life-simulation game that mirrors the struggle of finding work and surviving in a modern city with deep management mechanics.

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.

Why similar: Open World 35.4%, Survival 31.2%, RPG 18.6%, Story Rich 14.8%

Why You'll Like It: This is the closest thematic match, focusing on the gritty, day-to-day survival of living on the streets in an open-world urban environment.

Person of European Heritage #112: Welcome to Relocation Block B, your new home. Your designated role is 'Bouncer'. Work hard, stay out of trouble, and we might let you stay in the UK.

Why similar: Political 44.9% ★, Life Sim 35.2%, RPG 9.3%, Multiple Endings 5.2%, Story Rich 3%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian survival-management game where you must work difficult jobs to survive in a hostile, politically charged society.

A money-focused life simulator. Create characters with allergies and addictions. Manage their lives through financial booms and busts. Advance their careers, start a small business, invest in real estate and stocks - or roleplay a penniless hobo.

Why similar: Time Management 26.6%, Life Sim 23.3%, Character Customization 13.5%, Management 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A detailed life-simulation that focuses on the complexities of economics, career management, and personal survival.

In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.

Why similar: Survival 42.5%, Choices Matter 19.3%, Management 16.1%, Strategy 13.6%, Story Rich 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully captures the emotional weight of survival and resource management in a desperate, civilian-focused setting.

Hitchhike your way to freedom in this crazy procedurally generated road trip. No one's road is the same!

Why similar: Political 22.7% ★, Dynamic Narration 22.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Procedural Generation 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven adventure that captures the feeling of a journey across a country with randomized encounters and difficult choices.

This is the story of your life. Experience the entire journey from toddler to adulthood. Go to schools, learn new things, meet new friends, and have wild adventures! Every choice you make will influence your future career, and decide who your romantic partner will be. Who will you become?

Why similar: Life Sim 25%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Management 10%, Multiple Endings 10%

Why You'll Like It: A life-simulation game that emphasizes the impact of your choices and time management on your character's development.

Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

Why similar: Political 71.9% ★, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Story Rich 6.5%, Strategy 4.4%, 2D 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes management simulation that forces you to make difficult moral choices while struggling to provide for your family.

In an uninhabitable Siberian wilderness, in a wake of October Revolution, a group of passengers survives the mysterious catastrophe of Trans-Siberian railway train. They must endure in a harsh ice-clad climate until rescue arrives. Facing many dangers, their own weaknesses and, their own prejudice.

Why similar: Political 28% ★, Roguelike 12.3%, Roguelite 11.8%, Management 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-management game that focuses on the social dynamics and resource scarcity of a group of survivors in a hostile environment.

NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.

Why similar: Survival 26.1%, Roguelike 23.7%, Procedural Generation 20.3%, RPG 12.2%, Open World 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore, turn-based survival game that emphasizes scavenging and the harsh reality of life in a post-apocalyptic world.

You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?

Why similar: Political 41.2% ★, Choices Matter 17.7%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Strategy 10.2%, Story Rich 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric management game where you must balance survival and moral choices while living under a restrictive regime.

Urban Tale is a realistic, vibrant and unique RPG that will allow you to fulfil your dreams, and pursue your most wanted goals in life. You start from scratch, having nothing in the city where you can meet a lot of people, that can help you throughout your adventure. Your goal is to succeed in life.

Why similar: Life Sim 29.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.2%, Relaxing 14%, Management 13.3%, RPG 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: A life-simulation RPG that allows you to explore city life and build a career from the ground up.

Hard Times is an extreme urban survival game where you have to put yourself into the shoes of a homeless man, taking on all the challenges that daily survival places in the great metropolis of indifference.

Why similar: Management 34.9%, Survival 32.1%, Strategy 18%, 2D 15%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D survival game that directly tackles the challenges of homelessness and resource management.

Sheltered is a deep and emotional survival management game. You take on the role of protecting four family members who, after a global apocalypse, have found their way to a deserted shelter.

Why similar: Survival 37.5%, Management 21.5%, Strategy 14%, Open World 10.9%, RPG 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic survival game that requires careful management of resources and the well-being of your family unit.

You didn’t ask to lead this expedition, but here you are. Stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilisation. Someone has to take charge. Manage your meagre resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls, and head in the only direction you can - through The Pale Beyond.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27%, Choices Matter 22.2%, Survival 19.1%, Strategy 12.6%, Story Rich 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy survival game that focuses on leadership and resource management during an arctic expedition gone wrong.

