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HOMESICKNESS

HOMESICKNESS

HOMESICKNESS is a point-&-click psychological horror indie game exploring the nuances of nostalgia. Play as Theo, trapped in CHILDREEF’s daycare, descending floor by floor; surviving the remnants of time. Use the Kids' multi-tool, listen to obscure tapes, and make your way to the lot. She's waiting.

Released May 26, 2025 Developer jnity, celesware Publisher jnity Platforms Windows Psychological HorrorNostalgiaExplorationStory RichExperimental
View on Steam ↗ $5.59 (US · as of 2026-05-20)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

92.9%positive85 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“i've played so MANY underrated games, but this one is the TOP i just can't belive how i even got to this game Art Style: fascinating weird nostalgia esthetic Gameplay: similar to UCN but better sound desing Sound & Music: like i said, weird nostalgia esthetic, i don't know how…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Seeing how many challenges there was after completing the main story impressed me especially with this being a clickteam game. The sit and survive gameplay thrives here and finding all the secrets was fun”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
Not recommended · 2 found this helpful

“The game has a great artstyle and a good concept, but I got to the end of chapter 2 and I just couldn't complete it. The game's voice acting is fine for what it is, but I feel like maybe a bit too much exposition starting out. My main issue was that one of the randomly generated…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

27achievements
4.8%median completion
2.2%rarest: CLOSURE
97.2% of players 55.4% of players 30.0% of players 29.3% of players 27.7% of players 9.4% of players 9.3% of players 7.2% of players 6.4% of players 6.0% of players 6.0% of players 4.9% of players 4.8% of players 4.8% of players 4.6% of players 4.1% of players 4.0% of players 3.8% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 3.3% of players 3.3% of players 3.3% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 97.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
97.2%First Contact — Start a new game for the first time.
55.4%Path of Butterfly — Beat Chapter 1
30.0%Days of Kindergarten — Beat Chapter 2
Rarest badges of honor
2.2%CLOSURE — Hidden achievement
2.3%CLAYWATCH — Hidden achievement
3.2%Clockwise — Beat CHILDREEF (Reprise + Timelimit) in Playtime mode.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 08, 2025
HOMESICKNESS — Original Soundtrack is now out!

The HOMESICKNESS Original Soundtrack is now available — currently discounted at $3.59. It features 29 tracks, including reprise versions of "fifth stage," "cog," and "memory." If you're interested in

Jun 03, 2025
HOMESICKNESS — Thank You

It’s been a week since HOMESICKNESS launched, and the reception has genuinely exceeded my expectations. Throughout the past year of constant, consistent, and continuous development on this project, a

Jun 01, 2025
HOMESICKNESS — Patchnotes (5/26 - 6/1)

Hello everyone! I wanted to go over some of the recent patches I have been actively working on; for those unaware. There is a lot to go over, and there are specifics I could have forgotten, But this i

May 26, 2025
HOMESICKNESS — Game is now out!

Hello everyone! I wanted to leave a couple of additional thoughts here regarding this game, now that it is live for everyone to play. Post-launch, I have a couple of potential update ideas for later d

May 15, 2025
HOMESICKNESS — Releasing May 26

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAdventure, Indie, Strategy
Player tagsPsychological Horror · Nostalgia · Exploration · Story Rich · Experimental · Strategy · Singleplayer · Point & Click · 3D · First-Person · Horror · Metroidvania (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements27
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Win 7 Processor: Dual Core 2.0 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 2 GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 400 MB available space Additional Notes: Mouse-and-keyboard only.