# Home Behind — A refugee sim roguelite game

> Refugee survival simulation roguelite with resource management and combat. (iPhone/iPad app by Coconut Island Games Limited.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/home-behind/id1232529101 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Coconut Island Games Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/316049057)
- Category: Games, Entertainment, Role Playing, Simulation
- Price: $2.99 with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 285 App Store ratings · 170 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 371 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2017-08-30
- Data updated: 2026-09-06
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/home-behind/id1232529101/reviews.md

## What is Home Behind?

In Home Behind, you take on the role of a refugee cast out from your homeland by a band of rebels. Your home and the peace you enjoyed has been destroyed, and your family has disappeared. Can you survive the struggle, famine, and sickness to make it to the safety of Europe?


The thoughts of civil war had been brewing in your homeland for years, and the violence has finally erupted. In the chaos, your village was burned to the ground, and your daughter disappeared. When faced with death, you chose to survive and to overcome the difficulties of disease, war, and famine. Can you make it long enough to be reunited with your daughter?


-All events and experiences you come across are randomly generated, so no play through is exactly the same! 
-Keep track of your mood, nutrition, and water levels while avoiding terrible diseases! 
-Take on the ultimate struggle of survival as your travel 1500 kilometers to safety.
-Unlock all 15 jobs, each with their own special starting skills, items and rewards. 
-Experience tons of random events both in the outside world and indoors, and be the master of your destiny. 
-Survive both day and night, as well as random weather events.
-Collect hundreds of items and craft your own weapons and armor. 
-Explore the limits of crafting and upgrading to forge the strongest gear. 
-Try loads of food to stay alive and cook your own meals Lizards Insects Braised beef.
-Explore a world inspired by real events and real stories.
-Fight a wide range of enemies, including wild beasts and rebel soldiers. Can you survive attacks from all your enemies and extremely difficult bosses?

## Key features

- Randomly generated events
- Survival resource management
- 15 unlockable jobs
- Crafting and upgrading gear
- Combat against enemies and bosses
- Exploration and item collection

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: $2.99.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 退伍軍人 | $1.99 | one-time |
| 飼養員 | $1.99 | one-time |
| 手工藝人 | $2.99 | one-time |
| 郵差 | $2.99 | one-time |
| 科学家 | $4.99 | one-time |
| 額外負重 | $1.99 | one-time |
| Endless Mode DLC | $1.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Home Behind?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Engaging storyline and emotional impact
- 👍 Unique and interesting gameplay
- 👍 Good value for price
- 👍 Educational and thought-provoking
- 👍 High replayability (for some)
- 👍 Fun and addictive
- 👍 Challenging survival mechanics
- 👍 Good atmosphere and design

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Unintuitive UI/UX
- 🐛 Repetitive gameplay loop
- 🐛 Difficulty spikes and unfair deaths
- 🐛 Lack of save function (early versions)
- 🐛 Inventory management issues
- 🐛 Poorly implemented combat/blocking
- 🐛 Inconsistent language support
- 🐛 High resource consumption (hunger/thirst)
- 🐛 Overpriced for replayability (some users)
- 🐛 Unclear progression/unlocks

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Purchase restoration failures
- Game crashes on startup/loading
- UI overlaps (inventory/skills)
- Text sometimes appears in Chinese (in English mode)
- In-game purchases not working/initializing
- Game not starting after intro
- Black screen after intro with music playing
- Dialogue sometimes switches languages
- Shards/postcards not increasing stats
- Progress not saving correctly
- Game not working after iOS 12 update
- Buttons showing 'new label'
- Game not opening
- Requires internet connection
- Crash during combat/when fighting wolves
- Endless mode stuck at 0%
- DLC not unlocking after purchase
- Inconsistent language support after updates
- Game not compatible with newer iPhones/iOS versions
- Ads causing game to freeze

**Most requested features**

- New maps/levels
- Sequel (Home Behind 2)
- More character variety/unlocks
- Co-op/team play option
- Female character option
- More intuitive crafting/skill system
- Adjustable difficulty
- More diverse random events
- Option to skip intro cutscenes
- Separate music and sound effect volume controls
- Save game function (for earlier versions)
- Better inventory management
- More colorful scenery
- Aesthetics/skins for unlock