An atmospheric management RPG about life on the open road. Pick up hitchhikers, work odd jobs, customize and repair your car, and map your route across the country. Use upgrades, skills and items to overcome challenges. And remember to take it easy. You’re young. You have time.

Why similar: Procedural Generation 22%, Multiple Endings 21.7%, RPG 18.6%, Open World 16.8%, Character Customization 14%

Why You'll Like It: A management-focused game that uses pixel art to tell a story about the journey and the resources required to keep moving.

Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?

Why similar: Survival 39.8%, Strategy 26.6%, Management 18.6%, Choices Matter 15%

Why You'll Like It: A society-survival game that forces you to make brutal decisions to keep your community alive in a freezing, unforgiving world.

A life simulator that leans heavily into the personal finance aspect. Pay taxes, take out mortgages, trade stocks, buy real estate, start businesses, or grind your way to victory as an employee.

Why similar: Time Management 25.4%, Life Sim 18.5%, Character Customization 11.9%, Management 11.7%, Survival 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: The predecessor to the sequel, offering a complex look at personal finance and life management.

Out There is an award-winning space exploration game blending roguelike, resource management and interactive fiction.

Why similar: Roguelike 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Roguelite 17.3%, Procedural Generation 14.9%, Survival 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A space-based roguelike that relies heavily on resource management and making difficult survival decisions.

For the People is a mix of a political management sim and a visual novel, putting players in the shoes of an idealistic young state official tasked with shaping the future of a communist factory town. Will the party provide for the people, or are the people just cogs in its machine?..

Why similar: Political 24.3% ★, Time Management 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Management 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A political-sim that utilizes time-management and choice-based mechanics to navigate a complex society.

These are troubling times, Your Grace. The petitioners’ petty matters exceed our limited resources, to say nothing of the war. A careful balance must be struck. Your throne awaits.

Why similar: Life Sim 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Management 12.8%, Multiple Endings 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A management game that focuses on narrative choices and the constant pressure of limited resources to keep your kingdom afloat.

Kim is a boisterous urchin from 1880s Lahore, his wanderlust will take him all over India. Branching conversations, survival, stealth and combat let you play Kim's coming of age however you choose. The enormous open world of Kipling's India awaits you!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Roguelike 12.5%, Roguelite 11.7%, Procedural Generation 11.1%, Open World 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy RPG that features survival elements and a focus on character-driven narratives.

Train hard, fight crocodiles and find love. Earn your place in the Punch Club ranks, and discover who brutally murdered your father, in this choose your own adventure boxing management tycoon.

Why similar: Time Management 38.4%, Management 21.8%, Choices Matter 14.6%, RPG 10.8%, Story Rich 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy life-sim where you must balance training, work, and social needs to achieve your goals.

Homeless Simulator is a homeless person simulator. Homeless persons are those who find themselves living on the streets because of family conflicts, somebody’s fraud, loss of the job or health problems. They are those who need help.

Why similar: Open World 51.7%, Survival 48.3%

Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic simulation that focuses on the survival aspects of living on the streets.

In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25%, Choices Matter 18.4%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Character Customization 15.1%, Story Rich 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven management game where your choices have significant consequences on the world around you.

Organ Trail is a retro zombie survival game. Travel westward in a station wagon with 4 of your friends, scavenging for supplies and fending off the undead. Members of your party might die of dysentery or you might have to put them down yourself when they get bit.

Why similar: Strategy 33.9%, Survival 25.4%, Roguelike 17.5%, RPG 13.2%, 2D 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled survival game that features roguelite elements and constant resource management during a journey.

A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.

Why similar: Management 20.4%, Survival 19.4%, Procedural Generation 18.6%, Open World 14.6%, Strategy 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A colony-management simulation that excels at generating emergent stories through survival and resource management.

Live the life of a starving artist in 19th century alternative history. Survive poverty, alchoholism, madness, depression, and 67 different feelings. Paint masterpieces by combining inspirations, sell them for riches (or scraps) and create a painting that will change the world.

Why similar: Life Sim 29%, Roguelike 19.6%, Roguelite 16.9%, RPG 10.3%, Strategy 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A life-simulation game that uses strategy and roguelike elements to simulate the struggle of a creative career.

Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..

Why similar: Survival 45.5%, Open World 39.5%, RPG 10.8%, 2D 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, uncompromising survival simulation that requires constant attention to health, hunger, and shelter.

