Choose Home is Where One Starts...
Choose Home is Where One Starts... if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 77.3% positive across 375 reviews.
Home is Where One Starts... vs Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
Home is Where One Starts... and Everybody's Gone to the Rapture both land in Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam. Home is Where One Starts... (2015) is 1 year older than Everybody's Gone to the Rapture (2016). Home is Where One Starts... scores higher on Steam reviews (77.3% positive) than Everybody's Gone to the Rapture (68.6% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
Choose Everybody's Gone to the Rapture if you want a Casual experience. 1,284 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Home is Where One Starts... and Everybody's Gone to the Rapture sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Home is Where One Starts... |  Everybody's Gone to the Rapture | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2016 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 77.3% positive (375 reviews) | 68.6% positive (1,284 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | David Wehle | The Chinese Room |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Home is Where One Starts... (2015) is 1 year older than Everybody's Gone to the Rapture (2016).
- Home is Where One Starts... scores higher on Steam reviews (77.3% positive) than Everybody's Gone to the Rapture (68.6% positive).
- Home is Where One Starts... is currently ~85% cheaper on Steam than Everybody's Gone to the Rapture (2.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Home is Where One Starts... has no Deck rating yet.
Home is Where One Starts... vs Everybody's Gone to the Rapture — FAQ
- Which is better, Home is Where One Starts... or Everybody's Gone to the Rapture?
- On Steam reviews Home is Where One Starts... scores higher (77.3% positive) than Everybody's Gone to the Rapture (68.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Home is Where One Starts... is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Home is Where One Starts... or Everybody's Gone to the Rapture first?
- If you want chronology, Home is Where One Starts... (2015) came out before Everybody's Gone to the Rapture (2016). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Home is Where One Starts... and Everybody's Gone to the Rapture similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.