Posted on: November 29, 2022

augustopipone

Games: 56 Reviews: 1

Not a game

I do not really understand why this product is associated with the category "adventure games". There is no real puzzle to solve, one only wanders in an empty house while a story unfolds, triggered by minimal interaction with the environment (to be fair, you also have to find out two combinations, but that's all for the puzzle department). All the touches which might seem to allude to something dark and dangerous (the empty house at night, the hidden passages, the occult symbols, the references to the crazy relative) resolve to nothing. At the end, you realize you could have achieved the same experience by tiding up your own apartment/house for two hours with an audio book in the background. I understand that there are people who appreciate a product like that, but do not call or present it as a game, this is simply misleading.

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Posted on: May 7, 2019

iriyap

Games: 258 Reviews: 15

Not really a video game

More like a light switch flipping and audio log listening simulator.

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Posted on: August 12, 2025

MotherKojiro

Verified owner

Games: 481 Reviews: 196

Alluringly Mundane

I started this out just enjoying the exploration of the house, but the story just dragged me in. Saying much of anything about it is heavy spoiler territory, but the way progression and exploration unfolds is pretty neat. There are a few plot threads that kinda don't go anywhere, and it is all over the place at times, but the main story is pretty strong. Full disclosure, though: this one hit pretty close to home; your mileage may vary.

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Posted on: August 12, 2014

emperorsfist

Verified owner

Games: 522 Reviews: 14

Gone Home and it's problems

In Gone Home, you search an empty house and look for clues as to why is it empty. The visuals of this game are nice and they won't insult anyone. If anything, they invoke quite a lot of nostalgia for those who lived in the 1990 and can remember all the stuff in the house. Plus you can interact with almost every object so, maybe you can get a kick out of throwing stuff around. The game also manages to create a feeling of mystery which is, sadly, completely wasted. Voice acting ingame is nothing to write home about but, since there is only one person speaking through 99% of the game, its fine. The story is pieced together from diaries, audio tapes and sticky notes, which is fine, but the problem is the story itself. *SPOILERS AHEAD* It solely depends on your view of homosexuals. If you are an extremely conservative person, or a person of deep religious conviction, it may stirr something within you. Same goes if you were ever a victim of prejudice against said people. Other than that, the story is boring and the praise it gets is solely derived from the fact that it deals with gay people. Make it a straight couple that has difficulties being together and it really has nothing to it. *END OF SPOILERS* In the end, this game should have been a short novel and it would have been better off that way, since anything besides the weak story has no need to be there. The two stars are for the visuals and the 90's feel, and an additional one for the, albeit wasted, atmosphere.

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Posted on: April 26, 2015

Rooks37

Games: 121 Reviews: 2

This game misrepresents itself.

I wasted my money on this game on steam when it had come out on steam. This game wants you to think it is a horror game with its initial presentation. What it really is some liberal arts student's creative writing assignment brought to life in a walking simulator. Here is the plot in one sentience: Your lesbian sister ran off with her lover, and everyone went to find them. Is that worth the price of admission to you? Personally, I still want my money back.

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