Home is a unique horror adventure set in a beautifully-realized pixel world. It’s a murder mystery with a twist—because you decide what ultimately happens.
PuzzleAdventureIndieVisual NovelScience fictionHorrorMysteryghostsanimebloodymurderdarkstory driven2ddeathprocedural generationmultiple endingsshortPlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
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Character
Grave, intimate, earnest and bleak.
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
- warmbleak
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the game
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Benjamin Rivers
- Publisher
- Benjamin Rivers
- Released
- June 16, 2012
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view, Text
- Engine
- Game Maker Studio
- Time to beat
- 1.5 h rushed · 1.5 h main story · 3 h completionist
IGDB rating 7.1/10 from 28 ratings.
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