## Recent user reviews (10 of 170)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/home-behind/id1232529101/reviews.md

### 3/5 — 遊戲性很差

*2025-12-21, version 1.4.0*

負重很嚴格動不動就超重，影響跑速，但是敵人沒這問題還是跑的很快，也不會提示物品重量 2. 強制遇到狼就得打，不能逃或以食物引誘交換，又是拖速 3. 所有學過的設備都不能繼承，等於逼人戰鬥死/渴死，然後再來一次

### 5/5 — Waiting for the new map

*2025-06-01, version 1.4.0*

Please continue developing this good game!

### 1/5 — 恢復購買失敗

*2025-01-29, version 1.4.0*

恢復購買失敗

### 1/5 — 无法恢复购买

*2024-08-31, version 1.4.0*

游戏还是不错的

### 5/5 — 希望出2

*2024-05-17, version 1.4.0*

一般模式劇情完就沒了，所以買了無盡模式，很好消耗時間，而且還多了幾個職業可以選，雖然過程大同小異，可是物品及事件隨機還滿有趣的，玩起來也沒壓力，想玩就玩，想停就停，偶爾拿出來轉換遊戲模式也不錯

### 5/5 — 超級棒的遊戲

*2023-09-03, version 1.4.0*

希望作者多發行

### 5/5 — Pls update

*2023-04-30, version 1.4.0*

Update pls

### 5/5 — 가방 제발

*2023-02-24*

나중엔 다버리고 다님

### 5/5 — 好玩

*2022-04-03, version 1.4.0*

非常好玩

### 5/5 — 无法恢复购买

*2022-02-26, version 1.4.0*

🥲

## Frequently asked questions about Home Behind

### What is Home Behind about?

Home Behind is a roguelite survival simulation game where you play as a refugee fleeing your homeland due to war. You must manage your character's hunger, thirst, mood, and health while facing random events, crafting items, and fighting enemies on a journey to safety.

### What are the key features of Home Behind?

Key features include randomly generated events for unique playthroughs, detailed survival mechanics like mood and nutrition tracking, 15 unlockable jobs with special skills, extensive crafting and upgrading systems for gear, and combat against various enemies and bosses.

### Is Home Behind free to play?

The game is free to download and play, but it does offer in-app purchases. These purchases can enhance the gameplay experience or provide additional items, but the core survival challenge remains accessible without them.

### What platforms is Home Behind available on?

While the provided data doesn't specify exact platforms, this type of game is typically available on mobile operating systems like Android and iOS. Users should check their respective app stores for compatibility.

### What is the goal of the game?

The primary goal is to survive a perilous journey of 1500 kilometers to safety in Europe, overcoming famine, sickness, and violence. A significant personal objective is to be reunited with your lost daughter.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4.0 — 2019-10-11

Minor bug fixes to some UI issues related to the new iDevices.

### 1.3.9 — 2019-09-26

1. Five new jobs: Rancher, Programmer, Sommelier, Ascetic, and Athlete.
2. Six new top tier recipes - which set will you choose? A set of expensive, flexible, and formidable Force gear or a set of inexpensive, rigid, and highly defensive Fortified gear?
3. Adjusted amount of shards collected from Endless Mode.
4. Adjusted formulas for calculating Dodge, Critical Hits, Combos, and Block so they increase at a more reasonable rate to approach, but never reach, 100%.
5. Game balancing and text adjustments.

### 1.3.8 — 2019-08-26

1. fix and optimized some problems.

### 1.3.7 — 2019-08-21

1. Five new jobs: Rancher, Programmer, Sommelier, Ascetic, and Athlete.
2. Six new top tier recipes - which set will you choose? A set of expensive, flexible, and formidable Force gear or a set of inexpensive, rigid, and highly defensive Fortified gear?
3. Adjusted amount of shards collected from Endless Mode.
4. Adjusted formulas for calculating Dodge, Critical Hits, Combos, and Block so they increase at a more reasonable rate to approach, but never reach, 100%.
5. Game balancing and text adjustments.

### 1.3.6 — 2018-09-26

Now is compatible with iOS 12.

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-06.*