Gone Home

First-person story exploration in an empty 1990s family home

Fullbright · Published by Fullbright, Serenity Forge · Released Aug 15, 2013

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 77% of 18K
Recent reviews: Mixed; 61% of 31 in 30 days
Playing now: 2; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 6 years ago; Nov 6, 2019

What is Gone Home?

Gone Home is a first-person, single-player exploration game set in a family house in 1995. Returning after a year abroad to find nobody home, you search rooms, open drawers, and examine notes and belongings to piece together what happened.

For you if...

+you enjoy quiet exploration and stories told through objects
+you prefer a short game without combat

Not for you if...

−you expect a horror game with jump scares
−you want action or substantial puzzles to solve

What players say

77% of 18,456 reviews are positive · 61% of 31 in the last 30 days

Players praise the house's atmosphere and its personal story. Common complaints are the short runtime relative to the price, limited activities beyond examining objects, and a mystery some find underwhelming.

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Gone Home system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

• 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