A first-person exploratory game taking place in 1995 in which Katie, a university student back from Europe, arrives at her family's newly inherited mansion only to find nobody there, with a note from her younger sister Sam suggesting that she's left home. Katie must explore the mansion to put together the stories of where her parents have gone and why Sam has decided to leave. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company. Gone Home is an interactive exploration simulator. Interrogate every detail of a seemingly normal house to discover the story of the people who live there. Open any drawer and door. Pick up objects and examine them to discover clues. Uncover the events of one family's lives by investigating what they've left behind. Go Home Again.
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Contemplative, earnest, intimate and grave.
- contemplativerelentless
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the game
- Platforms
- Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Fullbright
- Publisher
- Annapurna Interactive, Fullbright, Midnight City
- Released
- August 15, 2013
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person
- Engine
- Unity
- Time to beat
- 30 h rushed · 2.5 h main story · 3 h completionist
IGDB rating 7.4/10 from 558 ratings.
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