Home is Where One Starts...
First-person exploration piecing together a girl's memories of home
David Wehle · Released May 12, 2015
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 78% of 640
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 6 years ago
- Apr 20, 2020
What is Home is Where One Starts...?
This first-person exploration game takes place in the rural American South, where you play a little girl from a broken home. You search the countryside for objects and places that reveal parts of her story, narrated nonlinearly by her older self.
For you if...
- +you prefer a quiet pace without time pressure
- +you like stories you can finish in one sitting
Not for you if...
- −you want action or puzzles to be the main focus
What players say
78% of 640 reviews are positive
Players praise the scenery, environmental detail, music, and voice acting. Some criticize the storytelling as shallow or insufficiently developed.
Screenshots and trailer
Home is Where One Starts... system requirements
Minimum: DX 9.0c with 256 MB VRAM …, 4 GB RAM, 0.6 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows Vista+, 64-bit only
- Processor
- Intel i3 or equivalent
- Graphics
- DX 9.0c video card with 256 MB VRAM and shader model 3.0 support
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 600 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7, 64-bit only
- Processor
- Intel i5, 2.8+ GHz
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GTX 570, AMD Radeon 6870, or equivalent
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 600 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
- Notes
- Only Oculus SDK 0.4.4 supported currently
Does Home is Where One Starts... have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Home is Where One Starts... run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 8
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Home is Where One Starts... 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
Tags
- Adventure
- Indie
- Walking Simulator
- First-Person
- Short
- Atmospheric
- Female Protagonist
- Exploration
- Story Rich
- Casual
- Great Soundtrack
- Mystery
- Relaxing
- Open World
- Singleplayer
Recent updates
- Aug 31, 2015 · Big update for Home is Where One Starts...
- Aug 31, 2015 · Big update for Home is Where One Starts...
