Hobo: Tough Life | Episode 2 | 2025 Guide for Complete Beginners
13Hobo: 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. In this Complete Beginner's Guide to Hobo: Tough Life, I start a brand new game so you can play along with me as I explain the very basics of the game, drawing on my own experience and the great advice I have received from viewers. This guide is non-spoilery, and does not focus on the "best" or "fastest" builds, perfection, speed runs, but rather lays out the fundaments of the UI, the controls, how to beg, dumpster dive, quest, craft, explore, survive, some tips and tricks, and the overall strategy of the game so you can best enjoy it on your own terms. I don't prescribe a singular method, but rather expose the tools and shortcuts in the game so you enjoy Hobo: Tough Life at your own pace!
Chapters/Timestamps:
[00:00] Dog Walking Quest Turn-in and Other Jobs
[00:44] Visiting the President's Hotel
[00:54] Putting Down a Table for Shelter Work
[02:10] Encountering a Thug
[02:48] Getting Free Items and Shopping at the Charity
[05:16] Turning in the Quest to the Pastor and Increasing Trust
[05:46] Receiving a Blessing from the Pastor
[06:09] Buying a Map
[06:47] Dumpster Diving and Finding Shrapnel
[07:45] Completing the Strained Drink Quest for Mner
[07:52] Understanding Dumpster Diving Risks (Ripped Clothing and Getting Soaked)
[08:28] Returning to the Charity for Free Broth
[09:28] Encountering the Thug Again
[09:42] Using the Fire Barrel to Dry Off
[10:13] Understanding the Benefits of Broth
[11:03] Returning to Mner
[13:23] Buying Food from the Salesman
[14:02] Visiting the Odds and Ends Shop and Seeing the Satchel
[14:57] Eating Food
[15:16] Returning to the Fire Barrel to Warm Up
[15:33] Identifying a Buildable Area
[15:50] Burning Junk
[16:21] Using the Stash Box
[17:39] Placing the Bench
[18:06] Completing the Bench Quest for Mner
[18:21] Talking to Mner About Various Topics and Getting New Quests
[18:44] Learning About Treasure Hunting and Dumpster Diving from Mner
[20:35] Mner's Quest for Springs for Bedding
[21:09] Mner's Quest Involving the Washing Machine and Monty
[21:43] Searching for Springs
[21:56] Looting Items in the Starting Area
[23:04] Finding the Springs
[26:48] Crafting Cardboard Bedding
[26:53] Repairing, Disassembling, and Other Crafting Options
[28:03] Eating Grub
[28:20] Sleeping with Upgrades
[29:25] Going to the Labor Office
[29:59] Signing Up for a Job at the Labor Office (Excavation)
[30:12] Going to the Construction Site
[30:30] Dumpster Diving on the Way to the Construction Site
[31:43] Encountering a Thug at the Construction Site
[31:56] Talking to Frank and Starting the Digging Job
[33:39] Returning to the Labor Office for Payment
[34:15] Buying a Quality Smoke
[34:26] Getting a Trash Pickup Job at the Hotel
[34:41] Picking Up Trash at the Hotel
[35:47] Turning in the Trash Pickup Job and Getting a Potato Quest
[36:11] Going to the Green Grocer
[37:39] Picking Up Trash for Street Sweeping
[38:01] Talking to the Green Grocer and Getting Potatoes
[38:38] Returning to the Chef with Potatoes and Getting Paid
[38:49] Low Morale and Need for Sleep
[39:01] Aiming to Buy a Bag
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