Games like Gone Home

The closest matches to Gone Home: What Remains of Edith Finch, Tacoma, Firewatch, Home is Where One Starts..., and Dear Esther. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Gone Home is your kind of game, the closest matches are What Remains of Edith Finch, Tacoma and Firewatch — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and melancholic, and single out its environmental storytelling and house exploration. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

Gone Home is a 2013 narrative exploration game developed by Fullbright. Players investigate an empty family home in 1995, uncovering the story of what happened during a year-long absence through environmental storytelling and object examination. Reviewers describe the experience as atmospheric, melancholic, and contemplative, and players highlight how objects reveal character backstories, with the house itself feeling alive with history. The game pioneered the walking simulator genre and tells a queer love story subtly through its details. The 86 Metacritic score and 77% positive Steam rating from over 10,700 reviews reflect its impact despite the short runtime. Verified for Steam Deck and priced at $14.99, it remains a chill, sit-down experience focused entirely on narrative unfolding.

About 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.