Cartel Tycoon is a survival business sim inspired by the ‘80s and '90s narco trade. Expand and conquer, fight off rival thugs and evade the authorities. Earn people's loyalty and strive to overcome the doomed fate of a power-hungry drug lord.

Why similar: Management 27%, Roguelite 26.5%, Survival 19.1%, Strategy 14%, RPG 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: A management-strategy game that requires careful planning and resource balancing to survive in a dangerous business.

Drug Dealing RPG roguelite strategy crime saga with choose your own adventure elements. The police and the jackboys aren't your biggest enemy... Time is!

Why similar: Crime 19.4%, Life Sim 17.5%, Roguelite 13.3%, Roguelike 11.4%, Management 10.8%

Players must survive in the ruins of the human world and face various survival challenges and dangers. Players need to search for resources in abandoned cities and wilderness, including food, water sources, construction materials, etc., to maintain survival and build safe shelters.

Why similar: Time Management 22%, Life Sim 20.8%, Roguelite 13.4%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Roguelike 9%

Survive in a living post-apocalyptic city. Build trust or spark conflict with NPCs and factions, uncover mysteries, and watch the world change with your every choice.

Why similar: Life Sim 26.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.2%, Open World 17.7%, Procedural Generation 17.6%, Survival 14.2%

Become the overseer and shape the fate of those who come knocking at the door. Each decision you make, whether it is to let in a stranger, to use your resources on something, or to risk the safety of the bunker.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.8%, Choices Matter 24%, Multiple Endings 19.9%, Story Rich 12.6%, Strategy 9.7%

Explore the known and unknown galaxy with a ragtag crew of eclectic new friends in this narrative management space opera. You are a sentient spaceship, an outlawed commodity, and there's an entire galaxy between you and freedom…not to mention your abusive ex on your tail.

Why similar: Time Management 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Character Customization 12.9%, Management 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.1%

Out There: Oceans of Time is a space exploration game that puts you at the helm of an interstellar mission of discovery spanning a vast and vibrant cosmos.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Roguelite 15.2%, Roguelike 13.9%, Open World 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.6%

From seed to a great tree! Survive the seasons, face crisis and mutate yourself into a tree able to achieve your final form! Grow flowers, mutate, adapt and evolve and finally bear fruits!

Why similar: Time Management 27.6%, Management 13.3%, Roguelike 12.9%, Procedural Generation 10.6%, Survival 9.2%

Rock Star Life Simulator is an extensive fame simulation game. Start this adventure by playing the guitar on the street, form your own band. Protect the fame, money, and charisma you earned with the right decisions and become a world star!

Why similar: Life Sim 23.2%, Character Customization 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Management 14.3%, Open World 12.4%

Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.

Why similar: Procedural Generation 23.2%, Open World 17.7%, Roguelike 14.2%, Character Customization 14.1%, Choices Matter 9.4%

You are an Administrator serving your probationary period in a medieval town. Make decisions to affect the town's reputation, order, military and supplies. Choose wisely to deal with bandits, famines, cultists and plagues. The most difficult choices will decide the fate of your town!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Management 16.8%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Roguelite 11%

Play on randomly generated worlds with a party of characters just the way you like it. You will not be bounded by classes or scripted story, only by your creativity. Make your own journey. Tell your own history.

Why similar: RPG 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Procedural Generation 17.1%, Strategy 14.9%, Open World 14.4%

Become the King in a story-driven 8-bit style game, where choice matters. And try not to die instantly...

Why similar: Political 23.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Management 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.9%

Take control of a 21-year-old woman, design her how you like, then drop her into the heart of a metropolis known as The City! Decide who she talks to, where she works, how she behaves — and watch a dynamic world react to your every choice. The control is all in your hands!

Why similar: Life Sim 20.5%, Character Customization 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Open World 14.2%, Choices Matter 10.8%

The Long Journey Home combines an open world full of galaxies, planets and anomalies with quests and mechanics of a rogue-like RPG. One destination. Endless adventures. Where will this journey take you?

Why similar: Roguelike 22.7%, RPG 22.4%, Strategy 21.5%, Procedural Generation 16.2%, Survival 11.1%

Floating Life2 is a sandbox fairy quest where you interact with NPCS in real time and experience the ups and downs of fairy quest together. Join xiuxian Zong Gate, experience the rich adventure map and real-time combat, gradually discover the truth of the earth and earth changes, change your fate.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Roguelite 17.1%, Character Customization 15.1%, Open World 13.7%, Multiple Endings 10.9%

Manage a game studio from the dawn of the gaming industry in 1976. Your journey starts with small indie titles and grows into a gaming empire. Develop, design, and conquer the industry. From humble beginnings to gaming legend, it’s your story, your studio, your legacy!

Why similar: Life Sim 32.7%, Management 27.6%, Procedural Generation 19.1%, Strategy 13.2%, 2D 7.5%

Curious Expedition 2 is a turn-based narrative roguelike set in a reimagined version of the late 19th century that uses procedural gameplay and story elements to create completely unique and epic adventures every time you play.

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 36.2% ★, Roguelite 13%, Procedural Generation 12.6%, Roguelike 12.3%, Survival 8%

Terminus: Zombie Survivors is a 2D turn-based survival roguelike set during a zombie apocalypse. Each journey is unique, and every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Can you brave hunger, cold, and the undead in order to reach the Terminus and find salvation?

Why similar: Roguelike 30.4%, Survival 22.9%, Open World 22.2%, RPG 13.2%, Strategy 11.3%

Epic Manager is a unique crossover between Sports Management and classic JRPGs. Experience an addictive “one more turn” mix of tycoon strategy, roguelike elements, roster management, combat and character progression, all rooted in an epic yet light-hearted fantasy setting. Rated ‘E’ for EPIC!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Roguelite 15.9%, Management 12.7%, Roguelike 12%, Procedural Generation 10.8%

Diablo The Abyss is a strategic RPG full of random and roguelike elements. Within this randomized world, you can freely make strageties at your own pace and conquer formidable challenges, while shaping your unique adventure journey.

Why similar: Time Management 26.6%, Roguelike 17.7%, Roguelite 15.1%, Procedural Generation 13.1%, Open World 9.7%

As a judge of the Kobardde court, solve complex cases inspired by actual events. Your decisions will directly affect people's (and perhaps yours) lives. You may have to make difficult decisions for your family, country, and life. What kind of judge will you be?

Why similar: Political 31% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Character Customization 12.3%, RPG 7.4%, Choices Matter 7.3%

You are a protest organiser, coordinating the crowd outside your window. When the police move in on your position you have to decide whether to tell the protestors to hold the line or pull back.

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 29.9% ★, Political 28.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.8%

New Day is an upcoming life simulation game where almost anything can happen! Create your own islanders, design their apartments, and get involved with their day-to-day life as they divulge into unexpected friendships, problems, and more!

Why similar: Life Sim 31.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.9%, Character Customization 21.2%, Management 14.5%, Relaxing 7.2%

Lead The Rebellion, build your army, and shape the world with your choices. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options, and non-linear storytelling. A vast fantasy world waiting to be explored. Inspired by Dragon Age, and Mass Effect. Fully voice acted by a stellar cast!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 37.2%, Choices Matter 28.7%, Story Rich 18.7%, RPG 10.6%, 2D 4.9%

Extra Coin is a story-rich life sim set between the real world and a virtual utopia: explore the city, do activities, and face your opponents. Would you rather respect the Loop or break it to find your lost parents?

Why similar: Management 27.3%, Multiple Endings 22.6%, Choices Matter 20.9%, Story Rich 18.8%, RPG 10.4%

격동의 파란 속에서 한 소녀를 멋지게 성장시키자! 6년 간의 성장 대장정을 그리는 일정관리형 육성시뮬레이션!

Why similar: Life Sim 24.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.9%, Management 15%, Choices Matter 9%, Multiple Endings 8.6%

Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 41.7%, RPG 31.2%, Story Rich 27.1%

Obenseuer is an urban survival RPG game, where you become a property manager of a rundown unfinished tenement building, in an isolated quarantine district of Obenseuer. Maintain and upgrade your tenement for rent, uncover the secrets of this infamous district and grow your wealth with your craft.

Why similar: Life Sim 37.3%, Management 19.7%, Survival 17.1%, RPG 13%, Open World 12.9%

An innovative Roguelike / 4X Strategy game where every turn is one year of your life. Explore, find a mate, and raise a child before you die to build a great legacy. ReGen is an amazing complete remake, redesigned, re-imagined, and packed with 100s of new features.

Why similar: Roguelike 21.2%, Roguelite 19.4%, Open World 16%, Management 11.9%, Survival 10.8%