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Gone Home

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First release
Aug 15, 2013
Engine
Unity
Genres
Indie, Adventure, Puzzle · Drama, Mystery, Action
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Linux

A first-person exploratory game taking place in 1995 in which Katie, a university student back from Europe, arrives at her family's newly inherited mansion only to find nobody there, with a note from her younger sister Sam suggesting that she's left home. Katie must explore the mansion to put together the stories of where her parents have gone and why Sam has decided to leave.

Also known as GoneHome.exe, Gone Home: Console Edition

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Storyline
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 an interactive exploration simulator. Interrogate every detail of a seemingly normal house to discover the story of the people who live there. Open any drawer and door. Pick up objects and examine them to discover clues. Uncover the events of one family's lives by investigating what they've left behind. Go Home Again.Read more

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 an interactive exploration simulator. Interrogate every detail of a seemingly normal house to discover the story of the people who live there. Open any drawer and door. Pick up objects and examine them to discover clues. Uncover the events of one family's lives by investigating what they've left behind. Go Home Again.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Aug 15, 2013
Mac
Aug 15, 2013
Linux
Aug 15, 2013
All 6 release dates
Mac
Sep 19, 2013
Nintendo Switch
Sep 06, 2018
iOS
Dec 11, 2018
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
30h
Main + Extras
3h
Completionist
3h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Keywords
exploration, 1990s, female protagonist, steam, walking simulator
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At a Glance

Critic Score
74
Main Story (IGDB)
30h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
3h
Completionist (IGDB)
3h
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