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CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience

Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS • 2020

Should you play it?

CHANGE is an award nominated homeless survival experience set in a randomly created city with rogue-like elements. Explore, survive, earn perks, find items & kindness to develop your character & escape to a new life. Over 7 years of development & over 200 updates so far!

What works

  • Meaningful and empathetic portrayal of homelessness
  • Challenging and engaging survival mechanics
  • High replayability with varied characters and perks
  • Active developer support and updates
  • Portion of proceeds donated to homeless charities

Things to keep in mind

  • Some bugs and occasional clunky controls
  • Repetitive gameplay loops after progression
  • Limited character customization and expression
  • Some players find happiness mechanics harsh
  • Lack of multiplayer or deeper social interaction

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Papers, Please

  • Home Behind

  • Delivery from the Pain:Survival / 末日方舟:生存

  • Pixel Cafe

  • Not Tonight

  • No Umbrellas Allowed

More fantastical

Games that feels like CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience but with more imaginative fiction

  • The Doors of Trithius

  • Lovecraft's Untold Stories

  • Infectonator 3: Apocalypse

  • ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery)

  • Dungeons of Dredmor

  • March of the Living

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience but with more leadership over others

  • Sheltered

  • Game Dev Studio

  • Siege Survival: Gloria Victis

  • Reborn In Wild City 迷城重生

  • Three Kingdoms Mushouden

  • Siege Survival: Gloria Victis Prologue

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CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival, Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 03/08/2026