If only I could go home early
Point-and-click puzzles about a wife who keeps playing dead
五十游戏 · Published by NPC Entertainment · Released Apr 12, 2023
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 153
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 41% of 12 in 30 days
- Players
- 3
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 3 years ago
- May 22, 2023
What is If only I could go home early?
You play an office worker returning home after overtime in this pixel-art, level-based point-and-click game. You interpret clues from your wife's pretend death scenes and solve puzzles to get her to stop playing dead.
For you if...
- +you prefer a short game over a lengthy campaign
Not for you if...
- −you want a lighthearted story without sad themes
What players say
90% of 153 reviews are positive · 41% of 12 in the last 30 days
Players praise the story's emotional depth and puzzle design, though some find the puzzle clues unclear.
Screenshots and trailer
If only I could go home early system requirements
Minimum: 4 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run If only I could go home early?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP, 7, 8, 10, 11
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
Does If only I could go home early have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does If only I could go home early run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 25
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.
Does If only I could go home early 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
