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Gone Home
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
60 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“If you bought this game expecting a horror story and left a negative review because of this, you are idiot and should be banned from playing games ever again. This is a good experience if you go in with no expectations.”
“[h3]I sit on the verge of tears as I write this-- what an outstanding, beautiful game.[/h3] Gone Home has a style and story like none I've seen or played in a long time. It feels so simple, but damn it's enticing. As I…”
“This game... it was so beautiful in so many ways... showing love in many forms and how despite how hard fate... I don't... I don't even know. The voice acting, the emotions, the finding of little things that slowly make…”
22 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Fun fact, Harvey Smith, one of the game designers and creative directors of Dishonored wrote the birthday card in this game. On another note, this game is great and has a really compelling narrative. It plays like an…”
“Backlog project Started: 01MAR26 Finished: 01MAR26 Hours: 1.5 Hall of fame: No This game feels like a relic of a bygone era. Released in 2013, the story feels like a LGBTQ coming of age type thing that might have been…”
“fun game went into it blind and did enjoy those 50 min of gametime, short game overall but again fun and the story you can either listen from the journal or read the notes and all the latters you can find, i do must say…”
13 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This was a beautiful, BEAUTIFUL game about discovering who you are and including all of the hardships around it. The ups, the downs, the choices you probably shouldn't have made. Anyone leaving a poor review because…”
“I always liked games about exploring large houses. Great visuals (who needs that ray tracing crap anyway?) and voice acting, and the cassette music rocks too. But the story, well, that's another matter. I was expecting…”
“I am a fan of this game it is very vibey environment design wise. The game is about a queer girl's relationship with another girl they've met in school. You learn the story through voice memos and letters and such,as…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This game... it was so beautiful in so many ways... showing love in many forms and how despite how hard fate... I don't... I don't even know. The voice acting, the emotions, the finding of little things that slowly make…”
“I first played this game over a decade ago on my xbox, and the experience is just as special all these years later. This game is fantastic. It's so atmospheric, and offers you an immersive story about self-acceptance,…”
“Gone Home was recommended to me as a life is strange fan but I felt a bit dissapointed in the end because i expected more from such an acclaimed title. Don't get me wrong, the core story hits in that same way, delivered…”
9 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Short and sweet. Really enjoyed it”
“Short but amazing experience.”
“Cute jueguito la verdad, claramente me he dejado cosillas por ahí pero no relevantes a la historia supongo. Ta bien fino y es cortito”
23 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
10 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Gone Home is a very quick and simple game that can be completed in a single short sitting. To truly grasp the narrative, you need to be 100% focused on the audio cues and your immediate surroundings as you explore.…”
“This game was a bit too simple for my tastes. You essentially just show up at a house, wander around the house clicking on things, get told a single story through voice notes that activate when you click items, and then…”
“don't really understand the hype around this game, there's not really much to do? i really liked the story though, especially as a queer person. i just don't feel like i can really recommend this game because it was…”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“This game was a bit too simple for my tastes. You essentially just show up at a house, wander around the house clicking on things, get told a single story through voice notes that activate when you click items, and then…”
“fun game went into it blind and did enjoy those 50 min of gametime, short game overall but again fun and the story you can either listen from the journal or read the notes and all the latters you can find, i do must say…”
“I liked playing the game but it feels quite short. Finished it under just under 4 hours. Sometimes felt like a horror game because of the creepy corridors and rooms. Which I didn't expect because I thought it was…”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“don't really understand the hype around this game, there's not really much to do? i really liked the story though, especially as a queer person. i just don't feel like i can really recommend this game because it was…”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 77.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“I first played Gone Home back in 2017, and I was actually so scared that something bad had happened to the family! There was such an ominous feeling all throughout the Greenbriar estate, I was certain somebody died. All I have to say now is that I'm SO glad I played this game.…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“Gone Home to me was the second walking simulator I remember being a thing, coming straight off the back of Dear Esther. Unlike Dear Esther, which was an outdoor/cave nature walking sim, Gone Home brought the genre indoors in the form of a house. I think the "wow factor" was much…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Super disappointing game. The setting and level design are both good, but the story leaves a lot to be desired. It essentially boils down to ‘[spoiler]girl is lesbian and her parents don’t like it so she runs away from home with her girlfriend,[/spoiler]’ though ‘boils down to’…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:45 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Gone Home 10th Anniversary Vinyl Soundtrack Available NOW!
It's been 10 years since Gone Home was originally released on PC, and to celebrate, the fine folks at iam8bit have released a special Gone Home 10th Anniversary Edition Vinyl Soundtrack on audiophile-
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Walking Simulator · Short · Indie · Exploration · Atmospheric · First-Person · Story Rich · Narrative · LGBTQ+ · Female Protagonist · Adventure · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · Steam Cloud · Commentary available · Remote Play on TV |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 10 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://gonehome.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: • 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