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Gone Home

Fullbright

2013•Puzzle•PEGI 16•About 3 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventuredramamysterymonster/alien/supernaturalmusic/dancefresh & originallightlinearglossyemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of agecomplex relationshipsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA polished, inventive puzzle game, light rather than heavy. Best if you like polish over grit.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

74 / 100

558 ratings

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About This Game

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.

Summary: IGDB

Story

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...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureDramaMysteryMonster/alien/supernaturalMusic/danceAll consuming questComing of ageComplex relationshipSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Keywords

ExplorationFemale protagonistWalking simulatorAtmosphericEaster eggDiceSingingDarkness

Where to play

Details

Developer: Fullbright
Publishers: Annapurna Interactive, Fullbright, Midnight City
Released: 15 August 2013
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 30h rushed, 3h normally, 3h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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