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Gone Home

Game · 2013 · Developed by The Fullbright Company (Steve Gaynor) · published by The Fullbright Company (PC); console ports by Majesco (PS4, Xbox One) and Annapurna Interactive (Switch)

It feels like a horror game. It's actually a love story about a queer girl who gets to choose herself.

Who it's for

You explore the family's new house as Katie, back from a year abroad, and piece together her younger sister Sam's story through notes and journal entries she narrates.

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What it is

Gone Home is a first-person exploration game developed by The Fullbright Company, released in 2013. In June 1995 the player, as Katie Greenbriar, returns from overseas to her family's new house in Oregon to find it empty, with a note from her younger sister Sam asking her not to investigate.

Where to find it

Steam (Windows, macOS, Linux), PlayStation Store (PS4), Xbox Store, Nintendo eShop (Switch), iOS App Store.

Before you start

Heads up: Hints of child sexual abuse, homophobia.

Age: Not verified (suggested 13+)

All right, then, I'll go to hellMark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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