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June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. 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 a walking simulator, short and indie game developed and published by Fullbright.
Released on August 15th 2013 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 9 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 17,889 reviews of which 13,786 were positive and 4,103 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.6 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam, but you can find it for 6.13€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Gone Home into these genres:

Walking Simulator Short Indie Exploration Atmospheric First-Person Story Rich Narrative LGBTQ+ Female Protagonist Adventure Singleplayer Great Soundtrack Mystery Interactive Fiction 1990's Emotional Narration Romance Point & Click

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
• 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
MacOS
• OS X v10.11 El Capitan or higher
• 1.80GHz Processor
• 2GB Memory
• DX10 Video card with 512MB of VRAM
• 2GB HDD space
Linux
• Ubuntu 12.04+ or SteamOS
• 1.80GHz Processor
• 2GB Memory
• DX10 Video card with 512MB of VRAM
• 2GB HDD space

User reviews & Ratings

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March 2025
Played this game over 10 years ago with a glass of wine on a stormy night. Did it all in one sitting. It is an impossible experience to replicate, because at the time, the walking simulator genre was relatively new and I just did not know what to expect from it. The expectations that I brought to my first playthrough had me on edge, expecting something terrible to happen at any given moment. When it was over, I realized that I'd just had a gaming experience that was unique from any other that I had ever played before, and I absolutely fell in love with this genre of narrative/story/exploration adventure games. I'm genuinely grateful to this game for that, even now, all these years later.
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Oct. 2024
Very fun exploring and getting to know the characters' stories. Spooky but not scary, love the creaky old house in the rainstorm. Really enjoyed just poking around in people's cabinets and files. Also I loaded the dishwasher, just to be considerate.
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Sept. 2024
this game isn't super long, but the story and experience will stick with you. who knew a spooky mystery could also be my dream home? haha exploring the creepy but gorgeous house was fun, and the atmosphere is like one from the Nancy Drew book series.
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Aug. 2024
Astonishing, seriously a great game that can be completed in one sitting. Gone home has always been a top favourite of mine for a few reasons. - Relaxed play style, you can play at your own pace. - Although relaxed you feel as something can be around any corner. - A short but decent story. - The 90's vibe I love. - A normal family with their own problems that makes them feel almost real. If your looking for a wholesome, sit down and enjoy in one sitting game, highly recommended and the slight thriller aspect is a cool touch as well.
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Aug. 2024
So I played this back when it dropped. On launch, August 15th 2013. I see a lot of more recent reviews giving it some beef. I need to say my piece because its starting to annoy me. This game came out when nothing like it existed before (or least in a major release). It walked and achieved so games like What remains of Edith Finch and many others like it can run. This game was even at the heart of a huge debate online of what truly classifies as a game, the walking sim debate. It was that polarizing. That being said, this was one of the first major releases that I can remember that had a genuine LGBTQ+ story. No rainbow-washing or anything. It is heartfelt and takes it seriously. I praise it for that as a person who was a teenager when that was a dangerous thing to talk about. A lot of people forget the 1990s and 2000s, it was serious growing pains for a lot of people who had no choice but to run away from home. I can tell you this game's snap shot of the 1990s is really good as well. So is it dated, yes by many accounts in terms of mechanics but its also such a fantastic example of telling a story through visual clues. I played it again recently and fell in love with it all over again. So I ask, give it a chance.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Gone Home is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam.

Gone Home is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.79€ on Steam.

Gone Home received 13,786 positive votes out of a total of 17,889 achieving a rating of 7.56.
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Gone Home was developed and published by Fullbright.

Gone Home is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Gone Home is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Gone Home is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Gone Home is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Gone Home. Explore additional content available for Gone Home on Steam.

Gone Home does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Gone Home supports Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Gone Home is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Gone Home
14.79€ -59% 14.79€ 6.13€
7.6
13,786
4,103
Game modes
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Online players
3
Developer
Fullbright
Publisher
Fullbright
Release 15 Aug 2013
Platforms
Remote Play
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