Gone Home: Console Edition

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4.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 493 Ratings

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  1. XxJoseManuelxX
    Aug 16, 2016
    5
    Gone Home is a first-person adventure exploration video game developed and published by Fullbrigh.

    The player takes the role of Kaitlin in the first-person view, who can view objects in the game using the mouse and move using the keyboard. There are no set goals in the game; however, the game encourages and rewards the player when they explore new areas of the house and search for new    Gone Home is a first-person adventure exploration video game developed and published by Fullbrigh.

    The player takes the role of Kaitlin in the first-person view, who can view objects in the game using the mouse and move using the keyboard. There are no set goals in the game; however, the game encourages and rewards the player when they explore new areas of the house and search for new messages. Much of the interactivity rests upon looking at objects within the house. The player finds objects which open other areas of the house that contain additional objects to be looked at.    … Expand
  2. moranche
    Nov 1, 2016
    5
    Es fácil perderse en este juego... Le di una oportunidad a ciegas y es muy fácil perderse... Después lo jugué con una guía y es mucho más sencillo atrapar el hilo de la historia. Un juego rápido para los cazadores de trofeos.
  3. OBSTINATIO
    Mar 3, 2017
    7
    Gone Home is an beautiful piece of art you should not miss if you are into so called "walking simulators" or openminded enough for games far from the mainstream gaming industry in general. Gone Home tells a very thoughtful but also heartwarming story which is definitely the main reason for playing this game.
  4. CiNEMALi_92
    Apr 30, 2017
    6
    The game is actually not bad. The story is touching and good. BUT. THE FIRST F*CKING PART of the game. Basically, it's false advertisement and really bad art direction choices. The game starts off as a true ghost story. Almost horror. Then, slowly but surely, the narration throw that in the garbage and tells you a touching story, but that has nothing to do with the initial setup. I'mThe game is actually not bad. The story is touching and good. BUT. THE FIRST F*CKING PART of the game. Basically, it's false advertisement and really bad art direction choices. The game starts off as a true ghost story. Almost horror. Then, slowly but surely, the narration throw that in the garbage and tells you a touching story, but that has nothing to do with the initial setup. I'm sorry, but there's no excuse here. The setup is an abandoned house, in the middle of the night during a thunderstorm. Everything is spooky and boom, it's romantic. Wrong decisions has been made. The game could've been much better if the design choices were all working towards creating an environment that feels part of the actual story… Expand
  5. Armin4
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    This game is amazing
    You will have good time and the storytelling is unique and beautiful
  6. Youngproscia
    May 9, 2020
    10
    This game completely changed the world of video games. The atmosphere is what drew me in, but the idea of quiet exploration to unwind a dramatic story is terrific. The game developers create a wonderful sense of time and place; a time of cassette mixes, riot grlllls , and without omnipresent mobile devices.
    Gone Home is unlike any game you’ve played before. Have an open mind, slow down,    This game completely changed the world of video games. The atmosphere is what drew me in, but the idea of quiet exploration to unwind a dramatic story is terrific. The game developers create a wonderful sense of time and place; a time of cassette mixes, riot grlllls , and without omnipresent mobile devices.
    Gone Home is unlike any game you’ve played before. Have an open mind, slow down, and enjoy.
    Oh and the cover art is among my favorite in a video game, ever.    … Expand
  7. GabFireBR
    Jan 7, 2022
    8
    Volto a repetir como sempre que eu gosto muito desse gênero de jogos, onde simplesmente é você tentando descobrir o mistério por trás da sua personagem e do universo alocado. Esse aqui possui uma história rica, que me surpreende com um final chocante e misterioso, ao qual me percebo nos dias após "platinar", pensando no que ocorreu com a protagonista. O grande defeito desse jogo, assimVolto a repetir como sempre que eu gosto muito desse gênero de jogos, onde simplesmente é você tentando descobrir o mistério por trás da sua personagem e do universo alocado. Esse aqui possui uma história rica, que me surpreende com um final chocante e misterioso, ao qual me percebo nos dias após "platinar", pensando no que ocorreu com a protagonista. O grande defeito desse jogo, assim como de Everybody's Gone to the Raptute, é que falta puzzles sofisticadas, além de que poderia ter um cenário maior e mais ambicioso!… Expand
  8. drlowdon
    Jun 25, 2018
    6
    Gone Home: Console Edition (PS4) - 6
    Gone Home is a unique 'gaming' experience, albeit one that will not appeal to everyone seeing as the whole game simply has you walking around an empty house piecing together clues as to where your family are. At little more than an hour in length and no reason to replay it the price tag of £15 I've seen can't really be justified either, but if you can    Gone Home: Console Edition (PS4) - 6
    Gone Home is a unique 'gaming' experience, albeit one that will not appeal to everyone seeing as the whole game simply has you walking around an empty house piecing together clues as to where your family are. At little more than an hour in length and no reason to replay it the price tag of £15 I've seen can't really be justified either, but if you can find it cheap (or free on PS+ as I did) it’s worth giving it a run through.    … Expand
  9. Parag0N
    Aug 13, 2022
    2
    A two hour commercial for the alphabet people. If this wasn’t full of emotionally manipulative pandering woke garbage it would score a 4 at best. If you think it’s a huge revelation to learn someone is gay at this point go ahead and waste your time. For anyone else-I just saved you two hours. Your’e welcome!
  10. Underpants158
    Aug 15, 2016
    7
    Walk around, be in a 90s home, listen to riot girl music, read letters, listen to journal entries, slowly learn about peoples lives and why they aren't home to greet you and that's all you do. I liked it.

    Most people giving this game a bad review seem inherently opposed to the concept. Do they not read up on a game before purchase? Come on.
  11. PaleNielsen
    Jul 24, 2016
    5
    LOL i got this for free so i won't complain but i felt bad for the people who bought this at launch for 20$. Story is so simple. gameplay is simple. I felt it was a demo really. they should just have made a horror game where Oscar is the ghost lol.
  12. DeusXCom
    Jul 11, 2016
    7
    Definitely a unique experience. This game messes with your expectations quite a bit, it's playing with your imagination and despite being what it is, it can be actually pretty atmospheric, even reaching the horror genre in places. Yes, it's extremely short and in terms of gameplay, you don't really do all that much besides walking and interacting with objects, but not every game needs toDefinitely a unique experience. This game messes with your expectations quite a bit, it's playing with your imagination and despite being what it is, it can be actually pretty atmospheric, even reaching the horror genre in places. Yes, it's extremely short and in terms of gameplay, you don't really do all that much besides walking and interacting with objects, but not every game needs to be 100h long rpg masterpiece, this is just something different and every once in a while it's nice to play something like this. 7/10… Expand
  13. MaxPayneIsGod
    Jun 30, 2016
    4
    A game you Participate in rather than Play.
    I knew what sort of game this was before I played it, Free on PS+. I'd heard a bit about how "emotional" it was online and for some reason I assumed it was some sort of plot driven thriller.
    Gone Home is a story driven game in which you wander around your house after coming home from an overseas trip to find your family gone. The story plays    A game you Participate in rather than Play.
    I knew what sort of game this was before I played it, Free on PS+. I'd heard a bit about how "emotional" it was online and for some reason I assumed it was some sort of plot driven thriller.
    Gone Home is a story driven game in which you wander around your house after coming home from an overseas trip to find your family gone.
    The story plays out when you pick up clues, 24 in total, which drive the narrative along. I found all but 1 of them on my first (and only) play through. After finding about half of them I figured out the story and kind of lost interest. For some reason I wanted to find out the family had been massacred or had bought it by murder suicide. I should've checked the ESRB rating before I played.
    The story is actually kind of good, its very different however it is not really aimed a "Gamers" and it should have been marketed to angsty teenage girls, which I am not. I'm not kidding either, to a 34 year old male it was next to impossible to empathise with anything that happened in the game.
    They also attempt to spin a supernatural tale into the story which ultimately falls flat (because it didn't end in the mutilation of the family) and was really just filler.
    I think the only reason I persevered was because I was waiting for something good to happen. Y'know those movies you don't walk out of because you want to see if something "Good" will happen. Well Gone Home is like that.
    Presentation-wise, it couldn't be more Indie if it tried, in fact I would be the same game with VGA graphics and made in the 80s. The sound is cool, especially the wind and thunder effects, the creaking floorboards and the other sounds the house makes add to the atmosphere however they also mislead the player into thinking that something creepy is going to happen.
    Overall I simply cannot think of anyone I would recommend this game to, because I know no one within its core audience. I understand that in the marketing they couldn't go into plot details or no one would play it but they needed to find away to make it clear that the content was not going to appeal to 90% of gamers.
    Its a shame it wasn't something very different because it could've been good.
    It's not garbage but it isn't good either.    … Expand
  14. SuperkenGaming
    Oct 4, 2017
    7
    Gone Home
    A Nostalgia Trip
    Gone Home is a 2 hr long walking Simulator where you play as Kaitlynn return home from Europe after studying abroad.. you come home to find a note from your little sister sam and an empty house you spend these 2 hours finding out where everyone went… the game is set in the mid 90s, it does a decent job at setting the house with nostalgic items like board    Gone Home
    A Nostalgia Trip
    Gone Home is a 2 hr long walking Simulator where you play as Kaitlynn return home from Europe after studying abroad.. you come home to find a note from your little sister sam and an empty house
    you spend these 2 hours finding out where everyone went…
    the game is set in the mid 90s, it does a decent job at setting the house with nostalgic items like board games, answering machines, vhs tapes, cassettes and game cartridges, though as a 90s kid myself.. none of this really hit me and brought me back…
    the house didn’t really feel 90s to me as everything sortve felt like decoration, the house didn’t really feel lived in to me…
    You can interactive with practically everything in the game, rotate items to inspect them, and the occasional note and letter will give more insight into what exactly happened, and who her parents were and what they did and their own problems theyre dealing with..
    Im not going to spoil the story, ill just say its really touching and heartbreaking at times..
    listening to the occasional voiced dialog while you explore this house is the best part of the game…
    however I feel this game is a tad bit overrated and I cant really go into why without spoiling the story…
    But once you play it I think the reason for this game getting such high scores will be fairly apparent..
    as the experience isn’t really that special… youre just looking through things, and stumbling on the occasional secret until you’ve found what you needed for the end game…
    I didn’t find game progression to be clever, I just felt my heartstring pulled on a little bit here and there…
    Gone Home is a good experience..
    but it isn’t this masterpiece you’ve been hearing about for years
    I give Gone Home
    a 7/10    … Expand
  15. The_Garays
    Jun 18, 2016
    7
    So far I've played a few games of this genre and I think Gone Home, despite its short duration, gives a good fight upon epic titles such as Beyond: Two Souls, Heavy Rain or Life is Strange. Logically I'm not saying it's up to those great titles, but still it gives a fight.

    I'll focus on the story, because in these kind of games you don't have to measure the graphics, it's not the    So far I've played a few games of this genre and I think Gone Home, despite its short duration, gives a good fight upon epic titles such as Beyond: Two Souls, Heavy Rain or Life is Strange. Logically I'm not saying it's up to those great titles, but still it gives a fight.

    I'll focus on the story, because in these kind of games you don't have to measure the graphics, it's not the purpose. Gradually we discover the thoughts of our sister through notes or diaries that we find around the house with a very good narration and great voice actresses (not going to spoiler anything). The house itself was really spooky and the atmosphere was remarkable, which gave me and my girlfriend in our first walkthrough a sense of tension as if something terrible had happened, and that is certainly what I thanked most.

    Developers have managed to capture the essence of these games allowing us to interact with almost everything we see in the house, although it has no direct impact on the story in the vast majority of cases.

    I played it with my girlfriend as I said before, her taking the controls at all times, enjoying together the exploration, making assumptions of what had happened and discovering the sad story of our little sister. (Little spoiler ahead, go to last paragraph if you want to skip it) The score that I would've given it is a 6 considering that the end seemed a bit anticlimactic, but my girlfriend would've scored it with an 8 considering that at that time (1995) was almost a taboo and not socially accepted, so for her the end seemed right. It is thus a 7.

    If you really like these kind of games, sort of "story-telling", I suggest you try it out, it is short (about 2 or 3 hours of gameplay if you wander around picking up stuff) and you will enjoy it.    … Expand
  16. charlie_bespin
    Jul 26, 2016
    6
    This is a game made for people who care about a story. You walk, you read and you get to know the characters' feelings. There's no action, but still the atmosphere is so worked that keeps you in tension during all the experience. Also, the game is full of nice details, and I personally loved the sister's character.

    But wait, would I pay 20 dollars for that? Definitely not. Nice PSN game, tho.
  17. getrwuegyweh
    Oct 13, 2016
    8
    Good game which tells a nice story if you pay attention.

    The game can be finished in less than 60 seconds but that's if you miss out 99% of the content.

    It is NOT a horror game and everyone thinks that it is since it's dark most the time.
  18. BastaConLaDroga
    Aug 15, 2016
    3
    Thank god, it was free on PS4.

    Good graphics, good voice acting and that's about it. You basically wander around a mansion looking for scraps of paper that'll eventually let you know your sister's a lesbian. Hence the praise by the professional critics. LESBIANS!
  19. timmaaa
    Sep 17, 2016
    9
    A beautiful story, captivating and moving. I see a lot of negative reviews saying this is just a walking simulator but that's so inaccurate. Some people should stick to COD. If you want something more than blowing stuff up, something with real substance, this is an incredible experience.
  20. TatsMcGee
    Sep 8, 2018
    8
    What Kind of Adventure?

    Graphic Adventure Was it fun? Yes, its a very interesting story. Are there any similar games? For what ever reason, while playing the game, all I could think about was Life is Strange. Even though its a completely different story/game. Would you play it again? No, this is the type of game thats one and done. Not much replayability at all. Any    What Kind of Adventure?

    Graphic Adventure

    Was it fun?

    Yes, its a very interesting story.

    Are there any similar games?

    For what ever reason, while playing the game, all I could think about was Life is Strange. Even though its a completely different story/game.

    Would you play it again?

    No, this is the type of game thats one and done. Not much replayability at all.

    Any Complaints?

    Yes, it felt a little too short. I would’ve prefered a couple more hours and more character development with all the characters.

    How many hours did you play it?

    The whole game took about 3 hours to beat.    … Expand
  21. zGoldenOG
    Oct 15, 2016
    4
    Game extremamente curto, com história clichê. Ambientação que supostamente deveria ser de terror,não apresenta nenhum indicio sobrenatural. Não vale a pena comprar esse game.
  22. Cyanbora
    Nov 27, 2016
    9
    When you first start the game, I can assure that you will be seriously bored, apparently that you are in the house alone with bunch of scraps of paper and letters filled with useless stories. But don't finish it there, or you will surely want your money back. But listen carefully to what journal says, and find the details of the letters and evidences. It may be random and strange to read,When you first start the game, I can assure that you will be seriously bored, apparently that you are in the house alone with bunch of scraps of paper and letters filled with useless stories. But don't finish it there, or you will surely want your money back. But listen carefully to what journal says, and find the details of the letters and evidences. It may be random and strange to read, but as soon when you start to realize, you will feel that these little evidences are puzzles which are coming together to make a magnificent piece of story that you will never expect. Normal the house looks, mysterious the family members are. Story is well written, and story will not follow your expectations. More you witness as you walk around the house, more you will understand. Not only the storyline, graphics are well done too. Nice textures and motions of the character which makes the player feel more like I am the protagonist of the house! The rain and thunder sound effect are great too. Try yourself, be like protagonist, wander the house and find evidences of mysterious background stories of whole family and the house. What are you waiting for? Dive in to the house full of intriguing stories NOW!… Expand
  23. tanonero
    Jun 4, 2023
    5
    Considering the widespread critical acclaim this game has received, I genuinely had higher expectations. While there are a few intriguing sections and the overall atmosphere is mostly immersive, I can't help but feel underwhelmed. The game initially hints at a promising and eerie horror-like characterisation, but the atmosphere gradually dissipates when the core theme reveals itself to beConsidering the widespread critical acclaim this game has received, I genuinely had higher expectations. While there are a few intriguing sections and the overall atmosphere is mostly immersive, I can't help but feel underwhelmed. The game initially hints at a promising and eerie horror-like characterisation, but the atmosphere gradually dissipates when the core theme reveals itself to be a rather ordinary coming-of-age romance.… Expand
  24. MonteRAID
    Apr 25, 2023
    4
    When are we going to stop celebrating someone sexuality as an achievement! This game try to push some hidden Agenda that Homosexuality is something Big which is not, it’s just an orientation just like bisexual and any other sex inclination.
  25. Henriquez94
    Jun 5, 2018
    4
    DECEPCIONANTE, completamente vacio.
    EL juego lo puedes acabar en menos de 9 minutos.
    Exploracion muy pobre, banda sonora (no tiene), jugabilidad nula, es mas un simulador de pasear en una casa, de ir husmeando por ahi, graficamente no se puede calificar. Juego en primera persona, una historia , bueno si es que se puede decir que tiene historia. Juego lo obtuve con PS PLus, si lo se una    DECEPCIONANTE, completamente vacio.
    EL juego lo puedes acabar en menos de 9 minutos.
    Exploracion muy pobre, banda sonora (no tiene), jugabilidad nula, es mas un simulador de pasear en una casa, de ir husmeando por ahi, graficamente no se puede calificar.
    Juego en primera persona, una historia , bueno si es que se puede decir que tiene historia.
    Juego lo obtuve con PS PLus, si lo se una desgracia de servicio, por regalar titulos asi.    … Expand
  26. TopoBerneta
    Nov 15, 2018
    3
    Walking simulator if u want to buy this, don't buy it from more than 2 bucks.
  27. UnGamedesigner
    Apr 22, 2021
    9
    Very nice game and quick to complete. A very simple graphic adventure in which you have to collect diary pages in order to complete the story they tell. History is truly a swing of emotions. Other than the wonderful storyline, the game doesn't offer much high, but it's still a very enjoyable experience.
  28. Pino12528
    Sep 4, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you take the time to carefully explore the environment, the game tells a hidden, dark story that goes beyond a good, main plot (though it is very easy to miss, and this takes away from how you think of the game after your first and likely only playthrough).

    However, there are several factors holding this game back. There is almost no replayability because it is not the type of game you would want to play again. Nothing is really done with the horror element the game teases the whole game. The game is overpriced because the game's content is too short. I was surprised at how early the game ended. The gameplay could have been improved apart from being a walking simulator.    … Expand
  29. LurkerAccount
    Jan 16, 2021
    2
    An important game because it inspired a lot of great games, but Gone Home itself is bad.
  30. Badr90s
    Sep 24, 2021
    1
    It was nothing but an empty house to walk through listening to a girl describing a lesbian story, boring af if you tell me
  31. HuevoAlce
    Jun 27, 2022
    6
    If you're into walking simulators, you'll probably enjoy this game. Otherwise, pick something else.
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85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Gameblog.fr
    Apr 21, 2016
    80
    Gone home is a beautiful story told with talent. The total immersion and storytelling brings a sense of renewal in the world of video games. Unfortunately, its lifespan is too short: two hours are enough to see the end. This console port is, by the way, excellent.
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  2. GameSpew
    Apr 9, 2016
    60
    It’s a shame that Gone Home is a bit of a non-starter. It has a lot of potential; the game is genuinely captivating whilst you’re playing it – it’s just unfortunate that it leaves you so disappointed once you’ve reached its conclusion. The human story it tries to tell is relatable, but it’s a story that’s so ordinary it’s barely even worth telling. By all means, play Gone Home for the exploration; for the 90’s nostalgia and for its down-to-Earth quirks, but don’t go into it expecting anything mindblowing. Expect a grounded story about a typical family and you won’t be disappointed, but anything else will leave you feeling rather underwhelmed.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Mar 31, 2016
    70
    Don’t look at its brevity with a frown: Gone Home is a hugely important game with something meaningful to say. [April 2016, p74]
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