Dot's Home

A point-and-click story tracing a family's housing struggles through time

Weathered Sweater, Aerial_Knight, Titan ARX Interactive · Published by Rise-Home Stories Project · Released Oct 22, 2021

Casual Indie

Reviews: Very Positive; 82% of 130
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update on Steam: 11 months ago; Nov 3, 2025
Minimum PC: HD; 4 GB RAM · 0.4 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Dot's Home?

This free, single-player, 2D narrative game follows a young Black woman living in her grandmother's Detroit home. You read dialogue and make decisions about how and where to live as she revisits key moments in her family's history amid redlining, urban renewal, and gentrification.

For you if...

+you enjoy short games centered on dialogue and decisions

Not for you if...

−you want demanding gameplay rather than a story-first experience

What players say

82% of 130 reviews are positive

Players praise the historical storytelling, art, and music. The main criticism is limited interaction, with some players wanting more to do beyond clicking through dialogue.

Screenshots and trailer

Dot's Home system requirements

Minimum: HD, 4 GB RAM, 0.4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7
Processor: Dual Core 2.0GHz+
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 455 MB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does Dot's Home have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Dot's Home run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 11
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English.

Does Dot's Home use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam