Gone Home

June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.

Gone Home is a walking simulator, short and indie game developed and published by Fullbright.
Released on August 15th 2013 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 9 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 17,773 reviews of which 13,696 were positive and 4,077 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.6 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Gone Home into these genres:

Walking Simulator Short Indie Exploration Atmospheric First-Person Story Rich Narrative LGBTQ+ Female Protagonist Adventure Singleplayer Great Soundtrack Mystery Interactive Fiction 1990's Emotional Narration Romance Point & Click

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

• Windows 7 SP1 or higher
• 1.80GHz Processor
• 2GB Memory
• DX10 Video card with 512MB of VRAM
• (NOTE: Intel HD Graphic 4000 NOT CURRENTLY SUPPORTED on Windows 8)
• 2GB HDD space

MacOS

• OS X v10.11 El Capitan or higher
• 1.80GHz Processor
• 2GB Memory
• DX10 Video card with 512MB of VRAM
• 2GB HDD space

Linux

• Ubuntu 12.04+ or SteamOS
• 1.80GHz Processor
• 2GB Memory
• DX10 Video card with 512MB of VRAM
• 2GB HDD space

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Oct. 2024

Very fun exploring and getting to know the characters' stories. Spooky but not scary, love the creaky old house in the rainstorm. Really enjoyed just poking around in people's cabinets and files. Also I loaded the dishwasher, just to be considerate.

Sept. 2024

this game isn't super long, but the story and experience will stick with you. who knew a spooky mystery could also be my dream home? haha exploring the creepy but gorgeous house was fun, and the atmosphere is like one from the Nancy Drew book series.

Aug. 2024

Astonishing, seriously a great game that can be completed in one sitting. Gone home has always been a top favourite of mine for a few reasons. - Relaxed play style, you can play at your own pace. - Although relaxed you feel as something can be around any corner. - A short but decent story. - The 90's vibe I love. - A normal family with their own problems that makes them feel almost real. If your looking for a wholesome, sit down and enjoy in one sitting game, highly recommended and the slight thriller aspect is a cool touch as well.

Aug. 2024

So I played this back when it dropped. On launch, August 15th 2013. I see a lot of more recent reviews giving it some beef. I need to say my piece because its starting to annoy me. This game came out when nothing like it existed before (or least in a major release). It walked and achieved so games like What remains of Edith Finch and many others like it can run. This game was even at the heart of a huge debate online of what truly classifies as a game, the walking sim debate. It was that polarizing. That being said, this was one of the first major releases that I can remember that had a genuine LGBTQ+ story. No rainbow-washing or anything. It is heartfelt and takes it seriously. I praise it for that as a person who was a teenager when that was a dangerous thing to talk about. A lot of people forget the 1990s and 2000s, it was serious growing pains for a lot of people who had no choice but to run away from home. I can tell you this game's snap shot of the 1990s is really good as well. So is it dated, yes by many accounts in terms of mechanics but its also such a fantastic example of telling a story through visual clues. I played it again recently and fell in love with it all over again. So I ask, give it a chance.

Feb. 2024

Short, sweet, gay story. Slightly frustrating controls that you can tolerate for 2 hours. Definitely realistic, good ambiance. Would recommend, especially if it is on sale because it is very short.

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14.79€

7.6

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Developer

Fullbright

Publisher

Fullbright

Release 15 Aug 2013

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