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Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s a story about childhood, hope, and the miracle of memory. You play as a little girl from a broken home somewhere in the American South.
Home is Where One Starts... is a adventure, indie and walking simulator game
developed and published by David Wehle.
Released on May 12th 2015 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux.
It has received 680 reviews of which 526 were positive and 154 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.4 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 2.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 1.63€ on G2A.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows Vista+, 64-bit only
- Processor: Intel i3 or equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: DX 9.0c video card with 256 MB VRAM and shader model 3.0 support
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 600 MB available space
MacOS
- OS: Mac OSX 10.7
- Processor: Intel i5 1.8 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD 5000
- Storage: 600 MB available space
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu (14.04+ tested), Manjaro, Arch Linux, etc. (64-bit only)
- Processor: Intel i5 1.8 GHz or AMD equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Any recent NVIDIA or AMD card (NVIDIA proprietary 352+ drivers tested)
- Storage: 600 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Beta version - please visit discussion forum for more info
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It really needs/needed save states. The description says it can be completed in 15-30 minutes in a single sitting, but I had to get up and was unfortunately gone for half an hour, almost doubling my playtime, which annoys me. It is also frustrating that even when holding down the button to sprint (which grows physically tiring and means your thumb can't use the stick to control the camera), your movement speed is incredibly slow. I understand that from an artistic standpoint this is to contrast with a faster movement speed later, when you get the bike , but it makes walking around the big yard sections excruciatingly dull, and it is the reason I decided not to go back and 100% the achievements. However, I really enjoyed the atmosphere and story. Strongly calls to mind Gone Home, though of course on a much smaller and short scale. The voice acting is very good. And as someone born and raised in the south, the visuals in particular felt very real and true to life to me. I also managed to grab this on sale for a mere 59 cents, so it was an excellent value! I enjoyed it far more than The First Tree.
I'm glad I got it for free because there is no way I would have paid for it. Dear Ester was very profound and meaningful whereas this game was simple and just nice. It isn't bad, its pretty but its depth is just so small. Still, its good to play an artistic game from time to time but this should have been a free demo. No one should have to pay for this game, it just isn't worth it.
Very cool and well made game. The atmosphere is insane with song choice, graphics and story lines. For its price surely worth it. All the achievments are more than easy and entertaining, collected them with ease. Vibe+ game, absolutly recomend, will improve your day after playing!
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Home is Where One Starts... is currently priced at 2.99€ on Steam.
No, Home is Where One Starts... is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 2.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Home is Where One Starts... received 526 positive votes out of a total of 680 achieving a rating of 7.35.
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Home is Where One Starts... was developed and published by David Wehle.
Yes, Home is Where One Starts... is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, Home is Where One Starts... is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Yes, Home is Where One Starts... is playable and fully supported on Linux.
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No, Home is Where One Starts... does not support VR.
Home is Where One Starts... is a single-player game.
No, Home is Where One Starts... does not currently offer any DLC.
No, Home is Where One Starts... does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Home is Where One Starts... does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Home is Where One Starts... 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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